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UPDATE: Body & Physical Difference (11/20/05; PCA/ACA, 4/12/06-4/15/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Leslie Fife

NEW DEADLINE UPDATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2005

 

THE BODY AND PHYSICAL DIFFERENCE

 

NATIONAL POPULAR CULTURE & AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATIONS

2006 JOINT CONFERENCE

 

April 12 – 15, 2006

Marriott Marquis Hotel

Atlanta, Georgia

 

For more information on the PCA/ACA, please go to http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca.

 

DEADLINE UPDATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2005

If you miss this deadline, please contact the area chair.

 

UPDATE: Geographies and Genders (11/30/05; Southern ACIS, 2/23/06-2/25/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Marti Lee

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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Deadline for CFP extended to November 30, 2005

Updated Schedule for Plenary Speakers:

Eavan Boland (Thursday February 23, 2006 5:30 p.m.)

Margot Backus (Friday February 24, 2006 4:30 p.m.)

Vona Groarke (TBA)

Conor O'Callaghan (TBA)

CALL FOR PAPERS

IRISH STUDIES: GEOGRAPHIES AND GENDERS

American Conference for Irish Studies

2006 Southern Regional Conference

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

February 23-26, 2006

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UPDATE: Geographies and Genders (11/30/05; Southern ACIS, 2/23/06-2/25/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Marti Lee

 ********** UPDATE **********
=20

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Deadline for CFP extended to November 30, 2005

Updated Schedule for Plenary Speakers:

Eavan Boland (Thursday February 23, 2006 5:30 p.m.)

Margot Backus (Friday February 24, 2006 4:30 p.m.)

Vona Groarke (TBA)

Conor O'Callaghan (TBA)

CALL FOR PAPERS

IRISH STUDIES: GEOGRAPHIES AND GENDERS

American Conference for Irish Studies

2006 Southern Regional Conference

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

February 23-26, 2006

=20

UPDATE: Geographies and Genders (11/30/05; Southern ACIS, 2/23/06-2/25/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Marti Lee

 ********** UPDATE **********
=20

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Deadline for CFP extended to November 30, 2005

Updated Schedule for Plenary Speakers:

Eavan Boland (Thursday February 23, 2006 5:30 p.m.)

Margot Backus (Friday February 24, 2006 4:30 p.m.)

Vona Groarke (TBA)

Conor O'Callaghan (TBA)

CALL FOR PAPERS

IRISH STUDIES: GEOGRAPHIES AND GENDERS

American Conference for Irish Studies

2006 Southern Regional Conference

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

February 23-26, 2006

=20

UPDATE: Geographies and Genders (11/30/05; Southern ACIS, 2/23/06-2/25/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Marti Lee

 ********** UPDATE **********
=20

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Deadline for CFP extended to November 30, 2005

Updated Schedule for Plenary Speakers:

Eavan Boland (Thursday February 23, 2006 5:30 p.m.)

Margot Backus (Friday February 24, 2006 4:30 p.m.)

Vona Groarke (TBA)

Conor O'Callaghan (TBA)

CALL FOR PAPERS

IRISH STUDIES: GEOGRAPHIES AND GENDERS

American Conference for Irish Studies

2006 Southern Regional Conference

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

February 23-26, 2006

=20

UPDATE: Geographies and Genders (11/30/05; Southern ACIS, 2/23/06-2/25/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Marti Lee

 ********** UPDATE **********
=20

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Deadline for CFP extended to November 30, 2005

Updated Schedule for Plenary Speakers:

Eavan Boland (Thursday February 23, 2006 5:30 p.m.)

Margot Backus (Friday February 24, 2006 4:30 p.m.)

Vona Groarke (TBA)

Conor O'Callaghan (TBA)

CALL FOR PAPERS

IRISH STUDIES: GEOGRAPHIES AND GENDERS

American Conference for Irish Studies

2006 Southern Regional Conference

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

February 23-26, 2006

=20

UPDATE: Geographies and Genders (11/30/05; Southern ACIS, 2/23/06-2/25/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Marti Lee

 ********** UPDATE **********
=20

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Deadline for CFP extended to November 30, 2005

Updated Schedule for Plenary Speakers:

Eavan Boland (Thursday February 23, 2006 5:30 p.m.)

Margot Backus (Friday February 24, 2006 4:30 p.m.)

Vona Groarke (TBA)

Conor O'Callaghan (TBA)

CALL FOR PAPERS

IRISH STUDIES: GEOGRAPHIES AND GENDERS

American Conference for Irish Studies

2006 Southern Regional Conference

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

February 23-26, 2006

=20

CFP: The Better-Known Chopin (1/15/06; ALA, 5/25/06-5/28/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Heather.Ostman_at_esc.edu

The Better-Known Chopin: Making It New
  
For over fifty years, The Awakening and stories like "Desiree's Baby" and
"The Story of an Hour" have been part of the literary canon and staples of
the classroom. As the times and contexts change, we are finding new
approaches and new perspectives on these familiar works. For this ALA
panel, which is sponsored by The Kate Chopin Society, papers and
presentations should provide some re-visionings of Kate Chopin's
better-known fiction: proposing innovative critical approaches, developing
new textual pairings and readings, examining unexplored contexts, or
suggesting classroom techniques that can make Chopin's work fresh for

CFP: The Better-Known Chopin (1/15/06; ALA, 5/25/06-5/28/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Heather.Ostman_at_esc.edu

The Better-Known Chopin: Making It New
  
For over fifty years, The Awakening and stories like "Desiree's Baby" and
"The Story of an Hour" have been part of the literary canon and staples of
the classroom. As the times and contexts change, we are finding new
approaches and new perspectives on these familiar works. For this ALA
panel, which is sponsored by The Kate Chopin Society, papers and
presentations should provide some re-visionings of Kate Chopin's
better-known fiction: proposing innovative critical approaches, developing
new textual pairings and readings, examining unexplored contexts, or
suggesting classroom techniques that can make Chopin's work fresh for

CFP: Tutorials & Teaching Cases for the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (no deadline; journal)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
M/M Amare

The IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication seeks tutorials and teaching cases for upcoming issues of the journal. Samples of tutorials and teaching cases appear on the journal's website: http://ieeepcs.org/activities_publications_transactions_authors.php

All types of tutorials or teaching cases for professional communication are appropriate as long as authors address the following questions:

For tutorials:

CFP: Tutorials & Teaching Cases for the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (no deadline; journal)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
M/M Amare

The IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication seeks tutorials and teaching cases for upcoming issues of the journal. Samples of tutorials and teaching cases appear on the journal's website: http://ieeepcs.org/activities_publications_transactions_authors.php

All types of tutorials or teaching cases for professional communication are appropriate as long as authors address the following questions:

For tutorials:

UPDATE: American Indians Today (12/1/05; SW/TX PCA/ACA, 2/8/06-2/11/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Richard Allen

Deadline Extended to December 1, 2005

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Call for Papers: American Indians Today in Popular Culture

Abstract/Proposals by December 1, 2005

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Southwest/Texas Popular & American Popular Culture Associations 27th
Annual Conference =20

Albuquerque, NM. February 8-11, 2006

Hyatt Regency Albuquerque

330 Tijeras

Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phone: 1.505.842.1234

Fax: 1.505.766.6710

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UPDATE: American Indians Today (12/1/05; SW/TX PCA/ACA, 2/8/06-2/11/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Richard Allen

Deadline Extended to December 1, 2005

=20

Call for Papers: American Indians Today in Popular Culture

Abstract/Proposals by December 1, 2005

=20

=20

Southwest/Texas Popular & American Popular Culture Associations 27th
Annual Conference =20

Albuquerque, NM. February 8-11, 2006

Hyatt Regency Albuquerque

330 Tijeras

Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phone: 1.505.842.1234

Fax: 1.505.766.6710

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CFP: Katherine Anne Porter and the Artist (12/9/05; ALA, 5/25/06-5/28/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Hait, Christine

The Katherine Anne Porter Society, a member society of the American =
Literature Association, issues a call for papers for a session at the =
ALA 2006 conference in San Francisco, CA. Entitled "Katherine Anne =
Porter and the Artist," the session will consider the variety of ways =
that Porter explored the role of the artist in her fiction and =
non-fiction. Possible subjects include, but are not limited to, Porter's =
artist figures, Porter's literary criticism, Porter's reflections on the =
creative process, and Porter's aesthetics.=20

CFP: Narrating Gender: Representation and Identity Formation in Contemporary Autobiography (grad) (1/5/06; McGill, 3/11/06-3/12/

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
mfink1_at_po-box.mcgill.ca

12th Annual Graduate Conference on Language and Literature McGill University,
Montreal
Theme: Permeability and Selfhood
March 11-12, 2006

This call for papers is for a panel to be held at Permeability and Selfhood,
the McGill Graduate Conference on Language and Literature, which will take
place March 11-12 at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Please email paper abstracts of approximately 300 words.

You can direct submissions to melissa.fink_at_mail.mcgill.ca by January 5, 2006.

Thanks for your interest, please let me know if you have any questions.

Melissa Fink
(Panel Chair)

Narrating Gender: Representation and Identity Formation in Contemporary
Autobiography

CFP: Narrating Gender: Representation and Identity Formation in Contemporary Autobiography (grad) (1/5/06; McGill, 3/11/06-3/12/

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
mfink1_at_po-box.mcgill.ca

12th Annual Graduate Conference on Language and Literature McGill University,
Montreal
Theme: Permeability and Selfhood
March 11-12, 2006

This call for papers is for a panel to be held at Permeability and Selfhood,
the McGill Graduate Conference on Language and Literature, which will take
place March 11-12 at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Please email paper abstracts of approximately 300 words.

You can direct submissions to melissa.fink_at_mail.mcgill.ca by January 5, 2006.

Thanks for your interest, please let me know if you have any questions.

Melissa Fink
(Panel Chair)

Narrating Gender: Representation and Identity Formation in Contemporary
Autobiography

CFP: Narrating Gender: Representation and Identity Formation in Contemporary Autobiography (grad) (1/5/06; McGill, 3/11/06-3/12/

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
mfink1_at_po-box.mcgill.ca

12th Annual Graduate Conference on Language and Literature McGill University,
Montreal
Theme: Permeability and Selfhood
March 11-12, 2006

This call for papers is for a panel to be held at Permeability and Selfhood,
the McGill Graduate Conference on Language and Literature, which will take
place March 11-12 at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Please email paper abstracts of approximately 300 words.

You can direct submissions to melissa.fink_at_mail.mcgill.ca by January 5, 2006.

Thanks for your interest, please let me know if you have any questions.

Melissa Fink
(Panel Chair)

Narrating Gender: Representation and Identity Formation in Contemporary
Autobiography

UPDATE: Shakespeare Adaptations: Additions and Omissions (12/1/05; SW/TX PCA/ACA, 2/8/06-2/11/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Kelli Marshall

UPDATE: CALL FOR PAPERS
SHAKESPEARE ADAPTATIONS: ADDITIONS AND OMISSIONS

2006 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association
27th Annual Conference: Albuquerque, NM

February 8-11, 2006

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: The deadline is extended until December 1, 2005.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: December 31, 2005

Proposals are being accepted for a panel entitled "Shakespeare Adaptations:
Additions and Omissions" in the Shakespeare on Film and Television Area of
the conference.

UPDATE: Shakespeare Adaptations: Additions and Omissions (12/1/05; SW/TX PCA/ACA, 2/8/06-2/11/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Kelli Marshall

UPDATE: CALL FOR PAPERS
SHAKESPEARE ADAPTATIONS: ADDITIONS AND OMISSIONS

2006 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association
27th Annual Conference: Albuquerque, NM

February 8-11, 2006

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: The deadline is extended until December 1, 2005.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: December 31, 2005

Proposals are being accepted for a panel entitled "Shakespeare Adaptations:
Additions and Omissions" in the Shakespeare on Film and Television Area of
the conference.

UPDATE: Shakespeare Adaptations: Additions and Omissions (12/1/05; SW/TX PCA/ACA, 2/8/06-2/11/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
Kelli Marshall

UPDATE: CALL FOR PAPERS
SHAKESPEARE ADAPTATIONS: ADDITIONS AND OMISSIONS

2006 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association
27th Annual Conference: Albuquerque, NM

February 8-11, 2006

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: The deadline is extended until December 1, 2005.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: December 31, 2005

Proposals are being accepted for a panel entitled "Shakespeare Adaptations:
Additions and Omissions" in the Shakespeare on Film and Television Area of
the conference.

UPDATE: Television Area (12/1/05; SW/TX PCA/ACA, 2/8/06-2/11/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:35pm
James Knecht

2006 ANNUAL SW/TEXAS PCA/ACA CONFERENCE CFP

The =B3Television=B2 Area Chair invites interested scholars to submit papers on
any aspect of television (content, as a media format, etc.) for the 2006
conference to be held at the Hyatt Regency Conference Hotel in Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Conference Dates: February 8-11, 2006.

If you are interested in being a presenter, please send a 100-250 word
abstract, including title, via email to the address below. In addition,
please provide your contact information: name, institutional mailing
address, home address, phone numbers, and email. The DEADLINE for proposal
submissions has been EXTENDED UNTIL DECEMBER 1, 2005.

CFP: Margaret Fuller (1/9/06; ALA, 5/25/06-5/28/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:34pm
Larry Reynolds

The American Literature Association Annual
Conference, May 25-28, 2006
San Francisco, California

Margaret Fuller Society

Call for papers (2 sessions; open topics)

Papers may be on any aspect of Fuller's life and works, including her
relations to other writers, social movements, and cultural contexts.
Please send 1-2 page proposals and a 1-2 page cv by 9 January 2006. Please
indicate any A/V requirements.

Email queries and submissions are welcome. Send to LJR_at_TAMU.edu
Please send hard copies to

CFP: Clothing as Boundary in the Works of Virginia Woolf (UK) (12/10/05; 6/22/06-6/25/06)

updated: 
Monday, November 21, 2005 - 9:34pm
Mintler, Catherine Renee

============================== CALL FOR PAPERS=============================

16th Annual Conference on Virginia Woolf
Call for Panel Submissions: "Clothing as Boundary"

We are accepting proposals to complete a panel on Virginia Woolf and
clothing currently titled "Clothing as Boundary in the Works of Virginia
Woolf." Of special interest to us is how clothing thematizes
limits/boundaries or examines the intersection of clothing/boundary in
terms of barriers and limits both IN and OF Woolf's work.

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