(NAME-MCE) Call for Papers - Emerging Paradigms in Critical Mixed Race Studies

[Anselmo Villanueva]

*MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR FALL 2010!
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FIRST CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 4-7, 2010 DEPAUL UNIVERSITY,
CHICAGO, IL

 CALL FOR SEMINAR, PANEL, AND ROUNDTABLE PROPOSALS FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL
CONFERENCE:

*“Emerging Paradigms in Critical Mixed Race Studies”

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*Conference Description: **Emerging Paradigms in Critical Mixed Race Studies
*, the 1st annual Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, will take place at
DePaul University in Chicago, November 4-7, 2010. The CMRS conference brings
together scholars from a variety of disciplines nationwide. The 1st annual
Critical Mixed Race Studies conference, hosted by De Paul University, is
devoted to the general theme “Emerging Paradigms of Critical Mixed Race
Studies.” We invite panels, seminars, and proposals that address this theme,
although participants are welcome to propose papers and panels that speak to
their own research, pedagogical, and community-based interests as well.

*Critical Mixed Race Studies:* CMRS is the transracial, transdisciplinary,
and transnational  critical analysis of the institutionalization of social,
cultural, and political orders based on dominant conceptions of race. CMRS
emphasizes the mutability of race and the porosity of racial boundaries in
order to critique processes of racialization and social stratification based
on race. CMRS addresses local and global systemic injustices rooted in
systems of racialization.

The conference theme, "Emerging Paradigms," recognizes that the diverse
disciplines that have nurtured Mixed Race Studies have reached a watershed
moment; moving beyond the previous focus on interracial relationships and
mixed race individuals, Critical Mixed Race Studies is becoming a
transdiscipline--a critical approach to analyzing race and racism that
simultaneously moves beyond race and holds the significance of racialized
identities and communities.

*DEADLINE FOR ALL PROPOSALS: April 1, 2010
SELECTIONS WILL BE FINALIZED BY July 1, 2010 *

*All queries and submissions should be directed to the conference co-chair
Laura Kina: lkinaaro at depaul.edu 773-325-4048*

*Proposals:*
Proposals might consider the ways different disciplines approach or provide
methodologies for critical analyses of mixed race issues. Proposals might
also consider the following issues/areas as related to Critical Mixed Race
Studies

 The Arts
Communications
Comparative & Transnational Studies
Commercialization of Mixed Race
Community Organizing
Critical Race Studies
Cultural Studies
Economics
Education
Global Migrations & Diaspora
Health Care
History
Identity
Interdisciplinary Studies
K-12
Literary Studies
Mental Health
Politics of Mixed Race
Prison/Industrial Complex
Psychology
Queer Mixed
Religious Studies
Social Services
Sociology
Transracial Adoption
Urban Studies

By bringing together seminars, roundtables, and papers from a diversity of
fields, we seek to promote interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary dialogues
among the various scholarly- and community-based discourses around mixed
race. We particularly invite proposals that mix scholarly and
community-based approaches to a given topic.

Participants are welcome to submit seminar, panel, and roundtable proposals
on any topic. The primary criterion for selection will be the quality of the
proposal, not its connection to the conference theme.

Because we wish to involve as many people as possible as active
participants, CMRS conference organizers limit multiple appearances on the
program. Thus, you may participate once, but only once, in each of the
following categories:


·       Seminar, either as leader or as presenter

·       Panel, either as chair or as presenter

·       Roundtable, either as chair or as presenter

We ask that panel or roundtable organizers not chair their own session if
they are also speaking in the session. The session chair/moderator must be
someone who is otherwise not participating in the session. Panel organizers
are encouraged to identify a moderator and include this information with
their proposals; the CMRS Program Committee can also ask another conference
attendee to serve as a moderator.

*SEMINAR PROPOSALS
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* *Leading a Seminar: (Information for Seminar Leaders)
Participants write brief “position papers” (5-7 pages) that are read and
circulated prior to the conference. Because their size is limited to 15
participants, seminars generate lively exchange and often facilitate future
collaborations. The format also allows a larger number of conference
attendees to seek financial support from their institutions as they educate
themselves and their colleagues on subjects of mutual interest. Seminars are
two hours in length.

Please note that this is the call for seminar leaders. Sign-up for seminar
participants will take
place on a first-come, first-served basis starting in July, coinciding with
registration for the
conference.

Seminar Topics:

There are no limits on topics, but the more clearly defined the topic and
the more guidance provided by the leader, the more productive the
discussion. “Clearly defined” should not be confused with “narrow,” as
extremely narrow seminar topics tend to
exclude many potential applicants.

Proposing a Seminar:


Seminar proposals must be submitted via email and must include the following
information.
Please assist us by sending this information in exactly the order given
here:

1.    Use as a subject line: SEMINAR PROPOSAL / [LAST NAME OF SEMINAR
LEADER] (e.g., SEMINAR PROPOSAL / HAMAKO)

2.    List the seminar leader's name, institutional affiliation, discipline,
position or title, mailing address, phone, fax, and e-mail address

3.    Provide a brief curriculum vitae (including teaching experience) for
the seminar leader

4.    Give a brief description (up to 200 words) of the proposed topic

*PANEL PROPOSALS
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* *Topics are not limited to the theme “Emerging Paradigms.” Successful
proposals will
introduce topics that promise to expand research and debate on Critical
Mixed Race Studies topics, and will present a clear rationale for the
papers’ collective goal. Please bear in mind these guidelines:

·       We encourage interdisciplinary panels.

·       In order to encourage discussion, preference will be given to panels
with three participants, though panels of four will be considered.

·       Panels composed entirely of participants from a single department at
a single institution are not likely to be accepted.

·       Panels mixing community organizers with scholars are encouraged.

·       Panels featuring graduate students are encouraged, and it is
suggested that these panels also include presenters with degrees together
with graduate students.


Proposals for panels must be submitted via email and must include the
following information.
Please assist us by sending this information in exactly the order given
here:

1.    Use as a subject line: PANEL PROPOSAL / [LAST NAME OF SEMINAR LEADER]
(e.g., SEMINAR PROPOSAL / WASHINGTON)

2.    Panel title

3.    List the panel organizer's name, institutional affiliation,
discipline, position or title, mailing address, phone, fax, and e-mail
address

4.    List the panel chair/moderator's name, institutional affiliation,
discipline, position or title, mailing address, phone, fax, and e-mail
address (if you do not identify a chair, we may locate one for you)

5.    Panelists' names, paper titles, institutional affiliations,
disciplines, positions or titles, and contact information

6.    Brief (2-3 sentence) scholarly biography of each panelist

7.    A maximum 500-word abstract of the panel as a whole

       8.    Give a brief description (up to 200 words) of the proposed
topic

*ROUNDTABLE PROPOSALS*

* *Unlike panels, which generally feature a sequence of 15-20 minute talks
followed by discussion,
roundtables gather a group of participants around a shared concern in order
to generate
discussion among the roundtable participants and with the audience. To this
end, instead of
delivering full-length papers, participants are asked to deliver short
position statements in
response to questions distributed in advance by the organizer, or they take
turns responding to
prompts from the moderator. The bulk of the session should be devoted to
discussion. No paper
titles are listed in the program, only the names of participants.

Other roundtable policies:

·       Roundtables may feature as many as 6 speakers.

·       We particularly welcome roundtables featuring participants from
multiple disciplines.

·       Roundtables composed entirely of participants from a single
department at a single institution are not likely to be accepted.

·       Roundtables mixing community organizers with scholars are
encouraged.

·       Roundtables featuring graduate students are encouraged, and it is
suggested that these panels also include presenters with degrees together
with graduate students.

 Proposals for roundtables must be submitted via email and must include the
following information.
Please assist us by sending this information in exactly the order given
here:

1.    Use as a subject line: ROUNDTABLE PROPOSAL / [LAST NAME OF ROUNDTABLE
ORGANIZER]
(e.g., ROUNDTABLE PROPOSAL / SAECHAO)

2.    Roundtable title

3.    Roundtable organizer's name, institutional affiliation, discipline,
position or title, mailing address,
phone, fax, and e-mail address

4.    Roundtables moderator's name, institutional affiliation, discipline,
position or title, and contact information
(if you do not identify a moderator, we will locate one for you)

5.    Speakers' names, institutional affiliations, disciplines, positions or
titles, mailing addresses,
phones, faxes, and e-mail addresses

6.    Brief (2-3 sentence) scholarly biography of each speaker

7.    A maximum 500-word rationale for the roundtable
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*Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference*

Organizers’ Contact Info


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*Wei Ming Dariotis*

Assistant Professor Asian American Studies

San Francisco State University, IPride Board

1600 Holloway Ave

San Francisco, CA 94132

dariotis at sfsu.edu

925-864-1610

http://online.sfsu.edu/~dariotis



*Camilla Fojas*

Associate Professor & Chair Latin American and Latino Studies DePaul
University

SAC 5th floor 2320 North Kenmore Avenue

Chicago, IL 60614

cfojas at depaul.edu

773-325-4994



*Laura Kina*

Associate Professor Art, Media and Design

Director Asian American Studies DePaul University

1150 W. Fullerton #317

Chicago, IL 60614

lkinaaro at depaul.edu

773-325-4048

www.laurakina.com