Critical Approaches to the American Musical: Papers wanted for a Special
Session at the 2006 MLA Conference in Philadelphia that use a theoretical
lens (ethnic, racial, sexual, etc.) to examine the connection between
aesthetics and thematic content in musical theater texts. 1-page
abstracts due by March 10; Warren Hoffman (whoffman18_at_gmail.com)

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

SECOND INTERNATIONAL DORIS LESSING CONFERENCE
Friday 6th - Sunday 8th July 2007

Supported by the Doris Lessing Society and the Contemporary Women's
Writing Network (an English Association Special Interest Group)

The Guest of Honour, Doris Lessing, will be introducing the conference.

Keynote Speakers:
Professor Clare Hanson, University of Loughborough
Professor Virginia Tiger, University of Rutgers
Professor Dennis Walder, Open University

DORIS LESSING: NATION, POLITICS AND IDENTITY

Willa Cather's International Connections
Featuring Shadows on the Rock
    
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers on the conference theme or other aspects of
Cather's life and work are invited for presentation at a
scholarly symposium planned in conjunction with the the
Spring 2006 Willa Cather Conference at Red Cloud, Nebraska,
on June 1-2, 2006. Graduate students and junior professors
are especially encouraged to submit proposals. Symposium
participants will discuss current issues in Cather studies
with visiting senior scholars and will have opportunities to
explore the resources of Red Cloud and the Cather Foundation
archives. Completed papers will be due May 1. Email

CALL FOR PAPERS

We have extended the deadline for the submission of paper proposals for the Cornell Graduate Student Conference hosted by the Department of German Studies, March 3-4, 2006, at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. All Pop enthusiasts are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts. The theme of the conference is

Amusement total …Sans regret?!
New and Erratic Inquiries into the Nature of Pop

With a keynote address by Dr. Eckhard Schumacher (LMU Munich)

Romanticism and Translation - special session for NASSR 2006
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Looking West Looking East: Transatlanic Travel Writing (MLA 2006)

"Splendour in the Grass":
2006 Victorian Studies Association of Ontario Spring Conference Call for Papers
(Extended Deadline: 30 January 2006)

Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass,
Of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind.

- William Wordsworth, "Intimations of Immortality" (1803-06)

Just as Wordsworth's poem opens itself up to numerous interpretations, so too
does the Victorian Studies Association of Ontario wish to open its conference
to the consideration of a range of subjects around Victorian notions of nature,
splendour, spirit, and knowledge.

Looking West Looking East: Transatlanic Travel Writing (MLA 2006)

Bezalel - academy of Art and Design (Jerusalem) inaugurates a peered refereed e-journal in the subjects of Art, Industrial Design, Architecture, Photography, Visual studies (Visual Communication, Visual Culture, Visual Representation etc.), music and architecture, fashion studies, Film Studies, Jewelry & objects, History and theory in the art, cinema, animation, story-boards. gender studies, literary studies vis-a-vis the arts.

Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) Annual Convention
Oct 12-14, 2006
Tucson, Arizona

The RMMLA panel on Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature and Film invites submissions for its session titled "The Frontier in Science Fiction and Fantasy."

Breaking It Down
Dance Under Construction VIII
UC Riverside April 7-8, 2006
Hosted by Department of Dance, UCR

UPDATES:
• Keynote Speaker
• Proposal Deadline Extended
• CFP

*** KEYNOTE SPEAKER ***
We are pleased to announce André Lepecki from NYU's
Department of Performance Studies as the keynote
speaker for Dance Under Construction 2006.

*** Proposal Deadline Extended ***
We have extended the deadline for paper and
performance submissions to February 1, 2006. Please
see the guidelines for abstracts in the CFP. Please
direct correspondence to
dance_under_construction_at_yahoo.com.

Breaking It Down
Dance Under Construction VIII
UC Riverside April 7-8, 2006
Hosted by Department of Dance, UCR

UPDATES:
• Keynote Speaker
• Proposal Deadline Extended
• CFP

*** KEYNOTE SPEAKER ***
We are pleased to announce André Lepecki from NYU's
Department of Performance Studies as the keynote
speaker for Dance Under Construction 2006.

*** Proposal Deadline Extended ***
We have extended the deadline for paper and
performance submissions to February 1, 2006. Please
see the guidelines for abstracts in the CFP. Please
direct correspondence to
dance_under_construction_at_yahoo.com.

CFP: Native American Literature and Memory (2/20/06; SCMLA October 28-30,
2006 Fort Worth, Texas)

Native American Literature Panel:
Individual and Collective Memory in Native American Literature

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference (PAMLA)
Panel Topic: Victorian Nature Writing
November 3-4, 2006
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, California

Submission Deadline: March 15, 2006

Paper proposals sought for a panel on Victorian nature writing.
Proposals are encouraged that address this topic within a literary,
philosophical, theological, ecological, or scientific framework. All
submissions acknowledged by email.

Please email 500-word abstract (inline or attachment) to
pamla2006_at_ajdrake.com <mailto:pamla2006_at_ajdrake.com> or, if necessary,
send by post to the following address: