The editors of the five-volume *Encyclopedia of African American Literature*
currently under contract with Greenwood press continue to seek authors for a
number of entries on topics in African American literary and cultural history.
 An updated list of unassigned entries is available online at the
*Encyclopedia* wesbite. For further information or to request an entry,
please contact either of the editors, Hans Ostrom (ostrom_at_ups.edu) or David
Macey (dmacey_at_ups.edu).

I am currently looking for high-quality contributions to a volume on =
THE
CINEMA OF TOD BROWNING =96 a major press (Wallflower Press) has alrea=
dy
expressed interest in this project.
Tod Browning has up to this day remained a somewhat un(der)-theorized=
 movie
maker. Also having produced successes such as Dracula (with Bela Lugo=
si) and
fulminant financial disasters such as Freaks, the impact of his obses=
sion
with the (representation of the) body, its fragmentation and dismembe=
rment,
on the development on Modern Cinema remains to be analysed. In partic=
ular
with reference to much of today=92s discussion about corporeality and

Writing Macao:
creative text and teaching

Submissions are now sought for the second number of Writing Macao:creative
text and teaching, to appear in November of 2004. Contributions are
particularly sought in the area of theory and practice relating to the
teaching of creative writing in English in non-native contexts. The
deadline for papers is 1st May, 2004. Submissions of creative work will
also now be accepted.

CALL FOR PAPERS
The editors of American Periodicals
invite contributions for a special issue planned for 2004 on the "state=20=

of the field" for periodical studies. Topics might include:

=95 theoretical approaches and interventions in periodical studies
=95 new archives, technologies and research methods
=95 visions of the future of the field
=95 periodical studies and book studies
=95 survey of current and recent dissertations in the field

CALL FOR PAPERS
The editors of American Periodicals
invite contributions for a special issue planned for 2004 on the "state=20=

of the field" for periodical studies. Topics might include:

=95 theoretical approaches and interventions in periodical studies
=95 new archives, technologies and research methods
=95 visions of the future of the field
=95 periodical studies and book studies
=95 survey of current and recent dissertations in the field

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Mar Gallego

Revista de Estudios Norteamericanos. Contributions are invited for its 2004
volume. Published annually in English by the University of Sevilla in
collaboration with SAAS (Spanish Association for American Studies), this
publication caters for an academic readership and is devoted to the study of
North American Literature. It includes a wide range of chronological and
methodological approaches covering from traditional, historical and
scholarly research to the latest trends in criticism. This journal publishes
critical essays, book reviews, and current bibliography.

We are pleased to announce the publication of the second issue of our=20
on-line journal, The New Compass: A Critical Review at=20
www.thenewcompass.ca.

The New Compass is published on-line twice a year, in June and=20
December, and we welcome submissions for future issues. We are=20
interested in ethics and aesthetics, and in theory and practice, and we=20=

Call for Contributors for a collection of Essays on Visual Representation
and Ireland
tentatively titled:
'Ireland in Focus: Ireland and Visual Representation'

Call for Contributors for a collection of Essays on Visual Representation
and Ireland
tentatively titled:
'Ireland in Focus: Ireland and Visual Representation'

CALL FOR PAPERS: DOUBLE-ISSUE OF SAFUNDI: THE JOURNAL OF SOUTH AFRICAN AND
AMERICAN COMPARATIVE STUDIES (APRIL 2004)

DEADLINE: February 16, 2004

In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of South Africa's first
democratic elections in April 1994, Safundi is publishing a double-issue of
its journal.

We encourage any scholar or professional to submit a paper for publication.
Papers are being collected for publication in Issue 13/14, April 2004.

Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present) is accepting
submissions for the spring edition of its peer-reviewed e-journal until
15 March 2004.

Please visit the journal to see what kind of articles we are interested
in publishing:
http://www.americanpopularculture.com/journal/index.htm.

Send submissions to: editor_at_americanpopularculture.com.

Points of Entry, a journal dedicated to publishing critical examinations
on and original pieces of narrative literary journalism, is seeking book
reviews on examples of the genre for its third issue, due out in Fall
2004. The reviews should be between 1,000 and 1,500 words in length. The
deadline for the next issue is May 1, 2004, but reviews will be accepted
on a continuing basis for future issues. The journal encourages narrative
writing in journalism by serving as an arena for exchange between
journalists, teachers, students and storytellers. The reviews may be on
either contemporary or historical examples of the genre. If historical,

CFP - NEW COLLECTION OF ESSAYS ON PHILIP ROTH AND RACE

Punk and Hardcore: Contemporary Approaches

Edited by:
Emilie Hardman (Department of Sociology, Brandeis University)
Ben Holtzman (Independent Scholar/Documentary Filmmaker)
Alan O'Connor (Cultural Studies Program, Trent University, Canada)