Call for papers: Workshop on Travel, Tourism and Mobility in the Middle East/North Africa

[Waleed Hazbun]

The Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Society (SERMEISS) invites scholars (including advanced doctoral students) to submit paper proposals for its Spring 2022 workshop, to be held April 9-10, 2022 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. The workshop will focus on “Travel, Mobility, and Cultural Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa.” Papers presented at the 2022 workshop will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Tourism History, https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjth20/current.

We are currently planning an in-person workshop and will follow CDC safety guidance. We recommend that all attendees be vaccinated. We will consider a virtual option for the meeting if needed; a decision will be made in January. SERMEISS and the University of Alabama will provide accommodations and meals for all paper presenters and offer travel grants to offset travel costs.

Paper proposals must include a title, a detailed abstract of about 300 words, the author’s scholarly discipline, and the author’s contact information (including department and institutional affiliation). Abstracts should include a clear thesis statement, discuss methodology, and list research data/sources.

To submit a paper proposal, please send your materials in a single file to Waleed Hazbun (waleed...@ua.edu) by Friday, December 31, 2021.

More information: https://tinyurl.com/SERMEISS
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Waleed Hazbun
Richard L. Chambers Professor of Middle Eastern Studies
Department of Political Science
University of Alabama
https://whazbun.people.ua.edu