[Discussion] CfP: With US or Against US: American Culture and Anti-Americanism in the Developing World

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:05:03 +0300

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Call for Papers

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With US or Against US: American Culture and Anti-Americanism in the =
Developing World

Contributions are solicited for a volume of essays tracing the impact of =
American culture on major countries and regions in Africa, Asia, and =
South America, including the Middle East and Central Asia. An additional =
section might cover Canada and Australia. Each essay should employ an =
interdisciplinary approach to analyze the transmission and reception of =
American culture, including anti-Americanism. It is suggested that =
authors discuss the following topics:

=B7        Historical review of U.S. influences in the region

=B7        U.S. government programs (libraries, exchanges, official =
publications - including, if appropriate American "high culture")

=B7        Dissemination and reception of U.S. popular culture =
(jazz/rock/pop, film, TV, youth culture, life style)

=B7        Anti-Americanism (government initiatives, religious =
responses, conservative and leftist reactions, regionalism/nationalism)

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Essays must be written in English and should not exceed 9,000 words. =
They should be accompanied by a bibliography relevant for the country or =
region. For further information, please consult a similar volume =
covering eleven European countries, which will appear with Berghahn =
Books in summer 2005 (see my website below).

Contributors will have the opportunity to present their papers and to =
discuss the parameters of the book during a three day conference at the =
Mershon Center for the Study of International Security located at The =
Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio (USA). Funding for this event, =
which is scheduled for November 2-5, 2006, has been secured. Support for =
travel to the conference can be made available when authors have been =
unsuccessful in applying for travel subsidies to their home institution, =
a local U.S. Embassy, or organizations like Fulbright and IREX.

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Please send a 1-2 page proposal and brief CV, preferably by e-mail, =
before October 30, 2005 to

Alexander Stephan

Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar

Senior Fellow, Mershon Center for the Study of International Security=20

Ohio State University

1501 Neil Avenue

Columbus, OH 43201-2602

USA

Tel. 614-247-6068, Fax  614-292-2407

e-mail: stephan.30@osu.edu=20

http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/stephan30
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Papers &nbsp; With US or Against US: American Culture and=20
Anti-Americanism in the Developing World Contributions =
are=20
solicited for a volume of essays tracing the impact of American culture =
on major=20
countries and regions in Africa, Asia, and South America, including the =
Middle=20
East and Central Asia. An additional section might cover Canada and =
Australia.=20
Each essay should employ an interdisciplinary approach to analyze the=20
transmission and reception of American culture, including =
anti-Americanism. It=20
is suggested that authors discuss the following=20
topics: =B7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Historical =
review of=20
U.S. influences in the =
region =B7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
U.S. government programs (libraries, exchanges, official publications -=20
including, if appropriate American "high=20
culture") =B7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Dissemination and=20
reception of U.S. popular culture (jazz/rock/pop, film, TV, youth =
culture, life=20
style) =B7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Anti-Americanism=20
(government initiatives, religious responses, conservative and leftist=20
reactions, regionalism/nationalism) &nbsp; Essays must be =
written=20
in English and should not exceed 9,000 words. They should be accompanied =
by a=20
bibliography relevant for the country or region. For further =
information, please=20
consult a similar volume covering eleven European countries, which will =
appear=20
with Berghahn Books in summer 2005 (see my website =
below). Contributors=20
will have the opportunity to present their papers and to discuss the =
parameters=20
of the book during a three day conference at the Mershon Center for the =
Study of=20
International Security located at The Ohio State University in Columbus, =
Ohio=20
(USA). Funding for this event, which is scheduled for November 2-5, =
2006, has=20
been secured. Support for travel to the conference can be made available =
when=20
authors have been unsuccessful in applying for travel subsidies to their =
home=20
institution, a local U.S. Embassy, or organizations like Fulbright and=20
IREX. &nbsp; Please send a 1-2 page proposal and brief CV, =

preferably by e-mail, before October 30, 2005 to Alexander=20
Stephan Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar Senior Fellow, =
Mershon=20
Center for the Study of International Security Ohio State=20
University 1501 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH=20
43201-2602 USA Tel. 614-247-6068, Fax&nbsp;=20
614-292-2407 e-mail: stephan.30@osu.edu=20
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