Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present) seeks
submissions for
the Spring 2006 edition of its peer-reviewed journal. Please visit
www.americanpopularculture.com for submission guidelines. We also
encourage submitters
to read the journal to get a sense of the kinds of articles we are
interested in publishing.

Deadline 1 May 2006

Submission Guidelines:

1) Articles must be attached to a brief cover letter in the email text
(containing the author's
name, institutional affiliation, and contact information). Please format
in Microsoft Word.
Send to editor_at_americanpopularculture.com.

Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Caucus Seminar
Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA)
October 12-14, 2006 in Tucson, AZ

Proposals are invited on all topics related to GLBTQ literary, film and
media studies, critical theory, and cultural studies, for presentation at
the 2006 annual conference of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language
Association (http://rmmla.wsu.edu). Interdisciplinary approaches are
particularly encouraged.

Proposals, consisting of a paper title and a 300-word abstract, may be
submitted by e-mail to dmacey_at_ucok.edu or by post to

Call for contributions to a panel
"The distribution of literary capital in the world republic of letters"

The panel aims to further the discussion developed in and flowing from Pascale
Casanova's "The world republic of letters"
http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/publish/casanop.htm.

Call for contributions to a panel
"The distribution of literary capital in the world republic of letters"

The panel aims to further the discussion developed in and flowing from Pascale
Casanova's "The world republic of letters"
http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/publish/casanop.htm.

The James Agee Society invites proposals for 20-minute presentations at the
2006 American Literature Association Annual Conference on any aspect of Agee's
work. Recent topics have included the Agee cult, Agee and surealism, Agee and
Chaplin, ritual violence in The Morning Watch, the authorship of The Night of
the Hunter, and examinations of the restored edition of A Death in the Family.

Please send 200-word abstracts to Hugh Davis at hdavis3_at_utk.edu by January
20, 2006.

Women and War in 20th Century Literature

This call for papers is for a proposed panel to be
held at
(dis)junctions, the University of California
Riverside's 13th
Annual Humanities Graduate Conference on April 7-8,
2006.

Contributors are invited to submit critical works
portraying women in war narratives. These papers can
examine works both by women or in which women are
included. Any theory or critical approach is welcomed,
as are interdisciplinary works.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

Women addressing the cultural changes concomitant with
a war
environment

Women on the home front

Sexuality in war narratives

Feminism and war

    Teaching Tim O'Brien
   
  American Literature Association Conference
San Francisco, CA (May 25-28, 2006)
   
  I know this is somewhat last minute, but we are trying to to assemble a panel on teaching any of the novels or short fiction of Tim O'Brien in a university classroom for the 2006 American Literature Association Conference in San Francisco, CA (May 25-28). The specific approach is fairly open, but do try to address pedagogical issues surrounding O'Brien's fiction.
   
  Send a 200-350 word abstract along with your CV, by January 20, 2006 to:
   
  Vincent Fitzgerald
Associate Professor of English
Notre Dame de Namur University
vfitzgerald_at_ndnu.edu

Call for Papers: Media and Deviancy Anthology

Call for Papers: Media and Deviancy Anthology

CFP: (Collection) Creative Pieces on Hurricane Katrina (extended deadline 03/10 /06)

The Performing Arts for Effective Civic Education Program (PAECE) is calling for ORIGINAL creative works addressing key civic and political issues related to the recent tragedy in the Gulf Coast. Possible issues to address include, but, are not limited to the following: Economic Impact; Socio-Political Impact; Intersections of Race, Class and Politics; Poverty; Health Implications; Comparisons between Third World & Gulf Coast Tragedies; Insurance Claims; Leadership Issues, etc.

Trans --: Negotiations and Resistance

19th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference
Association of English Graduate Students
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
April 7 - 8, 2006

UPDATES:
* Keynote speakers
* Abstract deadline extension
* Conference website
* CFP

***KEYNOTE SPEAKERS***

We are pleased to announce critical keynote speaker Juana Maria Rodriguez, and creative keynote speaker Pireeni Sundaralingam, with Colm O'Riain.

Trans --: Negotiations and Resistance

19th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference
Association of English Graduate Students
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
April 7 - 8, 2006

UPDATES:
* Keynote speakers
* Abstract deadline extension
* Conference website
* CFP

***KEYNOTE SPEAKERS***

We are pleased to announce critical keynote speaker Juana Maria Rodriguez, and creative keynote speaker Pireeni Sundaralingam, with Colm O'Riain.

Maria Irene Fornes

This call for papers is for a proposed panel to be
held at
(dis)junctions, the University of California
Riverside's 13th
Annual Humanities Graduate Conference on April 7-8,
2006.

Contributors are invited to submit critical works on
the Cuban American dramatist Maria Irene Fornes.
Papers may explore any play and/or issue surrounding
the 20th cent. playwright.

Abstracts of 250 words should be e-mailed to
hmlovejoy_at_yahoo.com by February 1, 2006 (text in the
body of the message; please no attachments).

Proposals sent via snail mail should be postmarked by
February 1, 2006 and sent to:

Disability Issues Caucus, National Communication Association
Annual Meeting: November 16-19, 2006, San Antonio, TX

Katie LeBesco, Department of Communication Arts, Marymount Manhattan
College, 221 East 71st St., New York, NY 10021. Email: klebesco_at_mmm.edu

Deadline: February 15, 2006

The Disability Issues Caucus invites research papers and program proposals
exploring any aspect of issues related to disability and communication,
and it especially encourages programs that will promote participation by
people with disabilities. The Caucus invites innovative or alternative
formats as well as more traditional paper and panel presentations.