[Andalusi Studies] [CFP] ME History and Theory U Chicago May 5-6, 2017

[David Wacks]

*C**ALL FOR **P**APERS*

*32**nd* *Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference*
*T**HE **U**NIVERSITY OF **C**HICAGO*
*May 5–6, 2017*

We invite proposals from graduate students, faculty, and independent
scholars about the Middle East and Islamic World from the coming of Islam
until the present day. This year’s conference has the broad theme of “*Center
and Periphery*,” which raises a number of possible issues:
How are center and periphery defined? By whom and for whom?
How is the hierarchy of center and periphery maintained through economic,
political and social power? In what ways do shifting fortunes upset that
hierarchy for individuals, communities, and nations?
How do center and periphery figure in to cultural expression like art,
literature, and music? Geographical and conceptual space? Racial, gender,
and social identity?
We encourage papers on these and related questions from many fields,
including but not limited to history, anthropology, political science,
literature, philosophy, art history, and media studies. The theme
corresponds to our keynote address, which will be given by Professor
Benjamin Fortna at the University of Arizona with the title, “*Inside Out:
The Life of an Ottoman Officer at Empire’s End*.”

Approximately 50 papers will be selected and grouped into panels of three
or four. Special preference will be given to pre-arranged panels, although
individual submissions are welcome. Participants should be prepared to
deliver a maximum twenty-minute presentation and respond to questions from
an assigned discussant. Written papers should be circulated to panel
members at least two weeks before the conference. If you are unsure about
the suitability of your topic, feel free to email us (see address below).

Please send submissions to mehatconference at gmail.com no later than *Friday
10 February 2017*. Include each presenter’s name, institution, and position
(graduate student, professor, etc.), and attach a 250-word abstract with a
tentative title. The best abstracts will summarize the paper’s topic, its
relationship and contribution to existing scholarship, and specific
conclusions. For pre-arranged panels, please send a single email with an
overall panel description plus individual paper abstracts. Proposals will
be evaluated anonymously by the coordinators, so please *do not *include
names or any identifying information in the abstract. Selection results
will be announced in March 2017.

*Sponsored panels. *As in previous years, three of our sponsors will offer
limited funding for panels in the following fields: (1) Modern Arabic
Literature; (2) Central Eurasian Studies; and (3) South Asian Studies.
Participants chosen for one of these panels may be eligible for a modest
travel subsidy. Those interested should submit abstracts according to the
process outlined above, with a note indicating their interest in a
sponsored panel. Applicants not placed on a special panel will still
receive full consideration.

Please circulate widely. Updates will be shared on the MEHAT website
<https://voices.uchicago.edu/mehat/> and Facebook
<https://web.facebook.com/mehatchicago/> page. For questions, please write
to mehatconference at gmail.com.

*Conference Coordinators*
Sami Sweis                                                 Kevin Blankinship
PhD Candidate, NELC                                  PhD Candidate, NELC
University of Chicago                                    University of
Chicago

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David Wacks
Professor of Spanish
UO Dept of Romance Languages
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