Psychology calls for papers / meetings & conferences

Call for Papers: Madness and Cultural Mourning in Women’s Novels of the Black Diaspora

44th Annual Convention Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) March 21-24, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts

The 44th Annual Convention will feature approximately 350 sessions, as well as dynamic speakers and cultural events. Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA session; however, panelists can only present one paper (panel or seminar). Convention participants may present a paper at a panel and also present at a creative session or participate in a roundtable.

Abstract Deadline: September 30, 2012

Madness and Cultural Mourning in Women’s Novels of the Black Diaspora

This panel will focus on twentieth and twenty-first century novels by black women authors writing from Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It will engage novelists who incorporate madness as a site of political, cultural, and artistic resistance, particularly as embodied in the use of experimental writing practices. It thus creates a conversation at the crossroads where aesthetic praxis morphs into political engagement. Please submit a 200 word abstract to Caroline Brown, University of Montreal, caroline.brown@umontreal.ca.

Call for Papers: Unspeakable Reality: Trauma Represented in Contemporary Fiction

44th Annual Convention Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) March 21-24, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts

The 44th Annual Convention will feature approximately 350 sessions, as well as dynamic speakers and cultural events. Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA session; however, panelists can only present one paper (panel or seminar). Convention participants may present a paper at a panel and also present at a creative session or participate in a roundtable.

Abstract Deadline: September 30, 2012

Unspeakable Reality: Trauma Represented in Contemporary Fiction

Trauma, and its psychological and social aftermath, attests to the catastrophic effects of war, genocide, terrorism, interpersonal abuse, colonization, oppression, and racism that punctuate the contemporary period. Recent fiction about trauma gives witness to the unspeakable reality of traumatic experience for the individual, relationality, and the social fabric. This panel will consider how contemporary fiction represents and contests our understanding of trauma,cultural ideology, and literary theory. Abstracts to Lorism@sacredheart.edu.

Call for Papers: Trauma and the Body: Witnessing Violence in Contemporary Literature

44th Annual Convention Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) March 21-24, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts

The 44th Annual Convention will feature approximately 350 sessions, as well as dynamic speakers and cultural events. Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA session; however, panelists can only present one paper (panel or seminar). Convention participants may present a paper at a panel and also present at a creative session or participate in a roundtable.

Abstract Deadline: September 30, 2012

Trauma and the Body: Witnessing Violence in Contemporary Literature

This panel seeks to analyze literature of trauma caused by natural and human disasters and how trauma is represented in contemporary literature. We will concentrate on fictional accounts of trauma and violence, and its relation to the body, to study how writing retraces the events, how memory is at play and how the idea of bearing witness is complex and paradoxical. How witnessing violence and destruction impacts one’s memory and view of the present and future. Please send inquiries or 250-500 word abstracts to Trauma.Panel@gmail.com.

Call for Papers: Between Literature and the Visual Arts: A Psychoanlytic Perspective (Seminar)

44th Annual Convention Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) March 21-24, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts

The 44th Annual Convention will feature approximately 350 sessions, as well as dynamic speakers and cultural events. Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA session; however, panelists can only present one paper (panel or seminar). Convention participants may present a paper at a panel and also present at a creative session or participate in a roundtable.

Abstract Deadline: September 30, 2012

Between Literature and the Visual Arts: A Psychoanlytic Perspective. (Seminar)

The panel invites papers that consider the interplay between literature and the visual arts within a psychoanalytic frame. Exploring different forms of exchange between literature and the visual arts, this panel wants to provide a space to test the contribution of psychoanalysis to interdisciplinary research. A collection of essays will be considered for publication. Please send 300-500 word abstracts and a brief biographical statement to alessandro.giardino@mcgill.ca.

Call for Papers: American Life Writing and Psychology: Narratives of Mental Illness and Recovery

44th Annual Convention Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) March 21-24, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts

The 44th Annual Convention will feature approximately 350 sessions, as well as dynamic speakers and cultural events. Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA session; however, panelists can only present one paper (panel or seminar). Convention participants may present a paper at a panel and also present at a creative session or participate in a roundtable.

Abstract Deadline: September 30, 2012

This panel will explore the works of American life writers from the nineteenth century to the present who chronicle their efforts to cope with, undergo treatments for, or recover from various forms of mental illness. Issues of narrator reliability, the role of figurative means of describing psychological disorder in narrative, and the influence of mental illness on identity may be examined. Send 300-500 word proposal as an email attachment to Dr. Georgia Kreiger, gkreiger@atlanticbb.net. Include institutional affiliation and contact information

Call for Papers: A Remembrance of Things Smashed: Trauma, Narrative, and the American Civil War

44th Annual Convention Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)

March 21-24, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts

With 2013 marking the 150th anniversary of several critical Civil War battles, most notably the Battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg, this panel aims to explore narrative representations of trauma, whether cultural or individual, in literature of and about the American Civil War. Given that authors have dealt with the memory of trauma in different ways – some directly addressing the war and its psychological impact, others alluding to the traumatic aftermath of battle in stories not directly referencing the war itself – and considering the different literary traditions stemming from the war (literature from Northerners, Southerners, and the descendents of slaves), there are many questions worth asking. Among them, papers could address: How did the traumatic history of the Civil War influence authors writing in its shadow? What role has trauma played in shaping conceptions and legacies of the War, the Union, the Confederacy, and the lasting effects of slavery? Please send abstracts of approximately 300 words and a brief scholarly biography by September 30, 2012 to Daniel Irving, Stony Brook University (danieljirving1@gmail.com).

Daniel Irving
Stony Brook University
Email: danieljirving1@gmail.com
 

Call for Abstracts: 1st International Conference on Cultural Psychiatry in Mediterranean Countries

November 5-7, 2012 Tel Aviv, Israel

Abstracts have to be submitted by 1 July 2012.

The 1st International Conference on Cultural Psychiatry in Mediterranean Countries is a highly anticipated and ambitious event that seeks to deal with novel issues appearing in a world of open frontiers, new opportunities and international upheaval and conflicts, particularly relevant in light of recent events in the region.

Identity is an evolving concept, where group boundaries have become blurred. Mental health professionals will be given the opportunity to participate in stimulating and fruitful discussions on a great variety of issues such as clinical aspects of acculturative stress, neuropsychopharmacology and integrative treatment methods.

The conference, to be held 5-7 November 2012, is aimed at leading psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, social anthropologists, students and anyone with a specialized interest in the rapidly evolving area of transcultural psychiatry.

Preliminary List of Topics

Mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders related to migration
Cultural neuropsychopharmacology
Suicide and cultural transition
Trauma and migration
Religiosity and spirituality
Stigma and Culture
Cultural transition

Kenes International
Kenes Group Building
2 Hayarden St.
Airport City, Lod 70151
Israel
Tel: +972 3 9727405
Fax: + 972 72 2447271
E-mail: wpa-tps@kenes-events.com

Call for Proposals: International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Symposium 2013

What’s New Under the Sun? Innovative Approaches to Treatment

March 21-24, 2013 Henderson, Nevada

We are seeking abstracts on inventive treatment modalities for the numerous phases of the eating disordered client’s journey-- from denial and resistance to treatment and, ultimately, recovery. The spectrum ranging from disordered eating to life threatening medical complications requires skill and creativity. Treatment providers from all disciplines are challenged to creatively convert ongoing research, brain imaging, and treatment updates into meaningful ED treatment protocols. We are seeking submittals on individual, group, and family work which help clinicians in all treatment settings. Please include an experiential or interactive component in your presentation. Preference will be given to unique presentations offered for the first time.

All abstracts must be submitted online. The call closes at midnight on June 30, 2012.

Call for Presentations: 12th World Congress on Stress, Trauma & Coping

February 19-24, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland

Submission Deadline: June 15, 2012

The 12th World Congress on Stress, Trauma and Coping is the premier forum for multidisciplinary exchange of ideas and information among those who provide crisis and disaster mental health services.

Sessions during the 12th World Congress have been designed to provoke critical thinking challenge current convention offer innovative ideas and insights & fully explore the many applications of critical incident response in various industries, settings and situations.

World Congress participants will identify the tools needed to solve current problems and explore the future direction of the crisis intervention field. The 6 day World Congress will include a variety of presentation formats ideally suited to exploring concepts, practical applications and results in sessions designed for professionals in all practice settings and experience levels.

World Congress Major Content Themes
Over 125 presenters will cover the spectrum of crisis intervention in these and other areas:

Research / Innovations Military Disaster Response Healthcare Settings Faith Based Applications Emergency Services, Public Safety Corporate / Industry / EAP Specialty Populations Team Development and Care Schools, Children

Who Should Attend

The ICISF 12th World Congress is a “must attend” experience for anyone working in the fields of crisis intervention, traumatic stress, emergency services & disaster mental health, including:

Disaster response personnel Psychiatrists Humanitarian aid workers Counselors Law-enforcement officers Social workers Firefighters Faith-based providers EMTs / Paramedics Employee representative organizations & Unions Military personnel First response support agencies Homeland security personnel Media correspondents / journalists Emergency service administrators Grief counselors Emergency operations administrators & managers Employee assistance professionals Corrections officials Commercial & industrial organization employees Healthcare professionals & administrators Airline & other transportation industry personnel Educators, school employees Communication officers & dispatch personnel Crisis workers Security professionals Suicidologists Victim's advocates Psychologists Risk managers

Why Attend?
The Crisis Intervention field continues to grow, building on excellent proven programs and strategies while incorporating innovations that meet the needs and challenges of the diverse populations we serve. As crisis interventionists we must learn from one another to continually improve the services provided to the level of best practices.

At the 12th World Congress, you'll have an incomparable opportunity to interact with experts in the field and hundreds of your peers from around the U.S. and world who, like you, are committed to providing assistance to those affected by critical incident stress. Choose from over 70 presentations that will explore how the practice of crisis intervention is evolving and adapting to meet the needs and challenges of the future.

Please address any questions to:

Shelley Cohen
World Congress Program Manager
scohen@icisf.org
(410) 750-9600

Call for Abstracts: Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students

November 7-10, 2012 San Jose, California

Abstract Submission Deadline: Sept. 7, 2012

ABRCMS
American Society for Microbiology Education Department
1752 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Ph: 202-942-9348
Fax: 202-403-3513

Email:abrcms@asmusa.org