CALL FOR PAPERS
Title of Project: "W.E.B. Du Bois, Race and the New Millenium: A
Symposium Celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the Publication of
The Souls of Black Folk"
Dates: March 23-25, 2000
Place: Mercer University, Macon, Georgia
We are pleased to invite both senior scholars and graduate students to
submit papers for consideration 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
millenium. The meeting will focus on the place of _The Souls of Black
Folk,_ DuBois' most prominent work, in the analysis of race.
Proposals should examine the concepts DuBois presents as cultural
markers of racial difference:
"the African-American as a social problem"
"the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the
color line"
"the African-American is born with a veil and gifted with
second-sight into this American world" and
"the African-American has a double-consciousness, black and
American."
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 project will consist of a two-day symposium during which ten
keynote speakers from a number of disciplines within the humanities
will present, followed by question and answer sessions. In addition,
there will be twelve break-out panel sessions of three panelists each,
who will focus on various aspects of DuBois' theories of race and
assess their interdisplinary value in the contemporary dialogue on
race.
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.
Although the symposium will be academic conference, it will have
far-reaching appeal to an educated audience since keynote speakeers
will not tailor their presentations to a specific disciplinary
audience but rather to the larger academic and literate community.
Selected papers presented at the meeting will be published in an
edited collection by Mercer University Press, subject to the normal
review process.
Submission Guidelines for Papers/Panel Presentations: Proposals
should be 250 words and contain information consistent with an
abstract, including the specific disciplinary/interdisciplinary focus,
other texts that will be examined in the presentation, and a concise
statement that locates the way Du Bois theories of race have
structured racial discourse in the 20th century.
Papers should not exceed 15-20 minutes. Presenters are required to
register and pay symposium fee of $35.00.
How to Submit Paper/Panel Proposals: You may submit your proposals
either 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 Directors
Chester J. Fontenot, Jr., Symposium Director
Baptist Professor of English &
Chair, Department of English
Mercer University
Mary Alice Morgan, Symposium Co-Director
Associate Professor of English
Mercer University
Sarah Gardner, Symposium Co-Director
Assistant Professor of History
Mercer University
Registration, hotel, and travel information will be mailed in
September 1999.
Questions? Please e-mail dubois@mercer.edu or call 912-301-2562
W.E.B. Du Bois, Race and the New Millennium:
A Symposium Celebrating the Centennial Publication of _The Souls of Black Folk_
March 23 - 25, 2000
e-mail: dubois@mercer.edu
Mercer University
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