2007 Conference on Contemporary Pagan Studies
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Material Culture and the Cutting Edge
November 16th, 2007
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San
Diego, CA, USA |
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CCPS is held in conjunction
with the Annual Meeting of the American
Academy of Religion. This year the AAR Annual Meeting will be
held in San Diego, CA, USA from November 17 - 20.
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| This year will be the
5th annual CCPS. We are changing things up a little by dividing the
day into two parts. The morning session will be set aside for mentoring
session with some of the senior scholars in our field. The afternoon
session will include 2 papers on modern Wicca and several presentations
on current research in progress. |
| Registration for this year's conference is now on-site only.
If you haven't registered yet, you can do so after 10AM on Friday.
See you in San Diego! |
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| Morning Sessions |
9 - 11AM
The morning will be devoted to mentoring sessions with some of our
most senior scholars assisting our junior scholars with their arguments
and presentation. This session will be an open round table with the
volunteering scholars being available for discussion about development
of projects and theories. |
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| 11AM - 12PM |
Research Reports 1
Research reports on projects in literature, psychology and anthropology.
There will be time after the presentations for a discussion
of the various projects and how they may relate to each other
or to other projects underway. |
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12PM - 1PM - Lunch |
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| Afternoon sessions |
1 - 1:45 PM
- David Edleson will be unable to attend CCPS due to a family
emergency.
- Evil or Enchanted: Student Responses to Witchcraft
Chris Klassen - Wilfrid Laurier University
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| 1:45 - 3 PM |
Research Reports 2
Research reports on projects in literature, psychology and anthropology.
There will be time after the presentations for a discussion
of the various projects and how they may relate to each other
or to other projects underway. |
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| 3 - 5 PM |
Crafting a Professional Profile
Doug Cowan, Nikki Bado-Fralick and Paul Thomas will present a discussion on the realities of academic professional life and developing a professional profile. |
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| If you have any questions
you can email Cat at cat@paganstudies.org |