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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
FOR THE
21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND EXPERIENCES (CACE)

Hosted by the African American Studies Program
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
October 14‐16, 2010

Theme: EXPLORING BLACK MASCULINITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE
LANDSCAPES: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

In the spirit of the theme, we invite participants to share their scholarly, literary, and/or artistic expressions in any one or more of the following formats: Individual Paper, Poster, and Panels.

Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:
Theorized black masculinities
Multi-racial/multi-ethnic black masculinities
Black masculinities across the Global Diaspora
Comic & Fictional black masculinities
Queer, Feminist, and/or Feminized Black masculinities
Black masculinities and politics
Black masculinities and the Public Sphere
Popular Culture and black masculinities
Black masculinity and Education
Historical elements of black masculinity
Black masculinity and performance
Black masculinity and religion/spirituality
Black men and families/relationships
Black masculinity and music

Send proposed abstracts (100 words) in Word or RTF to afs@uncg.edu no later than August 13, 2010. Panel proposals are highly encouraged. Student panels are welcomed.
Send inquiries to AFS@uncg.edu. For more information and registration, visit
www.uncg.edu/afs.

Note: Papers will be considered for inclusion in the new Journal of Black Masculinity.