I know that I have already posted this CFP to the list, but the recent
flury of postings related to the Smithsonian Enola Gay exhibit and other
museum exhibits prompts me to re-post it as a reminder. The conference is
shaping up to be broadly interdisciplinary, with presentations ranging from
the fine arts through the social sciences. A couple of panels from the
museum community would be most welcome. I hope to hear from some of you!
Please feel free to pass this notice along to anyone or any group.
Chris Geist
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
> THE ATOMIC AGE OPENS: AMERICAN CULTURE CONFRONTS THE ATOMIC BOMB
>
> A JURIED CONFERENCE AT
> BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
> JULY 13 - 15, 1995
>
> Bowling Green State Univeristy seeks proposals for papers from all
>interested scholars for an interdisciplinary conference exploring the role
>the atomic bomb played in American popular culture and social history in the
>period between the first successful explosion on July 16, 1945, through the
>Cuban missile crisis in October, 1962 (please see note below).
>Interdisciplinary work is particularly welcome, and publication of conference
>proceedings is anticipated.
>
> Jointly sponsored by the Popular Culture Library and the Department
>of Popular Culture, the conference will be held on the campus of Bowling
>Green State University, in Bowling Green, Ohio, July 13 - 15, 1995, as part
>of a summer-long commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the first
>atomic blasts. In addition to this conference, activities include poetry
>readings, a film series, graduate and undergraduate courses, and a continuing
>education workshop.
>
> Proposals (one page maximum) and inquiries about the conference
>itself should be sent to Christopher Geist, Chair, Department of Popular
>Culture, or Alison Scott, Director, Popular Culture Library at Bowling Green
>State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403. A FAX is available at the
>Department of Popular Culture: (419) 372-2577. Deadline for proposals is
>March 1, 1995; successful candidates will be notified by April 15, 1995.
>
> NOTE: Although the focal point of the conference centers on the
>period 1945 - 1962, proposals related to the impact of atomic bomb psychology
>on popular culture and/or social history in other periods will be considered.
>
> Chris Geist's e-mail address: [log in to unmask]
> Alison Scott's e-mail address: [log in to unmask]
>
>
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Christopher D. Geist Phone: (419)372-2981
Chair, Department of Popular Culture FAX: (419)372-2577
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403 E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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