CFP: Midwest Slavic Conf. (Ohio State U)

Deadline for Submission: January 21, 2019 (EXTENDED)

2019 Midwest Slavic Conference
April 5-7th, 2019
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

The Midwest Slavic Association and The Ohio State University (OSU) Center for Slavic and East European Studies (CSEES) have announced the 2019 Midwest Slavic Conference to be held at OSU in Columbus, OH on April 5-7, 2019. Conference organizers invite proposals for panels or individual papers addressing all topics related to the theme “1989 and its Effects on Central and Eastern Europe”. Preceding this year’s conference, Dr. Dorin Uritescu (York University) will present the 22nd Annual Kenneth E. Naylor Memorial Lecture, entitled “Geolinguistic Variation and Language Change in Romanian,“ on Friday, April 5th at 4:00PM. The conference will then open at 5:30PM with a keynote address by Dr. Vitaly Chernetsky (U. of Kansas) that will focus on cultural representations of the fall of Communism in Ukraine and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Building on the keynote address, a plenary panel focusing on the larger political, economic, and social impacts of 1989 will follow on Saturday morning. Panels by conference participants will then commence on Saturday from 10:45AM-5:30PM and Sunday from 8:30AM-12:30PM.

Please send a one-paragraph abstract and a brief C.V. in a single PDF format file to csees@osu.edu by January 14th. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to participate.

Please note that the conference will not provide any lodging for any participants. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply for travel grants to cover all travel costs. Email csees@osu.edu if any documentation is needed to apply for funds.

More information is available at the Conference website.

DEADLINES                                                                                                                       

Abstract and C.V. Deadline: January 14    

Notification of Acceptance: February 8

Scheduling Conflicts Due: February 12

Panels Announced: February 22

Final Papers to Committee and Presenter Registration Deadline: March 22  

PRESENTER FEES –Students: $35, Faculty/Public: $50

ATTENDEE FEES- General attendees: $25

For any questions regarding the conference, please email csees@osu.edu or call (614) 292-8770.

See attached flyer: MWSC 2019 CFP