CALL FOR PAPERS

        The Journal of American Studies of Turkey (JAST), a =
peer-refereed=20
journal, is planning a special issue on African American Studies, to be=20=

published in the Fall of 2008.
Essay topics to be considered for this issue include: 1) the=20
historical origins of the Black Studies movement and African American=20
Studies programs and departments in the United States; 2) the state of=20=

African American Studies in Europe; 3) Current trends in African=20
American Studies=97social, political, and economic perspectives; 4)=20
African American Studies and the visual arts; 5) transnational African=20=

American Studies; 6) gender and African American Studies; 7) critical=20
perspectives on cultural production in the black diaspora=97film, music,=20=

and literature.
        The deadline for proposals is April 30, 2007; the deadline for=20=

accepted manuscripts is December 1, 2007. Please send proposals to the=20=

guest editors, Gulriz Buken, buken_at_bilkent.edu.tr, or James A. Miller,=20=

jam_at_gwu.edu., or to any of the Contributing Editors: Nancy J. Dawson,=20
efuasuazo_at_cs.com, Tanya Price, priceta_at_umkc.edu, or George Junne,=20
george.junne_at_unco.edu

James A. Miller
Professor of English & American Studies
& Chair, American Studies Department
The George Washington University
(202) 994-6743
Fax: (202) 994-7915=

         ==========================================================
              From the Literary Calls for Papers Mailing List
                        CFP_at_english.upenn.edu
                         Full Information at
                     http://cfp.english.upenn.edu
         or write Jennifer Higginbotham: higginbj_at_english.upenn.edu
         ==========================================================
Received on Mon Mar 05 2007 - 14:08:54 EST