12th Annual Southwest Graduate Conference in Middle Eastern and North African Studies
University of Arizona, 29-30 March 2012
Invitation
The Middle East and North Africa Graduate Student Organization (MENA), the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), and the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) at the University of Arizona cordially invite you to participate in the 12th Annual Southwest Graduate Conference in Middle Eastern and North African Studies to be held from Thursday, March 29, 2012 to Friday, March 30, 2012 in Tucson, Arizona.
Objectives
This conference aims to strengthen ties between academic disciplines, provide a platform for graduate students to present their research projects, exchange ideas, and create a network of emerging scholars spanning a variety of fields. For this reason, we encourage abstract submissions not only from students within Middle Eastern Studies programs, but also from disciplines such as Anthropology, Economics, Education, Gender & Women’s Studies, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Music Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Health, Religious Studies, etc.
Paper Topics
Applicants are encouraged to submit pre-organized panel proposals. Proposals for individual papers are also welcome. Select papers may be published in the group’s online journal, Zaytoon. Paper topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Human Rights
- Media & Visual Arts
- Environment
- Colonialism
- Art & Architecture
- Minorities
- Diasporas
- Nationalism
- Peace & Security Studies
- Social Movements
- Pedagogy
- Dance & Performative Arts
Submission Guidelines
Paper abstract submissions are due Thursday, December 15, 2011 for international students and Thursday, January 19, 2012 for domestic students. Abstracts must be 250 words or less and submitted as a Microsoft Word or PDF file. Non-standard fonts should be embedded in the PDF format. Abstracts must be anonymous aside from paper title and description and emailed to confuamena@gmail.com. In the body of this email, please include author name, school and department affiliation, phone number and email address. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out within three weeks of the abstract submission deadline. For further information, please visit http://menas.arizona.