*Call for Papers for VAF 2010 Annual Meeting “Housing Washington” in
Washington, D.C.*



The Vernacular Architecture Forum invites paper proposals for its Annual
Meeting in Washington, D.C., May 19-22, 2010. Papers may address vernacular
and everyday buildings, sites, or cultural landscapes worldwide. Submissions
are encouraged to explore topics related to the conference theme of
residential development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including
planned communities, suburban living, apartment housing, urban renewal, and
racial and ethnic neighborhoods. Papers should be twenty-minutes in length,
although proposals for complete sessions, roundtable discussions, or other
innovative means that facilitate scholarly discourse are also welcome.



Proposals must be one-page, fewer than 400 words, and include paper title,
author's name, and email address. Please state clearly the argument of the
paper and explain the methodology and content. Papers should be theoretical
or analytical in nature, rather than descriptive. Attach a one-page CV to
your proposal submission. The deadline for proposals is September 10, 2009.



Presenters must deliver their papers in person and be VAF members at the
time of the conference. Speakers who do not register for the conference and
submit their papers to their session chair by April 1, 2010, will be
withdrawn. Please do not submit an abstract if you are not committed to
attending the papers session on May 22. Presenter Fellowships to offset
registration costs are available to students and recent graduates. For more
information on Presenter Fellowships see
http://www.vafweb.org/awards/presenter.html.



Electronic submissions of proposals and CVs in Word format are preferred.
Please send email proposals to <[log in to unmask]> or hard copies to
Cynthia Falk, VAF c/o Cooperstown Graduate Program, P.O. Box 800,
Cooperstown, NY 13326. For general information about the Washington, D.C.
VAF Meeting, contact Lisa Davidson at <[log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]>> or 202-354-2179.

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