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<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"><STRONG>Call for
Papers</STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>10th Anniversary Mediterranean Studies
Congress<BR></STRONG><BR><STRONG>Universidade de Evora<BR><BR>Evora,
Portugal<BR>May 30 - June 2, 2007<BR></STRONG><BR><BR>The Mediterranean Studies
Association's 10th annual International Congress will be held on May 30-June 2,
2007 at the Universidade de Evora. As is the case each year, papers and sessions
on all subjects relating to the Mediterranean region and Mediterranean cultures
around the world from all periods are encouraged. Following a day of optional
excursions the Congress will open with a plenary session and reception on the
evening of Wednesday, May 30. Over the course of the next days over 150
scholarly papers will be delivered before an international audience of about 250
scholars, academics, and experts in a wide range of fields. Held in the historic
city of Evora, the official languages of the Congress are Portuguese and
English. In addition, complete sessions in any Mediterranean language are
welcome. A number of special events are being planned for Congress participants
that will highlight the unique cultural aspects of Evora. An optional five-day
coach excursion of Portugal and Galicia is also being planned following the
close of the Congress. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">See </FONT><A
href="http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/"><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/</FONT></A><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"> </FONT></DIV><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">
<DIV align=justify><BR>The Congress is sponsored by the Mediterranean Studies
Association, the Universidade de Evora, the University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth, and the University of Kansas. Selected revised papers will be
considered for publication in the Association's journal, Mediterranean Studies,
published by Manchester University Press.<BR><BR>The Mediterranean Studies
Association is an interdisciplinary organization that promotes the scholarly
study of Mediterranean cultures in all aspects and disciplines. It is
particularly concerned with the ideas and ideals of western Mediterranean
cultures from Late Antiquity to the Enlightenment and their influence beyond
these geographical and temporal boundaries. <BR><BR>Proposals for papers and
sessions are now being solicited. Papers and proposals for sessions are
encouraged which focus on the Congress theme, but any paper or session proposal
with a Mediterranean theme, from any period and any discipline, will be
considered. Proposals for roundtable discussions of a topical work or theme are
also welcome. The typical panel will include three papers, each lasting twenty
minutes, a chair, and (optionally) a commentator. For examples of paper and
session topics, and the range of subjects, see the programs from Lisbon (1998),
Coimbra (1999), Salvador (2000), Aix-en-Provence (2001), Granada (2002),
Budapest (2003), Barcelona (2004), Messina (2005), and Genoa (2006). </DIV>
<DIV align=justify>See </FONT><A
href="http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/"><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/</FONT></A><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"> </FONT><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"><BR><BR>Proposals should include a 200-word abstract
for each paper and a one-page curriculum vitae for each participant, including
chairs and commentators. (If you have participated in a previous congress, you
need not submit your cv again; we have it on file.) Each participant's name,
e-mail and regular address, and phone number should also be listed. Proposals
are now being solicited for consideration. Submissions are accepted on a rolling
basis as they are received. You are encouraged to submit no later than December
15, 2006. <BR><BR><BR>NOTE: The MSA regrets that no funding is available to
support travel and other costs of participants.<BR><BR>You are encouraged to
submit proposals online as this is the quickest and most secure method. Please
use the convenient online forms to submit a paper proposal or a session
proposal: <BR></FONT><A href="http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/"><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT><BR><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">Alternatively you may e-mail attachments to </FONT><A
href="mailto:rclement@ku.edu"><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">rclement@ku.edu</FONT></A><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"> </FONT><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">, or send
proposals to:<BR>Richard W. Clement, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Mediterranean Studies
Association,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Kenneth Spencer Research
Library,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">University of
Kansas,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">1450 Poplar Lane, Lawrence,
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=justify><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">KS 66045-7616,
USA<BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>