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Call for Papers "Representing Citizenship" 6th Annual Conference in Citizenship Studies Center for the Study of Citizenship, Wayne State University Detroit, MI (USA) 26-28 March 2009 __________________________________________________ The Center for the Study of Citizenship at Wayne State University announces its 6th Annual Conference in Citizenship Studies. The conference will be held at Wayne State's Detroit campus on 26 28 March 2009, and will focus on the Centers theme for the 2008-2009 academic year, Representing Citizenship. Distinguished philosopher Will Kymlicka (Queens University, Ontario, Canada) will serve as the conference's keynote speaker. The Center invites proposals for papers, panels, poster sessions, artistic displays and performances that examine citizenship and representation in many senses, from the political and legal to the literary and artistic. Topics may include but are not limited to the representation of political or legal interests by proxies such as legislators, political parties, interest groups, or lawyers; the representation of citizens in novels, plays, or print, broadcast, or digital media and the cultural consequences of this "embodiment"; and the circulation of depictions and descriptions of citizenship in school texts, government films, or other media meant to model or critique civic behavior. These examples are meant to be suggestive, not to limit the range of potential subjects for scholarly inquiry. We invite presentations from any time period or geographic area from among and across the widest range of disciplines, including but not limited to literature, political science, history, anthropology, law, communications, sociology, economics, geography, medicine, film studies, and the fine arts. We welcome proposals from scholars, graduate students, artists, and performers and encourage those interested in submitting panel proposals to use H-Citizenship (http://www.h-net.org/~citizen/) to locate scholars with compatible interests. Panels will use a peer-comment format, and each panelist will be asked to offer five minutes of comment on a co-panelist's work. If you would like to participate in the conference as a moderator or commentator, rather than presenter, please indicate that along with your area(s) of expertise (political science, literature, etc.) and include a brief c.v. The Center plans to publish a volume of papers from the conference. Proposals should be submitted no later than Friday, 14 November 2008 using the Center's online form. Both panel proposals and individual submissions are welcome. Questions should be directed to Marc W. Kruman. Contact: Dr. Marc W. Kruman, Director Center for the Study of Citizenship Wayne State University 656 W. Kirby Faculty Administration Building Detroit, MI 48202 USA Tel: +1 (313) 577-2593 Fax: +1 (313) 577-6987 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.clas.wayne.edu/unit-inner.asp?UnitID=43&WebPageID=1902&site=candle __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
