Call For Papers:
Fourth Biennial Conference of the Southeast European Studies Association (SEESA)
University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois
May 29-31, 2009

Continuing upon the success of previous SEESA conferences, the fourth biennial SEESA conference will be hosted by the Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies at the University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) on 29-31 May 2009.

The Organizing Committee is now accepting proposals for papers that treat some aspect of the Southeast European region, including the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Greece, Moldova, and Turkey.  All disciplines are welcome, including but not restricted to, anthropology, cultural studies, education, film studies, art history, folklore, history, language, literature, linguistics, political science, and sociology.  Papers will be 20 minutes in length, with an additional 10 minutes for questions and discussion.

Potential presenters should submit paper proposals by sending a title and a one-page abstract of the proposed paper, together with the author's name, address, and contact information (phone and e-mail).

The deadline for submitting all proposals is 19 January 2009. 
The program will be announced in late February 2009.

Please address all questions to Elisabeth Elliott.  Titles, abstracts, and contact information may be sent by e-mail, by fax to 847-467-2596 in care of Elisabeth Elliott or to the address below. Submissions sent by e-mail are preferred.

Elisabeth Elliott
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Northwestern University
1860 Campus Drive, Crowe #4-130
Evanston, IL 60208-2163