The 15th Annual Acacia Conference at California State University, Fullerton
CFP: Hero(in)es and Anti- Hero(in)es

We are seeking panels to address the myriad definitions of ethics and
how it is represented in literature and other texts. Some possible
issues to address are the ethical dilemmas of hero(in)es, what makes a
hero(ine), the changes in how hero(in)es are perceived today verses
past years, the attraction to certain heroic and anti-heroic types,
and connections between contemporary hero(in)es and/or anti-hero(in)es
and those of the past. Some topics to consider are:

The Graduate English Students' Association in the University of Virginia's
Department of English would like to invite submissions to our annual
conference, to be held from April 5th to April 7th, 2007.
  
This conference invites papers that examine the relationship between texts
and the practice of improvisation. Creative works inevitably involve
improvisations of various kinds in their dealings with previous genre
categories, innovations within the formal boundaries of their media, and
even gaps between their own expectations and the end product. How do texts
register these dynamics through moments of improvisation? Is improvisation

The 15th Annual Acacia Conference at California State University, Fullerton
CFP: Hero(in)es and Anti- Hero(in)es

We are seeking panels to address the myriad definitions of ethics and
how it is represented in literature and other texts. Some possible
issues to address are the ethical dilemmas of hero(in)es, what makes a
hero(ine), the changes in how hero(in)es are perceived today verses
past years, the attraction to certain heroic and anti-heroic types,
and connections between contemporary hero(in)es and/or anti-hero(in)es
and those of the past. Some topics to consider are:

CFP: Literature and Medicine (grad) (03/15/07; 04/21/07)
   
  From: Dr. Rose Quiello < quiello_at_sbcglobal.net >
  Panel Title: Literature and Medicine (graduate)
  Conference: The Eighth Annual SCSU Graduate English Conference, Michael J. Adanti Student Center, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, Saturday, April 21, 2007, 9:00 am-4:30 pm
    

Papers are invited for a special session on horror film for this year's
RMMLA Convention in Calgary, Alberta. All submissions will be
considered; papers may treat any of the horror subgenres (slasher films,
gothic horror, serial killer films, zombie films, etc.) or take any
theoretical approach to horror film.=20

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Please submit a 250-word abstract along with a one-page CV or brief
biographical statement no later than February 27th, 2007. Also indicate
whether your presentation will require AV equipment. Accepted
presenters will need to be current in their RMMLA dues by 04-01-07. =20

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Please distribute.

Women Writing and Reading: Past and Present, Local and Global

4-6 May 2007 At the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Please distribute.

Women Writing and Reading: Past and Present, Local and Global

4-6 May 2007 At the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

UPDATE: The deadline to submit abstracts has been extended to
Feb. 16, 2007.

U.S.-Philippines Postcoloniality and Culture (grad)

(dis)junctions 2007: Malappropriation Nation
April 6-7, 2007
University of California, Riverside

This call for papers is for a proposed panel to be held at
(dis)junctions 2007: Malappropriation Nation at the
University of California, Riverside’s annual graduate
humanities conference. Submissions from all disciplines are
welcomed.

Call for Papers

Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA)

Calgary, Alberta at the downtown Westin Hotel

October 4-6, 2007

RMMLA invites submissions for its open session in Southern Literature.
Please send 400-word abstracts to the program chair by March 1, 2007:

Pamela Washington

Box 182

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, OK 73034

 Or

pwashington_at_ucok.edu

E-mail abstracts are preferred. Presenters will be notified by March 15,
2007

THE JOURNAL OF HORROR STUDIES - UPDATE

Submissions are sought for the inaugural issue of the new
inter-disciplinary print publication - The Journal of Horror Studies, which
will be published by Intellect Books.

There is a rolling deadline for submissions to the journal, the first issue
is due in Autumn 2007.

We have received a strong positive response to our initial call for papers
and a number of contributions are currently under consideration. The
editors will be considering submissions for inclusion across the first
volume, but to be considered for inclusion in the first issue we need to
receive proposals/abstracts by February 14th.

THE JOURNAL OF HORROR STUDIES - UPDATE

Submissions are sought for the inaugural issue of the new
inter-disciplinary print publication - The Journal of Horror Studies, which
will be published by Intellect Books.

There is a rolling deadline for submissions to the journal, the first issue
is due in Autumn 2007.

We have received a strong positive response to our initial call for papers
and a number of contributions are currently under consideration. The
editors will be considering submissions for inclusion across the first
volume, but to be considered for inclusion in the first issue we need to
receive proposals/abstracts by February 14th.

THE JOURNAL OF HORROR STUDIES - UPDATE

Submissions are sought for the inaugural issue of the new
inter-disciplinary print publication - The Journal of Horror Studies, which
will be published by Intellect Books.

There is a rolling deadline for submissions to the journal, the first issue
is due in Autumn 2007.

We have received a strong positive response to our initial call for papers
and a number of contributions are currently under consideration. The
editors will be considering submissions for inclusion across the first
volume, but to be considered for inclusion in the first issue we need to
receive proposals/abstracts by February 14th.

UPDATE: The deadline to submit abstracts has been extended to
Feb. 16, 2007.

U.S.-Philippines Postcoloniality and Culture (grad)

(dis)junctions 2007: Malappropriation Nation
April 6-7, 2007
University of California, Riverside

This call for papers is for a proposed panel to be held at
(dis)junctions 2007: Malappropriation Nation at the
University of California, Riverside’s annual graduate
humanities conference. Submissions from all disciplines are
welcomed.

Deadline extended: