The Edwidge Danticat Society invites papers for two conferences to be held in the USA in 2015:

1. MELUS Conference (Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the USA), April 9-12 in Athens, GA.
2. CSA Conference (Caribbean Studies Association), May 25-29 in New Orleans, LA.
3. The Edwidge Danticat Society invites papers for its inaugural panel at the 29^thAnnual MELUS Conference. In keeping with the theme of the Conference, “Arrivals and Departures in U.S. Multi-Ethnic Literatures”, they welcome papers that analyze Edwidge Danticat’s work (activist, fiction, film, non-fiction) in relationship to immigration arrivals and departures, including presentations that seek to address, but are not limited to: citizenship rulings, detention, mobility, and transportation. The Edwidge Danticat Society invites proposals for 15-minute presentations. Possible topics include:

• Activism and Border of Lights
• Dominican Republic Citizenship Ruling and Denationalization of Haitians
• U.S. detention policies
• Exile and the film Stones in the Sun.

By February 2, 2015, please submit a biography, 300-word abstract (including working title) and any a/v needs to: Megan Feifer, Louisiana State University, at mfeife1@lsu.edu.

All presenters, chairs, and moderators must be members of MELUS. Membership information can be found on the MELUS website at www.melus.org/members.

2. The Edwidge Danticat Society invites multidisciplinary papers for a panel at the 40^th Annual CSA Conference. In keeping with the theme of this year’s conference, “The Caribbean in an Age of Global Apartheid: Fences, Boundaries, Borders – Literal and Imagined”, they welcome papers that explore Edwidge Danticat’s activist and creative work in relationship to fences, boundaries and borders. The Edwidge Danticat Society invites proposals for 15-minute presentations. Possible topics include:

• Questions of National Sovereignty and Belonging in Haiti and the Haitian Diaspora
• Dominican and Haitian Borders at the Massacre River
• Haiti, Disaster Sites and Reconstruction
• Death of Jean-Claude Duvalier
• Social Activism and the organization Border of Lights
• Dominican Republic Citizenship Ruling and Denationalization
• U.S. detention policies (Krome Detention Center)

By January 14, 2015, please submit a biography, 300-word abstract (including working title) and any a/v needs to Megan Feifer, Louisiana State University, at mfeife1@lsu.edu.

Membership dues and conference registration must be paid by April 15, 2015, or papers/panels will not appear in the conference program. Membership and registration details are available on the CSA website at http://www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org.

 

>via: http://repeatingislands.com/2014/12/29/cfp-edwidge-danticat-society/