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Date: 12.11.2009
Subject: CFP: Environment, Identities, and Space in Europe and
Central Asia - Pittsburgh, PA / USA 11/09
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Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe &Central Asia, University
of Pittsburgh; Center for Russian &East European Studies, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA / USA
12.11.2009-16.12.2009, UPittsburgh Campus
Deadline: 15.12.2009
On the eve of the September 2009 meeting of the G20 in Pittsburgh, José
Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, spoke of the "new
challenges of the 21st century" as "challenges that have no respect for
borders." Foremost among these Mr. Barroso listed climate change. He
prevailed upon the citizens of all prosperous countries to cease
gambling over the reality of environmental change and confront this
threat with resolve. As he put it: "The time for playing high-stakes
poker is over."
From the city which welcomed the G20 summit, first heard Mr. Barroso's
call for action, and will host the 2010 UN World Environment Day, we
raise a call of our own. The Graduate Organization for the Study of
Europe and Central Asia (GOSECA) at the University of Pittsburgh has
committed its seventh annual conference to scholarship which seeks to
better understand the complex bonds between human beings and their
environments. How have societies imagined the “natural” world and their
relationship to it? What role did the environment play in shaping
identities and spaces – political, cultural, and social? How have images
and conceptualizations of environment shifted and how did such changes
affect societies, their economies, politics, cultures, and identities?
As sites of dramatic cultural, social and political transformations,
Europe and Central Asia offer a vast potential in addressing these
questions.
We strongly encourage submissions from the widest range of disciplines
in the social sciences and humanities (and particularly those which
cross disciplines) that address the issues of environment, identities,
and space, their interplay and the way in which they affect processes in
the region. Topics include but are not limited to:
- representations and interpretations in art, literature,
geography/cartography, and history
- migration and demography
- policy and controversy
- “alternative voices”: environmentalism and dissident politics
- the shaping of social and cultural identities
- historical legacies of land and resource use
- political violence, war, and ecoterrorism
- energy security, resource management, and cultures of
consumption
Students currently enrolled in graduate programs are welcome to submit
abstracts, which should be no more than 250 words long. Please submit
abstracts, along with an academic CV (limited to two pages) to
gosecaconference@yahoo.com no later than December 15, 2009. We will
contact the authors of accepted abstracts by January 1, 2010.
Abstract Requirements
Abstracts must be no longer than 250 words. All submissions should be in
PDF (preferred) or Microsoft Word format in a standard 12-point font and
be double spaced. In order to ensure anonymity during the blind
selection process, the body of the abstract should not contain the
author’s or authors’ name(s) or other personal identifying information
other than the title of the paper. The cover page must include: title of
submission, author's or authors' name(s), institutional and departmental
affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), geographic address(es), and a
primary phone number. Although we require all of this information,
correspondence will occur mainly via e-mail. An academic CV must also be
submitted, but please limit these to two pages.
Paper Requirements
In order to facilitate presentation time limits, and to ensure time for
active discussions, paper length will be limited to 8 typed pages,
double-spaced, with 12-point font. All accepted participants will be
required to submit a copy of the final paper one month prior to the
conference.
Registration Requirements
To better promote a meaningful interdisciplinary exchange, participants
are expected to attend all panels for the duration of the conference.
Although we cannot provide travel support, we will be happy to arrange
housing for the duration of the conference with graduate students.
The registration fee is $25.00, which includes meals. Registration fee
must be paid by cash or check at registration on February 26, 2010.
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gosecaconference@yahoo.com
Complete Websites for the 2010 GOSECA Conference
Additional Information
Links to previous GOSECA conferences
<http://www.pitt.edu/~sorc/goseca/Goseca2010/>
URL zur Zitation dieses Beitrages
<http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/termine/id=12707>
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