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CONF./CFP- Society for Armenian Studies, UCLA, March 27-28, 2009

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Call For Papers

Armenian Studies at a Threshold: Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the 
Society for Armenian Studies

An international conference organized by the Society for Armenian 
Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, March 27-28, 2009
To mark the 35th anniversary of the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS), 
the executive committee of the Society is organizing a special academic 
conference titled "Armenian Studies at a Threshold: Celebrating the 35th 
Anniversary of the Society for Armenian Studies."

This multidisciplinary gathering will give the opportunity to SAS 
members as well as other scholars from around the world to present their 
latest research in the field of Armenian studies, along with research 
from other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences in which 
the case studies are related to themes affecting Armenia or Armenians. 
The organizers hope that this conference will help break new ground in 
Armenian studies in general and in some of its sub-disciplines such as 
history, linguistics, literature, political science, anthropology, 
sociology, economics, musicology, and so on.

Scholars who wish to present papers at the conference are requested to
submit a one-page proposal by December 1, 2008. The proposal should
include the title of the paper, a 300-word abstract, a brief
biography/institutional affiliation of the author(s), and contact details.

The committee invites proposals for panels organized around a particular 
theme and for roundtable discussion sessions concentrating on problems 
of theory and methodology in Armenian studies. Panels should include 
three or four papers, and roundtable discussion sessions should not 
exceed six participants. Abstracts of 500 words for panels and 
roundtables should be submitted by December 1.

All proposals will be peer reviewed by an ad hoc committee of the SAS. 
In case more proposals are received than the conference can accommodate, 
priority will be given to SAS members who have recently joined the 
organization, to young, forthcoming scholars, and to those whose papers 
explore previously uncharted topics and/or breaking new theoretical or 
methodological grounds in the field.

The deadline for drafts of accepted papers is March 1, 2009. The 
organizers will circulate electronic versions of these drafts to other
participants before the opening of the conference. The maximum time
limit for the oral presentations is 20 minutes.

The Society for Armenian Studies has only limited funds to assist some
participants with travel and accommodation expenses. Hence, the 
committee urges all presenters to apply for institutional or 
organizational support. Those who have no means to obtain outside
assistance should submit to the conference organizers a request for 
travel and accommodation assistance along with their proposal.

Proposals should be submitted by December 1, 2008, to the SAS Secretariat:

barlowd at csufresno.edu

Society for Armenian Studies
Armenian Studies Program
California State University. Fresno
5245 N. Backer Avenue, PB 4
Fresno, California 93740-800
USA




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