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Call for Papers

43rd Annual Meeting of the
Middle East Studies Association


November 21-24
Boston MA

The Middle East Studies Association calls for proposals for preorganized panels, roundtables, thematic conversations, and individual papers for the association's 43rd annual meeting, November 21-24, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts.

MESA is primarily concerned with the area encompassing Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, and the countries of the Arab World from the seventh century to modern times. Other regions, including Spain, Southeastern Europe, China and the former Soviet Union, also are included for the periods in which their territories were parts of the Middle Eastern empires or were under the influence of Middle Eastern civilization. Comparative work is encouraged.

The deadlines for submissions are:

Type Date
Panels, Roundtables, Individual Papers February 16, 2009
Special Sessions April 1, 2009
Thematic Conversations May 1, 2009

Submission instructions are divided into the following categories, all of which we recommend you read:

  1. Procedural instructions (deadlines, requirements to participate, audiovisual equipment policy, etc.)
  2. Programatic instructions (your submission must be in one of five categories and meet program committee review criteria)
  3. Step-by-step electronic submission instructions