Call for Papers

The primary theme of the third biennial interdisciplinary conference on race at Monmouth University is access and privilege in higher education. Some questions to consider are as follows: What has been the history of access and privilege for disadvantaged groups in the ivory tower? What challenges have academics of color faced in their quest for acceptance into institutions of higher education? How does privilege operate at the institutional level in terms of the teaching of race and ethnicity as well as issues related to diverse populations on campus (faculty and students)? How and why has diversity been redefined in higher education? What about the history of affirmative action for white people? What has been the plight of black academics at predominantly white institutions?

Although the main conference theme is specifically related to access and privilege in higher education, we welcome all papers on race in the U.S./global societies from a variety of disciplinary perspectives including history, anthropology, sociology, economics (and labor), education, communication studies, and cultural studies. The deadline for proposals is: August 1, 2012. Conference papers are due on October 1, 2012 (5-7 pages including notes for those interested in being considered for inclusion in a post conference publication). Graduate students are encouraged to apply. Please send your 250 word abstract with a brief cv to muraceconference@gmail.com by September 1, 2012. The conference webpage is http://www.monmouth.edu/conference_on_race/ and updates to this page will be forthcoming.

Main theme:

“Access and Privilege in Higher Education”

Subthemes:

White Privilege in U.S. Society
Whiteness in Global Societies
Race, Gender, Class
Gender and Privilege

Suggested Paper/Panel Topics:

The History of African American Women in the Ivory Tower
Affirmative Action and Higher Education
College Admissions/Supreme Court
Racism in Higher Education
Women and Family Friendly Issues on the College Campus
Hip Hop in the Classroom
White Male Privilege in Academia
Latina/o Experience and Higher Education
Asian Students and Higher Education
Black Students on Predominantly White Campuses
Access and Privilege in European Institutions of Higher Education
The Mixed Race Category and Diversity Education
The Mixed Race Experience on College Campuses
Whiteness and U.S. Immigration History
Whiteness and U.S. Labor History
African Americans and the Tenure Process

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. R. L’Heureaux Lewis CUNY

Dr. David Roediger
University of Illinois

Dr. Elizabeth Higginbotham
University of Delaware

Contact:

Hettie V. Williams
Lecturer, African American History
Department of History and Anthropology
Monmouth University
hwilliam@monmouth.edu