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Call for Papers "Diasporic Counterpoint: Africans and Asians in Global Perspectives" Interdisciplinary Conference Center for African American History and the Program in Asian American Studies, Northwestern University Evanston, IL (USA) 20-21 April 2007 __________________________________________________ The Center for African American History and the Program in Asian American Studies invites paper proposals for Diasporic Counterpoint: Africans and Asians in Global Perspective. The third annual conference of the Center for African American History to focus on diaspora, this conference will explore intersections among African and Asian diasporas. The conference particularly welcomes papers with a comparative focus, but papers concentrating on either African or Asian diasporas are also welcome. The following are some broad themes to be included in the conference. This list is merely a starting point, and proposals on other themes related to the conference are encouraged. - labor - social movements and organizing - migration patterns - spirituality and religion - cultural expression - creolization and authenticity Proposals should include the following: - a one-page abstract - a one-page vita - full contact information for the paper presenter Proposals should be sent by email to <[email protected]> and <[email protected]> under the subject header African/Asian Diaspora Conference. Proposals should be submitted by Nov. 1, 2006. Decisions will be announced by Dec. 1, 2006. The finished paper is due Feb. 15, 2007 for circulation to respondents. The papers will be collected and considered for inclusion in a planned edited anthology to be submitted to the University of Illinois Press for publication consideration. Contact: Gregory Jue Asian American Studies Program Northwestern University Crowe Hall 1-117 Evanston, IL 60208-2166 USA Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
