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CFP: Another Slapstick Symposium (Belgium) (3/30/06; 5/13/06-5/14/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Paulus Tom

"Another Slapstick Symposium"

A film conference on American slapstick comedy in the silent era, =
13th-14th May, 2006 organized by BLASA (Belgium Luxembourg American =
Studies Association) and VDFC (Flemish Council for Film Culture)=20

To be held at the Cin=E9math=E8que Royale, Brussels, Belgium

Another Slapstick Symposium sets out to revisit and rethink some of the =
themes and ideas of the original =91Slapstick Symposium=92 organized by =
Eileen Bowser at the Museum of Modern Art in 1985. The conference will =
focus on four broad contexts:

1) slapstick comedy and early film style
2) studios and audiences
3) comedy stars/acting
4) mechanics of the gag and the culture of modernity

CFP: Women in the Classroom Roundtable (1/19/06; SSAWW, 11/8/06-11/11/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Laura Tanner

Study for the Society of American Women Writers, 3rd International Conference; Sheraton Society Hill; Philadephia, PA; Nov. 8 - 11, 2006.

Women in the Classroom: A Pedagogy Roundtable

This roundtable will address pedagogical issues which arise in teaching undergraduate courses on women writers. Potential participants might consider responding to some of the following questions, or developing their own:

CFP: Women in the Classroom Roundtable (1/19/06; SSAWW, 11/8/06-11/11/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Laura Tanner

Study for the Society of American Women Writers, 3rd International Conference; Sheraton Society Hill; Philadephia, PA; Nov. 8 - 11, 2006.

Women in the Classroom: A Pedagogy Roundtable

This roundtable will address pedagogical issues which arise in teaching undergraduate courses on women writers. Potential participants might consider responding to some of the following questions, or developing their own:

CFP: Robert Penn Warren's Nonfiction Narrative Voice (1/20/06; ALA, 5/25/06-5/28/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
OVERALL, KERI

The Robert Penn Warren section at ALA seeks papers on the narrative voice in Warren's nonfiction or the relation of Warren's nonfiction essays or works to his fiction or poetry.

 

A full range of approaches to and perspectives on the topic is encouraged.

 

Please send 100-250 word proposals for 20-minute papers by email to keri.overall_at_tccd.edu 15 January 2006.

 

In order for the proposal to be considered, include the following information:

 

CFP: Asian American Encyclopedia Entries (3/31/06; collection)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Dr. Seiwoong Oh

Call for Contributions

Asian American Entries in Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature

Scholars of Asian American literature are invited to contribute articles
to be included in the Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature, a
5-volume set in which the Asian American entries will be a separate
volume. The Encyclopedia will be published in late 2006 by Facts On
File, a New York publisher of reference books for high school and
college students (www.factsonfile.com <http://www.factsonfile.com/>).

CFP: Asian American Encyclopedia Entries (3/31/06; collection)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Dr. Seiwoong Oh

Call for Contributions

Asian American Entries in Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature

Scholars of Asian American literature are invited to contribute articles
to be included in the Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature, a
5-volume set in which the Asian American entries will be a separate
volume. The Encyclopedia will be published in late 2006 by Facts On
File, a New York publisher of reference books for high school and
college students (www.factsonfile.com <http://www.factsonfile.com/>).

CFP: Asian American Encyclopedia Entries (3/31/06; collection)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Dr. Seiwoong Oh

Call for Contributions

Asian American Entries in Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature

Scholars of Asian American literature are invited to contribute articles
to be included in the Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature, a
5-volume set in which the Asian American entries will be a separate
volume. The Encyclopedia will be published in late 2006 by Facts On
File, a New York publisher of reference books for high school and
college students (www.factsonfile.com <http://www.factsonfile.com/>).

CFP: Asian American Encyclopedia Entries (3/31/06; collection)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Dr. Seiwoong Oh

Call for Contributions

Asian American Entries in Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature

Scholars of Asian American literature are invited to contribute articles
to be included in the Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature, a
5-volume set in which the Asian American entries will be a separate
volume. The Encyclopedia will be published in late 2006 by Facts On
File, a New York publisher of reference books for high school and
college students (www.factsonfile.com <http://www.factsonfile.com/>).

CFP: Empire's War on Extremism (1/23/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Clark, D. Anthony Tyeeme

PLEASE CIRCULATE

 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
 SPECIAL ISSUE of the Journal of Indigenous Nations Studies

"Empire's War on Extremism: Indigenous Peoples Write Back"
 Guest Editors: Larry W. Emerson and D. Anthony Tyeeme Clark

CFP: Empire's War on Extremism (1/23/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Clark, D. Anthony Tyeeme

PLEASE CIRCULATE

 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
 SPECIAL ISSUE of the Journal of Indigenous Nations Studies

"Empire's War on Extremism: Indigenous Peoples Write Back"
 Guest Editors: Larry W. Emerson and D. Anthony Tyeeme Clark

CFP: Empire's War on Extremism (1/23/06; journal issue)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Clark, D. Anthony Tyeeme

PLEASE CIRCULATE

 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
 SPECIAL ISSUE of the Journal of Indigenous Nations Studies

"Empire's War on Extremism: Indigenous Peoples Write Back"
 Guest Editors: Larry W. Emerson and D. Anthony Tyeeme Clark

CFP: (dis)junctions: General Topic (grad) (2/1/06; 4/7/06-4/8/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Sharon Tohline

  Call for Papers: general topic, humanities and social sciences
University of California Riverside's 13th annual humanities conference
(dis)junctions 2006: lost in translation
April 7-8, 2006
deadline for abstracts: February 1
  http://english.ucr.edu/gsea/disjunctions
  
 
  Graduate students of the University of California, Riverside, are seeking papers for their 13th annual humanities conference, (dis)junctions. We are interested in papers on nearly any topic, and this year we are particularly interested in papers that span more than one discipline between the humanities and social sciences. Some sample topic include

UPDATE: Studies in English (Turkey) (1/15/06; 4/24/06-4/26/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Mehmet Can Bas

Update:

The deadline for paper and panel proposals for "Studies in English" =
conference that will take place in Istanbul in April 24-26, 2006 has =
been extended to January 15, 2006.

Keynote speakers:

Adolphe Haberer (Universit=E9 Lumi=E8re-Lyon 2)
Ad Neeleman (University College London)
Jale Parla (Istanbul Bilgi University)
Gerard Steen (Urije Universiteit, Amsterdam)
Stephanos Stephanides (University of Cyprus)
Marina Warner

UPDATE: Studies in English (Turkey) (1/15/06; 4/24/06-4/26/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Mehmet Can Bas

Update:

The deadline for paper and panel proposals for "Studies in English" =
conference that will take place in Istanbul in April 24-26, 2006 has =
been extended to January 15, 2006.

Keynote speakers:

Adolphe Haberer (Universit=E9 Lumi=E8re-Lyon 2)
Ad Neeleman (University College London)
Jale Parla (Istanbul Bilgi University)
Gerard Steen (Urije Universiteit, Amsterdam)
Stephanos Stephanides (University of Cyprus)
Marina Warner

UPDATE: War and the West (1/15/06; 3/30/06-4/1/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Matt Evertson

JUST ANNOUNCED: Keynote Address will be by the honorable Senator GEORGE=20=

MCGOVERN.

War and the West
17th Annual Mari Sandoz Heritage Society Conference
March 30 to April 1, 2006
Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center
Chadron State College
Chadron, Nebraska

Taking inspiration from our theme book for the 2006 conference, The=20
Tom-Walker, the
Mari Sandoz Heritage Society invites proposals for individual papers or=20=

panel
presentations related to the subject of "War and the West,"=20
particularly the treatment or depiction of soldiers departing from=20
rural areas=97from the "heartland" of America, so to speak=97to fight in=20=

UPDATE: War and the West (1/15/06; 3/30/06-4/1/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Matt Evertson

JUST ANNOUNCED: Keynote Address will be by the honorable Senator GEORGE=20=

MCGOVERN.

War and the West
17th Annual Mari Sandoz Heritage Society Conference
March 30 to April 1, 2006
Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center
Chadron State College
Chadron, Nebraska

Taking inspiration from our theme book for the 2006 conference, The=20
Tom-Walker, the
Mari Sandoz Heritage Society invites proposals for individual papers or=20=

panel
presentations related to the subject of "War and the West,"=20
particularly the treatment or depiction of soldiers departing from=20
rural areas=97from the "heartland" of America, so to speak=97to fight in=20=

CFP: EGAD Panels (3/18/06; 3/31/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Josuechi_at_aol.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CALL FOR PAPERS- EGAD Panels

DaVinci to Derrida: Breaking Codes Across Disciplines
***Open to faculty, graduates, and undergraduates***
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EGAD
(English Graduates for Academic Development)
15th Annual Interdisciplinary Symposium
Texas A&M University-Commerce
March 31, 2006

CFP: EGAD Panels (3/18/06; 3/31/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Josuechi_at_aol.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CALL FOR PAPERS- EGAD Panels

DaVinci to Derrida: Breaking Codes Across Disciplines
***Open to faculty, graduates, and undergraduates***
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EGAD
(English Graduates for Academic Development)
15th Annual Interdisciplinary Symposium
Texas A&M University-Commerce
March 31, 2006

CFP: Melville and the Book (1/20/06; ALA, 5/25/06-5/28/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Brown, Matthew P

SHARP at the ALA: Melville and the Book

Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP)
American Literature Association Conference
May 25-28, 2006
Hyatt Regency San Francisco in Embarcadero Center

CFP: Melville and the Book (1/20/06; ALA, 5/25/06-5/28/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Brown, Matthew P

SHARP at the ALA: Melville and the Book

Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP)
American Literature Association Conference
May 25-28, 2006
Hyatt Regency San Francisco in Embarcadero Center

CFP: Genderful Experiences (grad) (UK) (2/15/06; 5/25/06-5/26/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Vasuki Shanmuganathan

GENDERFUL EXPERIENCES
Conference Date: May 25/26, 2006
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline for Proposals: 15 February 2006

-We had the experience but missed the meaning.-
T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets (1941)

Experience is defined as a - direct participation or observation of
events - which results in a production of knowledge. This experience
can be encountered by an individual, community or nation.1

CFP: Genderful Experiences (grad) (UK) (2/15/06; 5/25/06-5/26/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Vasuki Shanmuganathan

GENDERFUL EXPERIENCES
Conference Date: May 25/26, 2006
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline for Proposals: 15 February 2006

-We had the experience but missed the meaning.-
T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets (1941)

Experience is defined as a - direct participation or observation of
events - which results in a production of knowledge. This experience
can be encountered by an individual, community or nation.1

CFP: Genderful Experiences (grad) (UK) (2/15/06; 5/25/06-5/26/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Vasuki Shanmuganathan

GENDERFUL EXPERIENCES
Conference Date: May 25/26, 2006
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline for Proposals: 15 February 2006

-We had the experience but missed the meaning.-
T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets (1941)

Experience is defined as a - direct participation or observation of
events - which results in a production of knowledge. This experience
can be encountered by an individual, community or nation.1

CFP: Genderful Experiences (grad) (UK) (2/15/06; 5/25/06-5/26/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 4:44pm
Vasuki Shanmuganathan

GENDERFUL EXPERIENCES
Conference Date: May 25/26, 2006
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline for Proposals: 15 February 2006

-We had the experience but missed the meaning.-
T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets (1941)

Experience is defined as a - direct participation or observation of
events - which results in a production of knowledge. This experience
can be encountered by an individual, community or nation.1

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