Atlantic Souths [American Literature Association, May 21-24, 2015]

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SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOUTHERN LITERATURE
2015 American Literature Association Conference
Boston, MA May 21-24, 2015
Deadline: January 20, 2015

"Atlantic Souths"

In celebration of the planned Boston 2016 meeting focusing on "The South in the North," the Society for the Study of Southern Literature invites paper proposals for ALA 2015 related to southern literature and southern literary history in the Atlantic South, broadly construed. Examples of possible approaches include studies of works set in Atlantic South locations; considerations of ideas about writing in this region informed by new work in southern studies, especially relating to Transatlantic, Caribbean, African, and Gulf Souths (including colonial); and explorations of expatriate or border-ambidextrous authors. Proposals related to genres other than the novel, as well as relevant creative work, are welcome also. Please email abstracts and either a cover letter or 2-page CV by January 20, 2015, to Tara Powell at tfpowell@gmail.com. For further information about this session or SSSL, please contact Tara Powell, or for information about the conference, consult the ALA website at www.americanliterature.org.