CALL FOR PAPERS
THE CHILD AND THE BOOK
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE
7-9 APRIL 2006, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND

Call for Papers from Graduate Students

"En(compass)ing Language: Interplay Within English Studies"

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

March 31st through April 1st

Sponsored by: Texas Tech University's Graduate English Society

Co-Chairs: Brandon Hernsberger and Elizabeth Porter

Address: GES Conference

                                    Texas Tech University

                                    Department of English, Box 43091

                                    Lubbock, Texas 79409-3091

Forging the Local and the Global

9-12 July 2006

University of Stellenbosch

Western Cape, South Africa

Forging the Local and the Global

9-12 July 2006

University of Stellenbosch

Western Cape, South Africa

Forging the Local and the Global

9-12 July 2006

University of Stellenbosch

Western Cape, South Africa

Forging the Local and the Global

9-12 July 2006

University of Stellenbosch

Western Cape, South Africa

12th Annual Graduate Conference on Language and Literature
McGill University, Montreal
Theme: Permeability and Selfhood
March 11-12, 2006
This call for papers is for a panel to be held at Permeability and
Selfhood, the McGill Graduate Conference on Language and Literature,
which will take place March 11-12 at McGill University, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada.

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Much Depends on Dinner: Consumption in the Nineteenth Century

Acacia Group's 2006 Conference: Politicizing Texts

The Acacia Group of California State University, Fullerton is seeking
papers for our 2006 conference to be held February 17th and 18th,
2006. We are interested papers/presentations for the following
suggested panel:

12th Annual Graduate Conference on Language and Literature
McGill University, Montreal
Theme: Permeability and Selfhood
March 11-12, 2006
This call for papers is for a panel to be held at Permeability and
Selfhood, the McGill Graduate Conference on Language and Literature,
which will take place March 11-12 at McGill University, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada.

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Much Depends on Dinner: Consumption in the Nineteenth Century

12th Annual Graduate Conference on Language and Literature
McGill University, Montreal
Theme: Permeability and Selfhood
March 11-12, 2006
This call for papers is for a panel to be held at Permeability and
Selfhood, the McGill Graduate Conference on Language and Literature,
which will take place March 11-12 at McGill University, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada.

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Much Depends on Dinner: Consumption in the Nineteenth Century

Acacia Group's 2006 Conference: Politicizing Texts

The Acacia Group of California State University, Fullerton is seeking
papers for our 2006 conference to be held February 17th and 18th,
2006. We are interested papers/presentations for the following
suggested panel:

    Prepare and plan to be a panel member at the ChLA (Children's Literature
Association) conference at California State University at Northridge on June
7 to 11, 2006. The topic is: Regional Book Awards such as the Golden Sower
Award from Nebraska. Compare and contrast books from your geographical area
that are nominees for the regional award or have won the award/honor medal.
Interested persons should contact Carol Vogt at carolvogt_at_earthlink.net.
Respond promptly.

Feel free to contact me for further information. Thank you for your
assistance in this matter. Carol Vogt

September 29th and 30th 2006
Negotiated Alliances: When Writing is Public, Urban, and Academic

CALL FOR PAPERS=20
Northeast Modern Language Association Conference=20
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania=20
March 2-5, 2006=20
Abstracts are invited for a roundtable on adjuncts in the teaching of writi=
ng. Participants will have 5 minutes for preliminary remarks before a gener=
al discussion. Preference will be given to panelists with adjunct status, =
those who hire and supervise adjuncts, and independent scholars seeking to =
acquire adjunct positions.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: pedagogical challenges fo=
r part-timers; scholarship; access to resources; salary and unions; seguewa=
ys into the tenure track; "permanent" part-timers; adjunct teacher as hobby=