Deadline extended:

UPDATE

CFP: Eudora Welty Open Topic (4/1/06; SCMLA 10/26/06-10/28/06)

For the Eudora Welty Society session at the 2006 SCMLA annual convention,
papers are invited on any aspect of Welty's work, life, or critical reception;
all approaches welcome. Please note that the conference venue has been
changed from Fort Worth to Dallas; deadline for proposals extended until
4/1/06. Send proposals or inquiries to David McWhirter at d-mcwhirter_at_tamu.edu.

CALL FOR PAPERS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
REDISCOVERING POLISH CINEMA: HISTORY – IDEOLOGY – POLITICS

TO BE HELD 23-25 OCTOBER 2006 IN LODZ (POLAND)

Various transformations in the social and cultural landscape have been
reshaping the way Polish cinema is understood, yet still there is little
clarity about its position within the area of politics and ideology. The
central theme of the conference addresses issues arising from these complex
relations in both the past and the present of Polish cinema.

Transformations explores and promotes inclusive pedagogy and curriculum
transformation. Representing a variety of cross-disciplinary interests,
both theoretical and practical, the journal is designed to create a dynamic
exchange among diverse scholars. A variety of approaches, from theoretical
essays to short descriptions of pedagogical innovations, will assist
teachers and scholars at all levels who are committed to integrating recent
scholarship on gender, race/ ethnicity, class, sexuality, and other identity
positions. Original submissions are sought as follows:

"The Graphic Novel in the Literature Classroom" - a proposed session for the
Midwest Modern Language Association.

"The Graphic Novel in the Literature Classroom" - a proposed session for the
Midwest Modern Language Association.

*Call for Papers - Modern Language Association, Philadelphia, December 2006
  
  EXTENDED DEADLINE -- March 15*
  
  *Gender and Race in the Corporate University*
  Papers examining the impact of free market ideologies and corporate
  practices in the contemporary academy. Abstracts by 15 March; to
  Rosemarie Scullion, rosemarie-scullion_at_uiowa.edu.

"In the gloating, enormous strangeness and solitude of the real world, where I am so often inconsolable, marooned, utterly dizzied -- all I need do is pick up a pen and begin to write -- safe in the shelter of the alphabet."
~Carole Maso

Revisiting Robert Bage's Fiction
    
    
  The editor (Dr Sandro Jung) of the projected collection on Robert Bage invites full-length chapters (6000-8000 words) on any aspect of Bage's fiction. While Bage's Hermsprong has received occasional scholarly interest, it has, on the whole, remained Bage's only novel that is read nowadays. In that respect, chapters on Bage's other novels would be especially welcome. It is hoped that the novels will be contextualised against the background of the Romantic discourses of identity as well as the political (anti-)Jacobin debates.
    
  Please submit 400-word abstracts electronically to the editor at Sandro.Jung at btinternet.com
    

*Call for Papers - Modern Language Association, Philadelphia, December 2006
  
  EXTENDED DEADLINE -- March 15*
  
  *Gender and Race in the Corporate University*
  Papers examining the impact of free market ideologies and corporate
  practices in the contemporary academy. Abstracts by 15 March; to
  Rosemarie Scullion, rosemarie-scullion_at_uiowa.edu.

"In the gloating, enormous strangeness and solitude of the real world, where I am so often inconsolable, marooned, utterly dizzied -- all I need do is pick up a pen and begin to write -- safe in the shelter of the alphabet."
~Carole Maso

Revisiting Robert Bage's Fiction
    
    
  The editor (Dr Sandro Jung) of the projected collection on Robert Bage invites full-length chapters (6000-8000 words) on any aspect of Bage's fiction. While Bage's Hermsprong has received occasional scholarly interest, it has, on the whole, remained Bage's only novel that is read nowadays. In that respect, chapters on Bage's other novels would be especially welcome. It is hoped that the novels will be contextualised against the background of the Romantic discourses of identity as well as the political (anti-)Jacobin debates.
    
  Please submit 400-word abstracts electronically to the editor at Sandro.Jung at btinternet.com
    

Dear Colleagues:

There is another chapter available for Reading in America Today: The
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Contemporary Popular American Literature. This
four-volume encyclopedia will include alphabetically arranged chapters on
more than 100 literary genres.

The chapter is on "Mystery Novels," and it will be approximately 12,500
words. Contributors will be paid for their efforts. The chapters will not
be due until February 1st, 2007.

I hope that you will consider participating in this project!

With all best wishes,
Ken Womack
kaw16_at_psu.edu

The deadline for proposals for the MLA sessions below has been extended
to March 15, 2006. Please feel free to interpret the focus creatively.

=20

1. Performing Atwood=20
=20
 Papers that consider performances of Margaret Atwood's work, including
opera,=20
 film, staged readings, and plays. 500-word abstracts by March 1 to both

 Jennifer Hoofard, jhoofard_at_mills.edu, and Tomoko Kuribayashi,
tkuribay_at_uwsp.edu.=20

 2. Myth and Atwood=20

 Intertextual uses of myth and allusion in any genre of Margaret
Atwood's work.=20
 Papers that consider recent works are particularly encouraged. 500-word

5th Global Conference
Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship

Monday 3rd July - Thursday 6th July 2006
Mansfield College, Oxford

Final Call for Papers
Environments, Sustainability and Technologies

This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference aims to explore the role of ecology and environmental ideas in the context of contemporary society and international politics, and assess the implications for our understandings of fairness, justice and global citizenship.

5th Global Conference
Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship

Monday 3rd July - Thursday 6th July 2006
Mansfield College, Oxford

Final Call for Papers
Environments, Sustainability and Technologies

This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference aims to explore the role of ecology and environmental ideas in the context of contemporary society and international politics, and assess the implications for our understandings of fairness, justice and global citizenship.

5th Global Conference
Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship

Monday 3rd July - Thursday 6th July 2006
Mansfield College, Oxford

Final Call for Papers
Environments, Sustainability and Technologies

This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference aims to explore the role of ecology and environmental ideas in the context of contemporary society and international politics, and assess the implications for our understandings of fairness, justice and global citizenship.