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CFP: Cultures of Evil and the Attractions of Villainy (10/1/05; 2/9/06-2/11/06)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:20pm
Maria Mabrey

2006 - 8th Annual University of South Carolina Comparative Literature Conference
February 9, 10 and 11, 2006

Call for Papers
Deadline for submissions, October 1, 2005.

Keynote speakers: Agnes Heller, Geoffrey Bennington, Alberto Moreiras, Edmundo Desnoes

This conference seeks to take up a central issue of today's post-Cold War world --that of evil-- and to explore the refiguration of the traditional villain. The aim of this conference is to stimulate interdisciplinary dialogue, as globalization has broadened cultural horizons, and academic research has sought to address these new complexities.

Possible topics, but not limited to:

CFP: Labor and Early Modern English Literature (5/15/05; RSA, 3/23/06-3/25/06)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
sko2_at_buffalo.edu

For the Annual Renaissance Society of America conference in San Francisco,
March 23-25, 2006.

Labor and Early Modern English Literature
The canon of early English literature is full of professional playwrights and
gentlemen who wrote in their spare time. The history of English literature,
however, also includes artisans-writers and performers. Indeed, some of the
earliest English drama was performed (and perhaps written in part by) members
of the various Guilds that made up the laboring class of English society. This
panel will focus on the voices of such writers in their own words or as those
voices are registered in the drama, poetry, and prose of the period.

CFP: Service Learning at Two-Year Colleges (4/28/05; CCCC, 3/22/06-3/25/06)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
Allen, John

Papers are being sought for a session on service learning at the CCCC
Convention to be held in Chicago on March 22-25, 2006. More
specifically, the session will focus on service learning in English and
composition courses at two-year colleges. Are there certain rewards and
challenges for instructors using service learning at two-year colleges?
What practices and strategies have been most successful? (How) has the
recent increased attention being given to service learning in general
carried over to two-year institutions? Practical or theoretical papers
on any aspect of these issues are welcome. Send an abstract (250 words)

CFP: A History of Sexual Perversion 1650-1850 (6/1/05; collection)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
Julie Peakman

CALL FOR PAPERS

 Contributors are sought for a new book on 'A History of Sexual
Perversion 1650-1850'. We specifically seek articles within the boundaries
of history of sexuality which examine so-called sexual 'perversions'; this
might include any sexual behaviour which was considered 'abnormal' for
its time and would include certain heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian,
transgender, transvestite etc. practices; and why was such behaviour was
seen as 'abnormal', 'perverse' or threatening; subjects for discussion
might be considered include bestiality, flagellation, sex with children,
fetishes, sado-masochism etc.

CFP: A History of Sexual Perversion 1650-1850 (6/1/05; collection)

updated: 
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
Julie Peakman

CALL FOR PAPERS

 Contributors are sought for a new book on 'A History of Sexual
Perversion 1650-1850'. We specifically seek articles within the boundaries
of history of sexuality which examine so-called sexual 'perversions'; this
might include any sexual behaviour which was considered 'abnormal' for
its time and would include certain heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian,
transgender, transvestite etc. practices; and why was such behaviour was
seen as 'abnormal', 'perverse' or threatening; subjects for discussion
might be considered include bestiality, flagellation, sex with children,
fetishes, sado-masochism etc.

CFP: Militarism and the Environment (10/1/05; journal issue)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
currents_at_yorku.ca

UnderCurrents: journal of critical environmental studies

Vol 15 Mobilizing Natures: Militarism and the Environment

Given the plurality of ways nature has been mobilized in the service of
conflict and violence, the UnderCurrents Editorial Collective invites
art and written work for Vol 15, Mobilizing Nature.

CFP: Militarism and the Environment (10/1/05; journal issue)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
currents_at_yorku.ca

UnderCurrents: journal of critical environmental studies

Vol 15 Mobilizing Natures: Militarism and the Environment

Given the plurality of ways nature has been mobilized in the service of
conflict and violence, the UnderCurrents Editorial Collective invites
art and written work for Vol 15, Mobilizing Nature.

CFP: Militarism and the Environment (10/1/05; journal issue)

updated: 
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
currents_at_yorku.ca

UnderCurrents: journal of critical environmental studies

Vol 15 Mobilizing Natures: Militarism and the Environment

Given the plurality of ways nature has been mobilized in the service of
conflict and violence, the UnderCurrents Editorial Collective invites
art and written work for Vol 15, Mobilizing Nature.

CFP: Reading the Sopranos (5/31/05; collection)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
David Lavery

CALL FOR PAPERS: Reading The Sopranos: Is This the End of Tony Soprano?

http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11072/Reading_Sopranos/

Edited by David Lavery, Middle Tennessee State University

The editor of an in-development collection of essays on the HBO drama The
Sopranos, commissioned for inclusion in I. B. Tauris' "Reading Contemporary
Television" series (edited by Janet McCabe and Kim Akass), seeks your
proposals.

CFP: Politeness: Journal Culture, Language and Representation CLR (8/31/05; journal issue)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
Jose Ramón Prado Pérez

Journal Culture, Language and Representation, published by Universitat
Jaume I, Spain, invites contributions for volume 3, to appear May 2006, on
the issue of "Politeness".

Politeness, regarded as a basic interactional principle of communication,
may be approached from a wide range of theoretical or analytical
perspectives: pragmatics / linguistics; discourse analysis and
conversation, semiotics, diachronic studies, intercultural processes, etc.

UPDATE: Macbeth: New Critical Essays (5/31/05; collection)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
Nicholas Moschovakis

Up to five complete essays are currently sought by the editor of *Macbeth: New
Critical Essays,* an essay collection that is now under contract as a
forthcoming installment in Routledge's widely distributed Shakespeare Criticism
Series. Only previously unpublished essays are eligible for inclusion.
(However, essays that are included will be available for later republication.)

UPDATE: Macbeth: New Critical Essays (5/31/05; collection)

updated: 
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
Nicholas Moschovakis

Up to five complete essays are currently sought by the editor of *Macbeth: New
Critical Essays,* an essay collection that is now under contract as a
forthcoming installment in Routledge's widely distributed Shakespeare Criticism
Series. Only previously unpublished essays are eligible for inclusion.
(However, essays that are included will be available for later republication.)

CFP: Renaissance Studies and New Technologies (5/15/05; RSA, 3/23/06-3/25/06)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
Ray Siemens

CFP: Renaissance Studies and New Technologies (RSA, San Francisco, 23-25
March 2006)

For the past five years, the RSA program has featured a number of
sessions that document innovative ways in which computing technology is
being incorporated into the scholarly activity of our community. At the
2006 RSA meeting (San Francisco, March 23-25), several sessions will
continue to follow this interest across several key projects, through a
number of thematic touchstones, and in several emerging areas.

For these sessions, we seek proposals in the following general areas,
and beyond:

    a) new technology and research (individual or group projects)

CFP: Literary London: Interdisciplinary studies in the representation of London (no deadline; e-journal)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
Lawrence Phillips

'Literary London: Interdisciplinary studies in the representation of London' is the first and only refereed academic journal to provide a common forum for scholars and students engaged specifically in the study of London and literature. It is dedicated to fostering an intellectual community that will facilitate interdisciplinary exchange. While the editorial focus of the journal is on representations of London in literature, articles in cognate disciplines that will contribute to readings of London are very much encouraged. These subject areas might include readings of London in history, drama, film, geography, art history, architecture, urban sociology, painting and engraving, etc.

CFP: Literary London: Interdisciplinary studies in the representation of London (no deadline; e-journal)

updated: 
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:19pm
Lawrence Phillips

'Literary London: Interdisciplinary studies in the representation of London' is the first and only refereed academic journal to provide a common forum for scholars and students engaged specifically in the study of London and literature. It is dedicated to fostering an intellectual community that will facilitate interdisciplinary exchange. While the editorial focus of the journal is on representations of London in literature, articles in cognate disciplines that will contribute to readings of London are very much encouraged. These subject areas might include readings of London in history, drama, film, geography, art history, architecture, urban sociology, painting and engraving, etc.

CFP: The "C.S.I. Effect:" Television, Crime, and Critical Theory (6/1/05; collection)

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Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 12:30pm
Michele Byers

CFP: The "C.S.I. Effect:" Television, Crime, and Critical Theory
(06/01/05, 10/01/05).

Edited by Michele Byers and Val Johnson, Saint Mary's University

The editors are currently seeking proposals and contributions for an edited
collection of essays on the three C.S.I. series currently airing: C.S.I.:
Crime Scene Investigation (2000-), C.S.I.: Miami (2002-), and C.S.I.: N.Y.
(2004-).

CFP: Kurt Vonnegut reference book (no deadline; book)

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Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 12:30pm
Jeff Soloway

CFP: Kurt Vonnegut reference book (no deadline; book)
 
Facts On File, a New York publisher of reference books for schools and
libraries, is seeking a scholar to write a one-volume reference book on
Kurt Vonnegut, focusing on critical analyses of his works. The ideal
author will have a Ph.D., broad knowledge of Vonnegut's life and works,
and an ability to write clearly and succinctly for students in both high
school and college. This large project (250,000-300,000 words) must be
completed within two years. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines will be
required. If interested please send letter and cv, preferably by e-mail,
to
 
Jeff Soloway
Senior Editor
Facts on File, Inc.

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