Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 22:23:07 -0700
Subject: CFP: Sociology of Education Association



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>To: H-EDUCATION-AT-H-NET.MSU.EDU
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>The Sociology of Education Association is holding its 2001 Annual
>Conference February 22-25, 2001 at the Asilomar Conference Center located
>on the Monterey Peninsula in Pacific Grove, California.
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>The theme of the conference is:  "Dangerous Dialogues: Talking Through the
>Complex Texture of Class, Race, and Gender"
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>This year's conference will pay special attention to how current teaching
>and research in the sociology of education may still inadvertently
>reinforce and oversimplify the complex intersections of race, class, and
>gender and their educational effect.  Of particular importance are the ways
>in which these intersections are played out through people's multiple and
>shifting identities and loyalties.
>
>We invite you to submit proposals which address this year's principal theme
>or which address closely related questions.  Below are a number of examples:
>What are the ways in which class movement changes the construction of
>racial identity and the perception of racial categories?
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>What is the role of social and cultural capital in understanding both
>social stratification and individual mobility; with regard to mobility, how
>does social and cultural capital affect orientations towards schooling and
>educational success?
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>How do we come to better understand and teach the cultural diversity of a
>"racial" group while acknowledging the institutional practices and societal
>norms which underlie inclusion and exclusion?
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>How can we better interrogate the complexity of "whiteness" and its many
>ethnic and national forms?  How do we articulate contemporary colonialistic
>practices in the United States while avoiding simplistic notions of
>hegemony?
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>How has the discipline of sociology contributed to an unnecessarily limited
>understanding of the above issues, particularly as these issues get played
>out in the educational system?
>
>Proposals are sought that represent a thinking through of complex issues,
>not necessarily completed research projects.  We are also interested in
>theoretical, critical essays intended for publication.
>
>  Papers will be grouped toward the goal of interaction among the authors and
>  their points of view.  We seek to create a conference that allows for
>  honest reflection and dialogue among theorists and researchers.  A unique
>quality of SEA conferences is that all members are in attendance for each
>paper presentation, providing opportunities for shared discussions and
>inquiry.  The context is casual and the setting beautiful as Asilomar is
>nested amidst the sand dunes of the Pacific Ocean.
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>Send, fax, or email proposals of 1 to 2 pages that includes a brief
>discussion of methods to:
>
>June A. Gordon, 211 Crown College, Department of Education, University of
>California, Santa Cruz, CA  95064  U.S.A
>831-425-2060, home; 831-459-3234, office; 831-459-4618, fax;
>jagordon-AT-cats.ucsc.edu.
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>  Please include the following information: name, affiliation, address, home
>and office telephone numbers, fax, and e-mail.
>Deadline for submissions September 10, 2000.
>
>For more information on the Sociology of Education, visit our web
>site:  http://www.lmrinet.ucsb.edu/sociology/sea.html



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