Seeking abstracts for panel(s) to be proposed for the Society for Cinema
and Media Studies Conference (Vancouver, BC, March 2-5 2006) on the
topic "Media Studies and Recent Developments in Critical Theory."

Deadline for receipt of proposals: August 15th 2005.

Please send paper proposal and brief bio by email to Rich Cante,
Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, The Univeristy of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "rcante_at_email.unc.edu."

All interesting proposals are welcome--whatever media, concepts, or
"methods" they deal with.

Call For Papers:

A New Book of Morses: Encoding Joyce in the 21st Century.

The celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary of Bloomsday marked a high
point for Joyce Studies and for the scholars who have published and lectured on
James Joyce over the past half a century. Their work has also provided a solid
foundation for new research and fresh approaches to the study of Joyce's
writing. It is in the spirit of such research that we are compiling a book
called A New Book of Morses: Encoding Joyce in the 21st Century, which will be
published by Rodopi as part of their European Joyce Studies series.

RETHINKING THE PAST: EXPERIMENTAL HISTORIES IN THE ARTS

University of Technology Sydney: July 28-29, 2006.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Laura U. Marks
Dena Wosk University Professor in Art and Culture Studies, Simon Fraser
University, Canada

Andrew Benjamin
Professor of Critical Theory in Architecture and Design, University of
Technology Sydney

Ross Gibson
Professor of New Media and Digital Culture, University of Technology Sydney

Conference Theme:

Call for Papers: 2005 Louisiana English Journal; Focus: Grammar

Deadline: September 15, 2005

The Louisiana English Journal (LEJ) aids Louisiana's kindergarten through college English language arts teachers by providing a forum for the exchange of practical classroom ideas and methodology, and by showcasing creative writing. An annual, published forum for members of the Louisiana Council of Teachers of English, the Louisiana English Journal supports the research contributions and stimulates an on-going dialogue
between elementary, middle, and secondary teachers; supervisors of English programs; college and university faculty; teacher educators;local and state agency English specialists; and professionals in related fields.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SESSIONS, PANELS, PAPERS

MIDWEST CULTURE

NATIONAL POPULAR CULTURE & AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATIONS

2006 JOINT CONFERENCE

April 12-15, 2006

Atlanta Marriott Marquis

We are considering proposals for sessions organized around a theme, special panels, and/or individual papers. Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with four papers or speakers per standard session.

TOPICS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

-Ethnic and folk cultures

-Culinary traditions

-Depictions of the Midwest in popular culture

-History of the Midwest

-Midwestern art and artists

The First World War and Popular Culture conference website is now up at
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/niassh/fwwconf/. Discounts on trainfare are also
available through the website (click on Getting Here).

March 31st-April 2nd 2006, University of Newcastle, UK
Organisers: Stacy Gillis and Jessica Meyer

In recent weeks, a heated debate over the dangers academic bloggers may face when applying for jobs has emerged as a result of a recent essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com/jobs/2005/07/2005070801c.htm). The author, writing under the pseudonym Ivan Tribble, claims, among other things, that often the simple practice of maintaining a "blog was a negative" for applicants seeking employment in his department. "The content of the blog," Tribble continues, "may be less worrisome than the fact of the blog itself.

The Edith Wharton Society Essay Prize
Beginning in the fall of 2005, the Edith Wharton Society Essay Prize will be
awarded annually for the best unpublished essay on Edith Wharton by a
beginning scholar. Graduate students, independent scholars, and faculty
members who have not held a tenure-track or full-time appointment for more
than four years are eligible to submit their work.

The winning essay will be published in The Edith Wharton Review, a
peer-reviewed journal, and the writer will receive an award of $250.

Essays by emerging and established scholars wanted for a volume that
promises to be the first edited collection devoted to the poetry, life,
times, and literary reception of An Collins, author of _Divine Songs and
Meditacions_ (1653).

The working title for this project is: _The Image of Her Mind: An Collins
and the Historical Imagination_.

Essays on any aspect of Collins' work will be considered, but the
following topics/perspectives may be of particular importance for the
volume's design:

Essays by emerging and established scholars wanted for a volume that
promises to be the first edited collection devoted to the poetry, life,
times, and literary reception of An Collins, author of _Divine Songs and
Meditacions_ (1653).

The working title for this project is: _The Image of Her Mind: An Collins
and the Historical Imagination_.

Essays on any aspect of Collins' work will be considered, but the
following topics/perspectives may be of particular importance for the
volume's design:

Call For Papers

The SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY Area of the Popular Culture Association =20
invites submissions for the:

PCA/ACA 2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, APRIL 12-15, 2006

Deadline for submissions: 15 November 2005

The Science Fiction and Fantasy (SF/F) Area of PCA solicits papers, =20
paper proposals, and panel proposals from scholars interested in any =20
aspect of SF/F. Any disciplinary method or approach is welcome! =20
Studies on works from outside the United States are always welcome! =20
Proposals on film, television, multimedia and written works are =20
solicited.

CALL FOR PAPERS

CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN TRADUCTION ET COMMUNICATION TRANSCULTURELLE
ANGLAIS-FRAN=C7AIS / FRAN=C7AIS-ANGLAIS
TRACT - PARIS 3 SORBONNE NOUVELLE

Translation as Commentary
Going from translation as commentary to commenting on translation

Promotionskolleg "Globalisierung aus
kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive", Universität
Mannheim

5/18/06- 5/20/06, Schloss Universität Mannheim

Deadline: 9/30/05

Call for Papers
International Conference

Mapping Globalization

Call for Paper Proposals:
 
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Montreal, Quebec
March 30 - April 2, 2006
 
The Strange Eighteenth Century:
 
If the physical world undoubtedly became less "strange" in the eighteenth century, then the people inhabiting it were becoming, perversely, stranger than ever. The vast movement toward large urban communities surely produced a particularly modern phenomenon - the sensation of being surrounded at all times by complete and utter strangers. Proposals are invited for papers examining the ramifications of such estrangements, or for similar considerations of the concept of "the strange" within eighteenth-century culture.