[ecrea] Crossroads in Cultural Studies - CALL FOR HOST: 2016 and beyond

The Association for Cultural Studies (ACS) seeks proposals from
institutions interested in hosting the biennial “Crossroads in Cultural
Studies” conference in 2016 and beyond. Founded in 2002, the Association
for Cultural Studies (ACS) aims at forming and promoting an effective
worldwide community of cultural studies. It is intended as a tool for
building strong interdisciplinary and transnational connections by
offering meaningful meeting places for the great diversity of committed
scholars in this field. The ACS helps establish, maintain and strengthen
contacts between cultural studies scholars and workers across different
disciplines and within as well as between the different countries and
regions of the world, by spreading information and encouraging
collaborative work, facilitating the creation and linking of local,
national and regional cultural studies groups.

The most important events that the ACS organizes to achieve these
objectives are the "Crossroads in Cultural Studies" conferences, which
were started in 1996 in Tampere, Finland. Although cultural studies was
becoming increasingly international and multi-centered – or rather
centerless because of its virtual nature – cultural studies people had
scarce opportunities to see each other, to exchange ideas and to
socialize. The "Crossroads in Cultural Studies" conferences were
designed to fill this gap in the cultural studies community. The
conference is not organized around specific themes, though visible
subthemes inform plenary and spotlight sessions as well as individual
panels.

The 2014 conference will be held in Tampere, Finland. Previous locations
include:
• Tampere, Finland
• Birmingham, England
• Urbana, Illinois, USA
• Istanbul, Turkey
• Kingston, Jamaica
• Lingnan, Hong Kong
• Paris, France

Conference proposals should address the following details:
• Concept / vision for the conference (including its contribution to
regional and global development of cultural studies)
• Likely institutional support (financial, facilities, labor)
• Description of the main conference venue(s)
• Conference activities / format (including ancillary activities, such
as tours, receptions, etc.)
• Anticipated members of planning and program committees
• Schedule of important dates (for the overall planning of the
conference, publicity, CFPs, and the actual conference dates)
• Description of local facilities for travel / lodging / meals
(airports, shuttle buses, hotels, dorms, restaurants, catering, etc.)
• Anticipated budget
• The year(s) for which your proposal is intended (e.g., 2016, 2018, 2020)
The overall proposal should demonstrate sufficient facilities and
support for at least 500 attendees for a span of 4-5 days.

We are open to proposals from anywhere in the world but, for 2016, we
are especially interested in proposals from institutions located in the
global South.

Please direct any inquiries to:
ACS Administrative Secretary
(info /at/ cultstud.org)

Proposals should be submitted (toinfo /at/ cultstud.org)  by 15 January 2014


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