CFP - Australian & New Zealand Studies Association of North America conference (28 Feb - 1 Mar 2008; Austin, Texas, USA) Abstracts by 15 Dec 2007

2008 Annual Conference
Doubletree Guest Suites in Austin, Texas
28 February—1 March 2008

The Australian and New Zealand Studies Association of North America will hold its annual conference in Austin, Texas from 28 February through 1 March 2008. ANZSANA is a multidisciplinary organization and welcomes papers on any aspect of Australian or New Zealand studies and comparative studies involving Australia, New Zealand, and North America. ANZSANA will meet simultaneously with the annual meeting of the American Association of Australian Literary Studies (AAALS). Shared events will include an evening reception on 28 February and a formal banquet on 29 February.

More information on ANZSANA and the conference is available at http://www.anzsana.org/

The DEADLINE for submission of paper proposals will be 15 DECEMBER 2007. Notices of acceptance will be sent no later than 1 January 2008.

Proposals should include the author’s name and institutional affiliation, the title of the paper, and an abstract of no more than 500 words. They should be attached to an email as either a Word or PDF document.

ANZSANA welcomes submissions from graduate students and offers a limited number of travel grants to facilitate their participation. Graduate students must indicate their status as such in order to be considered for a grant.

Please send paper proposals to:

Dr. Greg Brown
Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Box 571021, Georgetown University
Washington, DC 20057-1021

gsb23@georgetown.edu

The registration fee of $125.00 (either US of CD) includes a one-year ANZSANA membership, a wine and cheese reception on Thursday evening, and other conference meals. Participants are also invited to attend a formal banquet dinner on Friday, 29 February at an additional cost of $50.00 (either US or CD).