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UPDATE: Literary Pedagogy for Myth, Magic, Ritual, Religion (3/15/07; MLA '07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Roberta Sabbath

A Special Session is proposed for the MLA 2007
conference in Chicago.

"Reading the Wind: Literary Pedagogy for Myth, Magic,
Ritual, Spirituality, Religion in African, Middle
Eastern, Asian, trans-American Texts" explores
alternatives to post-colonial, Lacanian, and
post-structuralist readings.

Panelists are welcomed who can address the
supersensible dimension of a specific work from the
above geographic areas using its spiritual, religious,
cosmological, or philosophical context.

CFP: The End of Tolerance? (5/1/07; SAMLA, 11/9/07-11/11/07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Steve Gallagher

Panel Title: The End of Tolerance?

South Atlantic Modern Language Association Convention (SAMLA) November
9 - November 11, 2007 Atlanta GA.

As the new century began, 'tolerance' was supposed to pour healing oil On
American waters and enable some ground for a universal moral commitment. In
Europe, it was believed that the emergence of the European Union and the
"European Dream" would enable a culture of tolerance and a kindly
integration of The Other. The languages and beliefs of the Other were to be
embraced, even celebrated.

CFP: The End of Tolerance? (5/1/07; SAMLA, 11/9/07-11/11/07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Steve Gallagher

Panel Title: The End of Tolerance?

South Atlantic Modern Language Association Convention (SAMLA) November
9 - November 11, 2007 Atlanta GA.

As the new century began, 'tolerance' was supposed to pour healing oil On
American waters and enable some ground for a universal moral commitment. In
Europe, it was believed that the emergence of the European Union and the
"European Dream" would enable a culture of tolerance and a kindly
integration of The Other. The languages and beliefs of the Other were to be
embraced, even celebrated.

CFP: Bohemians, Radicals, Progressives, and Lefties: Eugene O'Neill and His Contemporaries (3/30/07; collection)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Dowling, Robert M. \(English\)

CALL FOR PAPERS

"Bohemians, Radicals, Progressives, and Lefties: Eugene O'Neill and His Contemporaries"

For a book-length collection of essays, we seek to explore O'Neill's connections to the "left"-both through the rebellious, bohemian artists O'Neill came in contact with through his formative artistic years with the Provincetown Players (George "Jig" Cook, Susan Glaspell, John Reed, Louise Bryant, Djuna Barnes, Charles Henry Demuth, Mary Heaton Vorse, Floyd Dell, Mabel Dodge, Neith Boyce, etc.), and others from the avant-garde at any stage of his career.

UPDATE: Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Caucus (3/1/07; RMMLA, 10/4/07-10/6/07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
J WING

 Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Caucus (03/01/07; RMMLA, 10/04/07-10/06/07 Calgary)
 
  Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Caucus Seminar
  Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA)
  October 4-6, 2007 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
      
 Papers are welcomed on any aspect of the GLBTQ experience as expressed through literature, film and/or theory. All proposals will be considered.
      
  Please submit abstracts of 300 words and be sure to include a title. On your abstract, please include your name, institutional affiliation
  (if applicable), email address, office phone number, and whether you
  will need any AV equipment for your presentation. The deadline for abstracts is Mar. 1st. 2007.
      

UPDATE: Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Caucus (3/1/07; RMMLA, 10/4/07-10/6/07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
J WING

 Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Caucus (03/01/07; RMMLA, 10/04/07-10/06/07 Calgary)
 
  Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Caucus Seminar
  Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA)
  October 4-6, 2007 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
      
 Papers are welcomed on any aspect of the GLBTQ experience as expressed through literature, film and/or theory. All proposals will be considered.
      
  Please submit abstracts of 300 words and be sure to include a title. On your abstract, please include your name, institutional affiliation
  (if applicable), email address, office phone number, and whether you
  will need any AV equipment for your presentation. The deadline for abstracts is Mar. 1st. 2007.
      

CFP: Utopian Studies Conference (UK) (3/1/07; 7/12/07-7/14/07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Roberta Mock

Call for Papers
8th International Conference of the Utopian Studies Society
University of Plymouth, UK, July 12-14, 2007.

The 8th international conference of the Utopian Studies Society will be held at the University of Plymouth, July 12th to 14th , 2007. The conference will examine a range of topics related to utopia and utopianisms, its historical articulation and contemporary realisation. Keynote speakers are Dr Esther Leslie (Birkbeck) and Lalit Kishor Bhati (Auroville, India).

Proposals are invited for papers and strands on the following broad themes and other areas of utopian studies:

CFP: Nabokov and the Fairy Tale (3/10/07; MLA '07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Charles Nicol

Vladimir Nabokov vividly remembered his childhood reading and being read to; he also wrote that "great novels are great fairy tales." Considerations of any aspect of this topic are welcome. Please email a one-page abstract to Charles Nicol, chaznicol_at_yahoo.com
  by 10 March. Inquiries are welcome and will be answered. This session at the MLA in Chicago in late December is sponsored by the International Vladimir Nabokov Society.
       Charles Nicol
       Emeritus Professor of English and Humanities
       Indiana State University
       Home phone: 812-443-6141
       chaznicol_at_yahoo.com
   
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UPDATE: Culture, Aesthetics, and the State (3/15/07; MLA '07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
hebarda_at_muohio.edu

Proposed Special Session for the 2007 Modern Language Association Conference

Chicago, Illinois

Culture, Aesthetics, and the State

We invite proposals for papers that explore the relation between
aesthetics and the emergence of the modern state. We are open to papers
from a wide range of national cultures and historical periods. Possible
themes might include political fantasy, political rhetorics and/or
discourses, state fictions, citizenship and literacy, and representations
of sovereignty.

Please submit half-page abstracts (500 words maximum) and a short c.v.
electronically by March 15, 2007 to:

CFP: Marriage (4/1/07; SAMLA, 11/9/07-11/11/07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Godfrey, Esther

Topic: Marriage

This panel will highlight new theories about the ways in which the legal, personal and social components of marriage direct our interpretation and understanding of literary texts. We invite submissions from all periods and genres, with topics including but not limited to:

• Marriage law
• Infidelity
• Divorce
• Separation
• Second marriages
• Age at marriage
• Engagement / broken engagements
• Breach of promise
• Gay marriage
• Marriage vows
• Marital abuse
• Sentimental novels
• Religion
• Widows and widowers
• Honeymoons
• Premarital sex
• Marriage rituals

Submission deadline: April 1, 2007

CFP: Marriage (4/1/07; SAMLA, 11/9/07-11/11/07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Godfrey, Esther

Topic: Marriage

This panel will highlight new theories about the ways in which the legal, personal and social components of marriage direct our interpretation and understanding of literary texts. We invite submissions from all periods and genres, with topics including but not limited to:

• Marriage law
• Infidelity
• Divorce
• Separation
• Second marriages
• Age at marriage
• Engagement / broken engagements
• Breach of promise
• Gay marriage
• Marriage vows
• Marital abuse
• Sentimental novels
• Religion
• Widows and widowers
• Honeymoons
• Premarital sex
• Marriage rituals

Submission deadline: April 1, 2007

CFP: Marriage (4/1/07; SAMLA, 11/9/07-11/11/07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Godfrey, Esther

Topic: Marriage

This panel will highlight new theories about the ways in which the legal, personal and social components of marriage direct our interpretation and understanding of literary texts. We invite submissions from all periods and genres, with topics including but not limited to:

• Marriage law
• Infidelity
• Divorce
• Separation
• Second marriages
• Age at marriage
• Engagement / broken engagements
• Breach of promise
• Gay marriage
• Marriage vows
• Marital abuse
• Sentimental novels
• Religion
• Widows and widowers
• Honeymoons
• Premarital sex
• Marriage rituals

Submission deadline: April 1, 2007

UPDATE: Culture, Aesthetics, and the State (3/15/07; MLA '07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
hebarda_at_muohio.edu

Proposed Special Session for the 2007 Modern Language Association Conference

Chicago, Illinois

Culture, Aesthetics, and the State

We invite proposals for papers that explore the relation between
aesthetics and the emergence of the modern state. We are open to papers
from a wide range of national cultures and historical periods. Possible
themes might include political fantasy, political rhetorics and/or
discourses, state fictions, citizenship and literacy, and representations
of sovereignty.

Please submit half-page abstracts (500 words maximum) and a short c.v.
electronically by March 15, 2007 to:

CFP: Black Women Writers of New England: Revisiting Petry and West (3/15/07; MLA '07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Dr. Pearlie Mae Peters

 For a proposed special session at MLA 2007 in Chicago.

Black Women Writers of New England: Revisiting Ann Petry and Dorothy West.

This special session will explore comparative literary studies of the
writings of Ann Petry and Dorothy West. Papers or abstracts by l5 March
should be sent to Pearlie Peters (petersp_at_rider.edu). Abstracts and papers
must be accompanied by a statement indicating the proposed presenter's
current membership in the MLA.

Dr. Pearlie Peters,
Professor of English
Department of English
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648-3099
609, 895-5566

CFP: William Blake and Authority (3/16/07; MLA '07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
jeffrey-longacre_at_utulsa.edu

Now Accepting submissions for a Special Session on ?William Blake and
Authority? for the Modern Language Association?s (MLA) convention in
Chicago, December 2007.

Seeking submissions for a proposed panel on the topic of William Blake
and how he and his work engages with and/or confronts authority.
?Authority? can be interpreted in a variety of ways:

CFP: Black Women Writers of New England: Revisiting Petry and West (3/15/07; MLA '07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Dr. Pearlie Mae Peters

 For a proposed special session at MLA 2007 in Chicago.

Black Women Writers of New England: Revisiting Ann Petry and Dorothy West.

This special session will explore comparative literary studies of the
writings of Ann Petry and Dorothy West. Papers or abstracts by l5 March
should be sent to Pearlie Peters (petersp_at_rider.edu). Abstracts and papers
must be accompanied by a statement indicating the proposed presenter's
current membership in the MLA.

Dr. Pearlie Peters,
Professor of English
Department of English
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648-3099
609, 895-5566

CFP: William Blake and Authority (3/16/07; MLA '07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
jeffrey-longacre_at_utulsa.edu

Now Accepting submissions for a Special Session on ?William Blake and
Authority? for the Modern Language Association?s (MLA) convention in
Chicago, December 2007.

Seeking submissions for a proposed panel on the topic of William Blake
and how he and his work engages with and/or confronts authority.
?Authority? can be interpreted in a variety of ways:

CFP: William Blake and Authority (3/16/07; MLA '07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
jeffrey-longacre_at_utulsa.edu

Now Accepting submissions for a Special Session on ?William Blake and
Authority? for the Modern Language Association?s (MLA) convention in
Chicago, December 2007.

Seeking submissions for a proposed panel on the topic of William Blake
and how he and his work engages with and/or confronts authority.
?Authority? can be interpreted in a variety of ways:

CFP: Black Women Writers of New England: Revisiting Petry and West (3/15/07; MLA '07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:12pm
Dr. Pearlie Mae Peters

 For a proposed special session at MLA 2007 in Chicago.

Black Women Writers of New England: Revisiting Ann Petry and Dorothy West.

This special session will explore comparative literary studies of the
writings of Ann Petry and Dorothy West. Papers or abstracts by l5 March
should be sent to Pearlie Peters (petersp_at_rider.edu). Abstracts and papers
must be accompanied by a statement indicating the proposed presenter's
current membership in the MLA.

Dr. Pearlie Peters,
Professor of English
Department of English
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648-3099
609, 895-5566

CFP: Experiences in Post/Colonial Education Systems in Afr. Literature (3/15/07; SAMLA, 11/9/07-11/11/07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:11pm
Walt Collins

Call for Papers: Papers dealing with Experiences in Post/Colonial
Education Systems as depicted in literature are sought for the
Literatures of Africa and the Diaspora regular session at the South
Atlantic Modern Language Association which will meet in Atlanta, GA on
Nov. 9-11, 2007.

Papers might include childhood experiences through experiences in
higher education and might make use of any number of theoretical
frameworks.

The deadline for 250-word proposals is March 15, 2007.

Please send inquiries and proposals electronically to:

Dr. Walter Collins, session coordinator
Assistant Professor of French and English
collinsw_at_sc.edu

CFP: Experiences in Post/Colonial Education Systems in Afr. Literature (3/15/07; SAMLA, 11/9/07-11/11/07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:11pm
Walt Collins

Call for Papers: Papers dealing with Experiences in Post/Colonial
Education Systems as depicted in literature are sought for the
Literatures of Africa and the Diaspora regular session at the South
Atlantic Modern Language Association which will meet in Atlanta, GA on
Nov. 9-11, 2007.

Papers might include childhood experiences through experiences in
higher education and might make use of any number of theoretical
frameworks.

The deadline for 250-word proposals is March 15, 2007.

Please send inquiries and proposals electronically to:

Dr. Walter Collins, session coordinator
Assistant Professor of French and English
collinsw_at_sc.edu

CFP: Experiences in Post/Colonial Education Systems in Afr. Literature (3/15/07; SAMLA, 11/9/07-11/11/07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:11pm
Walt Collins

Call for Papers: Papers dealing with Experiences in Post/Colonial
Education Systems as depicted in literature are sought for the
Literatures of Africa and the Diaspora regular session at the South
Atlantic Modern Language Association which will meet in Atlanta, GA on
Nov. 9-11, 2007.

Papers might include childhood experiences through experiences in
higher education and might make use of any number of theoretical
frameworks.

The deadline for 250-word proposals is March 15, 2007.

Please send inquiries and proposals electronically to:

Dr. Walter Collins, session coordinator
Assistant Professor of French and English
collinsw_at_sc.edu

CFP: The Work and Legacy of Sarah Kofman (3/12/07; MLA '07)

updated: 
Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 6:11pm
Albrecht, Thomas

Papers invited for a possible MLA Special Sessions Panel on any aspect
of Sarah Kofman's work, including her autobiographical writings and her
critical writings on philosophy, literature, psychoanalysis, and visual
art.
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Please send emailed abstracts by March 12 to=20
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talbrech_at_tulane.edu
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Thomas Albrecht
Department of English
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118-5698

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