Call for Papers - W.E.B. DuBois, Race, and the New Millennium

W.E.B. DUBOIS, RACE, AND THE NEW MILLENNIUM:
A SYMPOSIUM CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
OF THE PUBLICATION OF The Souls of Black Folk

Inaugural Mercer University Symposium
March 23-25, 2000
Mercer University, Macon, Georgia

Call for Papers
Symposium Information
Registration and Lodging
Online Registration (beginning 10/1/99)
Schedule of Events

CALL FOR PAPERS

Scholars and graduate students are invited to submit papers for an inter-disciplinary symposium assessing the way DuBois' theories of race have structured racial discourse in the past century and their applicability for the new millennium. The symposium will focus on the place of The Souls of Black Folk, DuBois' most prominent work, in the analysis of race.

Suggested topics may include but are not limited to:

DuBois and the Construction of Race
Teaching The Souls of Black Folk to Undergraduates
DuBois and the Post-Modern South
The Legacy of DuBois and the Nature of Modern African-American Leadership
DuBois and African-American Religion
DuBois and the Legacy of the NAACP
DuBois and African-American Autobiography

The two-day symposium will consist of ten keynote speakers from varied disciplines including African-American Studies, literary studies, sociology, religion, history, and educational policy studies. In addition, there will be twelve break-out panels focusing on various aspects of DuBois' theories of race. Speakers will not tailor their presentations to a specific disciplinary audience but rather to the larger academic community. Selected papers will be published in an edited collection by Mercer University Press.

A special keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Charles Long, Professor Emeritus, History of Religion, Department of Religious Studies, and Former Director, Center for Black Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR PAPERS/PANEL PRESENTATIONS: Proposals should be 250 words and include the specific disciplinary/interdisciplinary focus, other texts that will be examined in the presentation, and a concise statement that locates the
way DuBois' theories of race have structured racial discourse in the 20th century. Papers should not exceed 15-20 minutes.

Proposals may be submitted via e-mail <dubois@mercer.edu>, or fax (912) 301-2457, or mail to: DuBois Symposium, English Department, Mercer University, 1400 Coleman Avenue, Macon, GA 31207.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: OCTOBER 15, 1999

Symposium Director: Chester J. Fontenot, Jr., Baptist Professor of English, Chair of Mercer University Department of English
Co-Directors: Mary Alice Morgan, Associate Professor, English Department; Sarah Gardner, Assistant Professor, History Department
Funded in part by the Georgia Humanities Council

Questions? Please e-mail dubois@mercer.edu or call 912-301-2562

MERCER UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

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