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For graduate students individual paper proposals should include a 300-word abstract, including a paper title; author contact information; postal address and e-mail address; and brief curriculum vitae. The organizers of complete sessions should send, in a single submission, abstracts and cvs for each of the paper presenters; 200-word description of the session; and contact information for all participants. Please list audio-visual requirements, if any.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s conference will feature a keynote address from Dr. Eddie S. Glaude. Dr. Glaude is a William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies, Department of Religion, and Chair, Center for African American Studies, at Princeton University. Dr. Glaude\u2019s books include In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America and Exodus!: Religion, Race, and Nation in Early 19th Century Black America.<\/p>\n

The submission deadline for proposals is December 1, 2014. A committee of University of Memphis professors will consider all papers for the \u201cMemphis State Eight Paper Prize\u201d which is awarded to the conference\u2019s best paper. The first place prize includes a monetary award. Second and third place papers will also receive recognition.<\/p>\n

Participants will be notified of acceptance by December 10, 2014, and completed 10-12 page papers must be received no later than February 1, 2015.<\/p>\n

Please submit all proposals by e-mail to GAAAH President Jeffery Jones: gaaah.memphis@gmail.com<\/a> or jljones@memphis.edu<\/a> <\/p>\n

For questions please call Jeff at (901) 678-2515 or contact GAAAH faculty adviser Dr. Aram Goudsouzian at (901) 678-2516 or agoudszn@memphis.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"