Be it bodies of water or bodies of land, documentaries such as Al
Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” and Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The 11th Hour”
speak to humanity’s continued rape of the physical world. In what ways
has industrialization prompted progress while damaging the planet? What
are the consequences of violating any form of “natural boundary”? This
panel seeks critical and creative presentations that explore these
questions.

Be it bodies of water or bodies of land, documentaries such as Al
Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” and Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The 11th Hour”
speak to humanity’s continued rape of the physical world. In what ways
has industrialization prompted progress while damaging the planet? What
are the consequences of violating any form of “natural boundary”? This
panel seeks critical and creative presentations that explore these
questions.

Be it bodies of water or bodies of land, documentaries such as Al
Gore’s "An Inconvenient Truth" and Leonardo DiCaprio’s "The 11th Hour"
speak to humanity’s continued rape of the physical world. In what ways
has industrialization prompted progress while damaging the planet? What
are the consequences of violating any form of “natural boundary”? This
panel seeks critical and creative presentations that explore these
questions.

Fifth Environmental Writers' Conference in honor of Rachel Carson
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
June 10 â€" 13, 2008

The Fifth Environmental Writers' Conference in honor of Rachel Carson will
be held once again at The Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and
scholars, writers, educators and artists are welcome to attend. The
Conference is held biennially, and it is a blend of scholarly and creative
presentations, readings, informal discussions and workshops. In addition,
it offers participants an opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of outdoor
activities in one of the North Atlantic coastline’s most serene locations
where the forest really does meet the sea.

College English Association National Conference
March 27-29, 2008
St. Louis, Missouri

We invite papers on College English and teaching online/distance learning
for the 39th annual meeting of the CEA. Of particular interest are
presentations talking about a) converting pedagogies from traditional
classrooms to online education and b) the development of new distance
education and online teaching practices.

Proposals should be submitted via the online database at
http://english.ttu.edu/cea/conftool by November 1st, 2007.

>From self-mutilation to the rise of plastic surgery; from the Gothic
genre to representations of pain in media and art, how has transgressing
the body yielded consequences for artists and audiences? This panel seeks
critical and creative presentations that explore these questions.

Submit 350-word paper proposals by October 15 to the Southwest Graduate
English Symposium, held at Arizona State University, February 29-March 1,
2008. Please include your name, professional affiliation, home and office
numbers, mailing address, and email address. Also, please include any A/V
requirements with your submission.

>From self-mutilation to the rise of plastic surgery; from the Gothic
genre to representations of pain in media and art, how has transgressing
the body yielded consequences for artists and audiences? This panel seeks
critical and creative presentations that explore these questions.

Submit 350-word paper proposals by October 15 to the Southwest Graduate
English Symposium, held at Arizona State University, February 29-March 1,
2008. Please include your name, professional affiliation, home and office
numbers, mailing address, and email address. Also, please include any A/V
requirements with your submission.