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The Continuity of Change: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on North America
| Location: | Germany |
| Call for Papers Date: | 2009-02-28 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2008-12-19 |
| Announcement ID: |
165931 |
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The Continuity of Change
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on North America
July 10-11, 2009
Sparked by the compelling rhetoric in the U.S. presidential election campaign of 2008, this conference examines the concept of change within an interdisciplinary perspective. We invite inquiries into the different implications of "change." We ask to what extent and in what ways
change appears as a recurring theme in North American history, culture, literature, politics,
society, and economics.
Change brings with it a multitude of associations. We would like to discuss change in terms of both leaving something behind and entering a yet undefined future. Continuity and rupture, promise and threat, progress and stagnation, opportunity and crisis − these are various interpretations of change, an idea deeply engrained in the history of American society and culture. Change is thus a concept of transition and functions as a middle ground, a vantage
point from which one looks both forward and backwards.
Possible areas include but are not limited to:
• Concepts and rhetorics of change
• Foreign policy and international relations
• Social and political movements
• Economic boom and recession
• Religion and society
• Social change and communication
• Literature, culture, and the arts
• Ethnic and racial identities
We invite papers by graduate students as well as by established scholars. Abstracts of 200-
300 words should be sent to continuityofchange@googlemail.com by February 28, 2009.
Panelists will be notified in early April.
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