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Call for Papers "Transforming Race: Crisis and Opportunity in the Age of Obama" Interdisciplinary Conference Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Ohio State University Columbus, OH (USA) 11-13 March 2010 __________________________________________________ The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity is very pleased to announce its second biennial Transforming Race conference, subtitled Crisis and Opportunity in the Age of Obama. The conference will feature three thematic tracks: 1. Racial Dynamics and Systems Thinking Sessions in Track I will consider the potential usefulness of “systems thinking” as a mode of problem definition and analysis, and as a guide to advocacy strategizing and policymaking, in the context of racial equity and social justice. 2. Race Talk Sessions in Track II will identify the implications of cutting-edge communications research and thinking for more or less constructive, productive, and inclusive dialogues about race. 3. Race, Recession, and Recovery Sessions in Track III will document the effects of the recession and benefits of the ongoing recovery on racially marginalized people, families and communities, and outlining the kinds of institutional and policy reforms needed to ensure a more equitable distribution of benefits and burdens in the future. Submission Instructions Please email completed form to <[email protected]> no later than October 15, 2009. We will confirm receipt of your proposal within 48 hours. We will notify you of the status of your proposal on or before October 30, 2009. Please visit our web site for conference details and updates: http://transforming-race.org Should you have any questions, contact Rebecca Reno at: [email protected] Download the Call for Proposals at: http://transforming-race.org/transformingrace_cfp.pdf Contact: Becky Reno, Senior Research Associate Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity Ohio State University 433 Mendenhall Laboratory 125 South Oval Mall Columbus, OH 43210 USA Tel: +1 (614) 688-5429 Fax: +1 (614) 688-5592 Email: [email protected] Web: http://transforming-race.org __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
