CFP: Environmental Studies Conf. (Ottawa)

The 2009 Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) Conference will be held May 27-29 at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario [3-1/2 hrs. north of Syracuse], as part of the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The ESAC Conference is hosted by Carleton's Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. We invite interested academics, graduate students, practitioners and activists to join us in exploring research and teaching related to environmental studies in Canada. Various formats will be considered, including: papers, roundtable discussions, film screenings, posters, audio-visual submissions, etc. We welcome proposals for joint sessions with other scholarly associations.

Deadline for proposals: January 31, 2009.

Potention themes include (but are not limited to):

• Eco-pedagogy
• Sustainable food systems
• Environmental activism
• Political ecology
• Environmental conflict/peace
• Community engagement
• Conservation
• Environment & culture
• Ecological resilience
• Urban/rural sustainability
• Sustainable livelihoods
• Sustainable consumption
• Ecopoetics
• Religion & ecology
• Health & environment
• Sustainability & media

To submit a proposal:

Send an abstract of no more than 250 words, plus title, list of participants, contact details and desired format to: http://luminis.carleton.ca/fckeditor/editor/.

Questions: Patricia Ballamingie, Conference Chair, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Tel.: (613) 520-2600, ext. 8566, E-mail: http://luminis.carleton.ca/fckeditor/editor/. For more information on ESAC, go to: http://thegreenpages.ca/esac/