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Calls for Proposals and Papers

Transcultural Mappings : emerging issues in comparative, transnational and area studies
Deadline: November 30, 2009

Frontiers, Barriers, Horizons: Re-examining the History and Memories of Migration
Deadline: December 1, 2009

South African Migration to the UK: Exploring Dynamics, Identities and Prospects
Deadline: December 1, 2009

10th International Conference on Urban History
Main session "Migrant Communities and Urban Space in the Mediterranean ports, 17th-19th centuries"
Deadline: December 1, 2009

Call for papers for book project
Postcolonial Italy: The Colonial Past in Contemporary Italy
Deadline: December 15, 2009

Children, Families and the Migration Experience: Opportunities and Challenges
Deadline: December 16, 2009

Dissent, opposition and minority in contemporary literature and film from South Asia and/or the South Asian Diaspora
Deadline: December 31, 2009

Multiple Belongings: Diaspora and Transnational Homes
Deadline: January 8, 2010

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration network at SASE meeting in Philadelphia, June 24-26, 2010
Deadline: January 15, 2010

Living Together: Civic, Political and Cultural Engagement among Migrants, Minorities and National Populations: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Deadline: February 15, 2010

Black Europe: Exploring Dimensions of Citizenship, Race and Ethnic  Relations
Deadline: April 15, 2010

ABC-CLIO 21-Volume Encyclopedia of World History
ABC-CLIO, the leading publisher of academic reference works, is in the process of developing a comprehensive 21-volume Encyclopedia of World History. We are looking for interested scholars to prepare 500-1500 word articles with a global perspective in the area of Migration and Travel.

Norteamerica
Three sections: Essays, Current Analysis, and Reflections. Contributions will be received in Spanish, English or French and published in their original language.

Seeking Contributors for a 21st Century Encyclopedia on U.S. Immigration and Ethnicity Elliott Barkan has been selected by ABC-Clio to organize and edit this major innovation in a print/electronic, four volume encyclopedia on immigration to the United States and American ethnicity. Individuals interested in learning more about the groups to be covered (over 100) and the thematic topics (over 20) should contact Elliott directly. Please provide contact information and a brief list of the groups or broader kinds of topics you have written about or would like to consider writing. All contributors will be compensated for their entries according to the length and number of essays submitted and accepted. Lengths will vary with topic. Contact Elliott at ebarkan@csusb.edu or 951-603-0521 for more information and details.

Greenwood Press is looking for authors for a four volume encyclopedia:
Multicultural America: The Newest Americans.
The set will consist of essays ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 words (including bibliography, sidebars, and tables) on immigrants to the United States from fifty countries. Authors will be paid on the basis of the length of their essays and will receive the set of four volumes. Attached is an outline of the essays which should generally be followed although there is flexibility here. The essays will be due in late summer 2009, but there is flexibility here as well. The press expects the set to be used widely in libraries and schools. Contact the editor of the set: Ron Bayor at ronald.bayor@hts.gatech.edu if you would like to be considered. I am particularly interested in the following countries: Peru, Columbia, Paraguay, Argentina, Ecuador, Venezuela, Chile,Guyana, Trinidad, Haiti, Jamaica,Bahamas, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Liberia, Nigeria, Kenya, China, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Philippines.