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<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>The Middle East and North Africa Graduate Student
Association of the University of Arizona is pleased to announce its 9th annual
Southwest Graduate Conference in Middle Eastern Studies in cooperation with the
University of Arizona Department of Near Eastern Studies and the Center for
Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona. This year’s theme is
Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives in Middle Eastern Studies.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>This conference features student presenters at
both the M.A. and Ph.D. level and provides a friendly forum to practice
submitting a proposal and presenting a conference paper. It also allows graduate
students to make connections with specialists in the field and to receive
constructive feedback from faculty commentators on work-in-progress. Each year a
keynote speaker is invited to speak on an aspect of his or her work in an event
open to the public.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>This event offers an opportunity for up-and-coming
scholars with similar interests to network and is also an ideal form for
encouraging collaboration across disciplines and specializations. For this
reason we encourage paper submissions not only from students studying within
Middle Eastern Studies departments but also from associated disciplines such as
anthropology, history, political science, linguistics, comparative literature
etc. Papers should address topics on within the geographical area of Iran,
Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Arab World, and other areas such as Spain and
Southeastern Europe that were parts of Middle Eastern empires or civilizations
and be the author’s original, unpublished work.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Selected papers will be compiled and published in
the conference journal Zaytoon and will be available after the
conference.<BR>Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<SPAN
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linguistics</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Gender studies<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>International and domestic politics<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>Ethnicity and nationalism<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Media and
music studies<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Colonialism and post-colonial
theory<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Urban planning and politics of
space<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Art and architecture of the Islamic
world<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Technology, health, and
medicine<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Historical
analysis<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Religious studies<BR></FONT><FONT
face=Garamond size=4>Literary analysis<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>Conflict studies<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Submission
Instructions:</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Please submit the Presenter Submission Form and
paper abstract electronically if possible. The Presenter Submission Form is
available on our website </FONT></SPAN><A
href="outbind://29/www.uamena.org"><U><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN lang=EN><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>www.uamena.org</FONT></U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=EN><FONT
face=Garamond size=4> and abstracts should be no more than 200 words, typed, and
in Word format. The abstract should have your paper’s title but NOT your name as
the review process is blind.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Submission Deadline:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>To be considered for the 2009 conference,
submissions must be made by 5pm MST on December 1st, 2008. Individuals will be
notified of their acceptance by January 15th, 2009. Please send submissions
and/or questions to Conference Co-Chairs Keri Miller and Shauna Little at
uamena@gmail.com </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Shauna Little<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>M.A. Candidate<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Department of Near
Eastern Studies<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>University of
Arizona<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4><A
href="mailto:sjlitt@email.arizona.edu">sjlitt@email.arizona.edu</A></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Assistant to the Outreach
Coordinator<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Center for Middle Eastern
Studies<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>University of
Arizona<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>845 N. Park Ave., Rm.
472<BR></FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Tucson, AZ 85721<BR></FONT><FONT
face=Garamond><FONT size=4>520.621.7904<BR><A
href="mailto:sjlitt@email.arizona.edu">sjlitt@email.arizona.edu</A></FONT></FONT></P>
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