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The Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for research papers and published works (i.e., books or articles) to be considered for David R. Maines Narrative Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes submissions that (1) interpret or address Mainesâ pragmatist approaches, (2) apply Mainesâ narrative concepts to a social/communication event, (3) develop aspects of Mainesâ scholarship in new directions, or (4) integrate the humanistic development of narrative and Maines' pragmatist conceptual and theoretical direction. Submisions will be evaluated by a Review Committee of four:

   Dr. William Rawlins, Ohio University
   Dr. Jim Thomas, Northern Illinois University
   Dr. Jeff Ulmer, Pennsylvania State University
   Dr. Elaine Jenks, West Chester University

Both single and co-authored works are accepted. The winner will receive the Maines Award to be presented at the 2007 annual convention of the National Communication Association (NCA) Convention or at the 2008 annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society.

Those interested please submit a copy of their works electronically to Shing-Ling Chen at chen@cccsir.org in plain text, Microsoft Word, or Corel WordPerfect format. If the work submitted is a paper, a 100-word abstract needs to be included. Paper length is limited to 30 pages plus references. If a book is submitted, a copy of the table of contents and one chapter are sufficient. Publication date should be within the last two calendar years of application. The application deadline is July 1, 2008. Notification of award will be sent out by September 1, 2008.

David R. Maines Narrative Research Award 2008