CALL FOR PAPERS
Bilkent
University
Departments of American
Culture and Literature
& English Language and
Literature
Fifth Undergraduate
Conference on Anglo-American Literature:
“Multiculturalism”
April 10-11, 2015
Bilkent University, Main
Campus
Bilkent
University is pleased to announce the fifth undergraduate conference on
Anglo-American Literature, jointly hosted by the Departments of English
Language and Literature and American Culture and Literature. The conference
will concentrate on multiculturalism in literature, culture, arts and pictures,
and on screen and stage but its scope is intended to be broader. This year, we
are excited to extend proposals not only to academic papers, but also
alternative presentations such as: roundtable discussions, original creative
writing, original performances (individual or group), original art projects,
original film projects, amongst other possibilities. You are encouraged to think of “multiculturalism”
broadly. Possible topics might include,
but are not limited to:
- Defining multiculturalism
(what is multiculturalism)?
- Multicultural folk
culture(s): legends, tales & stories, storytelling practices, spiritual
worldviews and spiritual practices, daily life, etc.
- Multiculturalism through
the ages
- Comparative multiculturalisms
- Gender and multiculturalism
- Politics and multiculturalism
- Race and multiculturalism
- Multiculturalism and
globalization
- Multicultral literature, film,
art, performances
- Multiculturalism and the
media
- The status of multiculturalism
in Turkey
We invite you to submit a
proposal of 250 words by 10 March 2015. Proposals will be reviewed
by the committee on the basis of academic value and originality. Notifications
of acceptance will be sent by the beginning of February, 2015 and presenters will
be asked to submit their complete papers by March 30th. Presentations
should not exceed 15 minutes. If you are interested in organizing a panel or a
workshop, please include your requests while sending the proposal.
Contact:
http://www.angloamericanbilkent.in
