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The CU Mediterranean Studies Group and the Mediterranean Seminar are seeking papers for a panel or panels, “Italy and the Mediterranean” to be proposed for the meeting of the American Association for Italian Studies to be held at the University of Colorado Boulder from 26-28 March, 2015.Papers in Literature, Italian Studies, History, Art History and any relevant disciplines are welcome; particularly welcome are papers that are framed as “Mediterranean” or comparatively, that address the relation of Italian history and culture to other Mediterranean traditions, or that address methodological and or historiographical questions. Papers may range in chronological sweep from Antiquity to the Modern.Please submit a 200-word abstract, a 2-page CV, an indication of what, if any, media equipment is needed for the presentation, and a confirmation of your intention to attend the meeting and present the paper in person if accepted, to: brian.catlos@colorado.edu by November 25, 2014.For further information regarding the conference see, http://www.colorado.edu/aaisFor further information on the Mediterranean Seminar and the CU Mediterranean Studies Group, see www.mediterraneanseminar.org and www.cumediterranean.info, respectively. 