The College English Association Caribbean Chapter is putting together a
collection of essays on the theme of its Spring 2007 conference, "Of Mice
and Men: Animals in Human Signification." To supplement the papers presented
at the conference we are seeking additional papers that address human views
of non-human animals in literature and the media as well as in other
channels and modes of human representation. We are particularly interested
in papers that address the following topics:

The Postcolonial Wondrous: Third World in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Editors: Ericka Hoagland and Reema Sarwal

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The Postcolonial Wondrous: Third World in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Editors: Ericka Hoagland and Reema Sarwal

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CALL FOR ESSAY PROPOSALS

BILLY WILDER BOOK COLLECTION

Special Session: Objections to Objects=0D=0A=0D=0AAs indicated by the =
topic of the 2007 ICR conference, Romantic Objects, objects were very =
important in the post-Enlightenment era, advances in science, technolo=
gy and psychology yielding a greater focus on material culture, includ=
ing objects like the body, goals and pursuits in this world, nationali=
sm and the like. Still, there were those who, like Blake, believed tha=
t "Corporeal Friends are Spiritual Enemies," and therefore objected to=
 what they considered to be a misplaced emphasis on objects. In their =
defense, I am soliciting papers for what might be viewed as an antithe=

BUFFY HEREAFTER: From the Whedonverse to the Whedonesque:

An Interdisciplinary Conference on the Work of Joss Whedon and its Aftereffects.

17-19 October 2007

Istanbul, TURKEY

Keynote: David Lavery, (Brunel University) Keeping the Faith: Joss
Whedon's "Religion in Narrative" and Contemporary Television

XANDER: Whoa, Giles has a TV. Everybody, Giles has a TV. He's shallow like us.

OZ: I got to admit, I am a little disappointed.

WILLOW: Well maybe it doesn't work. Like a piece of art.

Xander turns the TV on. Willow is open mouthed with shock.

GILES: Public television. Come on everyone we have vital work to do.
Watching television is not going to help us right now.

Unique in both range and approach, Literature Compass (http://www.literatur=
e-compass.com<http://www.literature-compass.com/>) is an online-only journa=
l publishing peer-reviewed survey articles from across the entire disciplin=
e.

The editors of Literature Compass are now inviting submissions for the 2007=
 Graduate Essay Prize.

Win $200/=A3100 of free Blackwell books and have your article published in =
Literature Compass!

There will be a prize-winning graduate essay for each of the 9 sections on =
Literature Compass:

Medieval

Renaissance

Shakespeare

Seventeenth Century

    Call for Papers
  Robert A. Heinlein Centennial Event and Academic Conference
  July 6-8, 2007
  Kansas City, MO
   
  Submission deadline extended to May 15, 2007
   

    Call for Papers
  Robert A. Heinlein Centennial Event and Academic Conference
  July 6-8, 2007
  Kansas City, MO
   
  Submission deadline extended to May 15, 2007
   

Technologies of Travel and Embodiment in Modernist Poetry
Call for Papers: Proposed Panel for MSA 9
November 1-4, 2007 — Long Beach, CA

Technologies of Travel and Embodiment in Modernist Poetry
Call for Papers: Proposed Panel for MSA 9
November 1-4, 2007 — Long Beach, CA

The first congress of the South African Society for Research in Music =
(founded 2006) is to be held at the University of the Free State, =
Bloemfontein, South Africa, from 23 - 25 August 2007, with the theme =
"Musics, theories, practices: Focus on South Africa". Researchers into =
South African music are hereby invited to submit proposals for =
presentations. These may be in the form of 20-minute papers, joint =
20-minute presentations, or poster displays. Proposals should be =
approximately 300 words, and be accompanied by a curriculum vitae of the =
presenter/s. Topics that do not directly address the congress focus will =
also be considered for inclusion. The closing date for submissions is 30 =

  Call for Papers
   
  Submission deadline extended to May 15, 2007
   
  We invite abstracts for papers, roundtable discussions, and presentation/lectures on any topic related to linguistics and its representation in the works of novelist and futurist Robert A. Heinlein.
   
  Heinlein demonstrates a particular interest in languages throughout his numerous short stories and novels, even coining new words and dialects, such as "grok" from _Stranger in a Strange Land_ and the distinctive Moonie dialect spoken in _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_.
   
  Papers on any topics related to linguistics are welcome. Suggested topics include (but are not limited to):
   
  --The language of Martians

Science and the Humanities
 
UNC-Asheville
www.unca.edu
 
Deadline for Submissions: Sept. 1, 2007
Conference Dates: Oct. 17-19, 2007
 
The University of North Carolina at Asheville will sponsor a conference on
"Science and the Humanities" October 17 through 19 in Asheville, North
Carolina. The deadline for submission of abstracts is Sept. 1, 2007. Papers
will be strictly limited to twenty minutes. The conference encourages
papers and proposals from professors, graduate students, and undergraduates,
including proposals of collaborative work between professors and students.
Please send proposals and/or abstracts by Sept. 1, 2007 to: