CALL FOR PAPERS: 22nd Annual Conference Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies

CALL FOR PAPERS: 22nd Annual Conference Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies
Albuquerque, NM, July 22-24, 2012

The Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies will be holding its 22nd Annual Conference Sunday July 22 through Tuesday July 24, 2012, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

We invite papers on crypto-Judaism from any discipline (e.g., anthropology, history, sociology, philosophy, literature, music, etc.) and from any geographic location or time period. We also welcome papers on all aspects of the Sephardic experience and that of other communities exhibiting crypto-Jewish phenomena. Papers breaking new ground in research on New Mexico and Southern Colorado are particularly welcome.

Interested scholars and professionals, including advanced graduate students, are invited to submit proposals for papers, presentations or workshops. Proposals are also welcome from individuals with personal stories or other personal research relating to crypto-Judaism. Proposals may be for individual papers/presentations or for complete sessions on specific topics. Please indicate if presentation represents completed research or work in progress.

Conference presentation proposals must include a 200-word abstract and a brief bio. Please send proposals or inquiries to Seth Ward, Religious Studies, University of Wyoming, at: sward@uwyo.edu, or submit electronically at http://www.uwyo.edu/sward/scjs/submit22.htm

Proposal Deadline: April 16, 2012

For more information on the society, on this conference and on past meetings, see: http://www.cryptojews.com/