"New York City: Global Village"

The Third Annual Interdisciplinary Conference at the New York Institute of Technology

Keynote Speaker: Professor Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago

March 9, 2007

The New York Institute of Technology announces its third interdisciplinary conference, "New York City: Global Village," which will address the role of New York City as a site of international exchange in culture, technology, tourism and other fields. Scholars from a range of disciplines are invited to present their research at this one-day conference at NYIT's Columbus Circle, Manhattan, campus.

*Call for Papers: "Black People Don't Read": An Exploration into Black
American Literacy, **Reading**, and Writing *

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*Proposals are sought for a new edited collection on reading, writing and
Black culture*

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"New York City: Global Village"

The Third Annual Interdisciplinary Conference at the New York Institute of Technology

Keynote Speaker: Professor Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago

March 9, 2007

The New York Institute of Technology announces its third interdisciplinary conference, "New York City: Global Village," which will address the role of New York City as a site of international exchange in culture, technology, tourism and other fields. Scholars from a range of disciplines are invited to present their research at this one-day conference at NYIT's Columbus Circle, Manhattan, campus.

Call for Papers: Contemporary Southern Literature
PCA
*April 4 - 7, 2007*

*Conference location: Boston Marriott Copley Place,* * Boston,
Massachusetts*

The Faculties of the Humanities of the University of Geneva and of the
University of Lausanne are pleased to invite you to the XIIth International
Convention of the International Courtly Literature Society (ICLS) to be held

29 July to 4 August 2007
in the two Lemanic cities (Lausanne 29.07-31.07, Geneva 01.08-04.08)

CALL FOR PAPERS

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Contributors are sought for a new book on 'A History of Sexual =
Perversion
1650-1850'. We specifically seek articles within the boundaries of =
history of sexuality which examine so-called sexual 'perversions'; this =
might include any sexual behaviour which was considered perverse or =
'abnormal' for its time and would include certain heterosexual, =
homosexual, lesbian, transgender, transvestite etc. practices; and why =
was such behaviour was seen as 'abnormal', 'perverse' or threatening; =
subjects for discussion might be considered include bestiality, =
flagellation, sex with children, fetishes, sado-masochism etc.=20

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Call for Papers=20
The English department at Baton Rouge Community College invites
submissions from faculty and graduate students to its annual spring
writing conference, "Writing Matters: An Exploration of the Diverse
Nature of the Composition Classroom." Papers and panel discussions are
welcome in all areas relating to the composition classroom, including
technology, cultural diversity, teaching methodology, interdisciplinary
approaches, and writing across the curriculum. Deadline for submissions,
which should be a maximum of 200 words, is Monday, January 15, 2007.
Selected participants will be notified no later than Wednesday, January
31, 2007.=20

5th GALWAY CONFERENCE ON COLONIALISM: SETTLER COLONIALISM

Centre for Irish Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway

27-30 June 2007

5th GALWAY CONFERENCE ON COLONIALISM: SETTLER COLONIALISM

Centre for Irish Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway

27-30 June 2007

5th GALWAY CONFERENCE ON COLONIALISM: SETTLER COLONIALISM

Centre for Irish Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway

27-30 June 2007

CEA 2007 CFP -- Special Sessions: Afro-Caribbean Literature

The 38th Annual College English Association Conference: "Empathy and Ethics." New Orleans, Louisiana, April 12-14, 2007

Deadline for all proposals: November 1, 2006.

I am coordinating the CEA panels on Afro-Caribbean Literature for the 2007 Annual College English Association Conference. We welcome individual and panel presentation proposals that address Afro-Caribbean literatures in general, including--but not limited to--the following possible themes:

Collection: Graduating Gender: Queer Grad Students Reading Culture

I am seeking submissions for an edited collection of graduate student essays
on queer/trans theory, gender issues, and cultural studies.

Collection: Graduating Gender: Queer Grad Students Reading Culture

I am seeking submissions for an edited collection of graduate student essays
on queer/trans theory, gender issues, and cultural studies.

First Annual Graduate Student Conference
Department of Comparative Studies (http://comparativestudies.osu.edu)
The Ohio State University Columbus, OH USA
  One-Day Conference January 19th, 2007