[ecrea] CFP: Ninth Annual CSA Conference, Chicago, 24-26 March, 2011

>Call for Proposals
>
>Cultural Studies Association
>
>Ninth Annual Conference
>
>NEW DIRECTIONS IN CULTURAL STUDIES
>
>Columbia College Chicago
>
>Chicago, Illinois
>
>24-26 March, 2011
>
>
>Deadline for Proposals: 17 September 2010
>Website for Submissions Opens: 21 July 2010
>
><http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/>http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/
>
>Conference Theme and Location
>
>The Cultural Studies Association (CSA) invites 
>participation in its ninth annual 
>conference.  The theme of this years 
>conference, New Directions in Cultural Studies, 
>encourages the submission of proposals that 
>reflect on the past(s) and present(s) of the 
>field of cultural studies and endeavor to lay 
>the groundwork of its future(s).  We are 
>particularly interested in work that addresses 
>the current historical conjuncture, one 
>characterized by crises and uncertainties of all 
>kinds: social, economic, political, cultural, 
>institutional, and intellectual.  As at past CSA 
>conferences, we welcome proposals from all areas 
>and on all topics of relevance to cultural 
>studies, including but not limited to 
>literature, history, sociology, geography, 
>politics, anthropology, communications, popular 
>culture, cultural theory, queer studies, 
>critical race studies, feminist studies, 
>postcolonial studies, legal studies, science 
>studies, media and film studies, material 
>culture studies, visual art and performance studies.
>
>This years conference is hosted by Columbia 
>College Chicago, the largest arts and media 
>school in the United States with over 13,500 
>students pursuing degrees within over 120 
>undergraduate and graduate programs, including a 
>well-established undergraduate program in 
>Cultural Studies. Founded in 1890, the College 
>houses a Museum of Contemporary Photography, the 
>Center for Black Music Research, the 
>International Latino Cultural Center, and the 
>Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in 
>Arts and Media, and is located in downtown 
>Chicago, blocks from the Symphony Center of the 
>Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Art Institute of 
>Chicago, the Gene Siskel Film Center, the Museum 
>Campus and the Theater District.  The city is 
>also home to over a dozen independent film 
>festivals, around 200 theatre groups and venues, 
>more than 88 colleges, several internationally 
>recognized research libraries, over 35 radio 
>stations (in several languages), and more than 
>25 magazines and newspapers, just to name a few 
>cultural and media institutions.
>
>We particularly invite proposals that engage 
>with this conference location and its many resources.
>
>Conference Formats: Papers, Panels, Roundtables, 
>Workshops, Seminars, and Division Sessions
>
>
>
>Conference formats are intended to encourage the 
>presentation and discussion of projects at 
>different stages of development and to foster 
>intellectual exchange and collaboration.  Please 
>feel free to adapt the suggested formats or 
>propose others in order to suit your sessions 
>goals.  If you have any questions, please 
>address them to <mailto:(csaus /at/ pitt.edu)>(csaus /at/ pitt.edu).
>
>
>
>All of the conference session formats listed 
>below will be 105 minutes in length.
>
>The conference has a finite set of resources 
>available in terms of space and technology.  In 
>your proposal, you can request specific space 
>and technical accommodations, including 
>audio-visual equipment such as video/data 
>projectors and DVD/VCR combo players.  You will 
>be asked to provide a short justification for 
>your request in terms of the goals and format of 
>your session.  Requests will be evaluated in 
>terms of these justifications and available resources.
>
>1. INDIVIDUAL PAPERS
>
>Successful papers will reach several 
>constituencies of the organization and will 
>connect analysis to social, political, economic, or ethical questions.
>
>Proposals for papers should include: the title 
>of the paper; the name, title, affiliation, and 
>email address of the author; and an abstract of 
>the 20 minute paper (<500 words).
>
>
>2. PRE-CONSTITUTED PANELS
>
>Pre-constituted panels allow a team of 3-4 
>individuals to present their research, work, 
>and/or experiences, leaving 30-45 minutes of the 
>session for questions and discussion.  Panels should include 3-4 participants.
>
>Proposals for pre-constituted panels should 
>include: the title of the panel; the name, 
>title, affiliation, and contact information of 
>the panel organizer; the names, titles, 
>affiliations, and email addresses of all 
>panelists, and a chair and/or discussant; a 
>description of the panel's topic (<500 words); 
>and abstracts for each presentation (<150 words).
>
>3. ROUNDTABLES
>
>Roundtables allow a group of participants to 
>convene with the goal of generating discussion 
>around a shared concern.  In contrast to panels, 
>roundtables typically involve shorter position 
>or dialogue statements (5-10 minutes) in 
>response to questions distributed in advance by 
>the organizer.  The majority of roundtable 
>sessions should be devoted to 
>discussion.  Roundtables are limited to no more 
>than five participants, including the 
>organizer.  We encourage roundtables involving 
>participants from different institutions, centers, and organizations.
>
>Proposals for roundtables should include: the 
>title of the roundtable; the name, title, 
>affiliation, and contact information of the 
>roundtable organizer; the names, titles, 
>affiliations, and email addresses of the 
>proposed roundtable participants; and a 
>description of the position statements, 
>questions, or debates that will be under discussion (<500 words).
>
>4. WORKSHOPS
>
>Workshops allow a facilitator or facilitating 
>team to set an agenda, pose opening questions, 
>and/or organize hands-on participant 
>activities.  The facilitator or team is 
>responsible for gathering responses and results 
>from participants and helping everyone digest them.
>
>Proposals for workshops should include: the 
>title of the workshop; the name, title, 
>affiliation, and contact information of the 
>(lead) facilitator and of any co-facilitators; a 
>description of the activities to be undertaken 
>(<500 words).  Please also include a description 
>of space requirements, if appropriate
>
>5. SEMINARS
>
>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).
>
>A limited number of seminars will be selected by 
>the program committee, with a call for 
>participation announced on the CSA webpage and 
>listserv no later than 4 October 
>2010.  Interested parties will apply directly to 
>the seminar leader(s) for admission to the 
>session by 12 November 2010.  Seminar leader(s) 
>will be responsible for providing the program 
>committee with a confirmed list of participants 
>(names, titles, affiliations, and email 
>addresses required) for inclusion in the 
>conference program no later than 22 November 
>2010.  Please note: To run at the conference, 
>seminars must garner a minimum of 8 
>participants, in addition to the seminar leader(s).
>
>Proposals for seminars should include: the title 
>of the seminar; the name, title, affiliation, 
>and contact information of the seminar 
>leader/team members; and a description of the 
>issues and questions that will be raised in 
>discussion, along with a description of the work 
>to be completed by participants in advance of 
>the seminar (<500 words).  Examples of 
>successful seminar descriptions are available on the conference website.
>
>Individuals 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 conference 
>website after 4 October 2010.  Please direct 
>questions about seminars to S. Charusheela: 
><mailto:(s.charsheela /at/ unlv.edu)>(s.charsheela /at/ unlv.edu).
>
>
>
>6. DIVISION SESSIONS
>
>A list of CSA divisions is available at 
><http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/>http://www.csaus.pitt.edu. 
>All divisions have two sessions at their 
>command.  Divisions may elect to post calls on 
>the CSA 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 
>sessions, including the appropriate information 
>as listed above, to the conference 
>website.  They should also email their two 
>sessions directly to the CSAs division 
>wrangler  Sora Han: 
><mailto:(sora.han /at/ uci.edu)>(sora.han /at/ uci.edu)  by 17 September 2010.
>
>Submission Deadline and Process
>
>The CSA administers submissions 
>electronically.  Please prepare all the 
>materials required to propose your session 
>according to the given directions before you 
>begin electronic submission.  We recommend 
>saving a copy of this information in a Word 
>document.  Then go to: 
><http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/>http://www.culturalstudiesassociation.org/. 
>You will be asked to enter the information into 
>the fields provided (you may choose to cut and paste).
>
>The Program Committee will send final 
>notifications regarding session proposals no later than 1 December 2010.
>
>In order to be listed in the program, conference 
>registration  which includes membership in the 
>CSA  must be completed online before 10 March 
>2010.  All program information  names, 
>presentation titles, and institutional 
>affiliations  will be based on initial conference submissions.
>

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