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Meeting Call for Papers Announcement
Language, Culture and History Conference, July 1-2, 2010
Sponsor: Department of Anthropoloyg, University of Wyoming
Contact Information
Leila Monaghan
1175 Hwy 130
Laramie WY 82070 USA
Email: leila.monaghan@gmail.com
URL http://sites.google.com/site/leilamonaghan/language-culture-history-conference
Description

Language, Culture and History Conference
Department of Anthropology
Co-sponsored by the journal Ethnohistory
University of Wyoming
July 1-2, 2010

PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS

The first constitution of the Anthropological Society of Washington, the predecessor to the American Anthropological Association, called for the "study of the Natural History of Manâ.[including] Archaeology, Somatology, Ethnology, and Philology." The early field of anthropology was heavily influenced by philology and models of language evolution and historical change. At this conference on Language, Culture and History we would like to bring contemporary theories from all fields of anthropology and related fields to the "natural history of humans." Specifically, we want to address questions about the complex interactions between language, history and culture.

Suggested themes for papers include but are not limited to:
  • Ethnographic Views of Language Change
  • Ethnohistorical Views of Language
  • Language, History and Deaf Culture
  • Culture, History and Native American Languages
  • History of Language and Culture Theories in Anthropology
  • Historical Sociolinguistics
  • History of Literacy
  • Children and Language Change
  • Culturally Informed Theories of Language Evolution
  • Archaeological Approaches to Language and Culture
  • History of Language and Culture in the Sciences and Mathematics
This informal and convivial conference will be held in the new Anthropology Building at the University of Wyoming in beautiful Laramie, Wyoming. Optional trips to local attractions including Veedawoo Recreation Area and Medicine Bow National Forest will also be also be available.

Previously published papers and works in progress welcome, as are papers from both established scholars and students.

Preliminary inquiries strongly encouraged. If you might be interested in attending, please send back the below survey to help us better plan the meeting. Typical format for papers will be 20 minutes for a paper with 5 minutes of discussion although other formats possible including data sessions where presenters share data for the participants to help analyze. Deadline for abstracts is February 1, 2010.

Conference Organizer: Leila Monaghan, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Leila.Monaghan at gmail.com.

IF INTERESTED, PLEASE FILL OUT THE BELOW SHORT SURVEY TO HELP US PLAN THE CONFERENCE.

Language, Culture and History Conference
Department of Anthropology
University of Wyoming
July 1-2, 2010

Name:
E-mail:
Undergraduate, graduate student, professional or independent scholar:

Are you:
--Likely to attend the conference:
--Possibily attending the conference:

Are you:
--Interested in giving a paper (previously presented or published work welcome):
--Interested in sharing some of your data in a data session:
--Interested in just attending the conference:

Possible topic of your paper or data session:

Topics you would be interested in seeing:

Possible housing options:
Would you be interested in staying in
--A full service hotel with bar (~$110/night):
--A very comfortable hotel with stuffed moose and deer antler chandeliers (~$95/night):
--A no frills budget hotel (~$60/night, has 2 queen beds):
--College dorms rooms within 10 minute walk of conference (~$20/night + fee for dorm breakfast, payment must be made by February 1):

Are you:
--Definitely interested in a fieldtrip to local sites:
--Possibly interested in a fieldtrip to local sites:

Comments, questions, requests for specific accommodations:

Please e-mail this form to: Leila.Monaghan at gmail.com. Please mark subject line with LCH Conference.
Keywords: language | culture | history
This announcement will be displayed until: 02/10/2010
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