cfp.english.upenn.edu

This panel is designed to appeal to a wide spectrum of approaches from scholars of modern Japan. Although conceived of as “area-focused”, the issue of the nature and timing of “the contemporary” in modern Japan resonates with debates on the nature of postmodernity in the West. Proposals for papers concerning the nature of “the contemporary” and/or of “modernity” and its relationship to “postmodernity” in Japan as it relates to literature, film or criticism are welcome.

The Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association conference takes place October 14-16, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For information on the conference, please see
http://rmmla.wsu.edu/conferences/conf10Albuquerque/default.asp

In order to present their papers, all panel members must be members of the RMMLA by April 1, 2010. Please see http://rmmla.wsu.edu/member/join-renew.asp for details.

The deadline for proposal submissions is March 1, 2010. Please include the following in your proposal:

name
institutional affiliation
area of study
e-mail contact
paper title
abstract of 250-500 words
AV requirements

Please e-mail proposals to:

Peter Tillack
Assistant Professor of Japanese
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Montana State University
tillack@montana.edu