2007 Conference: Annemarie Whaley (East Texas Baptist University), 2008 president, closes confernce, while Mark Busby (Texas State University), 2008 program chair and vice president, watches
American Studies Association of Texas
The American Studies Association of Texas is the Texas regional affiliate of the national American Studies Association. It is dedicated to the study of and promotion of all areas of American studies. It holds yearly conferences, publishes a journal (JASAT, Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas), distributes a newsletter, runs an electronic discussion list, and supports all aspects of American studies in the State of Texas. However, its membership is not limited to people residing in or near Texas. It draws members from all over the United States. It just celebrated its fiftieth anniversary at its 2006 Conference in Waco.
To view the Constitution and By-Laws of the American Studies
Association of Texas, click here.
Click here for indivdiual membership form for 2007.
Table of Contents
Membership
Officers for 2007
Officers for 2008
JASAT: The Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas: Invitation for Submissions
Best Paper Awards 2007
Future Conference Schedule
2008 Conference in San Marcos
Links to Other Pages
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2007 Conference: Annemarie Whaley (East Texas Baptist University), 2008 president, closes confernce, while Mark Busby (Texas State University), 2008 program chair and vice president, watches |
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2008 Conference: Audience before start of business meeting |
Individual membership dues in the American Studies Association of Texas are $25.00 per year.
Sustaining members pay $50.00 per year.
Institutional members pay $50.00 per year.
Send dues to Greg Giddings, Department of English, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX 76308.
Make checks payable to ASAT.
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2007 Conference: Adrienne Aikins (Baylor University) reads her paper on "'Each of us tell it as we see it': Memory and Storytelling in Intaglio" |  |
2007 Conference: Kenneth E, Hada (East Central University) reads his award- winning paper on "Farm Boys, Pimps and the Pale Empire: Cormac McCarthy's Cities of the Plain" |
President: Douglas Ferdon, Department of Journalism, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, email: Doug_Ferdon@baylor.edu
Vice President and Program Chair: Annemarie Whaley, Department of English, East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, TX
75670-1498, email:
awhaley@etbu.edu
Secretary-Treasurer: Greg Giddings, Department of English , Midwestern State
University, Wichita Falls, TX 76308, email: greg.giddings@mwsu.edu
Councilor: Steven Schroeder, Steven_Schroeder@earthlink.net
Councilor: Charles Olson, Midwestern State
University, email: charles.olson@mwsu.edu
Councilor: Marvin Harris, Department of English, East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, TX 75670-1498, email: mharris@etbu.edu
JASAT Editor : Maxey Parrish, Department of Journalism, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798; email: Maxey_Parrish@baylor.edu
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President: Annemarie Whaley, Department of English, East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, TX
75670-1498, email:
awhaley@etbu.edu
Vice President and Program Chair: Mark Busby, Department of English, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, email:
mb13@txstate.edu
Secretary-Treasurer: Greg Giddings, Department of English , Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX 76308, email: greg.giddings@mwsu.edu
JASAT Editor : Douglas Ferdon, Department of Journalism, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, email: Doug_Ferdon@baylor.edu
JASAT, The Journal of the American Studies Association
of Texas
Invitation for Submissions
The Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas (JASAT) is a peer-reviewed journal published annually in November by the American Studies Association of Texas. The purpose of JASAT is to focus interdisciplinary attention on the most important thematic, methodological, and pedagogical issues in American culture. JASAT welcomes manuscripts 15-25 pages in length on various aspects of American culture--e.g., history, literature, popular culture, critical theory, technology, race and ethnicity, and the arts--preferably with an emphasis on Texas, the South or Southwest. Manuscripts must be sent as an e-mail attachment in Word format. All manuscripts should conform to MLA style and should be submitted to Douglas Ferdon, Department of Journalism, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, email: Doug_Ferdon@baylor.edu
Beginning with the 2009 issue, Lisa Hull Reed and Richard Tuerk will be book review editors of JASAT. Address questions about reviews and send books for review to Richard Tuerk , Department of Literature and Languages, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX 75429-3011, email: Richard_Tuerk@tamu-commerce.edu, or Lisa Hull Reed, Department of Literature and Languages, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX 75429-3011; email: lreed1@leo.tamu-commerce.edu. If you want your book reviewed in JASAT please request that your publisher send us a copy.
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2007 Conference: Dinner line |
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2007 Conference: l to r: Jeanna White (East Texas Baptist University), Theresa Flowers (University of North Texas), and Martin Batts (LeTourneau University) waiting to give their papers |
Kenneth E. Hada (East Central University, Ada, OK), "Farm Boys, Pimps and the Pale Empire: Cormac McCarthy;s Cities of the Plain
Patrick Pines (Norhern Arizona University), "Cherokee Refuge: The Mount Tabor Indian Community of East Texas"
2008 Texas State University, San Marcos
2009 Angelo State University, San Angelo
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2007 Conference: Cassie Falke (East Texas Baptist University) moderating a panel |
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• The American Studies Association of • Annual Conference November 13-15, 2008 • Texas State University-San Marcos
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2008 Conference, San Marcos Texas, November 13-15 Conference Theme From Region to the World: The Importance of Place in American Studies For a preliminary copy of the program, click here.
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$50 travel stipend for graduate student presenters
Papers, abstracts, or panel information due by September 1, 2008
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For Additional Information Contact Mark Busby Southwest Regional Humanities Center Texas State University 601 University Drive San Marcos, Texas 78666
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2007 Conference: l to r: Cory Ledoux (Rice University), Jeffrey Bilbo (Baylor University), and Lisa Hull Reed (Texas A&M University-Commerce) delivering their papers |
To read the ASAT Newsletter for Spring 2005, click here.
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