-
CFP: From the Mountain Top and Beyond – The Rhetoric of Martin Luther King Jr.
AAR-SW Friends, The editors of the Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric are seeking articles for a special issue entitled “From the Mountain Top and Beyond: Contemporary Meanings and Understandings of the Rhetoric of Martin Luther King Jr., 50 Years Later.” Submissions should be directed to Andre E. Johnson at [email protected] by December 31, 2017. Below is the full CFP. The Journal…
-
Society of Biblical Literature – De Gruyter Prize for Biblical Studies and Reception History
In partnership with the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), De Gruyter has established the “Prize for Biblical Studies and Reception History” to encourage biblical scholars at the early stages of their careers. De Gruyter will support this award with an annual cash prize of $1,500 for the best recent unpublished dissertation or first monograph in…
-
SWCRS Junior Scholar Grant (Dec 1 deadline)
AAR-SW Friends, SWCRS is accepting applications for this year’s Junior Scholar Grant. The deadline to submit your application is Dec 1, 2017. The purpose of the Junior Scholar Grant is to encourage and support the scholarly work of newer scholars who are , in the field of Religious Studies and who live in the Southwest…
-
CFP: National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion
AAR-SW Friends, The National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion has issued a CFP for their annual conference on religion to be held on May 21-23, 2018 at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC. The NABPR invites paper proposals dealing with any aspect of religious studies. This year they especially encourage proposals dealing with the pedagogy…
-
CFP: Texas A&M University 9th Annual History Conference
AAR-SW Friends, Texas A&M has announced the Call for Papers for their 2018 graduate and undergraduate history student conference. This year’s conference is scheduled for March 23-24, 2018. Potential presenters are asked to submit a 250 word abstract and CV by Friday, December 15, 2017 via email to [email protected]. Completed copies of accepted papers should be submitted…
-
CFP: ‘Medieval’ Jewish Angelology
AAR-SW friends, Dr. June-Ann Greeley of Sacred Heart University is searching for an essay to complete an edited volume on comparative medieval angelology. The volume is contracted with a university press, but she had a couple of last minute withdrawn submissions. She is searching for an additional chapter of medieval Jewish angelology. Interested authors should…
-
Graduate Student Book Reviewers Needed
AAR-SW Graduate Students, The editors of Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal are seeking graduate students to join their team of book reviewers. Any interested students should submit a CV and 5-page writing sample to [email protected]. Journal Website: http://www.psupress.org/Journals/jnls_Soundings.html
-
AAR Officer Elections (Voting Closes Nov 13)
AAR-SW Friends, Don’t forget to vote for in this year’s AAR Officer Elections. Voting closes November 13 (Tomorrow!). We have several representatives from the Southwest Region on the ballot this year for national offices. The AAR Nominations Committee has placed the following candidates on this year’s ballot: Vice President: José Cabezón and Jacob K. Olupona…
-
CFP: The Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches (Dallas, TX)
The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies is proud to announce that The University of Texas at Dallas is the new home of The Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches (ASC). The Ackerman Center invites you to join fellow scholars March 3-5, 2018 as we continue the important legacy established by Franklin H. Littell and…
-
SWCRS Junior Scholar Grant (Dec 1 deadline)
AAR-SW Friends, SWCRS is accepting applications for this year’s Junior Scholar Grant. The deadline to submit your application is Dec 1, 2017. The purpose of the Junior Scholar Grant is to encourage and support the scholarly work of newer scholars who are , in the field of Religious Studies and who live in the Southwest…
