[NEohioPAL]Call for Papers for Karamu House Conference

[Regennia N Williams]

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=3D2><DIV>Hello!</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>At the request of one of your&n=
bsp;subscribers, I am re-submitting the Karamu House "Call for Proposals" a=
s part of this message, rather than as an attachment.  I hope that thi=
s will make it easier for others to receive the information about this exci=
ting program.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Sincerely,</DIV><DIV><BR> </D=
IV><DIV>Dr. Regennia N. Williams<BR>Department of =
History<BR>Cleveland State University<BR>2121 Euclid Av=
enue, RT1915<BR>Cleveland, Ohio  44115<BR>Telephone:&nb=
sp;(216) 523-7182<BR>FAX: (216) 687-5592<BR><DIV><P class=3D=
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align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=
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: italic"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Default Serif,Times New Roman,Times,=
serif">KARAMU HOUSE AND THE CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY BLACK STUDIES PROGRA=
M PRESENT<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=3DMsoTitle style=3D"M=
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T-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"=
Default Serif,Times New Roman,Times,serif">?AFRICAN AMERICAN SACRED MUSIC I=
N WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURE?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=3D=
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imes New Roman,Times,serif">AN ACADEMIC CONFERENCE<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>=
</SPAN></P><P class=3DMsoTitle style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: le=
ft" align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: i=
talic"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Default Serif,Times New Roman,Times,ser=
if">Coinciding with the world premier of Otis Sallid?s ?Gospel! Gospel! Gos=
pel!?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARG=
IN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Default Serif,Times New Roman=
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-WEIGHT: normal"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Default Serif,Times New Roman=
,Times,serif">FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 AND 7, 2006<o:p></o:p></FONT><=
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GN: left" align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><FONT size=3D3><=
FONT face=3D"Default Serif,Times New Roman,Times,serif">CLEVELAND, OHIO<o:p=
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n 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><=
FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Default Serif,Times New Roman,Times,serif">&nbs=
p;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=3DMsoTitle style=3D"MARGIN: =
0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"De=
fault Serif,Times New Roman,Times,serif"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal=
">The music of the African American church has been an integral part of wor=
ld history and culture for more than a century.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun:=
 yes">  </SPAN>Fisk Jubilee Singers and choirs historically black coll=
eges and universities toured the world singing concert spirituals, and Thom=
as Andrew popularized the ?gospel-blues.? With the freedom songs of the Civ=
il Rights Era and beyond, this music has served as a vital expression of Af=
rican American religious culture and an important tool for mobilizing group=
s of activists working to transform the existing social order. The organize=
rs of the 2006 conference, <SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Afri=
can American Sacred Music in World History and Culture,</SPAN> invite propo=
sals for scholarly papers or panels and other formal presentations on the m=
usic, musicians, and related organizations and movements.<SPAN style=3D"mso=
-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>The list of possible topics includes, but is =
not limited to: Spirituals in Antebellum African America, Jubilee Songs and=
 Ring Shout Traditions, African American Hymnody, The Music Programs of the=
 National Baptist Convention, The History of the National Convention of Gos=
pel Choirs and Choruses, Protest Songs of the Civil Rights Era, The Influen=
ce of Sacred Music on Popular Culture, Gospel Music in the Global Community=
, and the music of individual composers and performing artists, including C=
harles A. Tindley, Thomas Andrew Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson, R. Nathaniel Dett=
, Jester Hairston, Sallie Martin, James Cleveland, Richard Smallwood, and Y=
olanda Adams.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN s=
tyle=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Established and e=
merging academic scholars, independent scholars, undergraduate and graduate=
 students, vocalists, instrumentalists, and other community participants ar=
e encouraged to submit proposals. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><P cl=
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Default Serif,Times New Roman,Times,serif">DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSAL=
S:<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>SEPTEMBER 1, 2006</FONT><=
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face=3D"Default Serif,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=3D3>A 250-word abst=
ract and a one-page c.v. for each presenter/panelist should be submitted vi=
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,serif" size=3D3>Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Conference Co-Facilitator</FONT>=
</P><P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Defaul=
t Serif,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=3D3>Cleveland State University</F=
ONT></P><P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"De=
fault Serif,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=3D3>Department of History</FO=
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ault Serif,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=3D3>2121 Euclid Avenue, RT 191=
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