Discussions solicited of linguistic or other conventional means used to
indicate that a stretch of discourse is fictional. Discussion of such
markers can also address how they can be defeated and otherwise
exploited by narrative writers, obviously: the working assumption will
be that there is no device that, of itself, GUARANTEES the fictional
status of the discourse in which it appears. ...Or perhaps there is?
Since this question stands at the frontier of current research, it needs
a thorough discussion. Inaugurating one is the goal of the panel.
Proposals mixing generalities with multiple examples will be preferred.
Critiques of previous treatments are also pertinent.
 

Discussions solicited of linguistic or other conventional means used to
indicate that a stretch of discourse is fictional. Discussion of such
markers can also address how they can be defeated and otherwise
exploited by narrative writers, obviously: the working assumption will
be that there is no device that, of itself, GUARANTEES the fictional
status of the discourse in which it appears. ...Or perhaps there is?
Since this question stands at the frontier of current research, it needs
a thorough discussion. Inaugurating one is the goal of the panel.
Proposals mixing generalities with multiple examples will be preferred.
Critiques of previous treatments are also pertinent.
 

Asian and Asian American Literature Panel-PAMLA 2007

Proposals for individual presentations are invited for the Asian and Asian American Literature panel at the 2007 meeting of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA). The panel topic is open, but I am especially interested in papers that explore relationships between Asian American experiences, writing, identity, and so on and the larger Asian diaspora. These relationships might include, but are not limited to

UPDATE AND FINAL CALL FOR WORKSHOPS AND INDIVIDUAL PAPERS

The 20th Biennial Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS)
Conference 2007
The 11th Biennial Tampere North American Studies Conference

"American Bodies, American Violence"

University of Tampere, Finland
May 24-26, 2007

Keynote speakers:

Professor Judith Halberstam, University of Southern California
Professor Scott Slovic, University of Nevada

Altered States: Utopian Possibilities, Pathologies, and Placeboes
English Graduate Student Association Colloquium
York University, Toronto
Keynote speaker: Imre Szeman (Mcmaster University)
29-30 Mar 07

Altered States: Utopian Possibilities, Pathologies, and Placeboes
English Graduate Student Association Colloquium
York University, Toronto
Keynote speaker: Imre Szeman (Mcmaster University)
29-30 Mar 07

UPDATE AND FINAL CALL FOR WORKSHOPS AND INDIVIDUAL PAPERS

The 20th Biennial Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS)
Conference 2007
The 11th Biennial Tampere North American Studies Conference

"American Bodies, American Violence"

University of Tampere, Finland
May 24-26, 2007

Keynote speakers:

Professor Judith Halberstam, University of Southern California
Professor Scott Slovic, University of Nevada

UPDATE AND FINAL CALL FOR WORKSHOPS AND INDIVIDUAL PAPERS

The 20th Biennial Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS)
Conference 2007
The 11th Biennial Tampere North American Studies Conference

"American Bodies, American Violence"

University of Tampere, Finland
May 24-26, 2007

Keynote speakers:

Professor Judith Halberstam, University of Southern California
Professor Scott Slovic, University of Nevada

"TRANSLATING GRAMMATICAL GENDER : A LINGUISTIC AND/OR A POLITICAL QUESTION?"

CFP: Shakespeare and Disability Studies (4.15.2007; M/MLA 11.8-11.2007)
 
The permanent session on Shakespeare and Shakespearean Criticism at the M/MLA, which for 2007 will meet in Cleveland, OH, welcomes papers on the topic of "Shakespeare and Disablity Studies." This panel invites papers that explore the intersections between Shakespeare Studies and Disability Studies. The goals of the panel are not only to broaden our understanding of Shakespeare's various representations of disability, but also to investigate the ways that Disability Studies can inform Shakespeare Studies more generally. Please send 250 word abstracts via e-mail or attachment by April 15, 2007, to Professor David Wood, Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse, wood.davi_at_uwlax.edu

CFP: Shakespeare and Disability Studies (4.15.2007; M/MLA 11.8-11.2007)
 
The permanent session on Shakespeare and Shakespearean Criticism at the M/MLA, which for 2007 will meet in Cleveland, OH, welcomes papers on the topic of "Shakespeare and Disablity Studies." This panel invites papers that explore the intersections between Shakespeare Studies and Disability Studies. The goals of the panel are not only to broaden our understanding of Shakespeare's various representations of disability, but also to investigate the ways that Disability Studies can inform Shakespeare Studies more generally. Please send 250 word abstracts via e-mail or attachment by April 15, 2007, to Professor David Wood, Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse, wood.davi_at_uwlax.edu

The deadline for the Third Annual Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference =20=

has been extended until February 11 for receipt of abstracts.

Introductory paper will be delivered by Professor Corinna Salvadori =20
Lonergan (Trinity College Dublin) on Dante and Divine Judgment, and =20
closing paper will be by Professor Eric G. Stanley (Pembroke College, =20=

Oxford) on 'Apocalypse: the Devil and All His Works Revealed'.

Papers welcome on all subject in between.

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Judgment and Apocalypse: Aspects and Approaches

The deadline for the Third Annual Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference =20=

has been extended until February 11 for receipt of abstracts.

Introductory paper will be delivered by Professor Corinna Salvadori =20
Lonergan (Trinity College Dublin) on Dante and Divine Judgment, and =20
closing paper will be by Professor Eric G. Stanley (Pembroke College, =20=

Oxford) on 'Apocalypse: the Devil and All His Works Revealed'.

Papers welcome on all subject in between.

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Judgment and Apocalypse: Aspects and Approaches

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