Eighth Annual Cultural Studies Association (U.S.)
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California March 18-20 2010
Deadline for Proposals: September 15, 2009.
This conference, which uses Open Conference Systems developed by the
<http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/>Public Knowledge Project, enables
participants to submit abstracts online at
<http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/submit.php?cf=5>http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/submit.php?cf=5.
The website for submissions will open July 15, 2009.
Call for Papers and Sessions
The Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) invites participation in its
Eighth Annual Meeting from all areas and on all topics of relevance
to Cultural Studies, including but not limited to literature,
history, sociology, geography, anthropology, communications, popular
culture, cultural theory, queer studies, critical race studies,
feminist studies, postcolonial studies, media and film studies,
early modern, science technology studies, material culture studies,
performance and visual arts studies.
All participants in the Eighth Annual meeting must pay registration
fees by February 16, 2010, to be listed and participate in the
program. See the registration page of this website for details about fees.
If you have any questions about procedures for submission or other
concerns, please e-mail us at: (csaus /at/ pitt.edu). We welcome proposals
in the following four categories:
1. INDIVIDUAL PAPERS
Proposals for individual papers are due September 15, 2009.
Successful papers will reach several constituencies of the
organization and will connect analysis to social, political,
economic, or ethical questions.
They should be submitted online on the conference website.
Successful submission will be acknowledged. If you do not receive an
acknowledgment within 24 hours, please resubmit. The acknowledgment
will say that your proposal has been ''successfully submitted,''
which does NOT mean your proposal has been accepted.
All paper proposals require:
a. The name, email address, department and institutional affiliation
of the author, entered on the website.
b. A 500-word abstract for the 20-minute paper entered on the website.
c. Any needed audio-visual equipment must be noted following the
abstract in that space on the site.
2. PRE-CONSTITUTED PAPER SESSIONS, ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS, OR WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Proposals for pre-constituted sessions are due September 15, 2009.
Roundtables are sessions in which panelists offer brief remarks, but
the bulk of the session is devoted to discussion among the panelists
and audience members. Workshops are similarly devoted primarily to
discussion, but they focus on practical problems in such areas as
teaching, research, or activism. No paper titles may be included for
roundtables or workshops.
Pre-constituted sessions should NOT be submitted on the website, but
should be sent to (csaus /at/ pitt.edu) with the words ''Session Proposal''
in the subject line. All proposals will be acknowledged, but please
allow at least two business days before inquiring.
All session proposals require:
a. The name, email address, phone number, and department and
institutional affiliation of the proposer.
b. The names, email addresses, and department and institutional
affiliations of each participant.
c. A 500-word overview of the session, including identifying the
type of session (panel, roundtable, workshop) proposed. For paper
sessions, also include 500-word abstracts of each of the papers.
Paper sessions should have three or four papers.
d. A request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV equipment
must be requested with the proposal.
3. DIVISION SESSIONS
Division sessions are due September 15, 2009.
A list of divisions is available at
<http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/>http://www.csaus.pitt.edu. Divisions may
elect to post calls on that site for papers and procedures for
submission to division sessions or handle the creation of their two
division sessions by other means. Division chairs will submit their
two panels/workshops/roundtables directly to the program committee
by September 15, 2009 (directions will be sent to the division
chairs). Proposals for divisions should NOT be submitted on the
website or to <mailto:(csaus /at/ pitt.edu)>(csaus /at/ pitt.edu), or to Bruce
Burgett, Professor and Director Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences,
UW Bothell, <mailto:(BBurgett /at/ uwb.edu)>(BBurgett /at/ uwb.edu).
4. SEMINAR PROPOSALS
Proposals for seminars are due September 15, 2009.
Seminars are small-group (maximum 15 individuals) discussion
sessions for which participants prepare in advance of the
conference. In previous years, preparation has involved shared
readings, pre-circulated ''position papers'' by seminar leaders
and/or participants, and other forms of pre-conference
collaboration. We particularly invite proposals for seminars
designed to advance emerging lines of inquiry and research/teaching
initiatives within Cultural Studies broadly construed. We also
invite seminars designed to generate future collaborations among
conference attendees. Once a limited number of seminar topics and
leaders are chosen, the seminars will be announced through the CSA's
various public e-mail lists. Participants will contact the seminar
leader(s) directly who will then inform the Program Committee who
will participate in the seminar. Seminars will be marked in the
conference programs as either closed to non-participants or open to
other conference attendees as auditors (or in other
roles). Examples of successful seminar proposals from previous
years are linked in here (if you are reading this on the website).
All seminar proposals require:
a. A 500-word overview of the topic designed to attract participants
and clear instructions about how the seminar will work, including
details about what advanced preparation will be required of seminar
participants.
b. The name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and
departmental and institutional affiliation of the leader(s)
proposing the seminar.
c. A brief bio or one page CV of the leader(s) proposing the seminar.
d. A request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV equipment
must be requested with the proposal. Since seminars typically
involve discussion of previously circulated papers, such requests
must be explained.
Seminar proposals should be sent to:
Toby Miller, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of
California, Riverside. <mailto:(tobym /at/ ucr.edu)>(tobym /at/ ucr.edu).
Those interested in participating in (rather than leading) a seminar
should consult the list of seminars and the instructions for signing
up for them, available at
<http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/>http://www.csaus.pitt.edu after October
15, 2009. Deadline to sign up will be November 14, 2009. Deadline
for seminar leaders to submit final lists of participants (minimum 8
individuals, in addition to the seminar leader(s)) November 21, 2009.
