FYI
FYI - but the deadline for Abstracts etc is 2 March!

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The Animals & Religion Consultation of the American Academy of Religion
invites submissions for the AAR Annual Meeting (Nov. 7-10, 2009 in
Montréal). Scholars from any discipline are encouraged to submit
proposals. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MONDAY MARCH 2

We invite papers and panels considering animals as liminal figures;
"real" animals and "symbolic" animals; healing and animals;
globalization and differences in categorization of animals; food,
vegetarianism, and incorporation of animals and religion by the Humane
Society of the United States, particularly the impact of food choices on
global warming and its connection to animals; intersections between
critical theory, continental philosophy, religion, and animal studies;
animals, place, and space in the religious imagination; indigenous
traditions and animals; animals in the religious imagination,
particularly in literature; and problematic aspects of the domesticated
and wild animal categories.
We especially encourage paper and/or panel proposals that address the
ways in which studying animals and religion can help us rethink our
approaches to the study of religion more broadly. Paper and/or panel
proposals should include a 1,000 word proposal and 150-word abstract.
(Your name and contact information is sent automatically with the
proposal so you do not have to submit a separate participant form.)
Proposals must be submitted via the AAR's online OP3 system at
http://www.aarweb.org/Meetings/Annual_Meeting/Current_Meeting/OP3/default.asp
.DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MONDAY MARCH 2

If you have any questions, please contact one of the AAR Animals &
Religion Consultation co-chairs, Aaron Gross or Dave Aftandilian, at
aarongross@... <mailto:aarongross@...> or
d.aftandilian@... <mailto:d.aftandilian@...> .