DEREK WALCOTT FESTSCHRIFT. Abstracts of 500 words or original papers of
20-25 pages in length are being solicited for a proposed festschrift
honoring Derek Walcott on the occasion of his 75th birthday, January
2005. Papers that are accepted are to be published in a special issue of
Callaloo before being printed in book form. Submissions will be accepted
through May 2003.
        The editors seek essays addressing specific poems, plays, collections
(especially those that have received little attention.) Walcott's
affinity for classical literature is manifest in works other than his
epic "Omeros." Editors also encourage broader theses on techniques,

Forum on "Global James"

Submissions are invited for a Fall 2003 Forum on "Global James."
Contributions may address any aspect of the topic, including:

May I draw your readers' attention to QUEER-E, a message board for CfPs for
any conference or journal where papers or articles that are written from a
queer/gay/lesbian studies viewpoint are welcomed; in any discipline and for
any period.

It is edited by Michael O'Rourke and Noreen Giffney of University College,
Dublin.

We should like to hear from any academic who is arranging such a conference
or editing a journal. We emphasise that this is only for notices of a
scholarly nature; we will not ourselves be publishing any material other
than calls for papers. These can be sent to Quinfo_at_netscape.net

PLEASE CIRCULATE & CROSS-POST: CALL FOR PAPERS
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NMEDIAC : The Journal of New Media & Culture (nmediac.net), an online
peer-reviewed scholarly journal, is accepting paper submissions for its
second issue of 2002: Summer 2002 (August 15 launch date).

The submission deadline for materials to be considered for the Summer 2002
issue is July 1.

Call for Contributions

New Book Series from Continuum

TECHNOLOGIES
Studies in Culture and Theory

EDITORS
Gary Hall & Chris Hables Gray

CONSULTANT EDITORS
Parveen Adams, Keith Ansell-Pearson, Jim Falk, Steve Graham, Donna
Haraway, Deborah Heath, Manuel De Landa, Paul Patton, Constance Penley,
Kevin Robins, Avital Ronell, Andrew Ross, Allucquere Rosanne
Stone.

Call for Contributions

New Book Series from Continuum

TECHNOLOGIES
Studies in Culture and Theory

EDITORS
Gary Hall & Chris Hables Gray

CONSULTANT EDITORS
Parveen Adams, Keith Ansell-Pearson, Jim Falk, Steve Graham, Donna
Haraway, Deborah Heath, Manuel De Landa, Paul Patton, Constance Penley,
Kevin Robins, Avital Ronell, Andrew Ross, Allucquere Rosanne
Stone.

Call for Contributions

New Book Series from Continuum

TECHNOLOGIES
Studies in Culture and Theory

EDITORS
Gary Hall & Chris Hables Gray

CONSULTANT EDITORS
Parveen Adams, Keith Ansell-Pearson, Jim Falk, Steve Graham, Donna
Haraway, Deborah Heath, Manuel De Landa, Paul Patton, Constance Penley,
Kevin Robins, Avital Ronell, Andrew Ross, Allucquere Rosanne
Stone.

X-posted from PERFORM

Dear Colleagues

EUROPEAN MEDIEVAL DRAMA

I am writing (i) to inform you about major changes in the administration
and academic activities of the journal European Medieval Drama (EMD);
(ii) to invite all scholars who work on medieval drama to consider
publishing their work in EMD; and (iii) to urge you and your University
Library to take out a subscription to EMD.

The third issue of The Red Critique, an online Marxist journal of analysis
of the contemporary, is now available at http://www.redcritique.org.

Editorial:
Euroamerican Left and the myth of "New" Capitalism

Feminism Now
Jennifer Cotter

Palestine and the Burden of "Evidence"
Kimberly DeFazio

Memento and the Cultural Production of the New Corporate Worker
Amrohini Sahay

Black Studies is Education in the General Interest
Robert Faivre

State and "Revolutionaries"
Ranganayakamma

"Marriage" Cannot Rescue Welfare Reform
Julie Torrant

The third issue of The Red Critique, an online Marxist journal of analysis
of the contemporary, is now available at http://www.redcritique.org.

Editorial:
Euroamerican Left and the myth of "New" Capitalism

Feminism Now
Jennifer Cotter

Palestine and the Burden of "Evidence"
Kimberly DeFazio

Memento and the Cultural Production of the New Corporate Worker
Amrohini Sahay

Black Studies is Education in the General Interest
Robert Faivre

State and "Revolutionaries"
Ranganayakamma

"Marriage" Cannot Rescue Welfare Reform
Julie Torrant

Update: Teaching and Learning on the Web

This message is being cross-posted; please excuse duplication.

       The editors of _American Heroes: Figures of Americana in Comics Books_
are now seeking submissions. _American Heroes_ is now under heavy
consideration from a major university press and will be a collection of
scholarly essays dealing with comic book figures with strongly American ties.
Essays should be essentially historicist in nature but can inculcate much
from Popular Culture and Critical Theory as they examine the mystique, charm,
and relevance of comic book figures distinctly American. Special emphasis
will be placed on essays exploring patriot-themed heroes (such as Captain
American or Sgt. Rock, for example). Many topics are available from the

Americana: The Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture would
like to invite you to submit articles for its fall edition of Americana:
The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present) to be published in
October at http://www.americanpopularculture.com.

You can see the guidelines by going to
http://www.americanpopularculture.com/journal/call_for_papers.htm. These
guideline have also been copied below for your convenience.

Americana: The Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture would
like to invite you to submit articles for its fall edition of Americana:
The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present) to be published in
October at http://www.americanpopularculture.com.

You can see the guidelines by going to
http://www.americanpopularculture.com/journal/call_for_papers.htm. These
guideline have also been copied below for your convenience.