Call For Papers:

A panel for the 16th annual Cultural Studies Conference on
"Entertainment" at Kansas State University, March 8-10, 2007.

(http://www.k-state.edu/english/symposium/)

"HOW TO BROW"

This panel seeks papers that explore how celebrities (open to any
culture, nation or time period) have used their status to impart
"highbrow" values onto their audiences.

Such individuals should have "celebrity" status before their
interventions into high culture; those who become celebrities based
solely on their demonstration of high culture should be excluded.

Call for Papers for a Collection of Essays
Adaptation: British Literature of the Nineteenth Century and Film
The recent surge of literature and film courses and use of film clips in the
classroom has led to an increase in studies on adaptation. By bringing
together many different approaches to the topic, this book will provide an
overview of the subject of the adaptation of nineteenth-century British works, as
well as examinations into the creation of adaptations and their use in the
classroom. Although a wide range of critical approaches will be considered,
the emphasis should be on what particular adaptations reveal about the ways in

Call for Papers for a Collection of Essays
Adaptation: British Literature of the Nineteenth Century and Film
The recent surge of literature and film courses and use of film clips in the
classroom has led to an increase in studies on adaptation. By bringing
together many different approaches to the topic, this book will provide an
overview of the subject of the adaptation of nineteenth-century British works, as
well as examinations into the creation of adaptations and their use in the
classroom. Although a wide range of critical approaches will be considered,
the emphasis should be on what particular adaptations reveal about the ways in

Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco
Faculty of Letters and Humanities
Identity and Difference studies group
Announce a conference on
Public Space: text and context

15-16 March 2007

Public Space: text and context

Call For Papers

2007 PCA/ACA National Conference
      
  April 4-7, 2007
      
  Boston Marriott Copley Place
  Boston, Massachusetts
      
  Submission deadline: November 1, 2006
   
  We welcome papers on various subjects pertaining
  to Germany, its literature, and its culture. Area Chair
  information for submissions is at the bottom of the page.
  Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
   
   
  "Animals in German Culture: A New Umwelt"
   
  Papers are sought that deal with representations
  of animals in German-language, literature and
  culture. Topics could include, but are not limited to:

Western States Communication Association
  Performance Studies Interest Group
  CALL FOR PAPERS
  2007 Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, February 16-20, 2007
  Conference Theme: Promoting Social Justice Through Our Work
   
  COMPETITIVE PAPERS
    
   Authors are encouraged to submit papers to the Performance Studies Interest Group. Papers may include research reports employing any methodology, theoretical developments or critiques, and critical analyses. Work that integrates a creative approach to scholarly endeavors is especially encouraged.
   Competitive papers should not have been presented previously at another conference, be accepted for publication, or have been published.

Deadline amended:

Call for Papers

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance

Volume 4.1, Spring 2007

"Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas"
(Tentative Title)

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance seeks essays for a special

issue, to be guest-edited by Christy Stanlake. We welcome essays that

explore performance in, and performative aspects of, the indigenous

communities of the Americas, including North, Central, and South

America. Over the past two decades, American Indian theatre has been

actively growing, at both a grassroots level and in professional

theatre. Along with the increase in theatrical work has been a growing

Deadline amended:

Call for Papers

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance

Volume 4.1, Spring 2007

"Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas"
(Tentative Title)

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance seeks essays for a special

issue, to be guest-edited by Christy Stanlake. We welcome essays that

explore performance in, and performative aspects of, the indigenous

communities of the Americas, including North, Central, and South

America. Over the past two decades, American Indian theatre has been

actively growing, at both a grassroots level and in professional

theatre. Along with the increase in theatrical work has been a growing

Deadline amended:

Call for Papers

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance

Volume 4.1, Spring 2007

"Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas"
(Tentative Title)

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance seeks essays for a special

issue, to be guest-edited by Christy Stanlake. We welcome essays that

explore performance in, and performative aspects of, the indigenous

communities of the Americas, including North, Central, and South

America. Over the past two decades, American Indian theatre has been

actively growing, at both a grassroots level and in professional

theatre. Along with the increase in theatrical work has been a growing

Call For Papers â€" Edited Collection:
Telling Tales: Visual Design and Narrative in Contemporary Culture

By identifying an innovative and neglected area of research, this potential
edited collection proposes to bring together academic works, which seek to
reveal and analyse hidden and implicit narratives within a design context.
>From the world of high fashion to the thrill of the theme park, this book will
explore the notion of alternative narratives embodied within an everyday lived
 experience of design, radically forging together the disparate spheres of
screen and visual studies with those of art and design.

Call For Papers â€" Edited Collection:
Telling Tales: Visual Design and Narrative in Contemporary Culture

By identifying an innovative and neglected area of research, this potential
edited collection proposes to bring together academic works, which seek to
reveal and analyse hidden and implicit narratives within a design context.
>From the world of high fashion to the thrill of the theme park, this book will
explore the notion of alternative narratives embodied within an everyday lived
 experience of design, radically forging together the disparate spheres of
screen and visual studies with those of art and design.

CFP: Women's Experiences of Justice (9/30/06; collection)

=20

The co-editors of (Re)Interpretations: The Shapes of Justice in Women's =
Experience, to be published by Cambridge Scholars Press, Ltd. in late =
2007, seek scholars interested in contributing a chapter. The book, =
which will show how women create justice or resist injustice through =
(re)interpretations of traditional structures, is divided into five =
sections that represent patriarchal authority and power: Language, =
Religion, Medicine, War, and Sex Trafficking.=20

=20

CFP: Women's Experiences of Justice (9/30/06; collection)

=20

The co-editors of (Re)Interpretations: The Shapes of Justice in Women's =
Experience, to be published by Cambridge Scholars Press, Ltd. in late =
2007, seek scholars interested in contributing a chapter. The book, =
which will show how women create justice or resist injustice through =
(re)interpretations of traditional structures, is divided into five =
sections that represent patriarchal authority and power: Language, =
Religion, Medicine, War, and Sex Trafficking.=20

=20

MLA 2007 Proposed Panel
Ecocriticism, Ecofeminism, and Southern Women Writers