Call for Papers

The graduate students in Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are pleased to announce an upcoming conference in German and Scandinavian Studies. Experimentations: German and Scandinavian Studies will be an interdisciplinary forum for emerging theorists and scholars in these areas and will provide an enriching and intriguing mixture of subject matter and scholarly interests.

Furthering the disciplines in which they work and learn, emerging researchers examine, critique, discuss, and interact with the work of their predecessors, while simultaneously offering their own theories and ideas. The graduate students of today change the faces of their disciplines and are crucial constituents of the academic world.

With this in mind, the conference organizers call for proposals for papers in German and Scandinavian Studies that deal with experimentation(s). “Experimentation” can be interpreted broadly. Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes and should be in English, though abstracts (one page) may be submitted in English, German, or Swedish. Please submit proposals by December 1, 2005. Papers will be organized into appropriate panels. Questions and abstracts can be sent to ahector@german.umass.edu and ffeierei@german.umass.edu.

We encourage and welcome interdisciplinary work. Papers may come from (but are not limited to) the following fields and topics: politics, cinema, art and architecture, popular culture, gender and/or sexuality, music, literary studies, history.

Recently awarded financial support makes it possible for us to offer a limited number of travel stipends of up to $200 (possibly more for international travel) for presenters traveling to the conference. Upon acceptance as presenters, participants will be asked to submit their latest CV, a letter of recommendation from an advisor or faculty member, and a certification from a chair or dean that attests to the need for the funding (e.g., in the case of no travel support from the home institution) or that verifies the matching of travel support by the home institution.

This conference is made possible by generous support from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the American-Scandinavian Foundation, the Consulate General of Sweden in New York, the Max Kade Foundation, Inc., the Dean of the Graduate School (UMass Amherst), the Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts (UMass Amherst), and German and Scandinavian Studies/Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.

Graduate Student Conference Committee
Germanic Languages and Literatures
512 Herter Hall
University of Massachusetts
161 Presidents Dr.
Amherst, MA 01003 -9312

Fax: (413) 545-6995
E-Mail: ahector@german.umass.edu and ffeierei@german.umass.edu