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UPDATE: Improvisation Continuums: theorising practice across disciplines (UK) (no deadline noted; 4/12/07-4/14/07)

updated: 
Monday, February 12, 2007 - 1:42am
Dennis R \(CCI\)

Improvisation Continuums: theorising practice across disciplines
Date: 12 - 14 April 2007
Hosted by: Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, University
of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, South Wales UK
Venue: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, North Road, Cardiff

This interdisciplinary conference seeks to engage in theory development
on improvisation.
Confirmed Keynotes include Stephen Nachmanovtich (www.freeplay.com) and
Al Wunder.

UPDATE: Improvisation Continuums: theorising practice across disciplines (UK) (no deadline noted; 4/12/07-4/14/07)

updated: 
Monday, February 12, 2007 - 1:42am
Dennis R \(CCI\)

Improvisation Continuums: theorising practice across disciplines
Date: 12 - 14 April 2007
Hosted by: Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, University
of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, South Wales UK
Venue: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, North Road, Cardiff

This interdisciplinary conference seeks to engage in theory development
on improvisation.
Confirmed Keynotes include Stephen Nachmanovtich (www.freeplay.com) and
Al Wunder.

CFP: Eyewitness Narratives (12/31/07; journal issue)

updated: 
Monday, February 12, 2007 - 12:40am
Leona Toker

Partial Answers: Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas
Call for Papers: =93Eyewitness Narratives=94
=20
Eyewitness narratives make up a genre of discourse that is prominently =
characterized by multifunctionality. The aesthetic function of =
eyewitness narratives may enter into different relationships with their =
pragmatic functions, whether annalist, testimonial, =
consciousness-raising, or other; different functions may become marked =
at different points of the communal or individual reception.=20

=20

CFP: Eyewitness Narratives (12/31/07; journal issue)

updated: 
Monday, February 12, 2007 - 12:40am
Leona Toker

Partial Answers: Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas
Call for Papers: =93Eyewitness Narratives=94
=20
Eyewitness narratives make up a genre of discourse that is prominently =
characterized by multifunctionality. The aesthetic function of =
eyewitness narratives may enter into different relationships with their =
pragmatic functions, whether annalist, testimonial, =
consciousness-raising, or other; different functions may become marked =
at different points of the communal or individual reception.=20

=20

CFP: Eyewitness Narratives (12/31/07; journal issue)

updated: 
Monday, February 12, 2007 - 12:40am
Leona Toker

Partial Answers: Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas
Call for Papers: =93Eyewitness Narratives=94
=20
Eyewitness narratives make up a genre of discourse that is prominently =
characterized by multifunctionality. The aesthetic function of =
eyewitness narratives may enter into different relationships with their =
pragmatic functions, whether annalist, testimonial, =
consciousness-raising, or other; different functions may become marked =
at different points of the communal or individual reception.=20

=20

CFP: Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology, and Practice (5/15/07; collection)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 11:47pm
Dr. Lise-Helene V. Trouilloud

Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology, and Practice (Book project)

Call for chapter proposals for the collection Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology and Practice to be submitted for publication by August 2007.

Deadline for chapter proposal (500-1000 words): March 7, 2007

Deadline for the completed manuscript (15-20 pp. including notes and works
cited) for accepted proposals: May 15, 2007.

Contact: Lise-Hélène Trouilloud (lvtrouilloud_at_csupomona.edu <mailto:lvtrouilloud_at_csupomona.edu> ) or Anjana Narayan (anarayan_at_csupomona.edu <mailto:anarayan_at_csupomona.edu> )

CFP: Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology, and Practice (5/15/07; collection)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 11:47pm
Dr. Lise-Helene V. Trouilloud

Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology, and Practice (Book project)

Call for chapter proposals for the collection Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology and Practice to be submitted for publication by August 2007.

Deadline for chapter proposal (500-1000 words): March 7, 2007

Deadline for the completed manuscript (15-20 pp. including notes and works
cited) for accepted proposals: May 15, 2007.

Contact: Lise-Hélène Trouilloud (lvtrouilloud_at_csupomona.edu <mailto:lvtrouilloud_at_csupomona.edu> ) or Anjana Narayan (anarayan_at_csupomona.edu <mailto:anarayan_at_csupomona.edu> )

CFP: Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology, and Practice (5/15/07; collection)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 11:47pm
Dr. Lise-Helene V. Trouilloud

Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology, and Practice (Book project)

Call for chapter proposals for the collection Conducting Research Abroad: Positionality, Methodology and Practice to be submitted for publication by August 2007.

Deadline for chapter proposal (500-1000 words): March 7, 2007

Deadline for the completed manuscript (15-20 pp. including notes and works
cited) for accepted proposals: May 15, 2007.

Contact: Lise-Hélène Trouilloud (lvtrouilloud_at_csupomona.edu <mailto:lvtrouilloud_at_csupomona.edu> ) or Anjana Narayan (anarayan_at_csupomona.edu <mailto:anarayan_at_csupomona.edu> )

CFP: Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association Conference (Australia) (11/30/07; 7/4/08-7/7/08)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 10:40pm
Michael McDonnell

First Call For Papers:
Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association Conference
University of Sydney
4-7th July 2008

The Department of History at the University of Sydney is delighted to
announce that it is hosting the Australia and New Zealand Association
for American Studies Conference in 2008. ANZASA brings together scholars
from Australia and New Zealand with colleagues who specialise in
American Studies from around the world for a major conference held every
two years.

CFP: Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association Conference (Australia) (11/30/07; 7/4/08-7/7/08)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 10:40pm
Michael McDonnell

First Call For Papers:
Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association Conference
University of Sydney
4-7th July 2008

The Department of History at the University of Sydney is delighted to
announce that it is hosting the Australia and New Zealand Association
for American Studies Conference in 2008. ANZASA brings together scholars
from Australia and New Zealand with colleagues who specialise in
American Studies from around the world for a major conference held every
two years.

UPDATE: Harry Potter (2/15/07; 8/2/07-8/5/07)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 9:37pm
Maddy

The deadline for the Call for Proposals has been EXTENDED to FEBRUARY 15th,
2007.

Prophecy 2007: From Hero to Legend
August 2-5, 2007
Toronto
http://www.prophecy2007.org

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Prophecy 2007 is an academic symposium about the Harry Potter series by J.K.
Rowling. We are seeking proposals for a variety of educational programming,
including presentations, discussion panels, round tables, workshops and
poster sessions addressing topics relevant to the books and/or the fan
community. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

UPDATE: Harry Potter (2/15/07; 8/2/07-8/5/07)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 9:37pm
Maddy

The deadline for the Call for Proposals has been EXTENDED to FEBRUARY 15th,
2007.

Prophecy 2007: From Hero to Legend
August 2-5, 2007
Toronto
http://www.prophecy2007.org

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Prophecy 2007 is an academic symposium about the Harry Potter series by J.K.
Rowling. We are seeking proposals for a variety of educational programming,
including presentations, discussion panels, round tables, workshops and
poster sessions addressing topics relevant to the books and/or the fan
community. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

CFP: Journal of Humanities at NCU in Taiwan (ongoing; journal issue)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 9:36pm
JH

National Central University, Journal of Humanities

=20

Call for Submissions

=20

1. The Journal of Humanities is a purely academic journal sponsored =
by the College of Liberal Arts of National Central University. As of =
July 2007 it will become a quarterly journal, with issues appearing in =
January, April, July, and October.

2. The main goal of the journal is to promote =
=A1=A7interdepartmental, interdisciplinary, and intercultural=A1=A8 =
humanities research, and we welcome contributions from domestic and =
foreign scholars on related topics in literature, history, philosophy, =
art, society, or culture.

CFP: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Cinema (3/1/07; RMMLA, 10/4/07-10/6/07)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 9:33pm
chicks25_at_cox.net

Papers are invited for a special session on critical perspectives on
contemporary cinema for this year's RMMLA Convention in Calgary, Alberta.
All submissions will be considered; papers may cover any film genre or
critical viewpoint. Papers dealing with films after 2000 are preferred.
Please submit a 250-word abstract along with a brief biographical statement
no later than March 1, 2007. Also indicate whether your presentation will
require AV equipment. Accepted presenters will need to be current in their
RMMLA dues by 04-01-07.
Abstracts may be emailed as Word attachments or in the body of the email to
chicks25_at_cox.net or crystal.hicks_at_ttu.edu. Hard copies may be mailed to:
Crystal Hicks

CFP: Suburbia in Children's/YA Lit (3/15/07; M/MLA, 11/8/07-11/11/07)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 8:57pm
Gwen Tarbox

CALL FOR PAPERS
   
  Midwest Modern Language Association Conference
  November 8 - 11, 2007
  The Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
  Cleveland, OH
   
  Children's Literature: Suburbia in Children's and YA Literature
   

CFP: Suburbia in Children's/YA Lit (3/15/07; M/MLA, 11/8/07-11/11/07)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 8:57pm
Gwen Tarbox

CALL FOR PAPERS
   
  Midwest Modern Language Association Conference
  November 8 - 11, 2007
  The Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
  Cleveland, OH
   
  Children's Literature: Suburbia in Children's and YA Literature
   

CFP: Suburbia in Children's/YA Lit (3/15/07; M/MLA, 11/8/07-11/11/07)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 8:57pm
Gwen Tarbox

CALL FOR PAPERS
   
  Midwest Modern Language Association Conference
  November 8 - 11, 2007
  The Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
  Cleveland, OH
   
  Children's Literature: Suburbia in Children's and YA Literature
   

CFP: Shakespeare (5/1/07; PCAS/ACAS, 9/27/07-9/29/07)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 8:57pm
Miller, Emily

CFP: Shakespeare

=20

Popular Culture/American Culture Association in the South Conference

                        Jacksonville, Florida
September 27-29, 2007

            Deadline: May 1, 2007

=20

Proposals are invited for papers on teaching Shakespeare to today's
undergraduates, on Shakespeare and film, on theatrical productions, and
on other topics relevant to Shakespeare in popular and/or American
culture. Send abstracts (100-150 words) by May 1, 2007, to Prof. Emily
Miller, Department of English and Fine Arts, Virginia Military
Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450 or e-mail them to millerep_at_vmi.edu.
Maximum reading time for papers: twenty minutes.

CFP: Shakespeare (5/1/07; PCAS/ACAS, 9/27/07-9/29/07)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 8:57pm
Miller, Emily

CFP: Shakespeare

=20

Popular Culture/American Culture Association in the South Conference

                        Jacksonville, Florida
September 27-29, 2007

            Deadline: May 1, 2007

=20

Proposals are invited for papers on teaching Shakespeare to today's
undergraduates, on Shakespeare and film, on theatrical productions, and
on other topics relevant to Shakespeare in popular and/or American
culture. Send abstracts (100-150 words) by May 1, 2007, to Prof. Emily
Miller, Department of English and Fine Arts, Virginia Military
Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450 or e-mail them to millerep_at_vmi.edu.
Maximum reading time for papers: twenty minutes.

CFP: Shakespeare (5/1/07; PCAS/ACAS, 9/27/07-9/29/07)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 8:57pm
Miller, Emily

CFP: Shakespeare

=20

Popular Culture/American Culture Association in the South Conference

                        Jacksonville, Florida
September 27-29, 2007

            Deadline: May 1, 2007

=20

Proposals are invited for papers on teaching Shakespeare to today's
undergraduates, on Shakespeare and film, on theatrical productions, and
on other topics relevant to Shakespeare in popular and/or American
culture. Send abstracts (100-150 words) by May 1, 2007, to Prof. Emily
Miller, Department of English and Fine Arts, Virginia Military
Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450 or e-mail them to millerep_at_vmi.edu.
Maximum reading time for papers: twenty minutes.

CFP: Press Americana: American Film Essays (3/15/07; collection)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 8:56pm
Editor_at_AmericanPopularCulture

Press Americana, the press of Americana: The Institute for the Study of
American Popular Culture, seeks a few exceptional essays examining American
film to round out a forthcoming book collection. Essays should be
approximately 5000-8000 words and in MLA format. We are open to a variety of
styles and approaches. Essays to date have analyzed a single film, but again
we are open to any analytical essay examining American film. Please email
submissions as attachments to editor_at_americanpopularculture.com. You may
also contact that same email address for queries. Interested parties may
want to visit Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture and scroll

CFP: Press Americana: American Film Essays (3/15/07; collection)

updated: 
Sunday, February 11, 2007 - 8:56pm
Editor_at_AmericanPopularCulture

Press Americana, the press of Americana: The Institute for the Study of
American Popular Culture, seeks a few exceptional essays examining American
film to round out a forthcoming book collection. Essays should be
approximately 5000-8000 words and in MLA format. We are open to a variety of
styles and approaches. Essays to date have analyzed a single film, but again
we are open to any analytical essay examining American film. Please email
submissions as attachments to editor_at_americanpopularculture.com. You may
also contact that same email address for queries. Interested parties may
want to visit Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture and scroll

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