GRADUATE CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS 12th Annual Conference of the Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia, University of Pittsburgh “GEOGRAPHIES IN FLUX: TERRITORY, RESOURCES, AND BORDERS IN EASTERN EUROPE AND EURASIA” February 20-22, 2015 University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus Featuring Keynote Speaker Douglas Rogers, Ph.D. Department of Anthropology, Yale University * * * While geographic features in and of themselves are more or less constant, the human values attached to space are in constant flux. In the 20th century, geography has revealed itself to be anything but a static science - instead it can be used to chart the ebb and flow of broadly shared (or contradictory) cultural values and of international relations themselves. As well as undergoing considerable border changes in the 20th century, both Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have also been the subjects of scrutiny in geographical discourses emanating from both Western Europe and Russia. How a country or region is characterized geographically can have a powerful impact on its relations with its neighbors and with states further afield. Perceptions of belonging to a specific region can even influence the way that a given countrys population perceives itself. Senses of historical belonging or separation between different regions can be interpreted quite differently and simultaneously have a powerful impact on public opinion and state policy. This years conference theme encourages participants to think creatively about the impact that fluid, adaptable conceptions of political, economic, cultural, and linguistic geographies (among others) have had on their specific regions of study, in addition to the impact of physical geography. Graduate students from all academic and professional disciplines are invited to make submissions, and we encourage innovative interpretations of space and imaginative explorations of geography. DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS AND APPLICATIONS: Friday, December 5, 2014, 11:59 PM EST. Accepted panelists will be notified by January 6, 2015. One page, double-spaced abstracts of no more than 300 words must be submitted through the GOSECA Website Submission Form at: goseca.ucis.pitt.edu/submissions-form. There will be a $25 conference registration fee (payable onsite) to cover the cost of conference administration and catering, including the keynote dinner. For further information, please contact info.goseca@gmail.
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