University of Maryland, Baltimore County

March 7-8, 2008

This year’s conference encourages panel proposals that advance transnational research perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches. It will also feature a special workshop for graduate students on navigating the job search and the journal submission process.

Please submit a 300-word abstract for individual papers or completed panel proposals in English or Spanish via email (subject heading “MACLAS”) no later than 20 December 2007 to the Program Committee co-chairs.

Humanities papers to: Regina A. Root, College of William and Mary, raroot@wm.edu

Social Sciences papers to: Rebecca Bill Chávez, US Naval Academy, chavez@usna.edu

Please include the following information:

Institution

Department

Academic title (Faculty, graduate student, undergraduate student)

Check here for MACLAS prize information

For updates on the conference and MACLAS, please see: www.maclas.vcu.edu. Please note that each conference presentation room will be equipped with a projector. Participants who wish to show Powerpoint slides will need to bring laptops.