Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2017 16:50:33 -0700
From: Katya Hokanson <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Subject: CFP -- Russia and the Pacific Northwest
Russia and the Pacific Northwest: Russians from Fort Ross to the Aleutian Islands
University of Oregon campus, April 6-7, 2018
Call for Papers:
To mark its fiftieth anniversary, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at the University of Oregon will be holding an interdisciplinary conference on Russia and the Pacific Northwest on Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7, 2018. Presentations on all aspects of the topic, such as the history of Russian trade and colonization, Russian émigré literature of the area, environmental and immigrant history, as well as topics centered in such disciplines as linguistics, anthropology, religious studies and art, are solicited. The Pacific Northwest is understood as encompassing northern California, Oregon, Washington, Western coastal Canada, Alaska and Hawaii. The working language of the conference will be English.
Conference organizers invite interested scholars to submit a 300-word abstract, along with a brief CV (1-3 pages) to the email addresses below. The conference will underwrite airfare, hotels and meals for participants.
Deadline for receipt of paper proposals is 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Friday, September 1, 2017.
Send proposals and brief CVs to:
Katya Hokanson, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Ryan Jones, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Dr. Katherine Bowers
Assistant Professor of Slavic Studies
Dept. of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
The University of British Columbia
Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Office: 212 Buchanan Tower
Phone: (604) 822 6431
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