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Sephardi Mizrahi Studies Caucus Discussion List – May 09, 2009

Association for Jewish Studies Sephardi/Mizrahi Studies Caucus Discussion List

Editor/Moderator: Aviva Ben-Ur <aben-ur(at)judnea(dot)umass(dot)edu>

Week of Sunday, May 09, 2010 (25 Iyyar 5770)

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Index:

1. Call for Papers: Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference (AJS)

2. Call for Papers: AJS Panel on Non-Ashkenazim and the Holocaust (Bowman)

3. Call for Papers: AJS Panel on Jews in 20th Century Egypt: Literature, Language, Culture (Israel-Pelletier)

4. Call for Papers: Conference of the Latin American Jewish Studies Association, Tempe, Arizona, June 2011 (Lebowitz)

5. Call for Submissions: Raphael Patai Prize in Jewish Folklore and Ethnology (Bronner)

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1. Call for Papers: Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference (AJS)

From: Association for Jewish Studies [mailto:ajs(at)ajs(dot)cjh(dot)org]

via: "Mendelsohn, Adam D" <MendelsohnA(at)COFC(dot)EDU>

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:55:37 -0400

The Call for Papers for the 42ND Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies is now available online at http://www.ajsnet.org/.

The conference will take place December 19-21, 2010 at the Westin Copley Place, Boston.  The AJS Conference is the largest annual gathering of Jewish studies scholars worldwide, drawing approximately 1000 attendees and featuring more than 150 sessions dedicated to all fields of Jewish studies scholarship.  The online proposal submission site will be open for submissions beginning March 23, 2010; the deadline for submissions is May 11, 2010.  You will also find on the AJS website: general information about travel grants, hotel, meals, registration, and sample abstracts.

If you are interested in organizing a session and seek participants, please post an announcement to the Sessions Seeking Participants page on the AJS website. Session organizers seeking participants for their proposed panels, roundtables, meetings, or seminars may list their proposed session topics, along with their contact information.  Those interested in joining one of the sessions will contact the organizer directly about submitting a proposal.  For more information, go to http://www.ajsnet.org/session.htm.

The page includes instructions on how to submit a proposed topic and contact a session organizer.

Please contact the AJS office at ajs(at)ajs(dot)cjh(dot)org or 917.606.8249 if you have any questions about the conference.

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2. Call for Papers: AJS Panel on Non-Ashkenazim and the Holocaust (Bowman)

From: Bowman, Steven (bowmans) [mailto:bowmans(at)ucmail(dot)uc(dot)edu]

via: "Mendelsohn, Adam D" <MendelsohnA(at)COFC(dot)EDU>

Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 22:23:38 -0400

Call for papers for planned AJS panel on the Holocaust dealing with marginalized voices among the non Ashkenazim, e.g., Balkans, Greeks, Turks, North Africans, Iraqis, etc.  Deadline is Wednesday May 12.

Steven Bowman

University of Cincinnati

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3. Call for Papers: AJS Panel on Jews in 20th Century Egypt: Literature, Language, Culture (Israel-Pelletier)

[Note from Editor/Moderator Aviva Ben-Ur: With apologies to the poster Professor Israel-Pelletier, I hope that proposal can still be accepted in time for the closing of the AJS application date of May 13]

From: Israel-pelletier, Aimee <aip(at)uta(dot)edu>

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 18:23:41 -0500 [04/08/2010 07:23:41 PM EDT]

A call for papers to be included in a panel entitled "Jews in 20th Century Egypt: Politics, Literature, Language, and Culture."  The panel would be concerned with the history, language(s), cultural conditions, literary and artistic productions of the Jews of Egypt in the 20th century, both in Egypt and in the diaspora. Topics and approaches are open. Papers are limited to 20 minutes.

Deadline for submision of a 200-250 word abstract: May 7, 2010

To: aip(at)uta(dot)edu

Aimée Israel-Pelletier, University of Texas at Arlington

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4. Call for Papers: Conference of the Latin American Jewish Studies Association, Tempe, Arizona, June 2011 (Lebowitz)

From: Arieh Lebowitz <ariehnyc(at)prodigy(dot)net>

via: "Mendelsohn, Adam D" <MendelsohnA(at)COFC(dot)EDU>

Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:07:07 -0400

The Latin American Jewish Studies Association (LAJSA) announces the XV International Research Conference of LAJSA Arizona State University, Tempe

June 12-14, 2011

First Call for Sessions, Symposia, and Individual Papers "Going Global: Jewish American Life and Arts"

The School of International Letters and Cultures and the Jewish Studies Program at Arizona State University invite researchers from different academic disciplines to participate in a stimulating scientific and intellectual discussion within the framework of the XV International Research Conference of the Latin American Jewish Studies Association (LAJSA), to be held at Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona) June

12-14, 2011.

Seeking the widest possible range of disciplinary as well as epistemological perspectives in an effort to encourage the development of new theoretical and conceptual frameworks, this International Conference of LAJSA aims to showcase studies of Jews and of Latin =

American Jewry within the broader fields of research of the different peoples, cultures and religions in Latin America, without strict adherence to ideological narratives, in consonance with the multiple and flexible definitions of the Latin American Jewish subject.

All those interested in organizing sessions or symposia about a common theme, together with colleagues from the same or from different disciplines, should send a title and a brief summary of the proposed session or symposium (not exceeding half a page in length, single space), in English, Spanish or Portuguese, by 30 September 2010, to the following e-mail addresses: david(dot)foster(at)asu(dot)edu, msbejar(at)mscc(dot)huji(dot)ac(dot)il. Proposals should include the conveners' name(s) and academic affiliation, as well as the names, affiliation and contact details of at least two other participants. The approved symposia and the contact information of the conveners will be announced in November, 2010. Those wishing to present a paper within the framework of a particular session or symposium should contact the relevant convener directly.

We also invite colleagues and researchers from various disciplines interested in delivering an individual paper to send us a title and 150-word abstract, in English, Spanish or Portuguese, by 31 October 2010, to the following e-mail address: david(dot)foster(at)asu(dot)edu. Proposals for individual papers should also include the name, academic affiliation and contact details of the participant. Accepted papers will then be organized into thematic sessions.

LAJSA will make every effort to provide a certain number of scholarships to enable the participation of young scholars with interesting proposals and insufficient financial support. Information concerning hotel accommodation in Tempe will be sent during the next few months.

All presenters at the congress must be paid-up members of LAJSA; no one will be scheduled on the program until it has been determined that s/he enjoys this status. The LAJSA membership form is available at http://www.utexas.edu/cola/orgs/lajsa/membership/.

We look forward to your valuable participation in our Conference.

Cordially,

The Program Committee

Dr. David William Foster, co-chair

Dr. Margalit Bejarano, co-chair

Dr. Adriana Brodsky

Dr. Naomi Lindstrom

Dr. Rosalie Sitman

Dr. Ana Maria Tapia

Dr. Anita Weinstein

Dr. Erin Graff Zivin

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5. Call for Submissions: Raphael Patai Prize in Jewish Folklore and Ethnology (Bronner)

From: Simon Bronner [mailto:shimon(dot)bronner(at)gmail(dot)com]

via: "Mendelsohn, Adam D" <MendelsohnA(at)COFC(dot)EDU>

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:11:28 -0500

The Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Section of the American Folklore Society (AFS)  invites submissions for its Raphael Patai Prize in Jewish Folklore and Ethnology awarded for the best unpublished student paper in English on Jewish folklore and ethnology completed in 2009 or 2010. The winner of the prize receives $200 and a citation from the American Folklore Society.

*The criteria for submissions are:*

1. Papers will be written in English. Approaches to the subject cover Jewish material and apply folkloristic and ethnological perspectives.

2. The length of papers is of publishable essay length-usually 8 to 12,000 words. The preferable citation style uses in-text citations and a reference list.

3. Submitted unpublished paper was written by a student in 2009 or 2010, and not submitted for publication.

4. Papers should be submitted electronically in Word on or before July 1, 2010 to Professor Simon Bronner, convener of the Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Section of the AFS at *sbronner(at)psu(dot)edu.*

5. Submitters should identify the university and department where the paper was prepared, and give their contact information, including postal and email address.


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