Call for Papers: Old-New Campus Research Conference (AUC)

As part of the research group affiliated with the Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and the Sociology-Anthropology Department at AUC, I wanted to announce our call for papers. Contact information for questions and submissions is listed at the bottom. Thank you.

Jesse McClelland


Call for Papers: Old-New Campus Research Conference
The American University in Cairo
February 2009

This Fall, The American University in Cairo (AUC) has shifted the bulk of its classes and operations to a new and distant location, east of the Cairo metropolis. In a quickly developing desert landscape, amid far-off clusters of construction, a large and lavish campus has begun to accommodate students, faculty, and staff. For the AUC population, a flurry of emotion has surrounded this move, including excitement, anxiety, and a sense of loss. As with any space, and especially one as complex as a well-established university, social behavior shapes and is shaped by the space’s structural demarcations and aesthetics. Thus, activities ranging from administrative procedure to socializing habits will be affected by the move. Outside of the AUC community, the relocation will also have dramatic effects upon social and economic structures, both in downtown and the areas being built around the new campus. In response to this historic event, a number of AUC professors and students from the departments of Sociology, Anthropology and Psychology have formed the Old-New Campus Research Group in an attempt to better understand the myriad meanings and ramifications of the AUC move.

The Old-New Campus Research Group will hold an interdisciplinary conference during the second week of February 2009, showcasing research being carried out on a broad range of social and cultural issues surrounding the move to the new campus. The conference comes on the heels of the annual February meeting of the AUC Board of Trustees in order to invite board members as well as members of the AUC community and the community-at-large. We invite faculty, post-graduate level scholars, graduates and advanced undergraduates from the AUC community and beyond to submit proposals for 20-minute presentations, posters, photography exhibits, and possibly even performances. Multiple-authored projects are welcomed. Additionally, authors of individual papers may apply jointly to the conference as a group, and such grouped presentations will be considered as panels. Participants will analyze various issues related to AUC's move, presented with the aim of engaging the larger AUC community in a discussion that is both intellectually stimulating and useful on a practical level. We hope to incorporate many perspectives and collaborate with a wide range of centers and departments to examine--and in the process, strengthen--the AUC community.

Proposals should include:
1. Author’s name, position (AUC undergraduate/graduate student/alumnus/ professor/other), and telephone number. If multiple authors, list all.
2. Type of presentation (poster/oral presentation/photography exhibit/film/other)
3. Title of presentation
4. Abstract of no more than 500 words
5. If the proposed presentation is part of a group panel submission, please indicate the panel title and organizer. (Individual submissions will be grouped according to theme by conference organizers.)
6. A computer and projector will be available for all attendees. Please indicate any additional audiovisual needs.

Please send proposals and queries to old.newcampus@yahoo.com by October 15th, 2008, using your preferred email address.

Call for Book Reviews: Women and the Law

Call for Book Reviews: Women and the Law
Proposals Due September 25, 2008

As stated here:

"The editors of Pace Law Review invite proposals from scholars, researchers, practitioners and professionals for contributions to a special book review issue to be published in Winter 2008. We seek proposals for reviews of any book published in 2008, 2007 or 2006 that contributes to the understanding of women’s experiences with the law.

Pace Law School has a longstanding commitment to both the study of women and the law and the development of women as lawyers and leaders. The Pace Women’s Justice Center was founded in 1991 as the first academic legal center in the country devoted to training attorneys and others in the community about domestic violence issues. Pace is a vibrant and intellectual community that contains several nationally-recognized scholars of women’s, children’s and LGBT rights. A law review volume devoted to books concerning women and the law promotes an ongoing discourse on women and the law, justice and feminist jurisprudence.

Please submit book review proposals of no more than 500 words by attachment to plr@law.pace.edu by September 25, 2008. Proposals should include (a) the intended reviewer’s name, title, institutional affiliation and contact information; (b) the title and publication date of the book proposed for review; (c) a description of the importance of the book to the general topic; and (d) any other information relevant to the book or proposed review (e.g., the proposed reviewer’s expertise or any relationship with the author). Authors are welcome, but not required, to submit a CV as well. We expect to make publication offers by October 1, 2008.

Complete manuscripts from authors of accepted proposals will be due November 1, 2008. Completed book reviews should not exceed 8,500 words."

Call for Papers - International Conference on Feminist Constitutionalism

Date: February 28 - March 1, 2009
Location: Queen's University, Kingston, Canada

This conference intends to follow current debates in the intersection between constitutional law, constitutionalism, and feminist theory, both domestically and internationally. The discussions will address both rights and institutional issues and will welcome also the use of comparative methods and analysis.

Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to: constitutional interpretation, popular constitutionalism, human rights, access to justice, multiculturalism, reproductive rights, and social and economic rights.

Key Note Speakers:

Professor Catherine MacKinnon, University of Michigan
Professor Reva Siegel, Yale University
Professor Jennifer Nedelsky, University of Toronto

The conference committee is seeking submissions of academic abstracts not exceeding 500 words. Our intention is to consolidate the papers presented and publish them in the format of an academic book (but the final decision on this will be made after the papers are submitted).

Please send abstract submissions to one of the conference organizers (below) by email.

Submission Deadline: September 30, 2008
Notification of Acceptance: October 15, 2008

Conference organizers:

Professor Beverley Baines, Queen's University (bainesb@queensu.ca)
Professor Daphne Barak-Erez, Tel-Aviv University (barakerz@post.tau.ac.il)
Professor Tsvi Kahana, Queen's University (kahanat@queensu.ca)