Incarceration CFP Deadline Extended to Monday 9/29, 9:00am EST

In response to extension requests, proposals for the Anthropology News issue on incarceration will now be accepted through Monday, Sept 29, 9:00 am EST. For information on this opportunity, see the September 19 post below or the online call for proposals.

Deadline Sept 25: Incarceration CFP

Anthropology News welcomes proposals for our January 2009 issue on incarceration. All proposals related to this theme will be considered for our In Focus Commentary, Field Notes and other sections. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

* Prison industries
* Prison overcrowding
* Reentry/reintegration
* Torture and interrogation
* Extradition/rendition
* Immigrant detention
* Political imprisonment
* Psychiatric confinement
* Prison power structures and social networks
* Expressions and limits of state authority

We are particularly interested in receiving Teaching Strategies proposals from anthropologists with experience teaching in prison environments.

To participate, email a 300 word proposal and 50-100 word author bio to Anthropology News editor Dinah Winnick (dwinnick@aaanet.org) by September 25. Selected authors will be invited to submit articles of 1000-1400 words (for commentaries) or 400-1000 words (for other content). See our website for details.

Call for Proposals: Incarceration (Sept 25 Deadline)

Anthropology News welcomes proposals for our upcoming (January 2009) thematic issue on incarceration. All proposals related to this theme will be considered for our In Focus Commentary, Field Notes and other sections. Potential topics include, among others:

• Prison industries
• Prison overcrowding
• Reentry/reintegration
• Torture and interrogation
• Extradition/rendition
• Immigrant detention
• Political imprisonment
• Psychiatric confinement
• Prison power structures and social networks
• Expressions and limits of state authority

We are also particularly interested in receiving Teaching Strategies proposals from anthropologists with experience teaching in prison environments.

To participate in this thematic issue, email a 300 word proposal and 50-100 word author bio to Anthropology News editor Dinah Winnick by September 25. Proposals for photo essays should also include five high resolution photographs, each with a photo caption and credit. Selected authors will be invited to submit articles of 1000-1400 words (for commentaries) or 400-1000 words (for other content). See our website for details.