NAES - Call for Papers
National Association for Ethnic Studies, Inc., 34th Annual National Conference, San Francisco, California, March 30 – April 1, 2006
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS/PROPOSALS - ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION
The National Association for Ethnic Studies invites abstracts/proposals for papers, panels, workshops, or media productions from people in all disciplines and interdisciplinary areas of the arts, business, social sciences, humanities, sciences, and education.
The conference will create a lively forum for the discussion of issues related to ethnic communities, for example: race relations in the Pacific Rim, ethnic voices in literature, art and music, transforming communities, transnational communities, bisexual/transgendered/gay/lesbian communities, intermarriage, language, scientific communities, environmental racism and city planning.
Featured speakers include Lawson Inada, Vicki Ruiz and Helen Zia.
Two-hundred-fifty-word abstracts/proposals should be submitted by December 19th, 2005, which relate to any aspect of the conference theme, with the participant’s institutional affiliation and mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address. The abstract/proposal must indicate whether the presentation is an individual paper or a complete panel presentation and if a/v equipment is needed. Complete panel proposals must include abstracts for each individual presenter.
All program participants much pay full conference registration and 2006 NAES membership dues.
Send abstracts/proposals to: Dr. Maythee Rojas, Department of Women’s Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840-1603, Telephone: (562) 985-2604; Fax: (562) 985-1868; Email: mrojas2@csulb.edu
Extended deadline for receipt of 250-word abstracts/proposals: December 19, 2005 For more information about the conference and NAES website, visit http://www.ethnicstudies.org