The 9th Annual ASN Conference

America: 2012 Election and Beyond

November 30-December 2, 2012, Beijing Foreign Studies University

USCET is pleased to annouce that the Ninth Annual American Studies Network Conference will take place from November 30-December 2, 2012 at Beijing Foreign Studies University.

We invite scholars from all disciplines to participate and are currently accepting paper proposals in English . The conference will focus on topics such as:

1. The Impact of Obama Administration Policies on the 2012 Elections

2. The Evolving Importance of Social and Cultural Issues and Religion in US elections

3. The Media in US politics and the 2012 elections

4. Film, Literature and Politics in American History

5. Growing Polarization in US Politics: Implications for the 2012 Elections and America’s Future

6. From Campaigning to Governing: Political Power, Public Policy and the 2012 Election

The above list is meant only to suggest a possible range of topics. Scholars are encouraged to submit proposals on other topics related to the overarching theme of the conference. Interdisciplinary perspectives are particularly welcome since the topics themselves stretch across several disciplines.

第九届美国研究联络会会议

“美国：2012选举及以后”

2012年11月30日-12月2日，北京

北京外国语大学

USCET非常荣幸的宣布第九届美国研究联合会会议将于2012年11月30日至12月2日在北京外国语大学召开。

我们邀请了各类学科的学者们参加，目前正在接受英文论文提案。

会议将集中讨论一下主题：

1. 奥巴马政府政策对2012年大选的影响

2. 社会、文化和宗教在美国选举中不断上升的重要性

3. 美国政治和2012年大选中的媒体

4. 美国历史上的电影、文学和政治

5. 美国政治的两极分化：对美国未来和2012大选的影响

6. 从竞选到执政：政治权力、公共政策和2012大学

以上的列表仅仅是提供了一个主题范围，我们鼓励学者们就会议主题的其他题目提出建议。鉴于这些主题本身涉及多个学科，我们特别欢迎跨学科视角去看待以上主题。