I am seeking contributions for a panel to be held at the International
Conference on Caribbean Studies at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, South Padre
Island, Texas; November 2-5, 2006. From Maryse Condé's and Paule Marshall's
jaded intellectuals to Hilma Contreras' Parisian exiles, Caribbean writing is
rich with women characters who are complex, brilliant, and independent, but not
necessarily exemplary. What is the role of the anti-hero(ine) in Caribbean
literature? How do such figures, as Condé might suggest, inject disorder into
established and emerging literary hegemonies? The purpose of this panel is
two-fold: (1) to interrogate the work of Caribbean writers, particularly women,

British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies

BSECS 36th ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 3-5 JANUARY 2007
ST. HUGH'S COLLEGE, OXFORD, U.K.

The annual meeting of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is
Europe's largest and most prestigious conference dealing with all aspects of
the history, literature, and culture of the long eighteenth century.

We invite proposals for individual papers, for full panels of three papers,
and for roundtable sessions of five speakers, on any aspect of the long
eighteenth century, not only in Britain, but also throughout Europe and the
wider world.

British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies

BSECS 36th ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 3-5 JANUARY 2007
ST. HUGH'S COLLEGE, OXFORD, U.K.

The annual meeting of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is
Europe's largest and most prestigious conference dealing with all aspects of
the history, literature, and culture of the long eighteenth century.

We invite proposals for individual papers, for full panels of three papers,
and for roundtable sessions of five speakers, on any aspect of the long
eighteenth century, not only in Britain, but also throughout Europe and the
wider world.

CFP: 'Chance and Control' Forum: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate
Journal of Culture and the Arts (07/14/06)

The autumn 2006 issue of Forum addresses the interrelated concepts of
chance and control. Notions such as freewill and determinism, structure
and agency, and order and chaos have long informed the practice of
literature, art, music, cinema, performance and other cultural forms,
prompting questions such as:

CFP: 'Chance and Control' Forum: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate
Journal of Culture and the Arts (07/14/06)

The autumn 2006 issue of Forum addresses the interrelated concepts of
chance and control. Notions such as freewill and determinism, structure
and agency, and order and chaos have long informed the practice of
literature, art, music, cinema, performance and other cultural forms,
prompting questions such as:

CFP: 'Chance and Control' Forum: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate
Journal of Culture and the Arts (07/14/06)

The autumn 2006 issue of Forum addresses the interrelated concepts of
chance and control. Notions such as freewill and determinism, structure
and agency, and order and chaos have long informed the practice of
literature, art, music, cinema, performance and other cultural forms,
prompting questions such as:

For a proposed session at the Annual Renaissance Society of America conference to be held
in Miami, Florida 22-24 March 2007:

Call for Papers

Special Issue on Visual Culture. In celebration of its 30th =20
anniversary and its commitment to exploring the intersection of =20
literary and visual art, Callaloo will publish an issue that focuses =20
on visual culture and collaboration in the African American context. =20
This special visual culture issue will feature visual and written =20
works that examine the important crossroads=97where literary and visual =20=

art meet=97that Callaloo provides. We seek, then, creative responses, =20=

Call for Papers

Special Issue on Visual Culture. In celebration of its 30th =20
anniversary and its commitment to exploring the intersection of =20
literary and visual art, Callaloo will publish an issue that focuses =20
on visual culture and collaboration in the African American context. =20
This special visual culture issue will feature visual and written =20
works that examine the important crossroads=97where literary and visual =20=

art meet=97that Callaloo provides. We seek, then, creative responses, =20=

Call for Panelists: The Works of Gustavo Pérez Firmat; Extended Deadline: 5/1/06; 11/2/06-11/5/06

International Conference on Caribbean Studies, November 2-5, 2006,

University of Texas-Pan American. Website:

(http://www.panam.edu/dept/modlang/caribe1.htm)

Keynote Speaker: Gustavo Pérez Firmat

In his book, On Becoming Cuban: Identity, Nationality, & Culture

(1999), Louis Pérez Jr. has noted that Cuban- and subsequently,

Cuban-American- identity is "almost always in flux," and that it is, "as it were, a

work in progress." As the relationship between Cuba and the United

For your Information and Distribution I have attached here a call for =
papers
for the BorderPolitics of Whiteness Conference. Hope to see you there!

The Department of Critical and Cultural Studies and the Australian =
Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association are pleased to announce

THE BORDERPOLITICS OF WHITENESS CONFERENCE

December 11-13
Carlton Crest Hotel, Sydney

KEYNOTES (secured as of now)

Professor David Theo Goldberg, Director, University of California =
Humanities Research Institute

Professor Cheryl Harris, Law, University of California, Los Angeles. =20

Associate Professor Joseph Pugliese, Critical and Cultural Studies, =
Macquarie University

For your Information and Distribution I have attached here a call for =
papers
for the BorderPolitics of Whiteness Conference. Hope to see you there!

The Department of Critical and Cultural Studies and the Australian =
Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association are pleased to announce

THE BORDERPOLITICS OF WHITENESS CONFERENCE

December 11-13
Carlton Crest Hotel, Sydney

KEYNOTES (secured as of now)

Professor David Theo Goldberg, Director, University of California =
Humanities Research Institute

Professor Cheryl Harris, Law, University of California, Los Angeles. =20

Associate Professor Joseph Pugliese, Critical and Cultural Studies, =
Macquarie University

For your Information and Distribution I have attached here a call for =
papers
for the BorderPolitics of Whiteness Conference. Hope to see you there!

The Department of Critical and Cultural Studies and the Australian =
Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association are pleased to announce

THE BORDERPOLITICS OF WHITENESS CONFERENCE

December 11-13
Carlton Crest Hotel, Sydney

KEYNOTES (secured as of now)

Professor David Theo Goldberg, Director, University of California =
Humanities Research Institute

Professor Cheryl Harris, Law, University of California, Los Angeles. =20

Associate Professor Joseph Pugliese, Critical and Cultural Studies, =
Macquarie University

For your Information and Distribution I have attached here a call for =
papers
for the BorderPolitics of Whiteness Conference. Hope to see you there!

The Department of Critical and Cultural Studies and the Australian =
Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association are pleased to announce

THE BORDERPOLITICS OF WHITENESS CONFERENCE

December 11-13
Carlton Crest Hotel, Sydney

KEYNOTES (secured as of now)

Professor David Theo Goldberg, Director, University of California =
Humanities Research Institute

Professor Cheryl Harris, Law, University of California, Los Angeles. =20

Associate Professor Joseph Pugliese, Critical and Cultural Studies, =
Macquarie University