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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Just a reminder that there are still 20 days before the Crossroads deadline to submit panel and paper abstracts. I'm here in Shanghai and have visited the new part of the Shanghai U campus where the conference will likely
take place--it's going to be great! The campus has easy access from Shanghai downtown via subway. </p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">all best,</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Fran</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Association for Cultural Studies <ACS@uta.fi> on behalf of Ching Kiu S Chan <chingkiu@NETVIGATOR.COM><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 28 November 2017 6:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Acs<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ACS] 2018 CROSSROADS Conference in Shanghai - Extension of CFP deadline</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">[From the Shanghai Organizers of Crossroads in Cultural Studies 2018 ¡V ]</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">CFP Submission Deadline Extended to
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">December
<span style="background:white">20<sup>th</sup>, 2017</span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">Dear all,</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">C</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">onsidering the obstruct</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">ion</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">
in access</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">ing
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">C</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">rossroads</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">
2018 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">conference website in the last three weeks of October</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">,
<b>the organizing committee of the 2018 ACS ¡¥Crossroads in Cultural Studies¡¦ Conference has extended the paper/panel submission deadline to</b>
<b><u>December <span style="background:white">20<sup>th</sup>, 2017</span></u><span style="background:white">
</span></b><span style="background:white">for both the main conference and pre-conference. Please enter our mirror site of the conference one (</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.crossroads2018.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; background:white">www.crossroads2018.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; background:white">
), or facebook page (crossroads2018), to get more information, including an update list of invited speakers.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; background:white"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; background:white">You can submit your panel/individual paper proposal here.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; background:white">For Conference:
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xroads2018"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; background:white">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xroads2018</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; background:white"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; background:white">For Pre-conference:
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pcxr2018"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; background:white">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pcxr2018</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; color:blue; background:white"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; color:blue; background:white"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; background:white">Hosted by Shanghai University, Crossroads 2018 has an exciting line up. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with leading researchers
in the field. Featured speakers include Guy Standing (UK), Meaghan Morris (AU), Lawrence Grossberg (US), Kuan Hsing Chen, WEN Tiejun (China),
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">Sandro Mezzadra</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif"> (Italy)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">,
Neferti Tadiar (Philippines), Cheikh Gueye (Senegal), Maria Rojas (Argentina) and
<span style="background:white">more spotlight sessions and speakers to be announced!</span></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; background:white"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">Also, a unique online bulletin board called "People's Park" (<span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.cul-studies.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=6&id=1709">http://www.cul-studies.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=6&id=1709</a></span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:SimSun; color:blue">¡^</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">has
been made accessible. Participants who need to organize panels are encouraged to find their panel partners with this platform. Please feel free to contact them to organize panels if you have similar ideas. You can also email the organizers (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:crossroads2018@outlook.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; color:windowtext">crossroads2018@outlook.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">)
with the subject line ¡§People¡¦s Park¡¨ if you are willing to find panel partners by joining ¡§People¡¦s Park.¡¨ A Microsoft Word attachment file (doc, docx) including the topic of your individual paper, suggestions for the topics of the potential panel you might
organize, and personal information such as an email address and research interests will also be needed.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">For your information, our aim is release the acceptance offers of paper/panel by the end of January 2018.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">Thank you very much!!</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; color:black; background:white"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Professor Xiaoming Wang</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Center for Contemporary Cultural Studies</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Shanghai University</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear colleagues,</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please do share the information URGENTLY with your colleagues, students and networks in Cultural Studies. Thanks!</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Regards,</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Stephen CHAN Ching-kiu</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Chair, ACS</span></p>
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