Call for Papers for the Conference of the Society for Romanian Studies (SRS) – Sibiu, 2-4 July 2012

Europeanization
and Globalization: Romanians in Their Region and the World 

More than two decades after the fall of
communism and several years after Romania’s accession to the European Union,
Romanians, whether at home, in a growing diaspora around the world, or by
virtue of international economic and cultural networks, are continuing to find
themselves integrated into increasingly interconnected European and global
institutions and practices. 

This gradual process of integration into
international networks and interaction with foreign powers has been underway
for centuries. States that occupied the territory of contemporary Romania and Moldova came
under the influence of more powerful neighbors, and stood at the crossroads of
both warlike and peaceful migrations. At one point most Romanian boyars spoke
Greek, and in the 19th century Romanian students often
studied abroad as they are again doing today. In the 1920s and 30s, ethnic and
religious diversity contributed both to Europeanization and to domestic and
international tensions.  Then, the
Soviet model played a major role in the imposition of communism. 

The proposed focus of the 2012 SRS
conference encourages historical, cultural and contemporary inquiries into the
place of Romanians and Moldovans in European and global structures, while
pondering the implications of these trends for the future. 

We welcome proposals for papers, panels
and round-tables coming from young and established scholars working in
history, sociology, anthropology, political science, philosophy, law,
linguistics, economics, business, religious studies, theater, literature,
cinema studies, music, and education. 

Possible topics might include, but are
not limited to: 

 Romania
and the European Union 

 „Europe”‘s, Russia’s, and Romania’s roles in the Republic of Moldova 

 The social, political, and ideological implications of globalization in Romania and Moldova 

 Migration and diaspora within Europe, North America, etc. 

 Consequences
of EU accession 

 Challenges
to European and global integration 

 Romanian
writers abroad

 Romanian literature in translation 

The global reception of Romanian
cinema, literature and art  

The Romanian/Jewish avant-garde in
Zurich, Paris, Berlin 

Multinational enterprises in modern
Romania and Moldova 

Minority cultures in Romania and
Moldova (Roma, German, Hungarian, Jewish, Russian,

Ukrainian, Gagauz et al.) 

The construction of a European memory 

Romanian and Moldovan culture in the
digital age 

The Romanian language mass media system
in the panoply of world media models 

Journalism and political parallelism 

New and old forms of censorship and
self-censorship 

Romanians’ and Moldovans’ historical
encounters with „others” 

The image of the Roma/Jew/Hungarian/German
among Romanians 

Paper proposals should include the
title of the presentation, a brief abstract of up to 500 words, a short c.v., and the contact
information of the presenter. They should be sent in a single attached Word
document by
December 1, 2011, to Matthew Ciscel at CiscelM@ccsu.edu. 

Proposals for 2-hour panels including
3-4 papers, one chair, and 1-2 discussants should provide a description of the
panel topic, abstracts of papers, short c.v.?s and contact information for all participants.
Panel participants should be drawn from at least two different universities.
2-hour round-tables of 3-5 participants will also be considered. 

Participants will be notified of the
acceptance of their proposal by January 30, 2012.