CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline 15 August 2008

First International Graduate Students’ Conference on Holocaust and Genocide Studies

The Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University will host the First International Graduate Students’ Conference on Holocaust and Genocide Studies on 23 to 26 April 2009. The conference will provide a forum for graduate students to present original research papers to peers and established scholars. Participants will be able to forge scholarly ties from which further cooperation and research may evolve. This interdisciplinary conference will reflect the full range of issues, concepts, and methods in current Holocaust and Genocide Studies; accordingly, we invite pertinent applications from all fields and from countries around the world.

Interested applicants should submit the following materials for consideration:
- your name, address, email and telephone number
- the title and an abstract of your paper (a maxiumum of 250 words in English)
- a brief letter from your advisor indicating your enrollment in a graduate program
- a curriculum vitae.

Applications for complete panels are also acceptable and may consist of three to four papers. Such submissions should also include a panel description of approx. 500 words.

Participants are encouraged to seek financial support from their home institutions. Limited funds for travel and accommodation may be available but can not be guaranteed in advance.

The application deadline is 15 August 2008 and email submissions are preferred. Please forward materials to:

Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Clark University
950 Main St
Worcester, MA 01610
U.S.A.
chgs@clarku.edu

If you have questions, please contact
- Raz Segal, Doctoral Student, rsegal@clarku.edu, or
- Thomas Kühne, Strassler Professor in Holocaust History, tkuehne@clarku.edu,
at the Strassler Family Center.