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New Visions of Suburban Life: An Interdisciplinary Conference examines the evolving suburban context of American life.Papers exploring various components of the suburban experience are invited from a wide range of disciplines, includ-ing the social sciences and the humanities.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:? The Built Environment? Changing Demographics? Defining the Suburban Family? Crime, Gangs and Security ? Economic Development and Quality of Life? Education? Environmental Issues? The Growth of Cultural Life? Health and Health Care? Homeland Security? Housing Issues ? Immigration? Labor and Labor Relations? Land Use Conflicts? Local Government? News Media? Nimbyism? Parks and Recreation? Race, Racism and Social Justice? Representations of Suburbia in the Arts and Popular Culture? Shopping and Shopping Malls? Technology and Suburban Community? Transportation and Mass Transit? Youth in Suburbia.
A letter of intent, a three to five-page abstract and brief curriculum vitae should be sent to the Hofstra Cultural Center by October 15, 2004. Please indicate the suggested topic that best fits your proposal or state ?other.?
Call for Papers URL: http://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/Cul_SubCall.pdf
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CFP -- New Visions of Suburban Life: An Interdisciplinary Conference
New Visions of Suburban Life: An Interdisciplinary Conference examines the evolving suburban context of American life.Papers exploring various components of the suburban experience are invited from a wide range of disciplines, includ-ing the social sciences and the humanities.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:? The Built Environment? Changing Demographics? Defining the Suburban Family? Crime, Gangs and Security ? Economic Development and Quality of Life? Education? Environmental Issues? The Growth of Cultural Life? Health and Health Care? Homeland Security? Housing Issues ? Immigration? Labor and Labor Relations? Land Use Conflicts? Local Government? News Media? Nimbyism? Parks and Recreation? Race, Racism and Social Justice? Representations of Suburbia in the Arts and Popular Culture? Shopping and Shopping Malls? Technology and Suburban Community? Transportation and Mass Transit? Youth in Suburbia.
A letter of intent, a three to five-page abstract and brief curriculum vitae should be sent to the Hofstra Cultural Center by October 15, 2004. Please indicate the suggested topic that best fits your proposal or state ?other.?
Call for Papers URL: http://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/Cul_SubCall.pdf
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