Call for papers, presentations, and panels
The 1st North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference
La 1ère Conférence de l'Association Nord-Américain des Etudes Anarchistes
La 1a Conferencia de la Asociación Norteamericana de Estudios Anarquista
When: 21-22 November 2009
Where: Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Who: Anarchist Scholars, Scholars of Anarchism & Related Topics, Graduate Students, Activists, and Friends
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Comrades,
It gives me considerable pleasure to announce the impending commencement of the North American Anarchist Studies Network (NAASN), which will be celebrated with an inaugural conference on 21 and 22 November 2009 at the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford, CT.
The NAASN is inspired by, but independent from, the UK-based Anarchist Studies Network [url]http://anarchist-studies-network.org.uk[/url]
Like the UK-ASN, the NAASN is being founded in response to a burgeoning interest in anarchism currently expressed both inside and outside the academy. One of its key aims is to facilitate and promote the study of anarchist history, theory, and practice across scholarly disciplines by bringing together graduate students, academics, independent scholars, and activists from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Beyond this very general vision, specific details concerning the shape and direction of the NAASN are yet to be determined. Indeed, this is one of the purposes of the inaugural meeting. We are also calling for papers, panels, and presentations for the accompanying conference. Creativity in format and presentation is encouraged, as are submissions from people who may not currently have a university affiliation. Papers, panels, and presentations should focus on work on anarchism or topics of interest to the anarchist milieu. Please note that the NAASN is not only for anarchist scholars but also for scholars of anarchism and related topics such as labor history, etc.
Please send proposals and/or abstracts with a brief bio to the conference organizers: Jesse Cohn, Luis Fernandez, Nathan Jun, Deric Shannon, and Abbey Willis at anarchiststudies@hotmail.com . Please keep descriptions and/or abstracts fewer than 500 words. All proposals and abstracts are due by October 10, 2009
For more information about the conference, please see visit our recently-created and soon-to-be-updated website at [url]http://naasn.wordpress.com[/url]
Please feel free to forward this announcement to relevant parties.
(By the way, the conference will include a performance of Howard Zinn's Emma which may - and I emphasize may - be introduced by Professor Zinn himself! Consult the website for up-to-date information.)
Sincerely,
Nathan Jun, Ph.D.
Co-Organizer, North American Anarchist Studies Network
Nathan J. Jun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Midwestern State University
3410 Taft Boulevard
Wichita Falls, Texas 76308 USA
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