Law, Rhetoric, & Debate

Call for Participation

Mid-Atlantic Law and Society Association

Inaugural Conference

October 19-20, 2012

Drexel University, Earle Mack School of Law, Philadelphia, PA

Proposal Due Date: August 1, 2012

Submissions (via email): malsa@drexel.edu

The Mid-Atlantic Law and Society Association will host its Inaugural Conference at the Earle Mack School of Law, Drexel University, in Philadelphia, PA, on October 19-20, 2012. Please make plans to attend and encourage others to join us! Proposals for Individual Papers and Fully-Formed Sessions are welcome.

The DEADLINE for submission of paper proposals and other forms of participation is August 1, 2012.

THEME:  Law, Society and the Social Good

Our theme is purposely broad and encompassing. But we are especially interested in considering the manner in which knowledge obtained from socio-legal research can be used to understand and engage with the social good.  Other law and society topics are welcome.

We seek papers, panels, and roundtables aimed at stimulating conversations that will build bridges across the range of law and society topics. We anticipate organizing different kinds of presentations, including both traditional panels for completed papers and workshops for projects and ideas still in development; we welcome proposals that let participants share and respond to intellectual projects in thoughtful and enjoyable ways. We are particularly interested in proposals that cross national, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries.

Graduate students and junior scholars are especially encouraged to apply and the conference will provide targeted opportunities for networking and feedback for early career scholars.

We look forward to receiving your submissions via email to:  malsa@drexel.edu

Inquiries:

Corey Shdaimah

University of Maryland

cshdaimah@ssw.umaryland.edu

Scott Barclay

Drexel University

scott.barclay@drexel.edu