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Announcing the 23rd Annual Symposium on
African American Culture & Philosophy
Held in conjunction with the
Annual Meeting of the Alain L. Locke Society
Harlem Renaissance: Aesthetics, Values, and Identity
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Arnold Rampersad
Stewart Center • Purdue University • West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
November 1-3, 2007
We are seeking individual papers and panel submissions on topics related to the Harlem Renaissance. We particularly welcome complete panel submissions with discussants. We also encourage alternative formats such as roundtables, performances, and “author meets critics” discussions of new scholarship in Harlem Renaissance Studies. Possible topics include, but are not limited to the following:
Anthologizing the Harlem Renaissance
Sites and Sounds of Harlem
Intersections between the Harlem Renaissance and the
Chicago Renaissance
The Role of Community Institutions during the Harlem
Renaissance
The Politics of Identity vs the Politics of Class
Gender/Sexualities and the Harlem Renaissance
Questions of Patronage and Ownership of the Cultural
Voice
The Aftermath/legacy of the Harlem Renaissance
In addition to papers on various aspects of the Harlem Renaissance, we seek papers and panels focused on Alain Locke. Possible topics include, but are not limited to the following:
Value Theory
Reconciliation, Respect, and Tolerance
Reciprocity and Cosmopolitanism
Aesthetics: Literature, Art, and Sculpture
Individual abstracts should be 250 words or less and panel abstracts should be 750 words or less. Abstracts should be submitted by Tuesday, May 1st, 2006. Please include institutional and e-mail addresses for all participants.
Send Harlem Renaissance Submissions to:
23rd Annual Symposium
Beering Hall, Room 6182, 100 North University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907
aasrc@purdue.edu
If sending by electronic mail, please use “Symposium Abstract” as the subject line
For additional information about the Center visit our website at:
http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/idis/african-american/
Send Paper Abstracts For The Alain L. Locke Society To:
Arnold Farr
Department Of Philosophy
St. Joseph's University
5600 City Avenue Philadelphia, Pa 19131
farr@mailhost.sju.edu
If sending by electronic mail, please use “Locke Abstract” as the subject line
For additional information about the Alain Leroy Locke Society visit our website at:
http://www.alainlocke.com/
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