CFP: Midwest Jewish Studies Association

Mara Cohen Ioannides Announcement
Location
United States
Subject Fields
German History / Studies, Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies, Jewish History / Studies, Religious Studies and Theology, Spanish and Portuguese History / Studies

The twenty-ninth annual conference of the Midwest Jewish Studies Association (MJSA) will be held October 22-23, 2017 at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

 

The conference welcomes proposals in all areas of Jewish Studies: from any discipline (history, philosophy, literature, religion, sociology, music, etc.) and from any time period (ancient to contemporary). The MJSA encourages panelists to address pedagogical aspects of their topics, and papers centered on pedagogical issues are most welcome.

 

All interested scholars and professionals of Jewish Studies, including advanced graduate students, are cordially invited to submit proposals for papers, presentations, and workshops. Proposals may be for complete sessions or for individual papers. Proposals must include a 200-word abstract defining the primary themes, conclusions, and sources utilized in the research, as well as a one page CV. Session proposals must include abstracts for 3 to 4 papers, CVs for all participants, a general explanation of how the papers are related and what the general significance of the panel is, as well as the name of the chair of the proposed session. Only one submission per participant, please. Individuals willing to chair a session are invited to submit a CV, with an indication of areas of expertise.

 

All graduate students are eligible to compete for the Graduate Student Paper Award. Only publishable papers, some portion of which will be presented at the conference, are welcome. The winning paper will recognized at the closing luncheon and the winner awarded a check. Once the paper has been accepted to the conference, it needs to be submitted by September 25, 2017 to Professor Paul Bartrop (pbartrop@fgcu.edu).

 

The deadline for the submission of proposals for individual papers or complete sessions is June 5, 2017. Please direct all inquiries and submissions to: Dr. Mara Cohen Ioannides (maraioannides@missouristate.edu).

 

The Sunday evening there will be a concert of Sephardic music and Monday after the closing lunch there will be a tour of Jewish Detroit.

 

Contact Information

Dr. Mara Cohen Ioannides: 1-417-836-4163
 

Contact Email
maraioannides@missouristate.edu