CNERS 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
11 & 12 May, 2007
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Graduate students of the Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies are pleased to announce their 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference. This conference aims to bring together graduate students from science, social science, humanities, fine arts, and beyond in an informal, friendly and supportive atmosphere where they can present their work, meet others in related areas, debate different points of view, and engage in conversations relating to the antiquity and beyond.
The Keynote Address will be given by Dr. Jonathan Hall, Phyllis Fay Horton Professor in the Humanities, Professor and Chair of Classics, and Professor of History at the University of Chicago, on the Friday evening, entitled “Vive la difference: The Limits of Structuralism in Approaches to Identity Formation.”
We are now accepting submissions from Graduate and Senior Undergraduate students for papers related to the general theme of Identity. This broad topic crosscuts time and discipline, finding relevance in both the ancient and modern worlds, and a variety of areas, such as the arts, social sciences, and sciences. Papers may address (but are certainly not limited to):
· cultural identity, including race, ethnicity, and language
· social identity, including gender, class, individual and group
· ideological and religious identity
· psychological identity
· the politics of identity
· identity theory
· the formation and development of identity
· problems of identity and/or identification
If you are interested in presenting a paper at the conference, please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words by Friday, March 23, 2007. Please include your name, institution, degree and specialization, and any audio-visual equipment you may require. Presentations should be no more than 15-20 minutes in length.
Please send submissions and any further inquiries by e-mail to: Kiersten Neumann, kiersten AT interchange.ubc.ca
Further information can also be found at our website, http://cnersgradconf.advocatusdiaboli.ca/index.php?page=main
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