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2007 AADAS Conference

Call for Papers

The Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies (AADAS) will hold its 2007 biennial meeting at Hope College, Holland, Michigan, on June 7-9, 2007 (Thursday noon -Saturday noon). You are invited to submit proposals for individual papers or panels. The conference theme is:
Dutch-American Arts and Letters.

One of the features of a strong subculture is the presence of a corpus of ethnic literature and art. How did art contribute to the formation of a Dutch-American subculture? What distinctive elements did Dutch-American artistic expressions possess? Were these inspired by trends in the old country? Which influence did these expressions exert inside and outside the subculture?

Subjects could include:
* Dutch-American artists
* Dutch-American authors (David Cornel De Jong, Frederick Manfred, Sietze Bunning, Peter De Vries, James C. Schaap, etc.)
* Dutch-American autobiographies and memoirs
* Dutch-American newspapers and journalists
* Reading culture among Dutch immigrants
* Publishers and art-dealers as culture brokers
* Sermons and eulogies--rhetorical styles, themes, etc.
* Dutch literature in translation
* Teaching of Dutch-language skills and its impact
* Story-telling in Dutch-America
* Dutch-American scientists
* Dutch-American musicians and musical writings
* The Dutch image in youth literature

Paper proposals on Dutch-American topics not related to the theme will also be considered.

The program committee consists of Robert P. Swierenga, chair (Hope College), Jack Nyenhuis (Hope College), Nella Kennedy (Hope College), and Hans Krabbendam (Roosevelt Study Center). Proposals, consisting of abstract (about 300 words) and one-page cv, should be submitted by December 1, 2006 to:

Robert P. Swierenga
A.C. Van Raalte Institute
Hope College
P.O. Box 9000
Holland, MI 49422-9000
USA

If possible, please submit a copy electronically by e-mail to swierenga@hope.edu