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The LLCS seeks proposals for several panels at the American Literature Association’s 24th annual conference at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, May 23-26, 2013. We are particularly interested in seeking out proposals in the following areas/topics:

Children’s literature
Comparative Ethnic Studies
Globalization and/or Transnational Approaches

Those interested in submitting a paper should send a one-page abstract with your name, position, affiliation, and contact information to Eliza Rodriguez y Gibson at: erodri37@lmu.edu

We will also organize a Roundtable Discussion about Teaching Latina/o Literature, which seeks to bring together a wide range of approaches from: Latina/o literary studies, comparative Ethnic Studies, and American literature, among many other possible areas.
If you are interested in participating in the roundtable, please send a short (less than one page) description of what you’d like to discuss, along with your name, position, affiliation, and contact information to Eliza Rodriguez y Gibson at erodri37@lmu.edu

Final Deadline for Proposals: January 7, 2013.

For information about the Latina/o Literature and Culture Society, visit us online at
www.k-state.edu/english/tgonzale/web/Latino_Rolodex.html
or contact Latina/o Literature and Culture Society president Eliza Rodriguez y Gibson at erodri37@lmu.edu

For more information about the ALA and the conference, go to www.americanliterature.org.