Update - the deadline for proposals has been extended to 31st July 2006, and
the deadline for final essays to 1st December 2006.

Kathy Acker, Transatlanticism and the Transnational

edited by Polina Mackay and Kathryn Nicol

Papers are invited for a new collection on the work of Kathy Acker,
addressing Acker's work in relation to the transatlantic and the
transnational.

In Association with the North East Irish Culture Network
  Fourth Annual Irish Studies Conference
  10-12 November 2005
  The Word, The Icon and The Ritual [iii] -Ireland - Renaissance, Revolution, Regeneration.
  Following the success of its last three international conferences: Representing-Ireland: Past, Present and Future, [2003] and The Word, The Icon and The Ritual, [2004], and Lands of Saints of Scholars, [2005] the University of Sunderland, in association with NEICN, is soliciting papers for an interdisciplinary conference, which will run from 10-12 November 2006.

In Association with the North East Irish Culture Network
  Fourth Annual Irish Studies Conference
  10-12 November 2005
  The Word, The Icon and The Ritual [iii] -Ireland - Renaissance, Revolution, Regeneration.
  Following the success of its last three international conferences: Representing-Ireland: Past, Present and Future, [2003] and The Word, The Icon and The Ritual, [2004], and Lands of Saints of Scholars, [2005] the University of Sunderland, in association with NEICN, is soliciting papers for an interdisciplinary conference, which will run from 10-12 November 2006.

CFP - =AB African Literature in the 21Ist century: Out of the =
post-colonial and beyond=BB 5/1-5/2007 - Tamanrasset, Algeria. (deadline =
for propositions 9/5/06

 Contact:

 benaouda.lebdai_at_univ-angers.fr =20

The conference is jointly organised by the university of Angers, =
research group GRILUA, and the university of Algiers, Algeria. All =
papers will be given in French.

Propositions (300 words) along with a short bio-bibliography, to be sent =
by the 5th September 2006 to: M. Ben LEBDAI, university of Angers : =
(anglophone African literature)=20

CFP - =AB African Literature in the 21Ist century: Out of the =
post-colonial and beyond=BB 5/1-5/2007 - Tamanrasset, Algeria. (deadline =
for propositions 9/5/06

 Contact:

 benaouda.lebdai_at_univ-angers.fr =20

The conference is jointly organised by the university of Angers, =
research group GRILUA, and the university of Algiers, Algeria. All =
papers will be given in French.

Propositions (300 words) along with a short bio-bibliography, to be sent =
by the 5th September 2006 to: M. Ben LEBDAI, university of Angers : =
(anglophone African literature)=20

InterActions: the Fifth Annual Arts and Humanities Graduate Conference at the University of Glasgow.

Call for Papers

Interaction is a fundamental feature of research in the Arts and Humanities. This conference seeks to explore diverse interactions that shape new ars of investigation and provide a fresh look at interdisciplinary practices.

InterActions: the Fifth Annual Arts and Humanities Graduate Conference at the University of Glasgow.

Call for Papers

Interaction is a fundamental feature of research in the Arts and Humanities. This conference seeks to explore diverse interactions that shape new ars of investigation and provide a fresh look at interdisciplinary practices.

Wisdom Word Women (a subsidiary of In The Company of Poets) will host an
intergenerational conference, "From Womb to Womanhood," for women and girls
of color, in conjunction with the Pan African Studies Community Education
Program of Temple University, in Philadelphia. Proposals are sought from
grassroots artists who incorporate activism in their presentations on issues
ranging from community empowerment to eradicting domestic violence.

Proposals from Hispanic/Latina, Caribbean, and African descended women are
particularly welcome.

**CALL FOR PAPERS**

FOR A PROPOSED ESSAY COLLECTION ON
MARY ELIZABETH BRADDON

Possible topics for articles might include:

· Braddon and the literary marketplace
· Braddon and the theatre
· Braddon's twentieth century fiction
· Adaptations of Braddon's novels
· Braddon and the sensation school
· Representations of gender in Braddon's work
· Braddon's literary influences
· Braddon's influence on other writers
· Autobiographical elements of Braddon's fiction
· Braddon's writing as social commentary
· Braddon's significance/legacy as a Victorian woman writer

Articles should be between 5000 and 7000 words in length, and should be sent
to:

CALL FOR PAPERS
2006 Film and History League Conference
"The Documentary Tradition" Dallas 8-12 November 2006
<http://www.filmandhistory.org>

AREA: Silent Film

"Silent film" covers a vast terrain, from early cinema to the "transitional
period" (1908 - 1917) to the "late silent" era. During this formative time,
the term "documentary" was coined and a vast number of forms, from
actualities to city symphonies to travelogues and feature-length
documentaries, were a regular part of an evening's entertainment in
vaudeville and movie theaters and other venues.

        Under the new editorship of Rhonda V. Wilcox, Studies in Popular
Culture continues its nearly thirty-year tradition of inviting
submission of articles on popular culture from the perspective of any
academic discipline: literature, religion, music, anthropology,
statistics, film, television, radio, graphic arts, history, sociology,
communications, linguistics, and more. The journal welcomes study of all
types of popular culture: stand-up comedy; television, film, radio
programs; food studies; fandom; audiences; artifacts; architecture; body
studies; events; advertising; detective/mystery novels; science fiction
stories; gaming; comic books; graphic novels; Saturday morning cartoons;

        Under the new editorship of Rhonda V. Wilcox, Studies in Popular
Culture continues its nearly thirty-year tradition of inviting
submission of articles on popular culture from the perspective of any
academic discipline: literature, religion, music, anthropology,
statistics, film, television, radio, graphic arts, history, sociology,
communications, linguistics, and more. The journal welcomes study of all
types of popular culture: stand-up comedy; television, film, radio
programs; food studies; fandom; audiences; artifacts; architecture; body
studies; events; advertising; detective/mystery novels; science fiction
stories; gaming; comic books; graphic novels; Saturday morning cartoons;

CALL FOR PAPERS / APPEL À COMMUNICATIONS

RHETORIC OF THE OTHER V: FROM PREVISIBILITY TO HYPERVISIBILITY

RHÉTORIQUE DE L'AUTRE V: DE LA PRÉVISIBILITÉ À L'HYPERVISIBILITÉ

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

4-7 October 2007 / 4-7 octobre 2007

Research Seminar on "Shakespeare, Appropriation, and the Ethical"
Shakespeare Association of America, San Diego, April 5 - April 7, 2007