We invite proposals for individual papers and entire panels for an interdisciplinary conference on multiculturalism, pluralism, and globalization. Papers and presentations from all disciplines and time periods are welcome.

From ancient times to the present, people have sought to understand and create their identities both as individuals and as groups. In so doing, they not only define who they are, but also who they are not. What makes one group different from another? Who defines those differences? What are the consequences of such definitions? To what degree do these definitions create opportunities for conflict and for peace? And why do differences between groups so often lead to collective forms of violence such as war, genocide, terrorism and ethnic cleansing?

Possible topics include, but are not limited to: immigration and diasporas; "clash of civilizations"; diversity; definitions of community; economic class and property; race, ethnicity and language; nationalism and the nation; separatism, tolerance, and integration; identity politics; national or tribal membership and identity; ecologies of place or of culture; human rights, civil rights and natural law; religious/ethical values and identity; class, caste and gender; the sources of collective forms of violence.

Please send a short (approx. 150 words) abstract, along with a 1-2 page c.v. and contact information as soon as possible, but no later than March 8, 2007 to:

Email: MulticulturalismProposal@ScholarlyCalls.com
Hard copies may be addressed to:
Dr. Deborah Buffton
Department of History
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI 54601
Tel.: (608) 785-8359
Fax: (608) 785-8370