British Association for American Studies Annual Conference
University of Nottingham, 16-19 April 2009
CALL FOR PAPERS
The fifty-fourth BAAS Annual Conference will take place at the
University of Nottingham between
16 and 19 April 2009.

There is no main focus or theme for the conference which is designed
as a forum for research
papers on any subject relating to the United States of America and to
early America. Paper and
panel proposals on any topic within American Studies, broadly defined,
are welcome. The
conference will feature papers across a wide range of disciplines
including literary studies,
history, film, television and media studies, political science,
cultural studies, visual culture and
art history, among others. We are also extremely keen to receive
proposals which adopt an
interdisciplinary focus.

Located in the centre of England and near to East Midlands Airport,
Nottingham is renowned not
only for the legendary Robin Hood but also for its close proximity to
Eastwood, the birthplace of
D.H. Lawrence and Newstead Abbey, Lord Byron's ancestral home. The
city offers a wealth of
museums, galleries and cinemas including Nottingham Castle, the
Playhouse, the Theatre Royal,
the Broadway Cinema and Media Centre as well as the newly opened
Contemporary Art
Exchange. Situated to the west of the city centre, the location for
the conference is the 330 acre
University Park which is notable both for its famous lake, woodland
areas and extensive parkland
which is the home to a theatre, a performance hall and two Art
Centres. For further information
about Nottingham, please see http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/

We would like to invite proposals for 20-minute papers of a maximum of
250 words which
should also include a provisional title. These will be arranged into
panel groups. We also invite
proposals for panels and roundtable discussions, involving two or more
people and sharing a
common theme and/or interdisciplinary focus. The conference will
include papers from national
and international scholars across the spectrum of the research
community, ranging from
postgraduates to senior scholars.

Proposals for BAAS 2009 at the University of Nottingham should be
submitted by 13 October
2008 at the latest, preferably by e-mail attachment to:

baas2009_at_nottingham.ac.uk

Dr. Celeste-Marie Bernier
School of American and Canadian Studies
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
Tel: +44 (0) 115 8467600
Fax: +44 (0) 115 9514261

Any questions, comments or suggestions are welcome.



-- 
Iain Robert Smith
Institute of Film and Television
School of American and Canadian Studies
University of Nottingham
University Park
NG7 2RD

Head of Communications,
MeCCSA Post-Graduate Network
website: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/

Articles Editor,
Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies
website: http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/