Graduate Office Subject: 2010 Travel Award Competition

Applications for the College of Arts & Sciences Travel Awards may be submitted online November 1-December 1, 2010. Awards are usually in the range of $300.  Preference will be given to students who have not previously received a Travel Award and for travel during the academic year 2010-2011 (August 1, 2010 -July 31, 2010).

 

Travel Award winners must provide documentation of their presentations in the conference program following their return from their travels. Travel and lodging receipts are not required. 

 

Please observe the guidelines below:

 

1.  Departments will announce the competition and set an internal application deadline and any specific department requirements.

 

The College does not require a letter of recommendation from faculty; however, students may include a letter in their application if the department requires it.

 

2.  Students will apply here beginning November 1, 2010:

College Travel Award Application or     https://coas3.coas.indiana.edu/coasadmin/CICada/TravelGrants/TravelGrantsApplication.cfm .  A sample travel award application is provided online here or http://college.indiana.edu/graduate/office/awards.shtml#s5

                          

3. If a department requires a recommendation letter, the student is responsible for contacting the faculty member and providing faculty with the student’s network username here:

 

Faculty Submits Recommendation Letter  or    https://coas3.coas.indiana.edu/coasadmin/CICada/TravelGrants/SubmitRecomLetter.cfm

 

4.  Departments will send the names of faculty to be added or removed from the department's access to view student applications to the College Graduate Office, coasgrad@indiana.edu, by December 1.  Once a department’s internal deadline or the College’s deadline of December 1 has passed, the department review committee will internally view and rank the applications with an endorsement of 1,2,3 or Unranked for each applicant.  Departments should then nominate up to three applications indicated by a 1,2, or 3 ranking to the College review committee no later than December  5, 2010 . Only three student applications are eligible for College review. Please do not double rank nominations. For example, do not rank all three students forwarded as 1 rankings nor  two students with a 1 ranking and one student as a 2.  

 

Departments View, Rank, Endorse, and Check Awarded and Denied List of Applications or https://coas3.coas.indiana.edu/coasadmin/cicada/GraduateOffice/GraduateOffice.cfm

 

To View

            Select either of the links above

            Select "Travel Awards"

            Select “List of Applications”

            Select the University ID of the student’s application the department would like to view

 

To Rank

            Follow directions for viewing applications

            ·  Departments must rank all applications to indicate they have reviewed the application. When the department enters U,1,2, or 3 the status of the application will automatically change from   “S” ( pending) to “R” reviewed. If the code remains as “S it will be assumed that the department does not wish to review this application.
           

The departments ranking categories are:

·  U - unranked ( not forwarded to the College competition)

            ·  1,2, or 3 rankings are forwarded for the College competition and ranked in order of preference.

5.  After December 5, the College committee will review your department’s top three nominations.

 

6.  The College will notify each of your department’s applicants as well as the graduate secretary and the director of graduate studies by e-mail with the results (awarded or denied) of the competition by December 31, 2010.

 

If you have questions regarding the travel award competition or the application process, please contact NaShara Mitchell at 856-3687 or coasgrad@indiana.edu

Princeton Online Book Sale

Discounts from 10% to 90% off!

Great books at Great Prices
Limited Time Offer and Limited Stock

Books appearing in the sale were all well received and reviewed when they were published. However, our print quantity projections are not always precise. Our overstock gives you an opportunity to purchase oustanding titles at enormous savings.

Sale ends March 31, 2011.

2011 Call for Papers

Center for Islamic Studies in partnership with the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates


National Conference

February 17-19, 2011
Crowne Plaza Executive Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Abstracts, not to exceed two pages, should be submitted that relate to any aspect of Islam. Subjects may include but are not limited to: history, Muslim religion, Islam and other religions, concept of jihad, beliefs and practices, role of women, Muslim voice in Western media, Islam in popular culture, etc.

Please indicate the time required for presentation of your paper (25 minutes or 45 minutes).

Abstracts with title of paper, presenter's name, home and institution/organization address and email should be postmarked by: Friday, November 5, 2010.

Send Abstracts to:

Conference Services
Center for Islamic Studies
PO Box 6670
Scarborough, ME 04070-6670

Telephone: 207.839.8004
Fax: 207.839.3776
Email: naaasconference@earthlink.net
http://www.naaas.org/

Galilee Institute winter session: "Two Nations and Three Religions in Israel and Palestine"

How is the Sunni-Shia Tension Connected to the Israeli-Palestian Conflict?

“Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has asserted that Iran gave Hamas $250 million in 2009 for refusing an Egyptian-arranged reconciliation accord with them. Mr. Abbas said Hamas could receive up to $500 million a year from the mullah regime in Teheran".
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2010/me_hamas0005_01_05.asp

What is the meaning of the connections between Hamas (Palestine) and Iran? Why is there tension between them? How is it related to the Israeli/Palestine conflict?

These questions and more will be discussed at the Galilee Institute winter session: "Two Nations and Three Religions in Israel and Palestine" that will be held on December 29, 2010 – January 10, 2011

Galilee Institute is currently offering tuition scholarships to eligible candidates.

For more information please contact Mrs. Shiri Salant, Programme Director at ssalant@galilcol.ac.il. 

Job Opportunity in the Palestinian Territories

CRS is responding to what has become a chronic humanitarian crisis in Gaza with on-going emergency response activities funded by several donors. Given Israel’s recent easing of its blockade, CRS is now including early recovery activities in its Gaza programming. As part of a consortium, CRS has submitted a three-year, $15 million proposal to USAID for the Palestinian Community Assistance Program(PCAP). The Program Manager II will be responsible for managing CRS’ humanitarian assistance programs in Gaza, training and coaching CRS staff and partners in emergency preparedness and response, and expanding the Cash-for-Work and Cash-for-Internship programs.

Job Responsibilities: Program Quality: 1. With key program staff and stakeholders, ensure program’s strategic objectives and results are fully accomplished and meet expected technical quality standards.
2. Ensure that vision and plans for the program are innovative and are in line with CRS and donor strategies.
3. Oversee periodic technical reviews and manage changes in program direction and focus.
4. In collaboration with program staff, provide guidance and technical oversight to partners and other collaborating agencies to ensure that lessons of sound practice are documented and disseminated.
5. Oversee program's monitoring and evaluation system, using data analysis as the basis for measuring performance. Ensure that M&E learning is incorporated into evolving program plans.
6. Ensure integration of program interventions with other CRS programs or through linkages with other service providers.
7. With program staff, ensure the delivery of quality training, technical assistance and administrative and financial support to all partner organizations, including the selection and coordination of consultants.

Management and Administration: 1. Manage program budgets, including tracking of financial and material resources.
2. Ensure accurate and timely reporting of program finances and progress status, review actual financial performance against the budget, and explain variances on a regular basis.
3. Ensure compliance with all CRS administrative and operational procedures and policies, as well as applicable donor regulations.
4. Approve program expenditures, budget adjustments, and cost modification requests to donors.

Monitoring and Evaluation: 1. Visit project sites regularly to monitor CRS and partner activities.
2. Develop monitoring check list for field staff, in order to track activities and necessary follow up for Gaza-based programs.
3. Monitor project finances to ensure funds are being used according to the approved budget and project objectives, while coordinating and liaising with the CRS/Palestine Finance Department on all aspects of grant management.
4. Oversee correct financial reporting on projects and release payments or advances as per agreement.
5. Compile and submit narrative reports as per donor requirements.

Key Working Relationships: Internal: Deputy CR (Jerusalem-based), Gaza Head of Office, Gaza Field Manager, Gaza programming staff, Operations Manager (Jerusalem-based), Senior Finance Officer (Jerusalem-based)
External: Local partners, USAID, consortium members, UN agencies, and other INGOs.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Commodity Project Officer, Emergency Capacity Building Project Officer, and Cash-for-Work/Cash-for-Internship Project Officer.

Qualifications:
1. Masters degree in international development, humanitarian studies, international management or relevant field.
2. Strong communication skills and ability to closely coordinate with a variety of UN organizations, donors, INGOs and local partner organizations;
3. Minimum of five years of overseas experience managing humanitarian response programs;
4. Minimum of one year of emergency management experience.
5. Minimum of three years of experience in USG grant management, including financial management;
6. Demonstrated success in supervising multi-cultural staff in emergency and transition programming;
7. Experience in vulnerability assessments, beneficiary registration, distributions, cash for work, and monitoring and evaluation in emergency situations;
8. Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment;
9. Strong coordination and inter-agency collaboration skills;
10. Knowledge of CRS purchasing procedures, financial systems and protocols.
11. Proficient in the use of computer software, including Excel, Word, Outlook.

Working Conditions: Context of social tension and potential conflict. Limited social opportunities. Position requires flexibility and the capacity to deal with ambiguity and change.

NOTE: Gaza is an unaccompanied post with danger pay and two R&R leaves annually.

Language Required: None, although Arabic will be an advantage

Major Responsibilities of Position: Administration, Program Design, Finance, Monitoring/Evaluation, Mentoring/Training, Supervision, Report Writing and Needs Assessment

For further information, please check out: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/401148-63

Ethnic Studies Research Workshop, Spring 2011

The Asian American Studies Program, in collaboration with the programs in American Studies, Cultural Studies, and Latino Studies, and The Committee on Native American and Indigenous Studies, announces the establishment of the first Ethnic Studies Research Workshop for graduate students, which will take place on February 18 and 19, 2011.

This two-day workshop will feature graduate students from a variety of disciplines and departments sharing their work-in-progress with one another and receiving feedback and input from workshop participants, including graduate students and faculty. Selected participants will pre-circulate their essays two weeks prior to the workshop. Panelists will give a 10-minute presentation summarizing the main points of their essays, which will be followed by comments by a faculty respondent. Audience members in attendance will have ample time to ask questions and engage in discussion about the topics raised by the presenters.

The organizers invite submissions of 250-word abstracts from graduate students working on topics that fall under the category of “ethnic studies,” broadly defined in either a global or an American context. Submissions may contrast or connect the process of race-making or the experiences of ethnic communities with similar processes or experiences inside or outside the United States. Submissions may also focus on the experiences of a specific community; such papers could consider the internal dynamics of the community and the ways in which social hierarchies can challenge group solidarities or the processes through which the ethnic community defines itself in relation to majority cultures. We welcome essays on other topics as well, and only require that they consider the power of race/ethnicity to shape the lives of diverse groups of people.

Abstracts should be sent electronically via e-mail by November 12, 2010 to aasp@indiana.edu.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, November 12, 2010

Paper Submission Deadline for Selected Participants: Friday, February 4, 2011

Brown Borderlands and Meeting Points Conference

The History Graduate Student Association of Brown University is pleased to announce its 6th Annual Graduate Student Conference, “Borderlands and Meeting Points,” which will be held on April 8-9, 2011. 

The deadline to submit abstracts is November 15, 2010.

Borderlands and meeting points represent sites of exchange, mediation, cooperation, and conflict. As "in-between" areas, borderlands foster interactions between individuals, communities, and nations. Similarly, meeting points facilitate both ideological and physical contact. Such contact may involve not only political, economic, social and religious dynamics, but also evolving conceptions of self and other. Thus, whether real or imagined, borderlands and meeting points affect the way identities are variously constructed, perceived, negotiated, and performed.
Submission Guidelines: Interested graduate students should submit a 250-word abstract by November 15, 2010. Each proposal should clearly state its relevancy to the conference theme. Candidates proposing full panels should also include a 150-word abstract on the organizing theme of the proposed panel. Successful candidates will be notified by early January and should submit final papers by March 14, 2010.

Email proposals to: BrownHGSAConference@gmail.com.

Questions should be directed toward Laura Perille (Laura_Perille@Brown.edu) or Ania Borejsza-Wysocka (Anna_Borejsza-Wysocka@Brown.edu).

This conference seeks to generate new interdisciplinary perspectives about borderlands and meeting points, putting into conversation fields such as history, literature, anthropology, political science, geography, law, and art. Through these conversations, we will consider the strategies – particularly cultural ones – that are employed at such sites both to pursue particular interests and to engender or resist change. The study of borderlands and meeting points presents us with a methodological and theoretical challenge: to find creative means of giving expression to people and interactions often shaped by charged political and ethnic concerns.

Potential paper topics include, but are not limited to, historical and/or theoretical explorations of the following:
-Urban, regional, and national space and identity
-Ethnic conflict or concord
-Cross-cultural interactions
-Circulation of ideas and materials
-Translation and interpreters
-Trade and commerce
-Religion, missionaries, and conversion
-Gender and sexuality
-Movement, migration and diaspora

Jil Jadid Conference, University of Texas-Austing, February 18-20

The University of Texas’ Department of and Center for Middle Eastern Studies, is pleased to announce that they will host the Jīl Jadīd Conference, a graduate student conference in Arabic Literature and Linguistics, to be held at the University of Texas – Austin, February 18-20, 2011.

This current generation of graduate students represents one of the largest groups of scholars all working together on Arabic in over a century. The purpose of this conference is to bring together students scattered across areas studies, linguistics, comparative literature and other departments in order to facilitate an open and productive exchange of new ideas, and to build collaborative networks that will last well after we finish our graduate education. By coming together to compare our approaches and methods, as well as our innovative research, we can help set the tone for Arabic studies as we move further into the twenty-first century.

In order to foster productive and fruitful dialogue, this conference will take an innovative approach to presentations. Papers will be grouped into panels of three to four presenters which will combine short presentations with in-depth discussions. Each panel will be led by a moderator tasked with facilitating and directing discussion.

Submitters who are accepted will be asked to provide a 2-3 page summary of their papers at least two weeks prior to the conference, so that attendees may read these summaries and more time can be devoted to discussion than presentation.  Presenters will be given fifteen (15) minutes of presentation time, followed by another fifteen (15) minutes of time for discussion. Presenters will be encouraged to use the presentation time to expand on their summaries and then to suggest topics or questions for discussion.

We are pleased to announce that Professors Devin Stewart and Wail Hassan have agreed to give keynote speeches in the area of linguistics and literature respectively, and UT faculty have agreed to offer career development workshops during the conference as well.

Topics:

All papers on Arabic literature and linguistics will gladly be considered, but we especially encourage submissions on the following topics:

*        Beyond diglossia: New approaches to variation in Arabic

*        Bringing data to bear: Empirical approaches to Arabic pedagogy and SLA

*        Socio-cultural approaches to the acquisition of Arabic

*        Asking new questions about old literature

*        Literature across Arabic Registers

*        Arabic literature in new diasporas

*        Arabic Literature, Linguistics and Pedagogy in the Internet Age

Papers which will be also presented at other conferences such as ALS and ACLA are welcome, as we hope to provide a forum for students to further develop and refine their research.

Abstracts: 

Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than 400 words, not including references, in PDF format. Abstracts can be submitted via the following website:

http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/JilJadidUT/

The deadline for abstracts is November  1, 2010. Abstracts should not include identifying information, *however you must indicate the highest degree you have obtained and your current position (e.g. "M.A, Graduate Student" "Ph.D., Assistant Professor", etc.)* Travel Funding:

We are well aware of the financial restrictions facing graduate students, and therefore a large part of the conference budget will be devoted to providing financial assistance for travel expenses for those who are unable to obtain sufficient funding from their departments.

Priority will be given to attendees with accepted papers, but others are encouraged to apply. Details of the application procedure will be made available following the application deadline. Applicants who will be outside of the US at the time of the conference are encouraged to submit, and will be able to present their papers and participate in discussions in person or via internet video-chat.

Conference fees:

A fee of $30US will be required of all attendees. Checks can be submitted to the following address, and should be made out to the University of Texas, with “Jil Jadid” in the memo section:

Center for Middle Eastern Studies

1 University Station, F9400

Austin, TX 78712

For further information, please contact : jiljadidconf@gmail.com

Indiana University Linguistics Club Working Papers Online (vol. 10)

The IULC is now accepting submissions for Volume 10 of its Working Papers Online. 

The target date for submissions for Volume 10 is 15 October 2010.

Undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members from all departments are encouraged to submit original papers in linguistics.

Submissions resulting from term papers written for classes or as a result of independent studies are welcome.

Students are particularly encouraged to submit manuscripts that they intend to publish in a journal in the future and to use the IULC Working Papers Online as a stepping stone to a full-fledged journal submission through the review and revision process.

We accept both paper submission and electronic submission. For detailed instructions on submission, please see our website at https://www.indiana.edu/~iulcwp/

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at iulcwp@indina.edu.

Bodies in Flux: Between Articulation and Inscription

Seminar Organizers: Sheila Sheereen Akbar, Margot B. Valles, and Holly Schreiber, Department of Comparative Literature, Indiana University

This panel welcomes papers that theorize the body as a point of articulation for considering world literatures in comparison and/or the concept of World Literature writ large.

In this manner the body, as a universal particular, can be seen as the wellspring of artistic expression without being confined to national, cultural, or linguistic boundaries. Yet, among other ways that it is in flux, the body is host to a tension arising from its dual role as a marker of individual and community identity. As such, the body also serves as a site where national, cultural, and linguistic violence is meted out. 

Thus, a central focus of this panel will be a consideration of the myriad and often contradictory ways that the body both engenders the power to represent and also bears the scars of representation.  We hope to more broadly discuss this intersection of articulation and inscription in the context of world/comparative literature.

Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to:

- dominant metaphors and narratives of the body in Western and non-Western thought

- the evolution of privacy and its impact on attitudes toward the body

- the impact of photography and film on the body

- trauma, memory, and pain

- the limits of language and communication

- violence, wounds, and healing

- revolution and war

- diasporic and post-colonial expressions

- the monstrous body, voluntary and involuntary bodily mutilations

- feminist texts and practices

- gender studies and the body

Abstracts are due by Nov. 12, 2010 and must be submitted through the ACLA website.

The seminar description may be accessed at: http://www.acla.org/acla2011/?p=994 

National Society of Arts and Letters Literature Competition

The National Society of Arts and Letters

Bloomington, Indiana Chapter

Competition & Showcase of the Arts, 2011

LITERATURE COMPETITION

The National Society of Arts and Letters of Bloomington invites aspiring young writers to participate in its 2011 Literature Competition.

Eligibility Requirements

Contestants;

• Must be between 18-29 years of age*
• Cannot be under exclusive professional management/representation.
• Must be Indiana resident or enrolled as student in state of Indiana.

Manuscript Requirements

Submit only entry in of the following areas;
• Essay of Literary Merit (non-fiction)
• Poetry (10 pages)
• Novel (1 chapter)
• Short Fiction (complete work)
• Play (complete 1-act or 1 act of play)
• TV Script

*Contestants must have reached the age of 18 by April 17, 2011.

Top winners are expected to read from their work at the NSAL Showcase on April 17, 2011. The deadline for the submission of work is January 31st, 2011.


For more information and to apply contact:

Dr Cigdem Balim Harding
NELC, Goodbody Hall 208, Indiana University, Bloomington IN 47405
(812) 361-9010 or (812) 287-8202
cbalim@indiana.edu

Graduate Program at McGill University, Montreal, Canada

The graduate program at the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada is now accepting applications from talented and motivated students. The Institute of Islamic Studies has two full-time professors, Robert Wisnovsky and Jamil Ragep, who deal with Islamic philosophy/theology and science, respectively, as well as a large team working on our Rational Sciences in Islam (RaSI) project. This team includes Ihsan Fazlioglu, Adam Gacek, Taro Mimura, Reza Pourjavady, Sally Ragep, and Sergei Tourkin.

In addition, we also have a postdoctoral fellow, Keren Abbou Hershkovits, who is associated with our Transmission, Translation, and Transformation in Medieval Cultures project and our Ghafiqi herbal project:
http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-findinfo/subjects/health/ghafiqiproject/

The deadline for applications is January 15, 2011. For further information, please check out: http://www.mcgill.ca/islamicstudies/programmes/phd/

Jumpstart Your Research at the IUB Libraries

Next week, the IUB Libraries Reference Services Department will be offering several workshops to help you develop and hone your research skills.  Sessions include:

Research Jump Start

Explore the best methods for finding your field’s important literature and examine the benefits and drawbacks of using certain search tools, such as Google Scholar.

Researching the 18^th and 19^th Centuries

Explore the essential library resources for historical and literary research on 18^th and 19^th century topics, including new digital resources that give researchers enhanced access to books, journals, newspapers, and other primary source materials.

Citation Indexes on the Web

Citation indexes make it possible to trace patterns of influence among scholars and scientists.   Learn how to set up citation alerts and use search analysis tools to enhance your research in all fields.

Copyright 101 for Authors

Explore the basics of copyright law for authors and learn how to protect and manage your rights. 

To see the complete schedule, workshop descriptions, and to sign up, go to http://www.libraries.iub.edu/workshops and click on the Faculty & Graduate Student Workshops button.  Also, check out our online calendar of events here: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=5866

Jumpstart Your Research at the IUB Libraries

Next week, the IUB Libraries Reference Services Department will be offering several workshops to help you develop and hone your research skills.  Sessions include:

Research Jump Start

Explore the best methods for finding your field’s important literature and examine the benefits and drawbacks of using certain search tools, such as Google Scholar.

Researching the 18^th and 19^th Centuries

Explore the essential library resources for historical and literary research on 18^th and 19^th century topics, including new digital resources that give researchers enhanced access to books, journals, newspapers, and other primary source materials.

Citation Indexes on the Web

Citation indexes make it possible to trace patterns of influence among scholars and scientists.   Learn how to set up citation alerts and use search analysis tools to enhance your research in all fields.

Copyright 101 for Authors

Explore the basics of copyright law for authors and learn how to protect and manage your rights. 

To see the complete schedule, workshop descriptions, and to sign up, go to http://www.libraries.iub.edu/workshops and click on the Faculty & Graduate Student Workshops button.  Also, check out our online calendar of events here: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=5866.

Jewish Studies Fall Graduate-Faculty Workshop Series

"Jews and their Neighbors: Law and Interethnic Relations in the Russian Empire"

Professor Eugene Avrutin 

Professor of Modern European Jewish History and Tobor Family Scholar,

Program of Jewish Culture and Society, University of Illinois

Friday, October 15

12:00 noon

Distinguished Alumni Room, IMU

This talk analyzes the role that the law played in the mediation of interethnic relations in the Russian Empire. Historians have argued that Jews lived side-by-side with other ethnic communities for hundreds of years before their mass destruction in the twentieth century. Yet they have failed to explain just how these populations managed to coexist with one another on an everyday level. Between the 1830s and the 1880s, relations between Jews and their ethnically diverse neighbors were not devoid of social conflict, but these disagreements were usually the product of daily economic exchanges rather than a disdain for one another based on either religious or ethnic differences. Drawing on court records and other unexplored archival materials, this talk analyzes how Jews and their neighbors utilized the law to mediate everyday disagreements, which took place in three contact zones in nineteenth century Russia: the neighborhood, the noble estate, and the marketplace.

Participants are asked to read a copy of Professor Avrutin’s paper prior to the workshop. To obtain a copy the paper, please email Melissa Deckard.



Spring 2011 Class: The Judeo-Spanish Diaspora and the Jews of the Middle East

Professor Matthias Lehmann

From the medieval to the modern periods, Sephardic Jews inhabited the frontier between the Christian and Islamic worlds, between Europe and the Middle East, between “West” and “East.”

This course will explore the history of the Mediterranean Diaspora of Judeo-Spanish communities that emerged in the wake of the Spanish expulsion in 1492, with a special focus on the Judeo-Spanish (Sephardic) communities in the Middle East and in North Africa.

The course will span the period from 1492 to the twentieth century, with a focus on the modern era. Topics explored will include Sephardic responses to the trauma of expulsion, the fate of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews converted to Christianity (the “Conversos” or “Marranos”), the rise of Ottoman Jewry, the transformation of Sephardic communities in the age of nationalism and European colonialism, the destruction of the Sephardic heartland in World War II, and the encounter of Sephardic Jews with Zionism and the State of Israel. Students will write short book reviews, give in-class presentations, and will write a final paper.

18th Annual ACES Central Eurasian Studies Conference, Indiana University, Saturday, 5 March 2011

The Association of Central Eurasian Students (ACES) at Indiana University invites panel and individual paper proposals for the Eighteenth Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference to be held Saturday, March 5, 2011 on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University.

Graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars are cordially invited to submit abstracts of papers addressing all topics pertaining to Central Eurasian Studies. Central Eurasian Studies is defined for the purposes of this conference as the study of the historical and contemporary Afghan, Balto-Finnic, Hungarian, Mongolic, Persian, Tibetan, Tungusic, and Turkic peoples, languages, cultures, and states.

Submission of pre-organized panels is strongly encouraged. Individual papers are also welcome and will be assigned by the Conference Committee to a suitable panel. All proposals will be subject to a highly selective review procedure. Past panel themes have included:


- Representation and Nationalism in Kazakhstan: Past, Present and Future
- Societies and Cultures of Xinjiang
- Turkic Folklore and Literature
- Romanticism, Modernism, Postmodernism, and Beyond in Hungarian Literature, Culture, and the Arts
- Tibetan Studies
- Aspects of Imperial and Soviet Rule in Central Asia
- Nodes of Identity
- Explorations in Central Asian Historiography

Submission Instructions:

Proposals may be submitted via the online form accessible at: http://www.indiana.edu/~aces n.b.

All submissions must be accompanied by an abstract. ACES regrets that it cannot provide any funding to participants.

Submission Deadline: 14 November 2010

Applicants will be notified of their status before 1 December 2010.

 Please remember that the submission of a proposal represents a commitment on your behalf to participate in the conference.

 Any queries may be directed to the ACES Conference Committee at aces@indiana.edu.

Islam & Peacebuilding

The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures,

Voices & Visions: Islam & Muslims from a Global Perspective, &

the Center for the Study of the Middle East

Presents;

Dr. Qamar-ul Huda,

Senior Program Officer,

United States Institute of Peace, Washington D.C.

Islam &

Peacebuilding:

Theory and Practice

Monday, October 11, 7:30pm

The Neal-Marshall Center, A201

Copies of Dr. Huda’s book will be available for purchase and

signature by the author at the end of lecture.

Dr. Huda is Senior Program Officer in the Religion and Peacemaking Program at the US Institute of Peace Studies and scholar of Islam. His area of expertise is Islamic theology, intellectual history, ethics, comparative ethics, the language of violence, conflict resolution and non-violence in contemporary Islam. He received his Ph.D. in Islamic Intellectual History from UCLA and is the editor of the recently published The Crescent and Dove: Critical Perspectives on Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam (USIP Press, 2010), which provides a critical analysis of models of nonviolent strategies, peace building efforts, conflict resolution methods in Muslim communities.

Please visit Dr. Huda’s webpage for more information;

http://www.usip.org/specialists/qamar-ul-huda

Graduate students & faculty, please RSVP at nelc@indiana.edu for the opportunity to meet with Dr. Huda informally over lunch* on
Tuesday, October 12, 11.30-1pm

Ballantine Hall, 004**

*Pizza and beverages will be provided for this event.

** Please note room change!