Southwest Graduate English Symposium – 2007
   
   
  "Fili" the "Buster": Political Satire and the Public
   
  From Jonathan Swift to Jon Stewart, political satire evokes visceral responses, whether from love or hate. But why? What is it about this satire that appeals to or repulses the public? Can we distinguish an ethics of political satire, or is it marked by the lack of ethics completely? How should we engage this satire – if we should engage it at all?
   
  This panel seeks papers and presentations that discuss various forms, methods, writers, outlets, responses, and/or refutations of political satire throughout history, from Aristophanes to Steven Colbert.
   

Southwest Graduate English Symposium – 2007
   
   
  "Fili" the "Buster": Political Satire and the Public
   
  From Jonathan Swift to Jon Stewart, political satire evokes visceral responses, whether from love or hate. But why? What is it about this satire that appeals to or repulses the public? Can we distinguish an ethics of political satire, or is it marked by the lack of ethics completely? How should we engage this satire – if we should engage it at all?
   
  This panel seeks papers and presentations that discuss various forms, methods, writers, outlets, responses, and/or refutations of political satire throughout history, from Aristophanes to Steven Colbert.
   

Southwest Graduate English Symposium – 2007
   
   
  "Fili" the "Buster": Political Satire and the Public
   
  From Jonathan Swift to Jon Stewart, political satire evokes visceral responses, whether from love or hate. But why? What is it about this satire that appeals to or repulses the public? Can we distinguish an ethics of political satire, or is it marked by the lack of ethics completely? How should we engage this satire – if we should engage it at all?
   
  This panel seeks papers and presentations that discuss various forms, methods, writers, outlets, responses, and/or refutations of political satire throughout history, from Aristophanes to Steven Colbert.
   

For the completion of a special issue on "Gender and Illness," the
multidisciplinary online journal "gender forum"
(http://www.genderforum.uni-koeln.de), affiliated with the University of
Cologne, Germany, seeks 2-3 articles discussing the intersection and
mutual implications of gender and illness. We welcome contributions all
disciplines.

For the completion of a special issue on "Gender and Illness," the
multidisciplinary online journal "gender forum"
(http://www.genderforum.uni-koeln.de), affiliated with the University of
Cologne, Germany, seeks 2-3 articles discussing the intersection and
mutual implications of gender and illness. We welcome contributions all
disciplines.

The editors solicit submissions for vol. XXIV of The Americanist: Warsaw
Journal for the Study of the United States (formerly American Studies,
published by the American Studies Center of Warsaw University).

The editors solicit submissions for vol. XXIV of The Americanist: Warsaw
Journal for the Study of the United States (formerly American Studies,
published by the American Studies Center of Warsaw University).

Proposed special session for the American Literature Association (May =
24-7, 2007; Boston)

Literary Seekers and Religious Communities in Nineteenth-Century =
American Literature

Bridging Communities=3A Community and Healing
Call for Participants
 =

The Association of Bibliotherapy and Applied Literature (ABAL) in conjun=
ction with the 2007 Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences invites y=
our participation in our annual conference=2E
 =

Date=3A May 28-30=2C 2007
Place=3A University of Saskatchewan=2C Saskatoon
 =

Proposed special session for the American Literature Association (May =
24-7, 2007; Boston)

Literary Seekers and Religious Communities in Nineteenth-Century =
American Literature

Due to an error in the e-mail account for the North Carolina Colloquium
in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, the due date for abstract
submissions has been extended to December 30, 2006. If you e-mailed
your submission prior to Monday, November 27, please re-submit. We
apologize for the confusion.

CFP: CAPTIVITY NARRATIVES IN LITERATURE AND FILM

NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2006

The 28th Annual Meeting of the SW/TX PCA/ACA
February 14â€"17, 2007
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Rowlandson may have set a classroom standard for captivity narratives in
American literature but there are other stories to be considered.

In addition to those captured by Native Americans, slave narratives also
tell stories of life in captivity. And, captivity narratives are not limited to
an American tradition; many folk and fairy tales preceded them in other
cultures.

Visions of Community: The Suburb in Recent Literature and Film

The deadlines for the 17th Annual EGSA Mardi Gras Conference have been
extended to December 15th. The following cfps are effected by this
change. Please keep in mind that the conference takes place during the
Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans, so be prepared to have a great
time.

LSU EGSA Mardi Gras Conference on Language and Literature.
Feb. 16-17, 2007
Lod Cook Alumni Center
Baton Rouge, LA

Keynote Speaker: Timothy Brennan, Professor of Comparative Literature,
Cultural Studies, and English, The University of Minnesota.
Selected Publications: Wars of Position: Cultural Politics of Left and
Right (2005), Ed. Music in Cuba (2001), At Home in the World:
Cosmopolitanism Now (1997).