September 20, 2013

Call for Papers: 4th Annual Jil Jadid Conference in Arabic Literature & Linguistics

From http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/events/conferences/jiljadid2014/home.php

The Department of and Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin are happy to announce the 4th Annual Jil Jadid Conference in Arabic Literature and Linguistics, a graduate student conference to be held at the University of Texas at Austin, February 21-22, 2014.

Jil Jadid is a graduate student conference that aims to provide a forum for young scholars spread across a variety of disciplines to come together, share ideas and research, and discuss the future of their respective fields as they move forward in their careers and come to represent the eponymous new generation of scholars engaging with the Arabic-speaking world and its cultures.

All papers treating topics in Arabic literature (both classical and modern) and Arabic linguistics (of all subfields, including applied linguistics) will gladly be considered, in either English or Arabic (with the request that an English summary be prepared for any papers to be presented in Arabic). In addition to original research, the organizers also encourage state of the field papers that provide a focused overview of specific subfields of Arabic studies and propose new avenues of research in that area.

The deadline for abstracts is November 15, 2013.

View the full call for papers at http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/events/conferences/jiljadid2014/home.php

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