CFP: REECAS Northwest Conference, Univ. of Washington

Deadline: February 24 The University of Washington (UW) and the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies is pleased to announce that the 2019 REECAS Northwest Conference will take place at the University of Washington in Seattle on April 26-27, 2019. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, this interdisciplinary conference on Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies is an important annual event for scholars and students in the United States, Canada, and beyond. REECAS Northwest is the Association of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) Northwest Regional Affiliate Conference.

Noted author, New York Times contributor and New York Review of Books essayist Anastasia Edel will open the conference with her April 26 evening Keynote Address on the manipulation of historical narrative during and after the Soviet Union. Conference organizers invite proposals for panels or individual papers from faculty, students, and independent scholars. The conference hosts many panels on a variety of topics from a wide diversity of disciplines including political science, history, literature, linguistics, anthropology, culture, migration studies, gender studies, LGBQ studies, film studies and more. Papers on Russia and all the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia are welcome, including the Uyghur region in China (Xinxiang and elsewhere). 2019 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington and UW is particularly eager to welcomes papers, panels, and round tables by scholars and students of Baltic Studies at the annual REECAS Northwest conference. Key Dates and Deadlines: Proposal Submission Deadline: February 24 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time Acceptance Notification: March 4 Panels Announced: March 22 Final Papers to Panel Chairs: April 12 To submit your paper proposal or propose a panel, please complete the below linked form, which requires a maximum 250 word paper abstract. Your proposal submission serves as your conference registration, so there is no need to fill out an additional registration form. More information is available at the REECAS Northwest Conference website.