CONFERENCE: Contemporary Ethnography Across the Disciplines (CEAD)

The first Contemporary Ethnography Across the Disciplines (CEAD) conference and hui will take place at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. This, the first in what will be a quadrennial international conference, will take place on 17 - 19 November 2010. We welcome scholars, professionals, and students from all disciplinary backgrounds to share in the rich diversity that the conference and hui promises. Call for Papers and Registration now open! Submit your abstract online before 16 April 2010. http://www.cead.org.nz

Keynote speakers including;

Professor Norman K. Denzin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Professor Neil Drew, University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA)

Professor Elspeth Probyn, Hawke Research Institute at the University of South Australia

Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Pro-Vice Chancellor Māori at the University of Waikato

There are three major content strands or themes for the CEAD conference and hui:

Emerging Methods
Practice and Advocacy
Social Justice and Transformation

Contributors will be invited to experiment with traditional ethnography, as well as new methodologies and with new presentational formats such as drama, performance, poetry, autoethnography, and fiction. Presenters papers will be considered for a peer-reviewed compilation of four to five presentations per thread. Visit the website for more information http://www.cead.org.nz .