Delta Symposium XVI: Region and the Politics of Culture
Call for Papers
The Department of English and Philosophy at Arkansas State University opens a call for papers and presentations for the sixteenth annual Delta Symposium on 7-10 April 2010. Proposals that support this year's theme of "Region and the Politics of Culture" are especially encouraged. Symposium participants will offer presentations that explore ways in which the representation of culture within the region is implicated in wider social and political movements, but other proposals relevant to the history, culture, arts, music, or politics of the region are also welcome. The symposium hosts scholars and students of the humanities and social sciences, and features multidisciplinary presentations on topics ranging from blues and other forms of music associated with the Delta to historical and contemporary issues relevant to the region. The event offers a variety of presentations, including panels, musical and theatrical performances, keynote speakers, and readings/signings by prominent authors and poets. Trudier Harris, the author of Summer Snow and The Scary Mason Dixon Line who recently retired from the Department of English and Comparative Literature at UNC – Chapel Hill, and Roland Freeman, the photographer-founder of the Group for Cultural Documentation in Washington, D.C., and a winner of the 2007 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, have agreed to headline the program. Further information can be had by contacting the Delta Symposium Committee or by checking the Symposium Web site: www.clt.astate.edu/blues. The deadline for entries is January 15, 2010.
Delta Symposium Committee
c/o Dr. Carol O’Connor and Dr. Gregory Hansen
Co-Chairs
Arkansas State University
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
P.O. Box 1150
State University, AR 72467