Multicultural Voices in Literature and the Arts of the 1920s

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The McCleary Interdisplinary Symposium
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The Department of English at Texas Southern University will host the 12th Annual Interdisciplinary McCleary Symposium, March 25-26, 2010, in Houston, Texas. The general topic of the presentation is "Multicultural Voices in Literature and the Arts of the 1920s." Scholarly research on presentations are invited that cover a wide area of interest, including, but not limited to the following:

The Harlem Renaissance
The Lost Generation
Modernism in Literature, Art and Music
Post WWI thought
Expatriate Artists
Literature and the War
The Anti-War Novel and short story
Surrealism

Specific areas of interest include literature and culture, Women's studies, drama, music, art, song, painting, historical viewpoints, political economics, and politics. Abstracts of 300 words or less are requested. Texas Southern is located at 3100 Cleburne, Houston, Texas 77004. For more information or to submit an abstract contact the Department Chair, Rhonda Saldivar at 713-313-7667 or Saldivar_rx@tsu.edu.