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[UPDATE] Writing in Online Courses: Disciplinary Differences--Call for Papers for a Proposed Edited Collection

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 6:24pm
Phoebe Jackson and Chris Weaver, William Paterson University

Deadline for submission: March 14, 2011

Writing teachers know that writing itself is not a neutral act of articulating knowledge, but a highly contested act of constructing oneself in relationship to one's environment. We are also aware of how online spaces differ from traditional spaces and how those differences affect the way that teachers and students construct themselves in relationship to each other. This edited collection will look at how teachers in different disciplines have grappled with these issues and what they can tell us about writing as an act of negotiating identities.

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MLA 2012 - Digital Humanities and the Record of Slavery

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 5:50pm
Lauren Klein, The Graduate Center, CUNY

Call for Papers - Special Session
MLA 2012, Seattle, January 5-8, 2012

How can the theories, tools, and techniques of digital humanities scholarship illuminate the literary and/or archival record of Atlantic-world slavery? We seek presentations that address issues of authorship and authenticity, narrative structure and style, geospatial and geographical concerns, relations among texts and across archives, oral and visual archival forms, and more.

250-word abstract and short CV by March 1, 2011 to:

Lauren Klein
Department of English
The Graduate Center, CUNY
lklein@post.harvard.edu

All panel participants must be members of the MLA by April 1, 2011.

Early Modern Possible Worlds (MLA 2012, Abstract Deadline 3/1/2011)

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 5:37pm
Debapriya Sarkar/ Rutgers University

This is a proposed special session for the 2012 MLA convention. Sixteenth and seventeenth-century works, from Utopia to The Blazing World, engaged in acts of worldmaking by speculating on or inventing "possible worlds." This panel will examine the scope and limitations of these early modern possible worlds, and more generally, the condition of the "possible," which authors variously define through the terms "what may be," "what should be," or even "what if."

Refuse and Reuse: The Challenges of Repurposing and Re-imagining in the Ancient World

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 5:04pm
The Department of Classical Studies at Duke University and the Department of Classics at UNC-Chapel Hill

The Department of Classical Studies at Duke University and the Department of Classics at UNC-Chapel Hill are proud to announce this Call for Papers for the 22nd Annual Duke-UNC Graduate Student Colloquium. This year's colloquium is entitled "Refuse and Reuse: The Challenges of Repurposing and Re-imagining in the Ancient World," to be held April 1-3, 2011. The keynote speaker will be Eric Varner of Emory University, who will be speaking on "Ambivalent Identities: Repurposing Roman Portraits."

[UPDATE] CFP: Extended Deadline: FYHC

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 4:16pm
FYHC: The Journal of First-year Honors Composition

Please consider this extended deadline of March 31 for submissions to FYHC: The Journal of First-year Honors Composition.

FYHC: The Journal of First-year Honors Composition (http://fyhc.info), a peer-reviewed academic journal, is pleased to announce its re-launch. FYHC was inaugurated in spring 2006 with the intention of being the national forum for collegial discussion of issues related to first-year honors composition.

PAMLA Composition and Rhetoric Standing Session: November 5-6, 2011 in Claremont, CA

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 2:47pm
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association

PAMLA (Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association) is the western regional affiliate of MLA. This year's conference will be held at Scripps College, Claremont, California, on November 5-6, 2011. Composition and Rhetoric, a standing session, invites papers addressing contemporary issues and ideas involving rhetorical theory and composition studies.

Call for papers on Chaplin

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 2:35pm
Larry Howe

We seek essays or proposals for essays to be included in a book of collected critical interpretations of Chaplin's films and career. The objective of this collection is to present Chaplin within a wide range of current critical thought. Thus, we are especially interested in work that reflects new theoretical perspectives.

Submissions must be in electronic format (.docx or .pdf preferred) as attachments to an email message to Larry Howe, Roosevelt University, (email address: lhowe@roosevelt.edu. Deadline for submissions: essays (up to 6000 words) by July 15, or proposals for essays by June 1.

Lifewriting Annual. Deadline for submissions for Vol. 4: 15 May 2011

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 11:03am
Lifewriting Annual, published by AMS Press.

Lifewriting Annual seeks critical and scholarly essays on lifewriting in all forms—biography, autobiography, memoir, journals, diaries, graphic "novels" and new media. We look especially for articles describing and assessing scholarly resources for biographical writing, such as manuscript collections and letters. For the "Crossings" section, hybrid essays combining one or more lifewriting genres with another genre are welcome. We publish reviews of recently published biographies, autobiographies, and other works of lifewriting, but do not publish reviews of critical works on lifewriting. Submissions may treat works in any language or period but must be written in English.

Pirate Movies--How They Teach History (MWPCA, OCT 1-3)

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 9:55am
Christopher Brooks

Every pirate movie has its locale (Port Royal,Tortuga), its milieu (from the late 17th century to the 19th century, and its conflicting parties (a country, another pirate, a trading company. So how accurately do pirate films teach history? How can theories of expansionism, economics, and colonialism be tied to buccaneer narrative? What about that multi-ethnic pirate council in _Pirates of the Caribbean III_? Any ideas are welcome. Abstracts or complete papers are requested by March 15.

3rd International Conference on Sport and Society

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 8:37am
3rd International Conference on Sport and Society

Website link: http://sportandsociety.com/conference-2012/

The 2012 Sport Conference will be held at the Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK from 23-25 July 2012. Held directly before the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the Sport Conference aims to examine many critical issues including some additional themes that will be announced soon. With such close proximity to the 2012 Olympics, it is our hope to have a strong connection between the conference and the London Olympics.

4th International Conference on Science in Society

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 8:31am
4th International Conference on Science in Society

The conference invites participants from a range of disciplines and professional areas to explore the relationship between science and its contexts and implications, including the cultural, social, ethical, and political.

Keywords:
multidisciplinary, physical and life sciences, social science, sport science, biology, biodiversity, chemistry, health and medicine, earth sciences, environment, physics, genetics, history, medical ethics, medicine, history of science, sociology of science, science studies

12th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 8:26am
12th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations

Website link: http://ontheorganization.com/conference-2012/

Twelfth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations. In 2012, the Conference is to be held at University Center, Chicago, USA, 6-8 July 2012.

The conference welcomes academics, organizers, managers, and business people to come together and discuss the factors necessary to organizational sustainability and credibility, efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity.

Keywords:
management, business, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, social sciences, organizational, organization, leadership, organizational behavior

2nd International Conference on Religion and Spirituality in Society

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 8:13am
2nd International Conference on Religion and Spirituality in Society

Website link: http://religioninsociety.com/conference-2012/

The 2012 Conference will be held in Robson Square, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada from 20-22 February 2012.

The 2012 Religion and Spirituality in Society Conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes relating to the Religion and Spirituality in Society Conference. Plenary speakers include some of the leading thinkers in these areas, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations.

8th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 8:09am
8th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability

Website link: http://onsustainability.com/conference-2012/

Eighth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. The 2012 Conference is to be held at the Robson Square, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada From 10 to 12 January. The Conference will work in a multidisciplinary way across the various fields and perspectives through which we can address the fundamental and related questions of sustainability.

5th World Universities Forum

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:57am
5th World Universities Forum

Website link: http://ontheuniversity.com/conference-2012/

In 2012, the Forum will be held at the University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece from 8 to 10 January. The Forum examines the role and future of the University in a changing world. It is ambitious in its intellectual and practical, agenda-setting scope, and broad in its themes.

Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Conference

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:53am
Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Conference

Website link: http://food-studies.com/conference-2011/

The 2011 Conference will be held at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, USA from 8-10 December 2011.

The 2011 Food Studies Conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes relating to the Food Studies Conference. Plenary speakers include some of the leading thinkers in these areas, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations.

Spaces and Flows: An International Conference on Urban and ExtraUrban Studies 2011

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:50am
Spaces and Flows: An International Conference on Urban and ExtraUrban Studies 2011

Website link: http://spacesandflows.com/conference-2011/

The conference explores the structure of spaces, and flows that impact their constitution and definition, examining socioscapes, including local/global and urban/extra-urban spaces, and centralizing/devolving and material/immaterial flows.

Keywords:
Globalization, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, social sciences, geography, space, flows, urban planning

Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference 2011

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:44am
Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference

Website link: http://agingandsociety.com/conference-2011/

The 2011 Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes relating to Aging and Society. Plenary speakers include some of the leading thinkers in these areas, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations.

2nd International Conference on the Constructed Environment

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:42am
2nd International Conference on the Constructed Environment

Website link: http://constructedenvironment.com/conference-2011/

The conference will be held at the University Center in Chicago, USA from 29-30 October 2011.

The conference explores the relationship between built forms and social and natural environments. It considers key factors including aesthetics, planning, design, construction, organization and governance, and impact.

Keywords:
architecture, engineering, social sciences, design, , interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, creativity, culture, art, construction, constructed environment, built environment

Third International Conference on Science in Society

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:38am
Third International Conference on Science in Society

Website link: http://science-society.com/conference-2011/

Third International Conference on Science in Society, to be held at the The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA from 5 to 7 August 2011.

The conference invites participants from a range of disciplines and professional areas to explore the relationship between science and its contexts and implications, including the cultural, social, ethical, and political.

Third International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:33am
Third International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses

Website link: http://on-climate.com/conference-2011

The conference will be held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from 21-22 July 2011.

The conference is a multidisciplinary forum for the exploration of climate change. We welcome proposals on all relevant topics, including the special theme - climate change and its global implications for people, ethics, and equity.

Keywords:
Environment, earth sciences, ecology, science, social sciences, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, natural sciences, climate change, global warming

4th International Global Studies Conference

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:28am
4th International Global Studies Conference

Website link:http://onglobalisation.com/conference-2011/

The 2011 conference will be held at JW Marriot, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 18-20 July 2011.

The conference addresses critical issues related to globalization. Proposals on all relevant topics are welcome, including those focused on the special theme - Emerging Societies and Emancipation.

Keywords:
globalization, social sciences, Asia, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, global studies, internationalization, international studies

For all inquiries, please contact support@onglobalisation.com

6th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:24am
Sixth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Website link:http://thesocialsciences.com/conference-2011/

The Sixth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. In 2011, the Conference will be held at The University of New Orleans, New Orleans, USA from 11-13 July 2011.

The conference explores key disciplinary and interdisciplinary issues in the social sciences, including the very nature of the social sciences and the intersection of the social sciences and other areas of study and practice.

Keywords:
sciences, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, history, anthropology, science, politics, sociology, education, geography

18th International Conference on Learning

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:20am
18th International Conference on Learning

Website link:http://thelearner.com/conference-2011/

The International Conference on Learning. In 2011, the Learning Conference will be held at the Mauritius from 5 to 8 July 2011.

The conference is an inclusive forum that welcomes academics, teachers and education professionals interested in multiple levels and aspects of learning and education.

Keywords:
e-learning, higher education, lifelong learning, learning, teaching, social sciences, education, schooling

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