Research Seminar: Representing the Renaissance in Modern Popular Culture
Shakespeare Association of America, San Diego, CA, April 5-7, 2007

Call for Papers:

Given the proliferation of work on Shakespeare and popular culture in =20=

Research Seminar: Representing the Renaissance in Modern Popular Culture
Shakespeare Association of America, San Diego, CA, April 5-7, 2007

Call for Papers:

Given the proliferation of work on Shakespeare and popular culture in =20=

  Literature and Visual Arts Section
  PCA/ACA 2007 National Conference
   
  Boston Marriott Copley Place
  Boston, Massachusetts
   
  April 4 - 7, 2007
   
  The terms "literature" and "visual art" are traditionally
  associated with high culture, but they should probably
  be uncapitalized for this conference, where we encourage
  discussion of work on the margins of these categories.
   
  Often there are presentations on book illustrations, but
  recently the trend of presentations has turned to literature/
  film crossovers (as in BRIDE AND PREDJUDICE and
  MACBOOL) and even comic books (the SPIDER-MAN:
  INDIA series). We have had presentations on novels

CFP: Representations of Magic and the Occult in the Middle Ages
A Special Session at the 42nd International Congress on Medieval
Studies (Kalamazoo, MI, May 10-13, 2007)

Western States Communication Association
Performance Studies Interest Group
CALL FOR PAPERS
2007 Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, February 16-20, 2007
Conference Theme: Promoting Social Justice Through Our Work
 
COMPETITIVE PAPERS
Authors are encouraged to submit papers to the Performance Studies Interest
Group. Papers may include research reports employing any methodology,
theoretical developments or critiques, and critical analyses. Work that
integrates a creative approach to scholarly endeavors is especially encouraged.

Competitive papers should not have been presented previously at another
conference, be accepted for publication, or have been published.

I am seeking submissions for an essay collection on disability in the
Middle Ages. The goals of this book are not only to broaden our
knowledge of medieval disabilities and the representations of these
disabilities but also to demonstrate the ways in which the modern field
of Disability Studies can inform the work of medievalists. As such, I
welcome essays from any field of study, but each submission should show
some awareness of current findings in Disability Studies to complement
its analysis of the medieval world. Topics may include, but are
certainly not limited to, depictions of disability in medieval
literature, historical analyses, theoretical inquiries, etc. I will be

Conference: Literatures in English
Place: Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN 55057
Dates: June 6 - 9, 2007
Proposal Deadline: November 11, 2006

We invite proposals for a Conference on Literatures in English to be
held at Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, on June 6-9, 2007.
The conference will address, from the points of view of theory, themes,
curriculum and pedagogy, the multiple implications of the rise of global
literatures in English. For a full description of the conference, and
the call for papers, see the conference web site:
www.stolaf.edu/edvents/litengconf/

Conference: Literatures in English
Place: Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN 55057
Dates: June 6 - 9, 2007
Proposal Deadline: November 11, 2006

We invite proposals for a Conference on Literatures in English to be
held at Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, on June 6-9, 2007.
The conference will address, from the points of view of theory, themes,
curriculum and pedagogy, the multiple implications of the rise of global
literatures in English. For a full description of the conference, and
the call for papers, see the conference web site:
www.stolaf.edu/edvents/litengconf/

Paper proposals are requested for a one-day regional American Studies
colloquium intended to reflect and develop the vitality of the discipline in
the South West of England. Long an area with distinctive maritime, military,
ethnic and cultural connections to North America, the South West also contains
a number of HE institutions with well-established American Studies programmes
and expertise. The colloquium aims to bring together researchers from across
the region to present their current work, and to explore areas of potential
cross-institutional collaboration. The day will include an open-forum
discussion on the future of the discipline in UK Higher Education

CFP: Queer Masculinities
                =09
2007 Popular Culture/American Culture Associations National Conference

April 4-7, 2007
Boston Marriot Copley Place
Boston, Massachusetts

For more information on the PCA/ACA, please go to =
http:www.h-net.org/~pcaaca.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE UPDATE: NOVEMBER 1, 2006

We are considering proposals for session organized around a theme, =
special panels, and/or individual papers. Sessions are scheduled in 1 =
hour slots, usually with 4 papers/speakers per session.

Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)Annual Convention
March 1-4, 2007
Baltimore, MD
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CFP: Medicine and Poetry: The Poultice and the Pen

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Call For Papers:

A panel for the 16th annual Cultural Studies Conference on
"Entertainment" at Kansas State University, March 8-10, 2007.

(http://www.k-state.edu/english/symposium/)

"INFOTAINMENT" IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE 1980

This panel seeks papers on infotainment programs in the United States
before 1980 (essentially, before the launch of CNN in 1980 and MTV in 1981).

We shall use a broad conception of infotainment that includes
newspaper, magazine and other modes of textual nonfiction, and radio,
film, and both "Golden Age" and post-"Golden Age" television.

Deadline extended to 8/15/06!!!

Call for Papers and Sessions: The Documentary Tradition on Television
Film and History League Conf.: THE DOCUMENTARY TRADITION
November 8-12, 2006 (Dallas, TX)
http://www.filmandhistory.org
 
The Television Area of the Film and History League Conference is looking for
papers, panels or round table sessions on television documentary.

Call For Papers:

A panel for the 16th annual Cultural Studies Conference on
"Entertainment" at Kansas State University, March 8-10, 2007.

(http://www.k-state.edu/english/symposium/)

"INFOTAINMENT" IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE 1980

This panel seeks papers on infotainment programs in the United States
before 1980 (essentially, before the launch of CNN in 1980 and MTV in 1981).

We shall use a broad conception of infotainment that includes
newspaper, magazine and other modes of textual nonfiction, and radio,
film, and both "Golden Age" and post-"Golden Age" television.