Dates: November 12-13, 2010
Abstract due by email: ,October 2nd,2010
Topic: Crossing Boundaries: Transforming Identities, Cultures and Human Relations in a Global Village
Place: Davis and Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia
Culture and Globalized World, Ethnic Identity and Transformation of White America, Human Identity and Self Transformation, Challenging Conventional Thinking about Religion, Post Modernity and New Age Religion, Terrorism and Fundamentalism, Transformation of Human Relations with the Globalization of Economy, Identity in the Information Age, Cultural and Racial Identity in a Globalized World, Racism and Class Prejudice, Plato on Class Relations,. Race, Class and Gender, Gender Bias and Discrimination in Workplace, Sexual Harassment, Power and Violence. Beyond Culture and Religion, Feminism and Politics of Peace, Popular Culture, Culture of the Workplace, Ethics of Equality: Kantian and Utilitarian Views, Debates on Equal Opportunity
Papers from the Conference will be published subject to editorial review(Journal of International and Interdisciplinary Studies/Journal of Indian Philosophy & Religion).
Contact:
Chandana Chakrabarti,Ph.D.
Dean of International Programs
Director of the Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness
Davis and Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia 26241,USA
Phone: 304-637-1293
E-mail: Chandanachak@gmail.com
Mailing Address: PO Box 743
Elkins, West Virginia 26241
USA
There will also be an undergraduate session during the conference. Please encourage your students to send abstracts by October 2nd,2010
Undergraduate Conference
November -13,2010
Abstract Due- 100 words by email: October 2nd, 2010
-The fifth bi-annual undergraduate conference is scheduled for Saturday March 2November 12-13,2010 , at Davis and Elkins College. Papers in any area are welcome. Papers must not exceed a length of 3000 words. We are looking for papers that have already been submitted for a class and that have done well. Instructors are requested to encourage their students to submit papers for this event. There will be an award of $150 for the best paper selected. There will be also two prizes for $50. Papers selected for prize will be announced on the Davis and Elkins college website one week after the conference.
The advisory board members are:
Helen Benigni, Ruth Tunick, Shawn Stover, Nadeem Khan(Davis and Elkins College)
Mark Wood (Virginia Commonwealth University)
JoAnne Myers (Marist College)
Allen Michael, Teresa Allen (East Tennessee University),
On the first page of your paper, include the following nine items:
1)word count-3000 words maximum
2) the author's name
3) academic status
4) institutional affiliation
5) mailing address
6) email address
7) telephone number
8) the paper's title
9) an abstract-100 words count
Submissions which do not include all nine items will not be considered. No more than one submission by the same author will be considered
Email a copy of your paper to chakrabartic@davisandelkins.edu by November 1, 2010
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