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Arab Culture in the U.S.
| Location: | New Mexico, United States |
| Call for Papers Date: | 2008-12-15 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2008-11-18 |
| Announcement ID: |
165263 |
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[The Conference organizers have extended the deadlines for submissions and priority registration. Please see below.]
Accepting Proposals for the Area “Arab Culture in the U.S.” at the 30th conference of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association & American Culture Association (SW/TX PCA/ACA)
Conference Date: February 25-28, 2009
Conference URL: http://swtxpca.org/
Hotel:
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
330 Tijeras
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Phone: +1.505.8423.1234
Fax: +1.505.766.6710
Deadlines for Submission and Registration:
Priority Rate Deadline Extension: 12/1/2008
Submission Deadline Extension: 12/15/2008
Regular Registration: 12/2/2008 to 1/5/2009
(All participants must be registered by 1/5/2009.)
Proposals for papers, panels, and round tables are now being accepted for the Area “Arab Culture in the U.S.” In addition to academic presentations, artists (e.g., poets, musicians, and dancers) are welcome to perform their work.
Here is a possible but not exhaustive list of topics – other themes/topics are encouraged:
-Arabs in American media.
-Arab film in the U.S.
-Arab drama, poetry, and prose in the U.S.
-Arab music and dance in the U.S.
-Arab immigration to the U.S.
-Arabs in the U.S. after the 9/11 attacks.
-Arab political, religious, ethnic, linguistic, and sexual identity in the U.S.
Please send an abstract of 250 words, saved in Rich Text Format, with relevant audio/visual requests by the deadline above to Dr. Lutfi M. Hussein at the e-mail address below. Panel ideas should include one abstract of 200 words describing the panel, accompanied by the underlying abstracts of 250 words of the individual papers that form the panel.
Graduate students are particularly encouraged to participate in the conference. The deadline for graduate student awards is January 10, 2009. For more info, click here: http://swtxpca.org/documents/48.html
More information regarding the conference (listing of all areas, registration, hotel, travel, etc.) can be found here: http://swtxpca.org/
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Lutfi M. Hussein, PhD
Area Chair, Arab Culture in the U.S.
English Department
Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ 85202, U.S.A.
E-mail: LUTFI.HUSSEIN@GMAIL.COM
Office Phone: +1480.461.7367
Department Fax: +1.480.461.7644
Email: lutfi.hussein@gmail.com
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