[Pols-announce] FW: Beyond Discourse Conference, April 4-5, 2019

[Haider-Markel, Donald Patrick]

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Beyond Discourse: Critical and Empirical Approaches to Human Trafficking

April 4-5, 2019

University of Kansas

On April 4 and 5, the University of Kansas will host an interdisciplinary symposium examining human trafficking research. Kamala Kempadoo (York University) will open the symposium with a keynote address on Thursday, April 4 at 4 pm, with a reception to follow. Friday, April 5 will feature panels by regional and national scholars, including Amy Farrell (Northeastern University) and a closing keynote by Sally Engle Merry (New York University).

All papers related to human trafficking research are welcome, including but not limited to:

  *   Empirical Approaches to Illicit and Criminalized Industries
  *   Tracking Consequences of the Carceral Framework
  *   Innovations in Critical Media Analysis
  *   Ethics of Representation and Storytelling Against Narrative Tropes
  *   Long Shadow of the Mann Act: Historical Precedents and Alternatives
  *   Politics of Fieldwork across Ideological Difference
  *   Survivor-Led Research Initiatives & Collaboration
  *   Translating Critical Research to Policy Makers and Other Stakeholders

Please join us by submitting a brief CV and a 250-350 word abstract for a panel, paper presentation, or roundtable contribution addressing these issues to BeyondDiscourse at gmail.com<mailto:beyonddiscourse at gmail.com> by January 7. Invitations will be distributed and registration open from January 15.

For more information, please visit the symposium website: http://beyonddiscourse.ku.edu/call-papers.

Sponsored by the following:

  *   The Institute for Policy & Social Research<http://ipsr.ku.edu/>
  *   The Hall Center for the Humanities<https://hallcenter.ku.edu/>
  *   Office of the Provost<http://provost.ku.edu/>
  *   College of Liberal Arts & Sciences<https://college.ku.edu/>
  *   The Department of Political Science<https://kups.ku.edu/>
  *   The Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies<https://wgss.ku.edu/>
  *   The Center for East Asian Studies<https://ceas.ku.edu/>
  *   The Center for Global & International Studies<https://global.ku.edu/>
  *   The Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies<https://latamst.ku.edu/>
  *   The Department of American Studies<https://americanstudies.ku.edu/>
  *   The Department of Anthropology<https://anthropology.ku.edu/>
  *   The Department of Sociology<https://sociology.ku.edu/>
  *   The Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity<https://emilytaylorcenter.ku.edu/>
  *   The Kansas African Studies Center<https://kasc.ku.edu/>
  *   The School of Public Affairs & Administration<https://kupa.ku.edu/>





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