CFP: Roundtable on Adjunct Professors (12/1/05; NEMLA, 3/2/06-3/5/06)
CALL FOR PAPERS=20
Northeast Modern Language Association Conference=20
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania=20
March 2-5, 2006=20
Abstracts are invited for a roundtable on adjuncts in the teaching of writi=
ng. Participants will have 5 minutes for preliminary remarks before a gener=
al discussion. Preference will be given to panelists with adjunct status, =
those who hire and supervise adjuncts, and independent scholars seeking to =
acquire adjunct positions.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: pedagogical challenges fo=
r part-timers; scholarship; access to resources; salary and unions; seguewa=
ys into the tenure track; "permanent" part-timers; adjunct teacher as hobby=