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Call for Papers "Ethnicity: Theory and Practice in the 21st Century" Interdisciplinary Conference University of Lethbridge Lethbridge, AB (Canada) 26-28 September 2008 __________________________________________________ The organizers invite scholars from around the world to attend this conference, which will be held at the University of Lethbridge in southern Alberta, Canada. The goal of this conference is to explore issues intersecting identity theories and pedagogical approaches concerning ethnicity. We encourage researchers and teachers from the Arts and the Sciences to send us proposals. The keynote speaker for this event is Professor Nasrin Rahimieh, Maseeh Chair and Director of Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Centre for Persian Studies and Culture and Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine. Suggestions for areas of discussions are (but not limited to): Ethnicity-based and race-based stereotyping Human rights and ethnic diversity Transnational citizenship: fact and fiction Multicultural ideals and reality Ethnic representations: films, literature, and other mediums Comparative analysis: ethnic acceptance in international context Ethnicity and the body Space/place and ethnicity Teaching ethnically Gendered ethnicities Ethnicity and life writing Because we aim to encourage discussions amongst the conference speakers, papers should be limited to 15 minutes in length. Accepted participants should inform the organizers about media requirements such as DVD, slide projection, and other equipments. Please send abstract for paper proposals (300 words) by February 29, 2008. The organizers prefer an electronic copy of the abstract. Accepted participants will be notified at the end of March or beginning of April 2008. Contact: Maria N. Ng Department of English University of Lethbridge Email: [email protected] or Michelle T. Helstein Kinesiology and Physical Education University of Lethbridge Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
