1. CALL FOR PROPOSALS
THEME OF THE 2014 CONFERENCE
IRANIANS AND OTHER MIDDLE EASTERN IMMIGRANTS: THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN SOCIETY
CO-SPONSORED BY DANESH INSTITUE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
CHICAGO CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
Friday & Saturday, October 17-18, 2014
University of Chicago
The 2014 conference, co-sponsored by DANESH Institute and the University of Chicago Center for Middle
Eastern Studies, will, focus on a variety of topics related to the recent history of immigration from Iran and
other Middle Eastern countries to the United States, psychosocial and economic adjustment of such
immigrants, cultural and social implications, immigrants' contributions, their success stories, and other
related topics.
The Conference Planning Committee invites submission of proposals for papers and panels. Papers may
be empirical or conceptual studies, and panels may focus on a particular theme. Paper and panel
proposals should include the following information:
1. Name, institutional affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, and phone number(s) of the paper's
author(s) or panel chair;
2. A brief biography of the paper's author(s) or panel chair;
3. The title and an abstract of the paper; or
4. The title and an abstract of the panel.
The deadline for submission is August 15, 2014. Proposals should be sent to Dr. Yahya
Kamalipour, via kamaliyr@purduecal.edu, or via U.S. mail to: Dr. Yahya Kamalipour,
Department of Communication and Creative Arts, 2200 169th
Street, Purdue University Calumet,
Hammond, IN 46323.
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