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EAST READS WEST; WEST READS EAST:

The Near and Far East

in the Western World

Dear colleagues,

You are all invited to participate in the Second Conference on Orientalisms and the Asian/Arab Diaspora in the Americas that will take place this Spring at the University of California, Merced.  The name of this year’s conference is EAST READS WEST; WEST READS EAST: The Near and Far East in the Western World.

I hope some of you find it interesting and decide to participate.-

Best,

Ignacio López-Calvo, Ph.D.-
Professor of Latin American Literature, UC Merced

1. Orientalism, strategic Orientalism, and self-orientalization
2. Occidentalism
3. Asianness and Arabness in the Americas and the Hispanic world
4. "Cooleism"
5. Asian and Arab literature and culture in the Americas
6. Asian and Arab characters in Western literature
7. Nationalisms and the Asian or Arab as the "Other"
8. Asian and Arab testimonials, memoirs, and autobiographies in the Americas and the Hispanic World
9. Asian and Arab women in the Americas and the Hispanic world and their representation
10. Asian/Arab transculturation, hybridity, and assimilation in the Western World
11. Erasure and misrepresentation of Asians and Arabs in Western cultural production
12. Asian and Arab religiosity and "witchcraft" in the Americas
13. White supremacy and Asians/Arabs in the Americas and the Hispanic world
14. Chinatowns in the Americas
15. Asian/Arab identities, cultural difference, and de-ethnification in the Western world
16. Western travellers in the Near and Far East
17. The Near and Far East in Western imaginaries
18. Arab and Asian travellers in the West
19. Asian/Arab transnationalism, exile, and "inner exile"

CALL FOR PAPERS 

Those interested are invited to submit a one-page abstract in Spanish or English, dealing with any of the aforementioned topics or any other topic related to Orientalism, Occidentalism, and/or the Asian/Arab presence and heritage in the Americas and the Hispanic world, or their imaginaries. Please send it via e-mail to Dr. Ignacio López-Calvo, ilopez-calvo@ucmerced.edu.

DEADLINES

Notification of acceptance: APRIL 6, 2009

Last day to send the check without the extra $10: April 10.

 Languages

Presentations at the conference may be delivered in English or Spanish. Reading time is 20 minutes,

so the length of the papers should not exceed 10 double-spaced pages (font Times 12)

All presentations will be at the Chancellor’s Conference Room (Kolligian Library 232)

Publication of e-book with Cambridge Scholars Publishing

After the conference, participants are invited to submit an English-language version of the paper for a volume with a selection of the best papers presented at the conference, which will be published asan e-book by Cambridge Scholars Press. The papers must be longer than the presentation, between15-25 double-space pages, font Times 12.  Each of the contributors must confirm that they agree with publishing the article in an e-book and that any copyright permission s/he received (if any) cover the release as e-book. Cambridge Scholars Publishing has signed an agreement with MyILibrary, which is one of the world's leading suppliers of digital content and part of Ingram Industries, owner of one of the world’s largest book distributors for the distribution of all eligible titles in e-book format. MyILibraries customers include many of the leading research universities who can subscribe for the distributor's entire collection of books, and their publishers include most of the key academic publishers. The distribution in ebook format of our volume will give a significant boost in exposure.

TRANSPORTATION

The closest airport to Merced is the one in Fresno. Depending on where you live, 

it can be cheaper or more expensive than the other two options: San Francisco and 

San José. The cheapest way to get to Merced from the airport is to rent a car

ACCOMODATION

I have stayed in the Courtyard by Marriott and I highly recommend it, but here are 

other options:

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites : MERCED

151 SOUTH PARSONS AVENUE, MERCED, CA 95341, ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

Hotel reservations: 1 888 HOLIDAY (1 888 465 4329) | Hotel front desk: 1-209-384-3700

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=hotels+merced%2C+ca&btnG=Google+Search

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