"Viva la Revolución? Emerging movements, mobilization, and Progressive Social Change"

University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB May 11-12, 2012

The 2nd Annual Social Sciences and Humanities Graduate Conference, sponsored by the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, welcomes proposals from graduate students from all disciplines within the social sciences and humanities.

We will be accepting papers that deal with a wide range of topics and approaches, but given our theme for this year’s conference, we encourage proposals for papers on social movements, science and society, religion, empire, domestic or international politics, and education.

You are invited to submit a 250 word abstract for a 15-20 minute paper and a CV to sshscw@gmail.com.

In the body of your e-mail please include your name, contact information, institutional affiliation, and a brief biographical statement. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2012.

Location: The UNB Saint John campus (UNBSJ) is located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Overlooking the Kennebecasis River, UNBSJ's 252-acre woodland campus plays host to a large International student body and prides itself on being a small campus with big achievements.

For more information please visit our department webpage at
http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/arts/depts/socialsciences/index.html