MENDELE Yiddish Language and Literature Personal Notices and Announcements Dec. 23, 2008
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Presentations should discuss some aspect of the intersections between Yiddish and any and all parts of the Jewish ideological spectrum, from Communist to Ultra-Orhothodox. Presenters may also be invited to submit their papers for publication in a special issue of the Canadian Jewish Studies Journal edited by Faith Jones and Rebecca Margolis. Please submit your proposals to me following the procedure outlined in the call for papers below: Call for papers: Association for Canadian Jewish Studies annual conference, May 24-26, 2009, Ottawa The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies (ACJS) will be holding its 33rd Annual Conference May 24-26, 2009 at Carleton University in Ottawa as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The conference provides a platform for original scholarly research in Canadian Jewish history, life and culture. Individuals are invited to send proposals for paper presentations twenty minutes in length (approximately 2,000 words) that concern some aspect of the Canadian Jewish experience. Potential presenters are asked to submit an abstract, 400-500 words in length, by January 7, 2009. The abstract, which will be reviewed anonymously, should clearly state the main argument of the paper. Communication with presenters following the abstract submission will occur no later than February 16, 2009. University students are asked to send an accompanying letter of support from their academic advisor. Submission of full panels (3-4 papers) will be given priority. Partial financial support to defray travel costs is available for presenters who have been members of the ACJS for at least one full year (NB: university students are exempt from this requirement). University students are eligible for additional top-up support in the way of ACJS-sponsored scholarships. Applications for financial support will be due in early March, with results to be communicated by the end of March. Details will follow. All presenters must be current members of ACJS at the time that proposals are submitted (i.e. January 7, 2009). Proposals from individuals who are not members of ACJS will not be reviewed. Membership information for ACJS can be found on our website: http://www.acjs-aejc.ca/membership.html As the ACJS annual conference is part of the larger national conference body called the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, ACJS conference participants must register in advance for the Congress by paying the required fees for both the general Congress registration and the ACJS conference registration. Early bird registration rates are available before April 1, 2009. Presentations from individuals who have not pre-registered for the Congress will not be included in our Preliminary Conference Program. Please e-mail proposals to Prof. Rebecca Margolis, Program Chair: [email protected] Rebecca Margolis, Assistant Professor Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program, University of Ottawa 52 University #205, Ottawa, ON K1N 7L1 Canada E-mail: [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________ Please do not use the "reply" key when responding to Personal Notices & Announcements. Instead, write directly to the person or organization posting the material. New material for Mendele Personal Notices & Announcements, i.e. announcements of events, commercial publications, etc., always in plain text (no HTML or the like) to: victor.bers at yale.edu (in the subject line write Mendele Personal) Material responding to postings on Mendele Yiddish literature and language, or new inquiries and comments of a non-commercial or publicity nature: mendele at mailman.yale.edu IMPORTANT: Please include your full name as you would like it to appear in your posting. 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