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Call for Papers 99th Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting March 4-8, 2003, New Orleans. Cultural and Political Spaces of the Atlantic The circuits and networks that make up the Atlantic world have acquired renewed prominence in debates in geography, history and social and cultural theory (Gilroy, 1993, Linebaugh and Rediker, 2000, Roach, 1996). This session aims to bring together researchers working on the historical and contemporary geographies of the Atlantic in situated contexts and from a diversity of disciplinary perspectives. The Atlantic world has provided a framework for thinking about the mobility of political and cultural practices. The session seeks contributions addressing the ways in which different spaces and times are constituted through cultural and political flows and interrelations. The session aims to encourage critical discussion of the use of the Atlantic as a theoretical framework. It seeks contributions on the Atlantic networks and routes of activity including discussion of subaltern resistances, artistic practices, identity formation and sub-cultural forms. The session also aims to stimulate discussion of the role of geographies of power in articulating and reconfiguring cultural and political practices. Those interested in submitting a paper should send a title and an abstract of up to 300 words by 31st July, 2002 to: Dave Featherstone or Andy Morris, Department of Geography, Open University. Dave Featherstone [log in to unmask] 0(0 44)1908 654507 Andy Morris [log in to unmask] 0(0 44)1908 654505 Department of Geography, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK MK7 6AA.