Kim Singletary

CFP: MAPACA – American Studies Area

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The American Studies Area of The Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association (MAPACA) invites academics, graduate and undergraduate students, independent scholars, and other professionals to submit papers for the annual conference, to be held in Atlantic City, NJ, November 3-5, 2016. Papers from interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary perspectives that investigate the actions, influences, and phenomena that […]

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CFP: A Culture of Ethics: Engineering for Human Dignity and the Common Good

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The School of Engineering and the Department of Theology at the University of St. Thomas invite proposals for “A Culture of Ethics: Engineering for Human Dignity and the Common Good,” a conference to be held at St. Thomas from October 6-8, 2016. This conference will provide a forum for examining the unique challenges faced by

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CFP – Plurality, Social Change, and Innovation in Contemporary Senegalese Cinema

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Following its independence from France in 1960, Senegal became a leader in African cinema, represented most visibly by Ousmane Sembène who became known as “the father of African cinema.” As new filmmakers rose to prominence during the 1970s, most notably Djibril Diop Mambéty, Senegalese cinema was flourishing and it appeared that the foundation, with its

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CFP: Special Issue: Food Packaging Design-International Journal of Food Design (Intellect)

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The double-blind peer-reviewed International Journal of Food Design (IJFD) seeks full articles (8,000 words) and case studies (4,000 words) on Food Packaging Design invites papers for a special issue on food packaging design. Food design extends beyond food itself to include its related artefacts and the meanings they communicate. For most people the first contact with food

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Call for Applications: Summer Institute for Scholars – The Many Worlds of Black New York

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The Columbia University Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS) is now accepting applications for its 2016 Summer Teachers and Scholars Institute (STSI). Convening for one week between Monday, July 11 and Friday, July 16, 2016, this year’s STSI is themed “The Many Worlds of Black New York” and will focus on the history, cultures, and institutions of African-descended peoples in

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