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The editors solicit submissions for vol. XXIII of The Americanist: Warsaw Journal for the Study of the United States (formerly American Studies, published by the American Studies Center of Warsaw University). We are particularly interested in articles that explore the theme of politics in relation to American studies as a field. Specifically, we are looking for essays that examine different dimensions of politics. We welcome contributions that bring the interdisciplinary approach of American studies to an analysis of American political life and culture. Second, we hope to examine, from a variety of international perspectives, the ongoing debate concerning the .politics. (or .politicization.) of American studies themselves. Is the field inevitably political, and what are its politics? How have they evolved, especially since the end of the Cold War? In what terms is the purpose of American Studies debated in the USA, in Western Europe, in countries of the former Soviet bloc? What did it mean to be a student of American culture and society behind the Iron Curtain in the context of the Cold War? What did it mean to be a teacher of American studies during this era? Finally, we are looking for essays that analyze the political and ideological assumptions undergirding the current debates over the scope of American studies as an academic discipline.
Texts should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words inclusive of notes and bibliography. They should be prepared according the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th Edition. Manuscripts of articles may be submitted as attachments to emails in either Word or WordPerfect files or may be sent in printed form to the address below. Articles should be double-spaced, with standard margins and font and should include a cover page, with the title, author.s name, institutional affiliation, email address, and postal address. The text of the essay should have its title only, without the author's name.
Deadline: 15 June 2006
William R. Glass (w.glass@uw.edu.pl)
Agnieszka Graff (agraff@poczta.onet.pl)
American Studies Center
Al. Niepodleg.o.ci 22
02-653 Warszawa
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