"The Novel and its Borders"

3 day Conference organised by The Centre for The Novel
University of Aberdeen
8-10 July 2008
www.abdn.ac.uk/novelconference/

The novel is not only a literary form occupying a particular generic or
cultural territory, but also an aesthetic, historical and social
phenomenon that represents, constructs, and transgresses borders. The
conference on The Novel and its Borders will engage with the novel in all
its aspects, material and theoretical, from the 18th to the 21st century.

Plenary speakers: Malcolm Bowie, Jonathan Lamb, Terry Castle

Panel topics will include the following:

Call for papers:

The 2007 Midwest Modern Language Association (M/MLA) panel on the short
story:

Revisiting Metafiction and Metanarrative

Narratives of 9/11: The Arab World and its Diasporas

The Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association's 2007 meetings will have =
a session devoted to ethical criticism. Wayne Booth's approach is the =
most common topic, but any paper proposal on the ethical impact (or why =
we should expect no ethical impact from an aesthetic medium) of =
literature is welcome. The deadline for paper proposals is March 1, =
2007. Send your 300-word or shorter proposal to Alan Goff at =
agoff_at_devry.edu<mailto:agoff_at_devry.edu>.

Colonial and Postcolonial Spaces: an Interdisciplinary Conference

6-7 September 2007

Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England

Call for Papers

CFP: Ecocriticism: Raising Environmental Awareness through Literature
(3/1/07; RMMLA 10/4/07 - 10/6/07)

Call for Papers for the Special Topics Session on Ecocriticism at the
Rocky Mountain MLA, Westin Calgary Hotel, Calgary, AB, 10/4/07 - 10/6/07
Conference information at: http://rmmla.wsu.edu/conferences/default.asp

Proposals are sought for 20-minute presentations from scholars working in
any aspect of ecocriticism, although investigations of globalization,
climate change, environmental justice, and toxic discourse are of
particular interest.

CFP: Ecocriticism: Raising Environmental Awareness through Literature
(3/1/07; RMMLA 10/4/07 - 10/6/07)

Call for Papers for the Special Topics Session on Ecocriticism at the
Rocky Mountain MLA, Westin Calgary Hotel, Calgary, AB, 10/4/07 - 10/6/07
Conference information at: http://rmmla.wsu.edu/conferences/default.asp

Proposals are sought for 20-minute presentations from scholars working in
any aspect of ecocriticism, although investigations of globalization,
climate change, environmental justice, and toxic discourse are of
particular interest.

Colonial and Postcolonial Spaces: an Interdisciplinary Conference

6-7 September 2007

Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England

Call for Papers

Hypermedia/Hypertext
MPCA/MACA - Regional Conference
Oct 12-14, 2007
Radisson Hotel & Suites Kansas City-City Center, 1301 Wyandotte Ave., Kansas
City MO 64105

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 30, 2007.

The Hypermedia/Hypertext area of the Midwest Popular Culture Association
invites papers/panels on hypermedia art and fiction, hypertext theory,
analysis of hypertext/hypermedia works, Internet studies, narrative studies
within the area and any other topics related to writing/publishing on the
Internet. The conference will be held at the Radisson Hotel & Suites Kansas
City in the center of Kansas City, MO over
the weekend of October 12-14, 2007.

Call for Papers

2007 ALSC Conference, Chicago, IL, October 12-14, 2006

CFP: Literature and Science before 1800; Midwest MLA Annual Meeting (04/15/07; 11/8/07-11/11/07)

CFP: Literature and Science before 1800; Midwest MLA Annual Meeting (04/15/07; 11/8/07-11/11/07)

Please note: This is a panel proposal for NACBS, not NAVSA as originally stated in the CFP. I apologize for any confusion.
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We are seeking additional papers for a proposed (graduate student) panel at the
NACBS 2007 Conference in San Francisco.
Deadline: 2/11/07
Conference Dates: November 9-11, 2007

Please note: This is a panel proposal for NACBS, not NAVSA as originally stated in the CFP. I apologize for any confusion.
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We are seeking additional papers for a proposed (graduate student) panel at the
NACBS 2007 Conference in San Francisco.
Deadline: 2/11/07
Conference Dates: November 9-11, 2007