{"id":1260,"date":"2021-03-29T19:27:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T16:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americanstudies.ro\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2021-03-29T19:27:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T16:27:57","slug":"the-concept-of-crisis-in-american-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanstudies.ro\/ro\/the-concept-of-crisis-in-american-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Concept of Crisis in American Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Center for American Studies at the University of Bucharest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

and the Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

invite proposals for their annual student conference on the topic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Concept of Crisis in American Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

to be held online<\/p>\n\n\n\n

on Friday, May 21, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite proposals for 15-minute presentations from undergraduate and MA students whose research is relevant to the topic of the conference. Papers may come from the fields of literature, film, theater and performance arts, popular culture, visual culture and the media, history, politics, intercultural and interdisciplinary communication, and transatlantic relations and may address issues such as (but not necessarily limited to): cultural, economic and political crises in American history; epidemics as crisis; the environment in crisis; American ways of dealing with crisis; crisis, minorities and otherness in American culture; democracy and crisis; the United States and world crises; crises of literary and cultural canons. The best presentation will be awarded the \u201cDan Grigorescu\u201d prize (US$ 200). Doctoral students are welcome to present outside the competition for the \u201cDan Grigorescu\u201d prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submission Guidelines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please submit the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. a 250-word abstract attached as an MS Word file. Your abstract must include the paper title and the name of the academic coordinator who has agreed to supervise your paper. Please note that, considering that each presentation will be 15 minutes long, final papers should be approximately 5-6 pages (Times New Roman, font 12, double-spaced). However, we strongly encourage participants to present and not simply read their papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. 3-5 keywords from your essay;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Contact information (name, affiliation, phone number, and email address).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please email your submissions to sabina.draga.alexandru@lls.unibuc.ro<\/a>.

Deadline for submissions: Friday, May 14, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notifications of proposal acceptance: Monday, May 17, 2021 (earlier notifications available upon request).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For any questions, please contact dr. Maria-Sabina Draga Alexandru (sabina.draga.alexandru@lls.unibuc.ro<\/a>).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Center for American Studies at the University of Bucharest and the Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission invite proposals for their annual student conference on the topic The Concept of Crisis in American Culture to be held online on Friday, May 21, 2021 We invite proposals for 15-minute presentations from undergraduate and MA students whose research is … <\/p>\n

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