New England-Maritimes Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion Call for Papers
NEMAAR Regional Coordinator James T. Bretzke, S.J. sent out the following announcement about the upcoming meeting:
We have posted our Call For Papers on the AAR/NEMAAR Web-site at https://www.aarweb.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Membership/Regions/NEMAAR/NEMAAR2016CallForPapers.pdf and we want to encourage as broad a participation as possible.
Panel Proposals and/or 2 or more papers on a common theme are especially welcome. There is no set overall theme for theApril 2, 2016 Conference so we welcome papers in all areas of Theology and Religious Studies.
By January 19, 2016 please e-mail send your one-page, double-spaced Paper Proposal in an electronic file (doc, docx, or pdf) named with your own surname to NEMAAR Regional Coordinator James Bretzke at bretzke@bc.edu with “NEMAAR Paper Proposal” in the Subject Line. Include within the proposal itself your own name, your institutional affiliation, andcontact information.
By the end of January all those submitting proposals will be notified if their proposal has been able to be accepted or not.
All presenters must be active (i.e., “paid up” members of the AAR) by March 1, 2016 in order to be confirmed for the April 2nd Conference.
The Conference will be held at the Boston College School of Theology & Ministry at 9 Lake St., Brighton MA 02135 (at the end of the Green “B” Line (Boston College).
The plenary speaker will be Dr. Kwok Pui-Lan of the Episcopal Divinity School who will be speaking on Postcolonial Studies of Christianity.
Our annual NEMAAR business meeting, chaired by NEMAAR President Dr. Ronald Bernier, will also take place at the Conference.
We are also accepting nominations for the position of NEMAAR Vice-President (who then succeeds to the post of president). If interested please send a brief CV and candidate statement to bretzke@bc.edu.