The Midwest Modern Language Association invites submissions for the Fall 15 issue of the JMMLA.

Deadline for essays: July 15th, 2015

"The Lives of Cities"

Deadline for essays: July 15th, 2015

Submissions are accepted from papers given at our 2014 Conference in Detroit, MI. The following topics are welcome:

urban development/decline/gentrification/renewal/regeneration
economic fluctuations: poverty, wealth, and class conflicts
industrial growth and change
labor migrations into, and suburban flight from, the city
the physical city: architecture, urban planning, transportation, parks/playgrounds
urban farming
city vs. country: exalting or escaping the city
suburbs, exurbs, and beyond
cosmopolitanism
ruins, past and present
the city as destination
fantasies of urban life
exploring the city: flânerie, urban tourism
public and private spaces
gendered and queer urban spaces
crowds and solitude
anonymity and identity
plagues
the city in history: the mediaeval city, the Renaissance city, the Victorian city, etc.
the life of a specific city
urban art movements
public art
the city in music, visual arts, or literature
the city and modernity/postmodernity
the multicultural city
terror and the city
the urban, or the city, as trope

For more information, please visit: http://luc.edu/mmla/journal/