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E'>An abstract of the proposal, maximum 250 words, with a brief CV of the author(s), should be submitted by <b>February 15th, 2020</b> to <a href="mailto:american.studies@fsv.cuni.cz">american.studies@fsv.cuni.cz</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>More information is available at the conference website <a href="https://dissent2020.fsv.cuni.cz/">https://dissent2020.fsv.cuni.cz/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>---------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Information distributed by:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>American Indian Workshop (AIW)</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>  • <a href="https://www.american-indian-workshop.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'> www.american-indian-workshop.org</span></a><span style='color:#0070C0'>  </span>•  Facebook: </span><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:DE'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/americanindianworkshop/"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>American Indian Workshop</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>  •  Linkedin: </span><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:DE'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/American-Indian-Workshop-4643588/about"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>American Indian Workshop</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>41<sup>st</sup> American Indian Workshop, <span style='color:#4472C4'>April 01 – 04, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#4472C4;mso-fareast-language:DE'><a href="https://www.american-indian-workshop.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Indigenous Shapes of Water</span></a></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty for the Study of Culture, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich/Germany<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Email: </span><span lang=EN-CA style='mso-fareast-language:DE'><a href="mailto:aiw41@american-indian-workshop.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>aiw41@american-indian-workshop.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>42<sup>nd</sup> American Indian Workshop, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Department of British and American Studies, European University Cyprus, Nicosia/Cyprus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>43<sup> rd</sup> American Indian Workshop, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Esch-sur-Alzette/Luxembourg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Postings to AIW mailing list:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'> <a href="mailto:members@list.american-indian-workshop.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>members@list.american-indian-workshop.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Attachments allowed: < 1MB <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>(Please do not add further email addresses into the “TO”, “CC”, or “BCC” field, this causes fatal bounce reactions. Postings by list members only)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>To unsubscribe from the list: <a href="https://list.american-indian-workshop.org/listinfo/members"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://list.american-indian-workshop.org/listinfo/members</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><spa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