Please circulate this announcement to all who may be interested.
BROADENING THE SCOPE OF ETHNOGRAPHY
The Seventh Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference
Saturday, February 26, 2005
9a.m. to 5p.m.
The University of Illinois-Chicago, The Chicago Circle Center
With Keynote Speakers: Leslie Salzinger and Melissa Harris-Lacewell
CALL FOR PAPERS
We welcome graduate students to submit abstracts for paper presentations at
the Seventh Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference. This year’s theme is
Broadening the Scope of Ethnography. We encourage graduate students in all
academic disciplines to present their ethnographic research, and to meet
colleagues with similar research interests at the conference.
The Seventh Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference will be held at the
Chicago Circle Center, located on the University of Illinois-Chicago campus,
on Saturday, February 26, 2005 from 9a.m. to 5p.m.
Papers can be based on a variety of ethnographic field methods including,
but not limited to: field observation, in-depth interviews, focus group
interviews, auto-ethnography, visual ethnography and other forms of
qualitative research. We welcome papers in virtually all substantive areas.
In the past, presentation topics have included: culture, class, crime,
education, ethnicity, gender family, globalization, health and illness,
immigration, medicine, methodology, race, religion, social movements,
technology, urban poverty and work and employment.
Your submitted abstract should be no longer than 250 words and should be
accompanied by: your university affiliation, your contact information and a
description of any technical support needs you have for your presentation.
Please submit abstracts electronically, as plain text (no attachments)
within an email to the program committee at [log in to unmask]
You will receive a confirmation email within 72 hours after submitting your
proposal.
Papers will be refereed and assigned to either formal paper sessions or
roundtable sessions at the discretion of the program committee.
Abstracts must be submitted by:
FRIDAY JANUARY 14, 2005
This conference is made possible by the collaboration of the sociology
departments of DePaul University, the Illinois Institute of Technology,
Loyola University, Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University,
the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Please circulate this announcement to all who may be interested.
Web Address: www.chicagoethnographyconference.com
Inquiries: [log in to unmask]
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