CFP: Central Eurasian Studies Society 19th Annual Conference (U. of Pittsburgh)

Deadline for Submissions: March 28, 2018

About the Annual Conference

See also: http://www.centraleurasia.org/annual-conf

CESS Annual Conferences have been held at universities around North America since 2000, currently offering up to 70 panels and attracting around 300 participants from all over the world. For CESS 2018, we invite submissions relating to all aspects of humanities and social science scholarship. The geographic domain of Central Eurasia encompasses Central Asia, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Tibet, Mongolia, Siberia, Inner Asia, the Black Sea region, the Volga region, and East and Central Europe. Practitioners and scholars in all fields with an interest in this region are encouraged to participate. This year, for the first time, CESS will be organizing pre-conference workshops on Wednesday October 24 and Thursday October 25 ahead of the Annual Conference. CESS invites proposals from CESS members to design workshops – please see the section below. CESS 2018 will be hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, PA.

Travel Grants
See also: http://www.centraleurasia.org/travel-grants

We are delighted to confirm the availability of travel grants for scholars from the Eurasia region. The fixed amount grants of US$1,500 are intended to support travel-related expenses (economy airfare, ground transportation, economy lodging, visa costs). Selection and eligibility criteria may be found at http://www.centraleurasia.org/travel-grants. To apply for a travel grant, please complete the application form at http://tiny.cc/CESStravelgrant2018. The application deadline is Wednesday March 28, 2018 (11.59pm Eastern Standard Time). You can also use this application form to apply for additional funding to attend pre-conference workshops.

How to Submit

See also: http://www.centraleurasia.org/annual-conf#submit

We invite the following types of proposal for the Annual Conference: individual paper, pre-organized panel, author-critic forum, roundtable, single session workshop. In addition, we invite submissions for pre-conference workshops. CESS Annual Conference 2018 • Call for Proposals • Page 2 of 3 Find out more about the different submission types, the information needed to submit proposals, and the conference rules at http://www.centraleurasia.org/conf-guidelines. Submissions to the Annual Conference are made online at http://www.centraleurasia.org/annualconf#submit. Submissions for pre-conference workshops are made separately, as explained below. The deadline for proposal submissions is Wednesday March 28, 2018 (11.59pm Eastern Standard Time).

We expect to notify applicants in late May 2018.