<div dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman, serif">Dear Kenneth Burke Society Members:</font><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Below is the call for papers and panel abstracts from the Kenneth Burke Society Interest Group of the Central States Communication Association (CSCA). The 2017 CSCA Convention will be held from March 16-18 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We welcome submissions from Burkean scholars from across the disciplines and provide $100 awards for both the top student and top faculty paper submissions. Thank you kindly and I hope to see you this March in Minneapolis!</font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Sincerely,<br></font><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Courtney J. Wright, PhD</font><div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Program Planner</font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">CSCA Kenneth Burke Society Interest Group</font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Department of Communication<br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">University of Indianapolis</font></div><div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">317.788.2402</font></div><div><span style="font-weight:bold;text-align:center"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-weight:bold;text-align:center"><font face="times new roman, serif">KENNETH BURKE SOCIETY INTEREST GROUP</font></span></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="text-align:center">Call
for Papers and Panels</span><span style="text-align:center"> </span></font></div><div><span style="text-align:center"><font face="times new roman, serif">2017
Central States Communication Association (CSCA)</font></span></div><div><span style="text-align:center"><font face="times new roman, serif">Annual
Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota</font></span></div><div><span style="text-align:center"><font face="times new roman, serif">March
16-18, 2017</font></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="text-indent:0.5in"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="text-indent:0.5in"><font face="times new roman, serif">The Kenneth Burke
Society Interest Group invites the submission of competitive papers, panels,
roundtable discussions, and innovative programming for the 2017 CSCA convention
in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Submissions should draw upon the work of Kenneth
Burke as a means of pursuing humanistic and social scientific inquiry. We
especially encourage members to address issues related to the convention theme
of Create. In terms of panels,
preference will be given to those with panelists representing multiple
institutions rather than representing a single institution. A top paper award
will be given to the top student and faculty submissions.</font></span></div><div><b style="text-indent:0.5in"><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></b></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b style="text-indent:0.5in"><span style="line-height:107%">Papers:</span></b><span style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:107%"> Only <span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt">completed
papers will be accepted. Papers must
include a title and a brief abstract. </span>Graduate students should type
“STUDENT” on the upper right-hand corner of the title page. If the paper
will be a graduate student debut, please type “DEBUT STUDENT” on the upper
right- hand corner of the title page. To be considered a student debut paper,
(1) the author must be a graduate or undergraduate student, (2) the paper must
have single authorship, and (3) the paper must be the author’s first paper to
be presented at CSCA.<span style="color:rgb(0,0,39)"> Indicate if author(s) are
CSCA members.</span> Author names and any identifying information must be
removed prior to submission. A
Competitive Paper Submission Form must be submitted along with the paper. This form is located on the CSCA
website: <a href="http://www.csca-net.org">www.csca-net.org</a>.</span></font></div></div></div></div><div><span style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:107%"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><span style="line-height:107%">Panels:</span></b><span style="line-height:107%"> To propose a discussion or paper panel,
please include a 300-500 word description and rationale for the entire panel. In
addition to the overall rationale for the panel, each presenter should include
a 100-150 word abstract of her or his research. Discussion panels and paper
panels must be submitted using the respective forms located on the CSCA
website: </span><a href="http://www.csca-net.org/"><span style="line-height:107%">www.csca-net.org</span></a><span style="line-height:107%">.<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="times new roman, serif">Submissions must be received by <b>October 3, 2016</b>. All technology requests must be made at the time
of submission. Please send submissions electronically using Microsoft Word to
the following: <span></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="times new roman, serif">Courtney Wright </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="times new roman, serif">University of Indianapolis<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="mailto:wrightcj@uindy.edu">wrightcj@uindy.edu</a><span></span></font></span></p>
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