[Discussion] CONF./CFP- Broadening the Scope of Ethnography, Feb. 26, Chicago, Illinois

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

CONF./CFP- Broadening the Scope of Ethnography, Feb. 26, Chicago, Illinois

Broadening the Scope of Ethnography
The Seventh Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference

Saturday, February 26, 2005
9a.m. to 5p.m.
The University of Illinois-Chicago, The Chicago Circle Center

With Keynote Speakers: Leslie Salzinger and Melissa Harris-Lacewell

Call for Papers

We welcome graduate students to submit abstracts for paper presentations
at the Seventh Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference. This year's theme
is Broadening the Scope of Ethnography. We encourage graduate students
in all academic disciplines to present their ethnographic research, and
to meet colleagues with similar research interests at the conference.

The Seventh Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference will be held at the
Chicago Circle Center, located on the University of Illinois-Chicago
campus, on Saturday, February 26, 2005 from 9a.m. to 5p.m.

Papers can be based on a variety of ethnographic field methods
including, but not limited to: field observation, in-depth interviews,
focus group interviews, auto-ethnography, visual ethnography and other
forms of qualitative research. We welcome papers in virtually all
substantive areas.  In the past, presentation topics have included:
culture, class, crime, education, ethnicity, gender family,
globalization, health and illness, immigration, medicine, methodology,
race, religion, social movements, technology, urban poverty and work and
employment.

Your submitted abstract should be no longer than 250 words and should be
accompanied by: your university affiliation, your contact information
and a description of any technical support needs you have for your
presentation.  Please submit abstracts electronically, as plain text (no
attachments) within an email to the program committee at
ethnoabstracts@yahoogroups.com. You will receive a confirmation email
within 72 hours after submitting your proposal.

Papers will be refereed and assigned to either formal paper sessions or
roundtable sessions at the discretion of the program committee.
Abstracts must be submitted by: FRIDAY JANUARY 14, 2005

This conference is made possible by the collaboration of the sociology
departments of DePaul University, the Illinois Institute of Technology,
Loyola University, Northern Illinois University, Northwestern
University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at
Chicago.

Please circulate this announcement to all who may be interested.

Web Address: www.chicagoethnographyconference.com

Inquiries: ethnoabstracts@yahoogroups.com


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