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<P><STRONG>FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING of the CULTURAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION
(U.S.)<BR></STRONG>hosted by the Portland Center for Cultural
Studies<BR><BR>Portland, Oregon (Portland State University) April 19-21,
2007<BR><BR>The Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) invites participation in its
Fifth Annual Meeting from all areas and topics of relevance to Cultural Studies,
including but not limited to literature, history, sociology, geography,
anthropology, communications, popular culture, cultural theory, queer studies,
critical race studies, feminist studies, postcolonial studies, media and film
studies, material culture studies, performance and visual arts
studies.<BR> <BR><BR>Submission guidelines can be found below. Please
submit proposals until our October 16th deadline at: <A
href="http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/submit.php?cf=4">http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/submit.php?cf=4</A><BR><BR> Special
Features of this year’s conference:<BR><BR><STRONG>1) Special Issue Panels
by major cultural studies journals (see below)<BR><BR>2) Roundtable of
Cultural Studies Program Directors<BR><BR>3) The Women’s Studies
Strand<BR><BR>Plenary Sessions.</STRONG> This year’s topics are Asia, the
Pacific Rim, and Capitalism; Post-9/11 America and the World; and Ethics and the
Environment: Participants include:<BR><BR><BR>Jill Casid, Art History,
University of Wisconsin, Madison<BR>Eric Cazdyn, East Asian Studies, University
of Toronto<BR>Faisal Devji, History, New School for Social Research<BR>Katharyne
Mitchell, Geography, University of Washington<BR>Masao Miyoshi, Literature,
University of California, San Diego<BR>David Palumbo-Liu, Comparative
Literature, Stanford University<BR>Paul Smith, Cultural Studies, George Mason
University<BR>Andrew Ross, Social and Cultural Analysis, New York
University<BR>Michael Watts, International Studies, University of California,
Berkeley<BR><BR><BR><STRONG>Major Cultural Studies Journals</STRONG> will be
running special issue “salon” panels. Among these journals: Camera
Obscura; International Journal of Cultural Studies; Journal of Sports and Social
Issues; Positions: East Asia Culture Critique; Situations: Project of the
Radical Imagination; South Atlantic Quarterly; Social Text; Theory and Event;
Women and Performance; and Xcp: Cross-Cultural
Poetics.<BR><BR><STRONG>Roundtable of Cultural Studies Program
Directors</STRONG>: Larry Grossberg (U North Carolina), Kathy Newman
(Carnegie Mellon U), Michele Janette (Kansas State U), Ira Livingston (Stony
Brook), Nancy Condee (U Pittsburgh), Joan Saab (U Rochester), Dina
Capleman (George Mason U), Kathleen Stewart (U Texas)<BR><BR><STRONG>Women’s
Studies Strand</STRONG>: This year’s conference will host a series of panels
featuring faculty and students in Women's Studies PhD programs, showcasing
special projects underway in those programs, and addressing issues emerging in
and for the rapidly growing number of Women's Studies PhD-granting
programs.<BR><BR><BR><BR><STRONG>PROPOSALS WELCOME UNTIL THE OCTOBER 16TH
DEADLINE</STRONG><BR><BR><BR>We welcome proposals in the following four
categories:<BR><BR><BR>1. PAPER SESSIONS, ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS, OR WORKSHOP
SESSIONS<BR>Proposals for pre-constituted sessions are due October 16,
2006. <BR><BR><BR>Roundtables are sessions in which panelists offer brief
remarks, but the bulk of the session is devoted to discussion among the
panelists and audience members. Workshops are similarly devoted primarily to
discussion, but they focus on practical problems in such areas as teaching,
research, or activism. No paper titles may be included for roundtables or
workshops.<BR><BR><BR>Pre-constituted sessions should NOT be submitted on the
website, but should be sent to csaus@pitt.edu with the words "Session Proposal"
in the subject line. All proposals will be acknowledged, but please allow at
least two business days before inquiring.<BR><BR><BR>All session proposals
require:<BR><BR><BR>a. The name, email address, phone number, and department and
institutional affiliation of the proposer.<BR>b. The names, email addresses, and
department and institutional affiliations of each participant.<BR>c. A 500-word
overview of the session, including identifying the type of session (panel,
roundtable, workshop) proposed. For paper sessions, also include 500-word
abstracts of each of the papers. Paper sessions should have three or four
papers.<BR>d. A request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV
equipment must be requested with the proposal.<BR><BR><BR>1. INDIVIDUAL
PAPERS.<BR>Proposals for individual papers are due October 16,
2006<BR><BR><BR>Successful papers will reach several constituencies of the
organization and will connect analysis to social, political, economic, or
ethical questions.<BR><BR><BR>They should be submitted at <A
href="http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/">http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/</A>. Successful
submission will be acknowledged. If you do not receive an acknowledgement within
24 hours, please resubmit. The acknowledgement will say that your proposal has
been "successfully submitted," which does NOT mean your proposal has been
accepted.<BR><BR><BR>All paper proposals require:<BR><BR><BR>a. The name, email
address, department and institutional affiliation of the author, entered on the
website.<BR>b. A 500-word abstract for the 20-minute paper entered on the
website.<BR>c. Any needed audio-visual equipment must be noted following the
abstract in that space on the site.<BR><BR><BR>3. DIVISION
SESSIONS<BR>Proposals for Division sessions are due October 16,
2006.<BR><BR><BR>CSA is initiating a new format for the conference:
divisions, which are thematic groupings of sessions, organized by division
leaders. Division leaders will organize two to three sessions for the
conference. These division sessions will be marked in the conference
program. Lists of divisions and procedures for submission to
divisions are at <A
href="http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/">http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/</A>. <BR><BR><BR>4.
SEMINAR PROPOSALS<BR>Proposals for seminars are due October 16,
2006.<BR><BR><BR>The conference will again feature a series of seminars.
Seminars are small-group (maximum 15 individuals) discussion sessions for which
participants write brief "position papers" that are circulated prior to the
conference. Those wishing to lead seminars are encouraged to submit a
proposal. Once seminar leaders are chosen, the seminars will be announced
through the CSA’s various public e-mail lists on November 1. Participants
will contact the seminar leader directly who will then inform the Program
Committee who will participate in the seminar after November 20.<BR><BR><BR>All
seminar proposals require:<BR><BR><BR>a. A 500-word overview of the topic
designed to attract participants and clear instructions about how the seminar
will work.<BR>b. The name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and
departmental and institutional affiliation of the leader(s) proposing the
seminar.<BR>c. A brief bio or one page CV of the leader proposing the
seminar.<BR>d. A request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV
equipment must be requested with the proposal. Since seminars typically involve
discussion of previously circulated papers, such requests must be
explained.<BR><BR><BR>Seminar proposals should be sent to:<BR><BR><BR>May
Joseph, Assoc. Prof. Global Studies, Pratt
Institute<BR>may.joseph@earthlink.net<BR><BR><BR>Those interested in
participating in (rather than leading) a seminar should consult the list of
seminars and the instructions for signing up for them, available at <A
href="http://www.csaus.pitt.edu">http://www.csaus.pitt.edu</A> after November
1.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>PLEASE NOTE: All participants in the Fifth Annual
meeting must pay registration fees by March 15, 2007, to be listed and
participate in the program. See the registration page of the CSA
conference website for details about fees at <A
href="http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/">http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/</A>. <BR><BR><BR>If
you have any questions about procedures for submission or other concerns, please
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