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CFP: US 'Infotainment' Before 1980 (9/1/06, KSU CS, 3/8/07-3/10/07)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Douglas Dowland

Call For Papers:

A panel for the 16th annual Cultural Studies Conference on
"Entertainment" at Kansas State University, March 8-10, 2007.

(http://www.k-state.edu/english/symposium/)

"INFOTAINMENT" IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE 1980

This panel seeks papers on infotainment programs in the United States
before 1980 (essentially, before the launch of CNN in 1980 and MTV in 1981).

We shall use a broad conception of infotainment that includes
newspaper, magazine and other modes of textual nonfiction, and radio,
film, and both "Golden Age" and post-"Golden Age" television.

CFP: "Chick" Media Narratives (8/10/06; SCMS, 3/8/07-3/11/07)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Michele Schreiber

2007 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference
Chicago - March 8-11, 2007

Call for Paper Proposals
Panel Theme: "Chick" Media Narratives

In the post-"Buffy," "Sex and the City" era in which male
arrested-development comedies dominate the film box-office, this panel
will discuss the significance of, and issues explored by, contemporary
media narratives (film, television, the internet and/or literature)
that are either female-centered and/or female-oriented.

CFP: Intermarriage in American Indigenous History (1/2/07; journal issue)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Gayle Gullett

Call for Papers

Intermarriage in American Indigenous History: Explorations in Power and
Intimacy in North America

A Special Issue of Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies

=20

Guest Editors:

Cathleen D. Cahill (History, University of New Mexico) cdcahill_at_unm.edu

Jacki Rand (History and American Indian and Native Studies, University
of Iowa)

jackirand_at_uiowa.edu

Kerry Wynn (History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

wynn_at_uiuc.edu

=20

Due date for Receipt of Papers is January 2, 2007

=20

Call for Papers:

CFP: Queer Masculinities (11/1/06; PCA/ACA, 4/4/07-4/7/07)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Harris, William

CFP: Queer Masculinities
                =09
2007 Popular Culture/American Culture Associations National Conference

April 4-7, 2007
Boston Marriot Copley Place
Boston, Massachusetts

For more information on the PCA/ACA, please go to =
http:www.h-net.org/~pcaaca.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE UPDATE: NOVEMBER 1, 2006

We are considering proposals for session organized around a theme, =
special panels, and/or individual papers. Sessions are scheduled in 1 =
hour slots, usually with 4 papers/speakers per session.

CFP: Intermarriage in American Indigenous History (1/2/07; journal issue)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Gayle Gullett

Call for Papers

Intermarriage in American Indigenous History: Explorations in Power and
Intimacy in North America

A Special Issue of Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies

=20

Guest Editors:

Cathleen D. Cahill (History, University of New Mexico) cdcahill_at_unm.edu

Jacki Rand (History and American Indian and Native Studies, University
of Iowa)

jackirand_at_uiowa.edu

Kerry Wynn (History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

wynn_at_uiuc.edu

=20

Due date for Receipt of Papers is January 2, 2007

=20

Call for Papers:

CFP: MATC Articles-in-Progress Workshop (11/15/06; MATC, 3/1/07-3/4/07)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Magelssen, Scott

Mid-America Theatre Conference 2007
CHANGING THEATRICAL LANDSCAPES:
MAPPING NEW DIRECTIONS IN HISTORY, PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE FOR THE 21ST
CENTURY
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minneapolis, March 1-4
www.matc.us

ARTICLES IN PROGRESS WORKSHOP

The MATC Theatre History Symposium is pleased to offer a workshop for
scholars with articles or reviews in progress. The workshop's
facilitators will include editors from:

Theatre Journal
Theatre Topics
Theatre History Studies
Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism

CFP: US 'Infotainment' Before 1980 (9/1/06, KSU CS, 3/8/07-3/10/07)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Douglas Dowland

Call For Papers:

A panel for the 16th annual Cultural Studies Conference on
"Entertainment" at Kansas State University, March 8-10, 2007.

(http://www.k-state.edu/english/symposium/)

"INFOTAINMENT" IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE 1980

This panel seeks papers on infotainment programs in the United States
before 1980 (essentially, before the launch of CNN in 1980 and MTV in 1981).

We shall use a broad conception of infotainment that includes
newspaper, magazine and other modes of textual nonfiction, and radio,
film, and both "Golden Age" and post-"Golden Age" television.

UPDATE: Sports Documentaries (8/15/06; Film & History, 11/8/06-11/12/06)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
I.Mcdonald_at_bton.ac.uk

UPDATE

The deadline for submission for papers on Sport Documentaries (see =
below) at the Film & History conference has been extended to August =
15th, 2006. Please submit abstracts of 200-250 words plus brief biog to =
Ian McDonald: i.mcdonald_at_brighton.ac.uk

Also we invite participants for a Roundtable discussion on the following =
topic:=20

Digital Video and the Sport Documentary: Opportunities and obstacles

CFP: Adaptation: British Lit of the 19th C and Film (12/31/06; collection)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
abiga52088_at_aol.com

Call for Papers for a Collection of Essays
Adaptation: British Literature of the Nineteenth Century and Film
The recent surge of literature and film courses and use of film clips in the
classroom has led to an increase in studies on adaptation. By bringing
together many different approaches to the topic, this book will provide an
overview of the subject of the adaptation of nineteenth-century British works, as
well as examinations into the creation of adaptations and their use in the
classroom. Although a wide range of critical approaches will be considered,
the emphasis should be on what particular adaptations reveal about the ways in

CFP: Adaptation: British Lit of the 19th C and Film (12/31/06; collection)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
abiga52088_at_aol.com

Call for Papers for a Collection of Essays
Adaptation: British Literature of the Nineteenth Century and Film
The recent surge of literature and film courses and use of film clips in the
classroom has led to an increase in studies on adaptation. By bringing
together many different approaches to the topic, this book will provide an
overview of the subject of the adaptation of nineteenth-century British works, as
well as examinations into the creation of adaptations and their use in the
classroom. Although a wide range of critical approaches will be considered,
the emphasis should be on what particular adaptations reveal about the ways in

CFP: How to Brow (9/1/06; KSU CS, 3/8/07-3/10/07)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Douglas Dowland

Call For Papers:

A panel for the 16th annual Cultural Studies Conference on
"Entertainment" at Kansas State University, March 8-10, 2007.

(http://www.k-state.edu/english/symposium/)

"HOW TO BROW"

This panel seeks papers that explore how celebrities (open to any
culture, nation or time period) have used their status to impart
"highbrow" values onto their audiences.

Such individuals should have "celebrity" status before their
interventions into high culture; those who become celebrities based
solely on their demonstration of high culture should be excluded.

CFP: How to Brow (9/1/06; KSU CS, 3/8/07-3/10/07)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Douglas Dowland

Call For Papers:

A panel for the 16th annual Cultural Studies Conference on
"Entertainment" at Kansas State University, March 8-10, 2007.

(http://www.k-state.edu/english/symposium/)

"HOW TO BROW"

This panel seeks papers that explore how celebrities (open to any
culture, nation or time period) have used their status to impart
"highbrow" values onto their audiences.

Such individuals should have "celebrity" status before their
interventions into high culture; those who become celebrities based
solely on their demonstration of high culture should be excluded.

CFP: How to Brow (9/1/06; KSU CS, 3/8/07-3/10/07)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Douglas Dowland

Call For Papers:

A panel for the 16th annual Cultural Studies Conference on
"Entertainment" at Kansas State University, March 8-10, 2007.

(http://www.k-state.edu/english/symposium/)

"HOW TO BROW"

This panel seeks papers that explore how celebrities (open to any
culture, nation or time period) have used their status to impart
"highbrow" values onto their audiences.

Such individuals should have "celebrity" status before their
interventions into high culture; those who become celebrities based
solely on their demonstration of high culture should be excluded.

CFP: Adaptation: British Lit of the 19th C and Film (12/31/06; collection)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
abiga52088_at_aol.com

Call for Papers for a Collection of Essays
Adaptation: British Literature of the Nineteenth Century and Film
The recent surge of literature and film courses and use of film clips in the
classroom has led to an increase in studies on adaptation. By bringing
together many different approaches to the topic, this book will provide an
overview of the subject of the adaptation of nineteenth-century British works, as
well as examinations into the creation of adaptations and their use in the
classroom. Although a wide range of critical approaches will be considered,
the emphasis should be on what particular adaptations reveal about the ways in

CFP: Adaptation: British Lit of the 19th C and Film (12/31/06; collection)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
abiga52088_at_aol.com

Call for Papers for a Collection of Essays
Adaptation: British Literature of the Nineteenth Century and Film
The recent surge of literature and film courses and use of film clips in the
classroom has led to an increase in studies on adaptation. By bringing
together many different approaches to the topic, this book will provide an
overview of the subject of the adaptation of nineteenth-century British works, as
well as examinations into the creation of adaptations and their use in the
classroom. Although a wide range of critical approaches will be considered,
the emphasis should be on what particular adaptations reveal about the ways in

CFP: The Discourse on Gambling in England (9/10/06; NEMLA, 3/1/07-3/4/07)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Chad B. Cripe

The False God "Favourable Chance" or "Lady Luck?": The Discourse on Gambling in England

Gambling has existed in British literature since Chaucer and before, yet the discourse on gambling exploded in Victorian England. Why was gambling such a divisive topic in the 19th century? High church, low church, secular elite, middle class: each faction opposed games of chance, but for widely disparate reasons. Where did the conflict begin? Why did the debate erupt in the Victorian age? Where has it led since? Papers could approach gambling from literary, historical, cultural, social, and/or philosophical perspectives.

Submit abstracts to Chad Cripe <cripec_at_student.gvsu.edu>

CFP: German Culture &amp; Literature (11/1/06; PCA/ACA, 4/4/07-4/7/07)

updated: 
Friday, August 4, 2006 - 1:25pm
Leslie Fife

2007 PCA/ACA National Conference
      
  April 4-7, 2007
      
  Boston Marriott Copley Place
  Boston, Massachusetts
      
  Submission deadline: November 1, 2006
   
  We welcome papers on various subjects pertaining
  to Germany, its literature, and its culture. Area Chair
  information for submissions is at the bottom of the page.
  Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
   
   
  "Animals in German Culture: A New Umwelt"
   
  Papers are sought that deal with representations
  of animals in German-language, literature and
  culture. Topics could include, but are not limited to:

CFP: Performance Studies and Social Justice (9/1/06; 2/16/07-2/20/07)

updated: 
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 4:15am
Kurt Lindemann

Western States Communication Association
  Performance Studies Interest Group
  CALL FOR PAPERS
  2007 Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, February 16-20, 2007
  Conference Theme: Promoting Social Justice Through Our Work
   
  COMPETITIVE PAPERS
    
   Authors are encouraged to submit papers to the Performance Studies Interest Group. Papers may include research reports employing any methodology, theoretical developments or critiques, and critical analyses. Work that integrates a creative approach to scholarly endeavors is especially encouraged.
   Competitive papers should not have been presented previously at another conference, be accepted for publication, or have been published.

CFP: Performance Studies and Social Justice (9/1/06; 2/16/07-2/20/07)

updated: 
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 4:15am
Kurt Lindemann

Western States Communication Association
  Performance Studies Interest Group
  CALL FOR PAPERS
  2007 Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, February 16-20, 2007
  Conference Theme: Promoting Social Justice Through Our Work
   
  COMPETITIVE PAPERS
    
   Authors are encouraged to submit papers to the Performance Studies Interest Group. Papers may include research reports employing any methodology, theoretical developments or critiques, and critical analyses. Work that integrates a creative approach to scholarly endeavors is especially encouraged.
   Competitive papers should not have been presented previously at another conference, be accepted for publication, or have been published.

CFP: Performance Studies and Social Justice (9/1/06; 2/16/07-2/20/07)

updated: 
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 4:15am
Kurt Lindemann

Western States Communication Association
  Performance Studies Interest Group
  CALL FOR PAPERS
  2007 Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, February 16-20, 2007
  Conference Theme: Promoting Social Justice Through Our Work
   
  COMPETITIVE PAPERS
    
   Authors are encouraged to submit papers to the Performance Studies Interest Group. Papers may include research reports employing any methodology, theoretical developments or critiques, and critical analyses. Work that integrates a creative approach to scholarly endeavors is especially encouraged.
   Competitive papers should not have been presented previously at another conference, be accepted for publication, or have been published.

UPDATE: Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas (9/15/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 4:15am
Roark, Carolyn D.

Deadline amended:

Call for Papers

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance

Volume 4.1, Spring 2007

"Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas"
(Tentative Title)

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance seeks essays for a special

issue, to be guest-edited by Christy Stanlake. We welcome essays that

explore performance in, and performative aspects of, the indigenous

communities of the Americas, including North, Central, and South

America. Over the past two decades, American Indian theatre has been

actively growing, at both a grassroots level and in professional

theatre. Along with the increase in theatrical work has been a growing

UPDATE: Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas (9/15/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 4:15am
Roark, Carolyn D.

Deadline amended:

Call for Papers

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance

Volume 4.1, Spring 2007

"Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas"
(Tentative Title)

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance seeks essays for a special

issue, to be guest-edited by Christy Stanlake. We welcome essays that

explore performance in, and performative aspects of, the indigenous

communities of the Americas, including North, Central, and South

America. Over the past two decades, American Indian theatre has been

actively growing, at both a grassroots level and in professional

theatre. Along with the increase in theatrical work has been a growing

UPDATE: Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas (9/15/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 4:15am
Roark, Carolyn D.

Deadline amended:

Call for Papers

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance

Volume 4.1, Spring 2007

"Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas"
(Tentative Title)

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance seeks essays for a special

issue, to be guest-edited by Christy Stanlake. We welcome essays that

explore performance in, and performative aspects of, the indigenous

communities of the Americas, including North, Central, and South

America. Over the past two decades, American Indian theatre has been

actively growing, at both a grassroots level and in professional

theatre. Along with the increase in theatrical work has been a growing

UPDATE: Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas (9/15/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 4:15am
Roark, Carolyn D.

Deadline amended:

Call for Papers

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance

Volume 4.1, Spring 2007

"Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas"
(Tentative Title)

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance seeks essays for a special

issue, to be guest-edited by Christy Stanlake. We welcome essays that

explore performance in, and performative aspects of, the indigenous

communities of the Americas, including North, Central, and South

America. Over the past two decades, American Indian theatre has been

actively growing, at both a grassroots level and in professional

theatre. Along with the increase in theatrical work has been a growing

UPDATE: Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas (9/15/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 4:15am
Roark, Carolyn D.

Deadline amended:

Call for Papers

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance

Volume 4.1, Spring 2007

"Nations Speaking: Indigenous Performances Across the Americas"
(Tentative Title)

Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance seeks essays for a special

issue, to be guest-edited by Christy Stanlake. We welcome essays that

explore performance in, and performative aspects of, the indigenous

communities of the Americas, including North, Central, and South

America. Over the past two decades, American Indian theatre has been

actively growing, at both a grassroots level and in professional

theatre. Along with the increase in theatrical work has been a growing

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