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CFP: Remembering Nellie Y. McKay (3/24/06; collection)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:45pm
Kimberly Blockett

CFP
The Nellie Tree: Reflections on the Life of Nellie Y. McKay

Recently, one of the central figures in African-American and Black Women¹s
literary studies, Nellie Y. McKay, passed away. Over the course of her
nearly forty years as an academic, she was one of the premier champions of
African-American literature, particularly the role of its women, as part of
the American canon.

CFP: Love Wars: Personal Narratives on Challenging Romantic Relationships (4/30/06; collection)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:45pm
Chitiga, Miriam

CFP: Love Wars: Call for analytical essays and personal narratives on
challenging romantic relationships Deadline April 30 2006

=20

=20

We are requesting contributions in the form of analytical essays and /
or personal narratives based on actual experiences of "romantic"
relationships, especially heterosexual relationships. We are
particularly interested in those papers that critically discuss how the
writer wrestled with a challenging relationship(s). Therefore, any
essays that explicate any trials and tribulations that the authors
endured / enjoyed are most welcome.

CFP: Remembering Nellie Y. McKay (3/24/06; collection)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:45pm
Kimberly Blockett

CFP
The Nellie Tree: Reflections on the Life of Nellie Y. McKay

Recently, one of the central figures in African-American and Black Women¹s
literary studies, Nellie Y. McKay, passed away. Over the course of her
nearly forty years as an academic, she was one of the premier champions of
African-American literature, particularly the role of its women, as part of
the American canon.

CFP: Love Wars: Personal Narratives on Challenging Romantic Relationships (4/30/06; collection)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:45pm
Chitiga, Miriam

CFP: Love Wars: Call for analytical essays and personal narratives on
challenging romantic relationships Deadline April 30 2006

=20

=20

We are requesting contributions in the form of analytical essays and /
or personal narratives based on actual experiences of "romantic"
relationships, especially heterosexual relationships. We are
particularly interested in those papers that critically discuss how the
writer wrestled with a challenging relationship(s). Therefore, any
essays that explicate any trials and tribulations that the authors
endured / enjoyed are most welcome.

CFP: Love Wars: Personal Narratives on Challenging Romantic Relationships (4/30/06; collection)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:45pm
Chitiga, Miriam

CFP: Love Wars: Call for analytical essays and personal narratives on
challenging romantic relationships Deadline April 30 2006

=20

=20

We are requesting contributions in the form of analytical essays and /
or personal narratives based on actual experiences of "romantic"
relationships, especially heterosexual relationships. We are
particularly interested in those papers that critically discuss how the
writer wrestled with a challenging relationship(s). Therefore, any
essays that explicate any trials and tribulations that the authors
endured / enjoyed are most welcome.

CFP: Love Wars: Personal Narratives on Challenging Romantic Relationships (4/30/06; collection)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:45pm
Chitiga, Miriam

CFP: Love Wars: Call for analytical essays and personal narratives on
challenging romantic relationships Deadline April 30 2006

=20

=20

We are requesting contributions in the form of analytical essays and /
or personal narratives based on actual experiences of "romantic"
relationships, especially heterosexual relationships. We are
particularly interested in those papers that critically discuss how the
writer wrestled with a challenging relationship(s). Therefore, any
essays that explicate any trials and tribulations that the authors
endured / enjoyed are most welcome.

CFP: Remembering Nellie Y. McKay (3/24/06; collection)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:45pm
Kimberly Blockett

CFP
The Nellie Tree: Reflections on the Life of Nellie Y. McKay

Recently, one of the central figures in African-American and Black Women¹s
literary studies, Nellie Y. McKay, passed away. Over the course of her
nearly forty years as an academic, she was one of the premier champions of
African-American literature, particularly the role of its women, as part of
the American canon.

CFP: Remembering Nellie Y. McKay (3/24/06; collection)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:45pm
Kimberly Blockett

CFP
The Nellie Tree: Reflections on the Life of Nellie Y. McKay

Recently, one of the central figures in African-American and Black Women¹s
literary studies, Nellie Y. McKay, passed away. Over the course of her
nearly forty years as an academic, she was one of the premier champions of
African-American literature, particularly the role of its women, as part of
the American canon.

CFP: Cultural Roundup in Children's Literature (3/15/06; SCMLA, 10/26/06-10/28/06)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
Johnson, Joanna W

Call for Papers
South Central Modern Language Association
Dallas 2006 - "Cultural Roundup"
  
"Cultural Roundup in Children's Literature"
  
The Children's Literature Division of the SCMLA invites paper proposals
for the 2006 meeting to be held October 26-28 in Dallas, Texas. In
keeping with the conference theme "Cultural Roundup," this panel
welcomes proposals for papers on the topic of culture with attention to
gender, religion, race, ethnicity, and adolescence.
  
For more information about membership in the SCMLA or the upcoming
meeting in Dallas, please visit the SCMLA web site at
http://www.ou.edu/scmla.
  

CFP: E/Im/Migration and Culture (Turkey) (10/1/06; 9/15/07-9/17/07)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
gpultar_at_kulturad.org

Call for Papers

E/Im/Migration and Culture
15-17 September 2007
Isýk University, Sile (Istanbul, Turkey)

Fourth Cultural Studies Conference
co-organized by the
Cultural Studies Association (Turkey) and the
Department of International Relations of Isýk University

CFP: Cultural Roundup in Children's Literature (3/15/06; SCMLA, 10/26/06-10/28/06)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
Johnson, Joanna W

Call for Papers
South Central Modern Language Association
Dallas 2006 - "Cultural Roundup"
  
"Cultural Roundup in Children's Literature"
  
The Children's Literature Division of the SCMLA invites paper proposals
for the 2006 meeting to be held October 26-28 in Dallas, Texas. In
keeping with the conference theme "Cultural Roundup," this panel
welcomes proposals for papers on the topic of culture with attention to
gender, religion, race, ethnicity, and adolescence.
  
For more information about membership in the SCMLA or the upcoming
meeting in Dallas, please visit the SCMLA web site at
http://www.ou.edu/scmla.
  

CFP: E/Im/Migration and Culture (Turkey) (10/1/06; 9/15/07-9/17/07)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
gpultar_at_kulturad.org

Call for Papers

E/Im/Migration and Culture
15-17 September 2007
Isýk University, Sile (Istanbul, Turkey)

Fourth Cultural Studies Conference
co-organized by the
Cultural Studies Association (Turkey) and the
Department of International Relations of Isýk University

CFP: E/Im/Migration and Culture (Turkey) (10/1/06; 9/15/07-9/17/07)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
gpultar_at_kulturad.org

Call for Papers

E/Im/Migration and Culture
15-17 September 2007
Isýk University, Sile (Istanbul, Turkey)

Fourth Cultural Studies Conference
co-organized by the
Cultural Studies Association (Turkey) and the
Department of International Relations of Isýk University

CFP: E/Im/Migration and Culture (Turkey) (10/1/06; 9/15/07-9/17/07)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
gpultar_at_kulturad.org

Call for Papers

E/Im/Migration and Culture
15-17 September 2007
Isýk University, Sile (Istanbul, Turkey)

Fourth Cultural Studies Conference
co-organized by the
Cultural Studies Association (Turkey) and the
Department of International Relations of Isýk University

CFP: Cultural Roundup in Children's Literature (3/15/06; SCMLA, 10/26/06-10/28/06)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
Johnson, Joanna W

Call for Papers
South Central Modern Language Association
Dallas 2006 - "Cultural Roundup"
  
"Cultural Roundup in Children's Literature"
  
The Children's Literature Division of the SCMLA invites paper proposals
for the 2006 meeting to be held October 26-28 in Dallas, Texas. In
keeping with the conference theme "Cultural Roundup," this panel
welcomes proposals for papers on the topic of culture with attention to
gender, religion, race, ethnicity, and adolescence.
  
For more information about membership in the SCMLA or the upcoming
meeting in Dallas, please visit the SCMLA web site at
http://www.ou.edu/scmla.
  

CFP: Nineteenth Century Literature and Culture (3/15/06; PAMLA, 11/10/06-11/11/06)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
Mary A. Armstrong

Call for Papers:
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
November 10-11 2006

** Nineteenth-Century British Literature and Culture**

Proposals welcome for 15-minute paper presentations concerning any
aspect of nineteenth-century British literature and culture.
Please email 500-word proposals along with a 50 word abstract
(in-message or as attachment) to: maarmstr_at_calpoly.edu
Please include your name, institutional affiliation, and preferred
contact information with your proposal.

Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2006

CFP: Nineteenth Century Literature and Culture (3/15/06; PAMLA, 11/10/06-11/11/06)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
Mary A. Armstrong

Call for Papers:
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
November 10-11 2006

** Nineteenth-Century British Literature and Culture**

Proposals welcome for 15-minute paper presentations concerning any
aspect of nineteenth-century British literature and culture.
Please email 500-word proposals along with a 50 word abstract
(in-message or as attachment) to: maarmstr_at_calpoly.edu
Please include your name, institutional affiliation, and preferred
contact information with your proposal.

Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2006

CFP: Gay & Lesbian (and Queer) Studies (5/15/06; PAMLA, 11/10/06-11/11/06)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
Joshua Fenton

Call For Papers: Gay & Lesbian Studies (5/15/06; PAMLA 11/10-11, 2006)

 

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference 2006 November
10-11, 2006 University of California, Riverside Riverside, California

 

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2006

 

Paper proposals are requested for a standing panel of the PAMLA conference.

 

While the panel is open to any topic in Gay & Lesbian Studies, I am
particularly interested in papers that address the following areas:

 

-Queer community formation/dissolution

 

-The role of Gay/Lesbian/Queer Theory in a Democracy

 

-Lesbian/Gay/Queer citizenship

 

CFP: Gay & Lesbian (and Queer) Studies (5/15/06; PAMLA, 11/10/06-11/11/06)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
Joshua Fenton

Call For Papers: Gay & Lesbian Studies (5/15/06; PAMLA 11/10-11, 2006)

 

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference 2006 November
10-11, 2006 University of California, Riverside Riverside, California

 

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2006

 

Paper proposals are requested for a standing panel of the PAMLA conference.

 

While the panel is open to any topic in Gay & Lesbian Studies, I am
particularly interested in papers that address the following areas:

 

-Queer community formation/dissolution

 

-The role of Gay/Lesbian/Queer Theory in a Democracy

 

-Lesbian/Gay/Queer citizenship

 

CFP: Gay & Lesbian (and Queer) Studies (5/15/06; PAMLA, 11/10/06-11/11/06)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
Joshua Fenton

Call For Papers: Gay & Lesbian Studies (5/15/06; PAMLA 11/10-11, 2006)

 

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference 2006 November
10-11, 2006 University of California, Riverside Riverside, California

 

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2006

 

Paper proposals are requested for a standing panel of the PAMLA conference.

 

While the panel is open to any topic in Gay & Lesbian Studies, I am
particularly interested in papers that address the following areas:

 

-Queer community formation/dissolution

 

-The role of Gay/Lesbian/Queer Theory in a Democracy

 

-Lesbian/Gay/Queer citizenship

 

CFP: Gay & Lesbian (and Queer) Studies (5/15/06; PAMLA, 11/10/06-11/11/06)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
Joshua Fenton

Call For Papers: Gay & Lesbian Studies (5/15/06; PAMLA 11/10-11, 2006)

 

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference 2006 November
10-11, 2006 University of California, Riverside Riverside, California

 

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2006

 

Paper proposals are requested for a standing panel of the PAMLA conference.

 

While the panel is open to any topic in Gay & Lesbian Studies, I am
particularly interested in papers that address the following areas:

 

-Queer community formation/dissolution

 

-The role of Gay/Lesbian/Queer Theory in a Democracy

 

-Lesbian/Gay/Queer citizenship

 

CFP: 2006 African Journal of New Poetry (4/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
IRCALC Editors

 Papers are invited for the 2006 edition of the journal of new poetry of African expressions NP Vol 1 No. 3 2006. The Journal of New Poetry (internationally refereed) is an online project of the International Research Confederacy on African Literature and Culture [IRCALC] which previously edited the New Nigerian Poetry Journal. The Journal of New Poetry of African expressions [NP] is an expansion of our editorial scope to reflect the global dimension of ircalc's efforts in African literary and cultural appreciation. By African expressions we refer to materials from both the geographical Africa and the island of Madagascar and the heritage that includes other members of the African Diaspora across the Americas, Europe, the Caribbean Islands, etc.

CFP: 2006 African Journal of New Poetry (4/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
IRCALC Editors

 Papers are invited for the 2006 edition of the journal of new poetry of African expressions NP Vol 1 No. 3 2006. The Journal of New Poetry (internationally refereed) is an online project of the International Research Confederacy on African Literature and Culture [IRCALC] which previously edited the New Nigerian Poetry Journal. The Journal of New Poetry of African expressions [NP] is an expansion of our editorial scope to reflect the global dimension of ircalc's efforts in African literary and cultural appreciation. By African expressions we refer to materials from both the geographical Africa and the island of Madagascar and the heritage that includes other members of the African Diaspora across the Americas, Europe, the Caribbean Islands, etc.

UPDATE: Short Fiction Session: Kate Chopin, Katherine Mansfield, and Katherine Anne Porter (3/15/06; SCMLA, 10/26/06-10/28/06)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
Julie Chappell

VENUE AND DATES HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY SCMLA:

Abstracts are invited for the Short Fiction Session of the South Central
Modern Language Association meeting which will take place in Dallas, Texas,
26-28 October 2006.

"Revolutionizing Short Fiction: Kate Chopin, Katherine Mansfield, and
Katherine Anne Porter"

This session invites papers exploring any of the revolutionary and
revolutionizing aspects of the short fiction of Kate Chopin, Katherine
Mansfield, and/or Katherine Anne Porter. Four papers will be accepted for
this panel.

Some aspects of "revolution" which might be explored include but are not
limited to:

CFP: 2006 African Journal of New Poetry (4/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
IRCALC Editors

 Papers are invited for the 2006 edition of the journal of new poetry of African expressions NP Vol 1 No. 3 2006. The Journal of New Poetry (internationally refereed) is an online project of the International Research Confederacy on African Literature and Culture [IRCALC] which previously edited the New Nigerian Poetry Journal. The Journal of New Poetry of African expressions [NP] is an expansion of our editorial scope to reflect the global dimension of ircalc's efforts in African literary and cultural appreciation. By African expressions we refer to materials from both the geographical Africa and the island of Madagascar and the heritage that includes other members of the African Diaspora across the Americas, Europe, the Caribbean Islands, etc.

CFP: 2006 African Journal of New Poetry (4/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
IRCALC Editors

 Papers are invited for the 2006 edition of the journal of new poetry of African expressions NP Vol 1 No. 3 2006. The Journal of New Poetry (internationally refereed) is an online project of the International Research Confederacy on African Literature and Culture [IRCALC] which previously edited the New Nigerian Poetry Journal. The Journal of New Poetry of African expressions [NP] is an expansion of our editorial scope to reflect the global dimension of ircalc's efforts in African literary and cultural appreciation. By African expressions we refer to materials from both the geographical Africa and the island of Madagascar and the heritage that includes other members of the African Diaspora across the Americas, Europe, the Caribbean Islands, etc.

UPDATE: Short Fiction Session: Kate Chopin, Katherine Mansfield, and Katherine Anne Porter (3/15/06; SCMLA, 10/26/06-10/28/06)

updated: 
Thursday, March 2, 2006 - 4:44pm
Julie Chappell

VENUE AND DATES HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY SCMLA:

Abstracts are invited for the Short Fiction Session of the South Central
Modern Language Association meeting which will take place in Dallas, Texas,
26-28 October 2006.

"Revolutionizing Short Fiction: Kate Chopin, Katherine Mansfield, and
Katherine Anne Porter"

This session invites papers exploring any of the revolutionary and
revolutionizing aspects of the short fiction of Kate Chopin, Katherine
Mansfield, and/or Katherine Anne Porter. Four papers will be accepted for
this panel.

Some aspects of "revolution" which might be explored include but are not
limited to:

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