CALL FOR PAPERS The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies (ACJS) will be holding its 39th Annual Conference from Sunday, May 31st through Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 at the University of Ottawa as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The conference provides a platform for original scholarly research in Canadian Jewish history, life and culture. Individuals are invited to send proposals for learned paper presentations twenty minutes in length. Potential presenters are asked to submit a paper proposal by January 5, 2015. The paper proposal comprises two parts: (1) a 400-word abstract formulated to clearly and concisely state the main argument of the scholarly paper and indicate how it will contribute to existing scholarship in the field of Canadian Jewish Studies; (2) a bibliography of relevant sources. The abstract should be sent via e-mail as a .doc or .rtf attachment, double-spaced in Times New Roman font, with the paper title clearly indicated at the top. Because proposals undergo blind review, the name, affiliation, address, telephone number and e-mail of the potential presenter as well as the title of the proposed paper should appear in the body of the e-mail only (and not in the attached proposal). After the process of anonymous peer review, communication with presenters will occur by February 10, 2015. All presenters must be paid 2015 members of ACJS at the time that proposals are submitted. Proposals from individuals who are not 2015 members of ACJS will not be reviewed. Membership information for ACJS can be found on our website. Partial financial support to defray travel and accommodation costs is available for presenters who live more than 100 km from Ottawa and have been members of the ACJS for at least one full calendar year prior to January 2015 (i.e. presenters must be in good standing for both 2014 and 2015 in order to be eligible for support). University students are exempt from the 2014 membership requirement, and are also eligible for additional top-up support. In all cases, because ACJS support funds are limited, presenters (including students) are expected to apply first to their host institutions for whatever funds may be available to them locally. Applications for financial support, which will be sent to eligible presenters along with the notice of acceptance of their paper proposal, will be due on March 6, with results to be communicated by March 27. The best student paper of the conference will be granted the Marcia Koven Award, which is accompanied by a cash prize. The award, which is based on the oral presentation of the paper, will be granted based on the scholarly quality of the paper and its contribution to the field of Canadian Jewish Studies. As the ACJS annual conference is part of the larger national conference body called the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, ACJS conference participants whose paper proposals have been accepted must register in advance for the Congress by paying the required fees for both the general Congress registration and the ACJS conference registration. Early bird registration rates are available before April 1, 2015. Participants will receive details on registration from the Program Chair and are also invited to consult the Congress website for details. Please note that presentations from individuals who have not pre-registered for the Congress and ACJS Conference will not be included in the Conference Program. Please e-mail proposals to Prof. Rebecca Margolis, Program Chair. [email protected]
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