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[ecrea] Call for Papers: "Jersey Shore" Conference at UChicago

Mon May 09 21:23:28 GMT 2011



Call for Papers



*The UChicago Conference on Jersey Shore Studies*

October 28th, 2011

The University of Chicago



The University of Chicago is proud to announce *The UChicago Conference on
Jersey Shore Studies*, the first conference to interrogate the landmark MTV
reality television show “Jersey Shore.” The conference will take place at
the University of Chicago on Friday, October 28th, 2011. Confirmed speakers
include Candace Moore (University of Michigan), Alison Hearn (University of
Western Ontario), and Marah Eakin, Nathan Rabin, and Genevieve Koski from
the Onion A.V. Club.



The conference is open to graduate and undergraduate students, scholars, and
cultural commentators researching and writing about “Jersey Shore.” To
submit, *please send an abstract of 500 to 600 words* to David Showalter at
(davidshowalter /at/ uchicago.edu). Be sure to include an email address. The
deadline for submission is 5 pm (CST) on August 1, 2011. All presenters will
be notified by August 12, 2011.



The conference is free and open to the public. Direct any questions to:
David Showalter at (davidshowalter /at/ uchicago.edu). Follow the conference on
Twitter (@JerseyShoreConf) and on Facebook (search for “The UChicago
Conference on Jersey Shore Studies”).



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