Author: AAR-SW

  • CFP: Texas A&M Galveston Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Higher Education

    CFP: Texas A&M Galveston Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Higher Education

    Call for Papers “Moving In and With the Gaps: Second Annual TAMUG Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Higher Education” Department of Liberal Studies Texas A&M University at Galveston September 12-13, 2018 Moody Gardens Hotel and Conference Center Galveston, Texas The second annual TAMUG Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Higher Education draws its theme…

  • CFP: SCMLA and Conference on Christianity and Literature (San Antonio, TX)

    CFP: SCMLA and Conference on Christianity and Literature (San Antonio, TX)

    AAR-SW Friends, The South Central Modern Language Association has announced a Call For Papers for an allied session with the Conference on Christianity and Literature. The Conference will be held in San Antonio, TX on October 11-14, 2018. The CFP deadline is March 31, 2018. Interested participants should email an abstract and brief CV to…

  • CFP: Race and Ethnicity: An Encyclopedia

    CFP: Race and Ethnicity: An Encyclopedia

    AAR-SW Friends, Editors Russell M. Lawson and Benjamin A. Lawson have issued a call for contributors for their forthcoming four-volume encyclopedia on Race and Ethnicity. The encyclopedia is contracted with ABC-CLIO. Interested contributors should contact Dr. Russell Lawson via email [email protected]. Below is the full call for contributors. Race and Ethnicity in the United States: From Pre-Contact to…

  • CFP: North American Paul Tillich Society Fellowship

    CFP: North American Paul Tillich Society Fellowship

    The North American Paul Tillich Society seeks paper proposals from junior scholars (ABD or PhD completed no earlier than 2015) for a workshop to be held at its annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, November 16-17, 2018, immediately prior to the 2018 Meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature. Up…

  • Applications: History and Society during the Mamluk Era (1250-1517) Fellowships

    Applications: History and Society during the Mamluk Era (1250-1517) Fellowships

    The Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg “History and Society during the Mamluk Era (1250-1517)” (https://www.mamluk.uni-bonn.de/) has opened the call for applications for ten scholarships with a prospective start date of September 2018. The Kolleg is a center for advanced studies funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) that is devoted to the study of the Mamluk Sultanate…

  • CFP: Bloomsbury Handbook of Islam and Popular Culture

    CFP: Bloomsbury Handbook of Islam and Popular Culture

    Description In the past few years, a number of books related to Islam and popular culture have been published demonstrating both the expansion of our collective research and the growing interest in the subject by broader audiences. We are currently seeking papers for a peer-reviewed edited volume, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Islam and Popular Culture, to…

  • SWCRS Registration (Final Call)

    SWCRS Registration (Final Call)

    AAR-SW Friends, Final Call on SWCRS Registration! With the conference just around the corner, don’t forget to register before attending. We’ll see you all there soon! Register for SWCRS Here. When: March 9-11, 2018 Where: Marriott Hotel, DFW Airport North in Irving, Texas 8440 Freeport Parkway Irving, Texas 75063 972-929-8800; 888-489-2647  

  • SWCRS Event: AAR Pre-Conference Workshop

    SWCRS Event: AAR Pre-Conference Workshop

    AAR-SW Friends, Join us this Friday (March 9) at SWCRS for our AAR Regional Development Workshop from 1:00-5:00. This is an opportunity for us to brainstorm as a region about programming developments, scholarship initiatives, and collaboration opportunities that can bring scholars from across the region together. All are welcome. For more information, contact Kathy Downey.

  • Don’t Forget To Give Us Your Feedback

    Don’t Forget To Give Us Your Feedback

    AAR-SW Friends, We want to hear your feedback. Take our AAR-SW survey, and tell us about your experience in the southwest region.

  • SWCRS Event: Sonic Religion! Solon CD (Friday Evening)

    SWCRS Event: Sonic Religion! Solon CD (Friday Evening)

    AAR-SW Friends, Join us this Friday evening (March 9) at SWCRS from 7:00-9:00 for an evening of roots and rap as TCU religion graduates Keegan McInroe and Ben Taylor showcase their Texas-based music and writing, follows by an audience Q&A, moderated by Darren J. Middleton. [For the Full SWCRS program, click Here]