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[ecrea] Where Are You From? - A Symposium on Immigration, Mobility and Citizenship

Fri Nov 11 09:56:55 GMT 2011


*Where Are You From?: *

*A Symposium on Immigration, Mobility and Citizenship*

*Wake Forest University*

*March 29-30, 2012*

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*CALL FOR PAPERS, PANELS, AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS *

*DEADLINE: January 15, 2012*

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Wake Forest University Department of Communication and the American Ethnic Studies Program invite students, scholars, community members, interest groups, and all those interested to a Symposium to discuss immigration, mobility, and citizenship. We will launch the Where Are You From? Project <http://www.youtube.com/user/WhereAreYouFromAES> and discuss stories of mobility, origins and immigration with the participants, scholars and activists.


The Symposium will feature keynote addresses by *Anne Demo*, Syracuse University, and *Brad Vivian*, Syracuse University, as well as a workshop by special guest researcher and activist *Angela Kocze*, European Central University, Hungary.


We welcome all contributions addressing themes related to immigration, mobility, minority rights, and citizenship (papers, proposals for panels, and other creative presentations).


Issues may include, but are not limited to:

· Policies on citizenship, immigration, minority rights

· Visual representations of migrants and minorities in the media

· Citizenship and memory

· Investing in local communities and programs for inclusion

· Paths to citizenship, voting rights

· Citizenship and religion

· Citizenship, immigration, mobility and social media and new technology

· Citizenship, immigration, mobility in films and documentary

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*Check our conference website for details: **http://groups.wfu.edu/citizenshipsymposium/*

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*Papers* must not exceed 25 pages and include a separate cover page with complete contact information. No information identifying the author should appear on the paper.


*Panel Discussion/Debate/Roundtable Proposals* must include a 250-word abstract, a 250-word rationale, and a list of participants, their affiliation and contact information.

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Scholarships for travel and lodging expenses are available for students. If you wish to be considered for the scholarship, please include a short letter with your application.


*Send or e-mail all materials to: *

Alessandra Beasley Von Burg

Interim Director, American Ethnic Studies

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication

Wake Forest University

Box 7347, Reynolda Station

Winston-Salem, NC 27109

336-758-4441

336-758-4691 (Fax)

(_beaslea /at/ wfu.edu) <mailto:(beaslea /at/ wfu.edu)>_


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Alessandra Beasley Von Burg
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
Interim Director, American Ethnic Studies
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
336-758-4441
336-758-4691 (Fax)


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