[Bilimsel Haber] CfP: U of Arizona MENA Graduate Student Conference, April 10- 12, 2014, Tucson, Arizona

[Gonul Pultar]

From: Joanna Wulfsberg <jwulfsberg at hotmail.com>


The Middle East and North African Graduate Student Association at the 
University of Arizona presents:

14th Annual Southwest Graduate Conference in Middle Eastern and North 
African Studies:

Transformations: Challenging Limits, Crossing Borders


CALL FOR PAPERS

The Middle East and North Africa Graduate Student Organization (MENA), 
the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), and the School of Middle 
Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) at the University of Arizona 
cordially invite you to participate in the 14th Annual Southwest 
Graduate Conference in Middle Eastern and North African Studies, to be 
held from

Thursday, April 10, 2014, to Saturday, April 12, 2014

in Tucson, Arizona.



OBJECTIVES

This conference aims to strengthen ties between academic disciplines, 
provide a platform for graduate students to present their research 
projects and exchange ideas, and create a network of emerging scholars 
spanning a variety of fields. This year’s conference is focused on the 
idea of “transformations”: not merely the social, political, economic, 
and physical transformations in the Middle East and North Africa but 
transformations in scholarship about the region; how are the borders – 
in every sense of the word – of the Middle East and North Africa 
changing? How can we challenge the limits (and limitations) of our 
respective disciplines? We encourage abstract submissions not only from 
students within Middle Eastern and North African Studies programs but 
also from disciplines such as Anthropology, Economics, Education, Gender 
& Women’s Studies, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, 
Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Health, Religious Studies, etc.


PAPER TOPICS

Applicants are encouraged to submit pre-organized panel proposals. 
Proposals for individual papers are also welcome. Select papers may be 
published in the group’s online journal, Zaytoon. Paper topics may 
include, but are not limited to:

Human Rights, Media & Visual Arts, Environment, Colonialism, Art & 
Architecture, Minorities, Diasporas, Nationalism, Peace & Security 
Studies, Social Movements, Pedagogy, Dance & Performing Arts


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Paper abstract submissions are due



Thursday, December 19, 2013, for international students

and

Friday, January 24, 2014, for domestic students.



Abstracts must be 250 words or less and submitted as a Microsoft Word or 
PDF file. Non-standard fonts should be embedded in the PDF format. 
Abstracts must be anonymous aside from paper title and description and 
emailed to uamena at gmail.com. In the body of this email, please include 
author name, school and department affiliation, phone number, and email 
address. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out within three weeks 
of the abstract submission deadline.


For further information, please visit
http://menas.arizona.edu/mena-conference

or

submit your inquiries to
uamena at gmail.com.