ASN WORLD CONVENTION 2006./CALL FOR PAPERS
"Nationalism in an Age of Globalization"
11th ANNUAL WORLD CONVENTION
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF NATIONALITIES (ASN)
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">International</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Affairs</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Building</st1:placetype></st1:place>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Columbia University</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">NY</st1:state></st1:place>
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
23-25 March 2006
***Early submission deadline: 2 November 2005***
Contact information:
proposal submission: darel@uottawa.ca
[backup address: darel@brown.edu]
exhibitors, advertisers: gnb12@columbia.edu
100 panels on the Balkans, the Baltics, Central Europe, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Russia</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ukraine</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Belarus</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Moldova</st1:country-region>, the Caucasus, Central Asia, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Turkey</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Greece</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Afghanistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Pakistan</st1:country-region>, <st1:city w:st="on">Kurdistan</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region>, and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mongolia</st1:place></st1:country-region>
**INCLUDING a Special Section on
Theoretical Approaches to Nationalism**
THEMATIC panels on
Islamic Movements, Genocide and Ethnic Violence, Anthropology of Identity,
Citizenship and Nationality, Conflict Resolution, Gender, and EU Expansion
AWARDS for Best Graduate Student Papers
AND the screening and discussion
of new ** Films/Documentaries**
The ASN Convention, the most attended international and inter-disciplinary
scholarly gathering of its kind, welcomes proposals on a wide range of
topics related to national identity, nationalism, ethnic conflict,
state-building and the study of empires in Central/Eastern <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>, the
former Soviet Union, <st1:place w:st="on">Eurasia</st1:place>, and adjacent areas. Disciplines represented
include political science, history, anthropology, sociology, economics,
geography, socio-linguistics, psychology, and related fields. Anthropology
is the fastest-growing discipline represented at the convention.
For a third consecutive year, the 2006 Convention will feature a section
devoted to theoretical approaches to nationalism, from any of the
disciplines listed above. The papers in this section do not necessarily have
to be grounded in an area of the former Communist bloc usually covered by
ASN, provided that the issues examined are relevant to a truly comparative
understanding of nationalism-related issues. In this vein, we are welcoming
theory-focused and comparative proposals, rather than specific case studies
from outside Central/Eastern Europe and <st1:place w:st="on">Eurasia</st1:place>.
Since 2005, the ASN Convention is acknowledging excellence in graduate
studies research in offering Awards for Best Graduate Student Papers in five
sections: Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus, Central Asia/Eurasia, <st1:place w:st="on">Central Europe</st1:place>,
Balkans, and Nationalism Studies. The winners at the 2005 Convention were
Lisa Koriouchkina (Brown U, Anthropology, Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus),
Evangelos Liaras (MIT, Political Science, Central Asia/Eurasia), Shannon
Woodcock (U of Tirana, Anthropology, <st1:place w:st="on">Central Europe</st1:place>), Jessica Greenberg (U
of <st1:city w:st="on">Chicago</st1:city>, Anthropology, Balkans), and Bijita Majumdar (<st1:place w:st="on">Rutgers</st1:place> U,
Sociology, Nationalism Studies). Graduate student applicants whose proposals
will be accepted for the 2006 Convention, and whose paper is delivered by
the deadline, will automatically be considered for the awards.
The 2006 Convention is also inviting submissions for documentaries or
feature films made within the past year and available in VHS or DVD format.
Most videos selected for the convention will be screened during regular
panel slots and will be followed by a discussion moderated by an academic
expert.
Anthropology papers at the 2005 Convention included:
Meskhetian Turks and the Regime of Citizenship in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>
The Tsigani Ethnic Other and the Paradox of European Performance
Goodbye <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Serbia</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s Kennedy: Zoran Djindjic and the New Democratic Masculinity
Anthropology of Identity, Citizenship and Nationality in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moldova</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Consuming Nationalism: Transformations of Class, Ethnicity and Space in
Contemporary <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Macedonia</st1:place></st1:country-region>
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Kazakhstan</st1:country-region>'s Aitus Goes to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:city>: The Politics of Culture in the Former
Capital
"Tearing Apart a Cat" as Domestic Violence Prevention: The Bosnian Police as
a (Gendered) Joke
"Congratulations, you're European!": Borders, Frontiers, the EU and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cyprus</st1:place></st1:country-region>
A Portrait of "the Emigrant" as a Teacher in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Albania</st1:place></st1:country-region> and as a Janitor in
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Greece</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Contesting the Nation, Reproducing Empire:History, Place and Identity in
Post-Soviet <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Odessa</st1:place></st1:city>
and many more
The 2006 Convention invites proposals for INDIVIDUAL PAPERS or PANELS. A
panel includes a chair, three presentations based on written papers, and a
discussant. Proposals using an INNOVATIVE format are also particularly
encouraged. Examples of new formats include a roundtable on a new book,
where the author is being engaged by three discussants; a debate between two
panelists over a critical research or policy question, following rules of
public debating; or special presentations based on original papers where the
number of discussants is equal or greater than the number of presenters.
The 2006 Convention is also welcoming offers to serve as DISCUSSANT on a
panel to be created by the program committee from individual paper
proposals. The application to be considered as discussant can be
self-standing, or accompanied by an individual paper proposal.
There is NO APPLICATION FORM to fill out in order to send proposals to the
convention. All proposals must be sent by email to Dominique Arel at
darel@uottawa.ca (backup address: darel@brown.edu).
INDIVIDUAL PAPER PROPOSALS must include the name and affiliation of the
author, a postal address for hard mail, the title of the paper, a 500 word
abstract and a 100 word biographical statement that includes full
bibliographic references of your last or forthcoming publication, if
applicable (graduate students can indicate the title of their dissertation
and year of projected defense)
PANEL PROPOSALS must include the title of the panel; a chair, three
paper-givers, and a discussant; and the name, affiliation, postal address
and 100 word biographical statement of each participant (same specifications
as above).
PROPOSALS FOR FILMS OR VIDEOS must include the name and affiliation of the
author, a postal address for hard mail, the title and 500 word abstract of
the film/video and a 100 word biographical statement.
PROPOSALS USING AN INNOVATIVE FORMAT must include the title of the panel;
the names, affiliations, postal addresses and a 100 word biographical
statements of each participant (same specifications as above) and a
discussion on the proposed format.
INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS TO SERVE AS DISCUSSANT must include the name,
affiliation, postal adress, and areas of expertise of the applicant and a
100 word biographical statement (same specifications as above).
All proposals must be included IN THE BODY OF A SINGLE EMAIL. Attachments
will be accepted only if they repeat the content of an email
message/proposal, and if all the information is contained IN A SINGLE
ATTACHMENT.
Participants are responsible for covering all travel and accommodation
costs. ASN has no funding available for panelists.
An international Program Committee will be entrusted with the selection of
proposals. Applicants will be notified in December 2005 or early January
2006. Information regarding registration costs and other logistical
questions will be communicated afterwards.
The full list of panels from last year's convention, for the geographical
and thematic sections, and the section on Theories of Nationalism, can be
accessed at http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2005_Final_Program.pdf . The
film/video lineup can be accessed at
http://www.nationalities.org/asn_2005_final_film_lineup.pdf . The programs
from past conventions, going back to 2001, are also online.
Several dozen publishers and companies have had exhibits and/or advertised
in the Convention Program in past years. Due to considerations of space,
advertisers and exhibitors are encouraged to place their order early. For
information, please contact Convention Executive Director Gordon N. Bardos
(gnb12@columbia.edu).
People are invited to join ASN by logging in to
http://www.nationalities.org/member_Info.asp . A yearly membership to ASN is
$65 ($35 for students). Members receive the journal Nationalities Papers
quarterly, a registration discount at the ASN Annual World Convention, and
other perks.
We look forward to seeing you at the convention!
The Convention organizing committee:
Dominique Arel, ASN President
Gordon N. Bardos, Executive Director
David Crowe, ASN Chair of Advisory Board
Sherrill Stroschein, Program Chair
Deadline for proposals: 2 November 2005 (darel@uottawa.ca , backup address:
darel@brown.edu)
The ASN convention's headquarters are located at the:
Harriman Institute
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