Call for Contributors
About Raymond Williams: Critical Perspectives
Arising from a recent successful conference in Vienna (for further =20
information please visit http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/AAUTEweb/) =20=

dealing with the life, the work and the reception of the work of =20
Raymond Williams, several publishers have expressed an interest in =20
publishing a new collection of essays on this highly influential =20
British critic, author and teacher. In finalising our proposal, the =20
editors (Lawrence Grossberg, Roman Horak and Monika Seidl) would like =20=

1st Global Conference
Visual Literacies: Exploring Critical Issues

Tuesday 3rd July - Thursday 5th July 2007
Mansfield College, Oxford

Call for Papers
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference seeks to
examine and explore issues surrounding visual literacy in regard to
theory and praxis. Perspectives are sought from those engaged in the
fields of education, visual arts, fine arts, literature, philosophy,
psychology, critical theory and theology. These disciplines are
indicative only as papers are welcomed from any area, profession and
vocation in which visual literacy plays a part.

1st Global Conference
Visual Literacies: Exploring Critical Issues

Tuesday 3rd July - Thursday 5th July 2007
Mansfield College, Oxford

Call for Papers
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference seeks to
examine and explore issues surrounding visual literacy in regard to
theory and praxis. Perspectives are sought from those engaged in the
fields of education, visual arts, fine arts, literature, philosophy,
psychology, critical theory and theology. These disciplines are
indicative only as papers are welcomed from any area, profession and
vocation in which visual literacy plays a part.

1st Global Conference
Visual Literacies: Exploring Critical Issues

Tuesday 3rd July - Thursday 5th July 2007
Mansfield College, Oxford

Call for Papers
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference seeks to
examine and explore issues surrounding visual literacy in regard to
theory and praxis. Perspectives are sought from those engaged in the
fields of education, visual arts, fine arts, literature, philosophy,
psychology, critical theory and theology. These disciplines are
indicative only as papers are welcomed from any area, profession and
vocation in which visual literacy plays a part.

We are seeking additional papers for a proposed (graduate student) panel at NAVSA's 2007 Conference in San Francisco. Deadline: 2/11/07

From: Philament <philament_at_arts.usyd.edu.au>
Date: 5th February, 2007
CFP: Philament: Cultural Studies and Literary Arts
Deadline: 30th April, 2007 (critique and opinion for online journal)
Publication: December 2007

Philament, the online journal of cultural studies and literary arts
affiliated with the University of Sydney
http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/publications/philament , invites
postgraduate scholars to contribute articles, fictocriticism, reviews,
and opinions for:-

Issue 11: BOUND

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 30th, 2007
send to: philament_at_arts.usyd.edu.au

From: Philament <philament_at_arts.usyd.edu.au>
Date: 5th February, 2007
CFP: Philament: Cultural Studies and Literary Arts
Deadline: 30th April, 2007 (critique and opinion for online journal)
Publication: December 2007

Philament, the online journal of cultural studies and literary arts
affiliated with the University of Sydney
http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/publications/philament , invites
postgraduate scholars to contribute articles, fictocriticism, reviews,
and opinions for:-

Issue 11: BOUND

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 30th, 2007
send to: philament_at_arts.usyd.edu.au

Improvisation Continuums: theorising practice across disciplines
Date: 12 - 14 April 2007
Hosted by: Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, University
of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, South Wales UK
Venue: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, North Road, Cardiff

This interdisciplinary conference seeks to engage in theory development
on improvisation.
Confirmed Keynotes include Stephen Nachmanovtich (www.freeplay.com) and
Al Wunder.

Improvisation Continuums: theorising practice across disciplines
Date: 12 - 14 April 2007
Hosted by: Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, University
of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, South Wales UK
Venue: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, North Road, Cardiff

This interdisciplinary conference seeks to engage in theory development
on improvisation.
Confirmed Keynotes include Stephen Nachmanovtich (www.freeplay.com) and
Al Wunder.

Partial Answers: Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas
Call for Papers: =93Eyewitness Narratives=94
=20
Eyewitness narratives make up a genre of discourse that is prominently =
characterized by multifunctionality. The aesthetic function of =
eyewitness narratives may enter into different relationships with their =
pragmatic functions, whether annalist, testimonial, =
consciousness-raising, or other; different functions may become marked =
at different points of the communal or individual reception.=20

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Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology, and Practice (Book project)

Call for chapter proposals for the collection Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology and Practice to be submitted for publication by August 2007.

Deadline for chapter proposal (500-1000 words): March 7, 2007

Deadline for the completed manuscript (15-20 pp. including notes and works
cited) for accepted proposals: May 15, 2007.

Contact: Lise-Hélène Trouilloud (lvtrouilloud_at_csupomona.edu <mailto:lvtrouilloud_at_csupomona.edu> ) or Anjana Narayan (anarayan_at_csupomona.edu <mailto:anarayan_at_csupomona.edu> )

Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology, and Practice (Book project)

Call for chapter proposals for the collection Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology and Practice to be submitted for publication by August 2007.

Deadline for chapter proposal (500-1000 words): March 7, 2007

Deadline for the completed manuscript (15-20 pp. including notes and works
cited) for accepted proposals: May 15, 2007.

Contact: Lise-Hélène Trouilloud (lvtrouilloud_at_csupomona.edu <mailto:lvtrouilloud_at_csupomona.edu> ) or Anjana Narayan (anarayan_at_csupomona.edu <mailto:anarayan_at_csupomona.edu> )

First Call For Papers:
Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association Conference
University of Sydney
4-7th July 2008

The Department of History at the University of Sydney is delighted to
announce that it is hosting the Australia and New Zealand Association
for American Studies Conference in 2008. ANZASA brings together scholars
from Australia and New Zealand with colleagues who specialise in
American Studies from around the world for a major conference held every
two years.

The deadline for the Call for Proposals has been EXTENDED to FEBRUARY 15th,
2007.

Prophecy 2007: From Hero to Legend
August 2-5, 2007
Toronto
http://www.prophecy2007.org

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Prophecy 2007 is an academic symposium about the Harry Potter series by J.K.
Rowling. We are seeking proposals for a variety of educational programming,
including presentations, discussion panels, round tables, workshops and
poster sessions addressing topics relevant to the books and/or the fan
community. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following: