http://www.aarweb.org/About_AAR/Regions/New_England-Maritimes/call.asp
New England-Maritimes Region
Call for Proposals
New England–Maritimes
Instead of holding a NEMAAR regional meeting in 2007-2008, the region will co-sponsor conferences proposed and organized by regional members. Events for this coming year include:
“Jerusalem of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims — An Evening of Common Roots,” organized by Richard A. Freund, Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies of the University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT. September 16, 2007. Contact: Richard A. Freund at freund@hartford.edu.
“On Black Religion in the American Diaspora,” organized by Emilie M. Townes, Serene Jones, Yolanda Smith, and Diana Swancutt. Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, CT. April 3-5, 2008. Contact Emilie M. Townes at emilie.townes@yale.edu.
“The Wormy Corpus: Worms, Parasites, and the Body in Religion, Medicine, and History,” organized by Brenda Gardenour and Misha Tadd. Boston University Department of Religion. April 19-20, 2008. Contact Misha Tadd at mishatadd@gmail.com.
We welcome proposals from regional members related to any of the following kinds of events.
For this year’s call: Our goal is to sponsor events in different parts of the region, to benefit the greatest possible number of members. Such events will be organized by members and supported with regional financial and promotional assistance, provided that the event is open to any regional member. Faculty, and graduate students with a faculty mentor, are all eligible to apply. We have set a rolling deadline to make it possible to submit an application at any time. If you have an idea or inquiry and want feedback, please send it to Regionally Elected Director Linda Barnes at linda.barnes@bmc.org. Applications should be sent to individuals listed in the call.
Co-Sponsoring Conferences: Instead of organizing a single annual regional meeting, which relatively few people attend, NEMAAR will function as a co-sponsor of conferences proposed by members around the region. NEMAAR’s contribution will involve a) NEMAAR grants of up to $800 to help support conference-related costs; b) assistance with resources to facilitate conference planning, including best-practice planning schedules; and c) access to regional e-mailings to publicize the event. Proposals should be sent to Grove Harris at groveharris@post.harvard.edu, and should include a conference title, an abstract, a list of projected speakers, schedule, contact person, and a budget that indicates how the NEMAAR grant will be used. If submitted by graduate students, a faculty mentor must be identified. Rolling deadline.
Teaching Workshops: The topics of greatest interest to our members include course development and teaching skills. If you would like to organize a teaching workshop, NEMAAR will provide a) NEMAAR grants of up to $800 to help support conference-related costs; b) assistance with resources to facilitate conference planning, including best-practice planning schedules; and c) access to regional e-mailings to locate presenters and/or to publicize the event. Proposals should be sent to Barbara Darling Smith at bsmith@wheatonma.edu, and should include a workshop title, abstract, list of projected speakers and/or facilitators, schedule, contact person, and a budget that indicates how the NEMAAR grant will be used. If submitted by graduate students, a faculty mentor must be identified. Rolling deadline.
Salon Series: A lunch and/or dinner series, held in different parts of the region, focusing on the work of regional authors (these can be works in progress). NEMAAR will provide a) grants of up to $400 to help support related costs; and b) access to regional e-mailings to publicize the series. Proposals should be sent to Michael Hartwig at portamjh@comcast.net, and should include a title, abstract, list of authors and/or facilitators, schedule, contact person, and a budget that indicates how the NEMAAR grant will be used. If submitted by graduate students, a faculty mentor must be identified. Rolling deadline.
If you have an idea that is not listed here but that you feel is consistent with these goals, please send an inquiry! For a list of currently scheduled events, see the New England-Maritimes Region webpage at www.aarweb.org/About_AAR/Regions/New_England-Maritimes/.