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The Association for Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey (AMCA) invites scholars to submit proposals for its annual conference, to be held in late 2014.In its fourth year, AMCA’s annual conference brings together scholars from around the world in an ongoing critical engagement with the writing of an art history of the modern Middle East. We welcome topics that focus on aesthetic, historical, and methodological issues of significance to the field. Past conference topics include Arab Art: Its Histories, Objects, and Methodologies, 2011 (Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar); The Longevity of Rupture: 1967 in Art and its Histories, 2012 (Dept of Fine Arts and Art History, The American University of Beirut, Lebanon); On Likeness and Difference: Modern Art of the Middle East and the Confines of Modernism, 2013 (Kervokian Center, New York University, U.S.A.). For a complete program listing, including call for papers, visit www.amacinternational.org.Conference proposals must include a 300- to 400-word call for papers; list of conference committee members and affiliations; and potential venues and funding sources. **Please note that whereas AMCA will aid in identifying funding sources, it is the responsibility of the conference committee to locate and secure conference venue and funding.Please submit proposals by Jan 15 2014 to: info@amcainternational.org