In recent weeks, a heated debate over the dangers academic bloggers may face when applying for jobs has emerged as a result of a recent essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com/jobs/2005/07/2005070801c.htm). The author, writing under the pseudonym Ivan Tribble, claims, among other things, that often the simple practice of maintaining a "blog was a negative" for applicants seeking employment in his department. "The content of the blog," Tribble continues, "may be less worrisome than the fact of the blog itself.

The Edith Wharton Society Essay Prize
Beginning in the fall of 2005, the Edith Wharton Society Essay Prize will be
awarded annually for the best unpublished essay on Edith Wharton by a
beginning scholar. Graduate students, independent scholars, and faculty
members who have not held a tenure-track or full-time appointment for more
than four years are eligible to submit their work.

The winning essay will be published in The Edith Wharton Review, a
peer-reviewed journal, and the writer will receive an award of $250.

Essays by emerging and established scholars wanted for a volume that
promises to be the first edited collection devoted to the poetry, life,
times, and literary reception of An Collins, author of _Divine Songs and
Meditacions_ (1653).

The working title for this project is: _The Image of Her Mind: An Collins
and the Historical Imagination_.

Essays on any aspect of Collins' work will be considered, but the
following topics/perspectives may be of particular importance for the
volume's design:

Essays by emerging and established scholars wanted for a volume that
promises to be the first edited collection devoted to the poetry, life,
times, and literary reception of An Collins, author of _Divine Songs and
Meditacions_ (1653).

The working title for this project is: _The Image of Her Mind: An Collins
and the Historical Imagination_.

Essays on any aspect of Collins' work will be considered, but the
following topics/perspectives may be of particular importance for the
volume's design:

Call For Papers

The SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY Area of the Popular Culture Association =20
invites submissions for the:

PCA/ACA 2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, APRIL 12-15, 2006

Deadline for submissions: 15 November 2005

The Science Fiction and Fantasy (SF/F) Area of PCA solicits papers, =20
paper proposals, and panel proposals from scholars interested in any =20
aspect of SF/F. Any disciplinary method or approach is welcome! =20
Studies on works from outside the United States are always welcome! =20
Proposals on film, television, multimedia and written works are =20
solicited.

CALL FOR PAPERS

CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN TRADUCTION ET COMMUNICATION TRANSCULTURELLE
ANGLAIS-FRAN=C7AIS / FRAN=C7AIS-ANGLAIS
TRACT - PARIS 3 SORBONNE NOUVELLE

Translation as Commentary
Going from translation as commentary to commenting on translation

Promotionskolleg "Globalisierung aus
kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive", Universität
Mannheim

5/18/06- 5/20/06, Schloss Universität Mannheim

Deadline: 9/30/05

Call for Papers
International Conference

Mapping Globalization

Call for Paper Proposals:
 
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Montreal, Quebec
March 30 - April 2, 2006
 
The Strange Eighteenth Century:
 
If the physical world undoubtedly became less "strange" in the eighteenth century, then the people inhabiting it were becoming, perversely, stranger than ever. The vast movement toward large urban communities surely produced a particularly modern phenomenon - the sensation of being surrounded at all times by complete and utter strangers. Proposals are invited for papers examining the ramifications of such estrangements, or for similar considerations of the concept of "the strange" within eighteenth-century culture.
 

TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CULTURE CONFERENCE
February 23-25, 2006, Louisville, KY

Call For Papers: International Medieval Congress 2006, Leeds
Records of Early English Drama: Digital REED
Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 September, 2005

The Records of Early English Drama project invites abstracts to be
submitted for 20 minute papers to be delivered at the thirteenth
International Medieval Congress which will take place in Leeds, UK,
from 10-13 July 2006.

Session Abstract:
Digital REED

Call For Papers: International Medieval Congress 2006, Leeds
Records of Early English Drama: Digital REED
Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 September, 2005

The Records of Early English Drama project invites abstracts to be
submitted for 20 minute papers to be delivered at the thirteenth
International Medieval Congress which will take place in Leeds, UK,
from 10-13 July 2006.

Session Abstract:
Digital REED

The editors of Sobriquet Magazine are looking for reviewers of
contemporary literature and criticism. We will consider all reviews of novels, plays, poetry, criticism, and belles lettres released since the start of 2004, but are especially interested in the list following this message. Unfortunately, our funding makes it impossible for Sobriquet to provide review copies at present, so we ask that reviewers either own, purchase, or borrow a copy of the book they wish to review.

CFP: Magic and the Occult in Medieval Literature
Special Session
41st International Congress of Medieval Studies
Kalamazoo, MI
May 4-7, 2006

CFP: HEALTH AND DISEASE IN POPULAR CULTURE

POPULAR CULTURE/AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS HOTEL

Atlanta, Georgia
April 12-16, 2006