UPDATE

CONF./CFP- E/Im/Migration and Culture, 15-17 Sept. 2007, Istanbul, Turkey

Call for Papers

E/Im/Migration and Culture
15-17 September 2007
Isik University, Sile (Istanbul, Turkey)

Fourth Cultural Studies Conference

Co-organized by the Cultural Studies Association (Turkey) and the
Department of International Relations of Isik University

UPDATE

CONF./CFP- E/Im/Migration and Culture, 15-17 Sept. 2007, Istanbul, Turkey

Call for Papers

E/Im/Migration and Culture
15-17 September 2007
Isik University, Sile (Istanbul, Turkey)

Fourth Cultural Studies Conference

Co-organized by the Cultural Studies Association (Turkey) and the
Department of International Relations of Isik University

Modern Masculinity: A Narrative of Heroism and Failure

Papers are invited for a special panel at ‘Return to Gender’, the forthcoming graduate conference at the University of Glasgow on 25th November, 2006. In a recent news item reviewing the latest ‘Superman’ film, the news anchor asked if the actor playing Superman was a ‘mincing metrosexual’. What does a modern masculine hero look like? Is the often discussed crisis in masculinity empowering or emasculating? Possible topics include:

Modern Masculinity: A Narrative of Heroism and Failure

Papers are invited for a special panel at ‘Return to Gender’, the forthcoming graduate conference at the University of Glasgow on 25th November, 2006. In a recent news item reviewing the latest ‘Superman’ film, the news anchor asked if the actor playing Superman was a ‘mincing metrosexual’. What does a modern masculine hero look like? Is the often discussed crisis in masculinity empowering or emasculating? Possible topics include:

CALL FOR PAPERS
(no deadline)

Sobriquet Magazine, an independent online magazine (ISSN 1930-1820), seeks papers (of up to 30 pages) on all subjects relating to William Gaddis. Please contact our editors via email at editor_at_sobriquetmagazine.com to express interest in submitting an essay.

Sobriquet Magazine has been publishing essays on music, film, literature, and culture since 1995. A rather eclectic publication, Sobriquet can be viewed at www.sobriquetmagazine.com.

Queer Mainstreams in Visual Culture

Papers are invited for a special panel at ‘Return to Gender’, the forthcoming graduate conference at the University of Glasgow on 25th November, 2006. The panel will address how queer identities have been constructed in visual culture (film, TV, magazines, pulp fiction, etc). How is non-heteronormative behaviour and identity portrayed? Have these identities become commodified or do they still have a ‘queer’ potential? Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

Queer Mainstreams in Visual Culture

Papers are invited for a special panel at ‘Return to Gender’, the forthcoming graduate conference at the University of Glasgow on 25th November, 2006. The panel will address how queer identities have been constructed in visual culture (film, TV, magazines, pulp fiction, etc). How is non-heteronormative behaviour and identity portrayed? Have these identities become commodified or do they still have a ‘queer’ potential? Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

Update: Call for Papers

Please note we have extened the deadline for abstracts to September 31, 2006.
There is also an extended list of confirmed conference speakers.
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Transnationalism, Activism, Art
March 8-11, 2007
University of Toronto

Update: Call for Papers

Please note we have extened the deadline for abstracts to September 31, 2006.
There is also an extended list of confirmed conference speakers.
_________________________________

Transnationalism, Activism, Art
March 8-11, 2007
University of Toronto

    CALL FOR PAPERS

  Concentric: Literary and Cultural Studies

  Concentric: Literary and Cultural Studies invites submissions for the

special issue on "The Gothic Revisited." We encourage contributions

from both Taiwan and international communities addressing the special

topic; articles on other aspects of literature and culture are also

welcome. All correspondence should be addressed to Editor, Concentric:

Literary and Cultural Studies, Department of English, National Taiwan Normal

University, 162 Hoping East Road, Section 1, Taipei 106, Taiwan.

[E-mail: concentric.lit @deps.ntnu.edu.tw]

  Vol. 33 No. 1: ¡§The Gothic Revisited¡¨ (March 2007)

Correction: When I sent out the original call, I did not notice that Dr.
Chance's email was not included in her contact information.

Her email and complete contact information follows:

jchance_at_rice.edu

Jane Chance

English Dept MS 30

Rice University

P.O.Box 1892

6100 Main St.

Houston, TX 77251-1892

Telephone: 713-348-2625

Fax: 713-348-5991

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From: Robin Reid
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 2:00 PM
To: 'cfp'
Subject: CFP: Tolkien at Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo, 9-15-2006; 5-10-13-07)

CFP: Tolkien at Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo, 9-15-2006; 5-10-13-07)

CFP: Ecocriticism and The Animal Other (09/15/06; NEMLA, 03/01/06-03/04/06)

Theorist Cary Wolfe claims the question of the animal is "perhaps the central problematic for contemporary culture and theory." This panel seeks papers that address the presence of the animal in literary, filmic, and other cultural forms. Proposals energized by interdisciplinary and cultural studies methodologies are especially welcome. Also welcome are proposals that use the location of the animal to theorize new modes of ecocritical practice.

The Superhero Revised (9/7/06; Book Collection)

CALL FOR PAPERS (Please circulate)

Two essays are needed for a forthcoming collection entitled The Superhero Revised.

Deadline for submissions: September 7, 2006

CFP: Ecocriticism and The Animal Other (09/15/06; NEMLA, 03/01/06-03/04/06)

Theorist Cary Wolfe claims the question of the animal is "perhaps the central problematic for contemporary culture and theory." This panel seeks papers that address the presence of the animal in literary, filmic, and other cultural forms. Proposals energized by interdisciplinary and cultural studies methodologies are especially welcome. Also welcome are proposals that use the location of the animal to theorize new modes of ecocritical practice.