The 23rd Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) Conference — The Global Baltics: The Next Twenty Years — will be held in Chicago, 26-28 April 2012.
Most sessions will be held on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus.
Website: http://www.depts.washington.edu/aabs/conferences.html
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Ramunė Kubilius, Chicago
AABS 2012 Local Arrangements Committee
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The 23rd Association for Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) Conference — The Global Baltics: The Next Twenty Years — will be held in Chicago, 26-28 April 2012.
Deadline for proposals: October 1, 2011.
AABS welcomes papers, panels, and roundtable presentations in fields related to the Baltic region, its countries, and populations within those countries, including minorities. Contributions are encouraged from disciplines including, but not limited to, the following: anthropology, architecture, business, communication and media, cultural studies, demography, economics, education, environment, ethnic relations, film studies, fine arts, gender studies, geography, history, international relations, law, linguistics, literature, memory, political science, psychology, public health, religion, sociology, and advancing Baltic studies. Interdisciplinary and comparative work is welcome. Graduate students, both Master and Ph.D. level, are encouraged to submit proposals. Paper and panel proposals must include an abstract of no more than 250 words and a one- to two-page curriculum vitae. These materials should be sent to the appropriate divisional chair.
For additional information please visit: http://www.depts.washington.edu/aabs/conferences.html