The deadline for abstracts submissions has been extended to January 15,
2006.

Conference website:
http://people.brandeis.edu/~dcoriale/traffic/Traffic7.htm

MARCH 10, 2006
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Plenary Speaker: Professor John Plotz, Brandeis University

CALL FOR PAPERS
The Third Annual English Graduate Conference at Brandeis University

Call for Papers =96 the Fibreculture Journal =96 General Issue, 2006
(please circulate)

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The deadline for abstracts submissions has been extended to January 15,
2006.

Conference website:
http://people.brandeis.edu/~dcoriale/traffic/Traffic7.htm

MARCH 10, 2006
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Plenary Speaker: Professor John Plotz, Brandeis University

CALL FOR PAPERS
The Third Annual English Graduate Conference at Brandeis University

The Toni Morrison Society invites proposals for 15-20 panels at 2 panels at=
 the 2006 American Literature Association Conference, May 25-28, San Franci=
sco, California. Email 200 word proposals to address below by 15 Jan. 2006.=

1. Toni Morrison and Black Women Writers:
Morrison's impact on women writers
How Morrison has opened up "space" for women writers
The shifts in Black women's fiction before and after Morrison
The relationship of Morrison's fictional texts to other genres of Black wo=
men's writing.

In honor of J. Hillis Miller recently being awarded the fourth-ever Lifetime
Achievement Award for Scholarship by the MLA, the UNH English Graduate
Organization has decided to extend the deadline submission for its graduate
student conference, "Border Crossings and Boundary Definitions" to
January 1, 2006. Keynote speakers, in addition to J. Hillis Miller,
are Donald E. Pease, Jr., and Janet Aikins Yount.

Border Crossings and Boundary Definitions
Graduate Conference, University of New Hampshire
March 31-April 1, 2006

In honor of J. Hillis Miller recently being awarded the fourth-ever Lifetime
Achievement Award for Scholarship by the MLA, the UNH English Graduate
Organization has decided to extend the deadline submission for its graduate
student conference, "Border Crossings and Boundary Definitions" to
January 1, 2006. Keynote speakers, in addition to J. Hillis Miller,
are Donald E. Pease, Jr., and Janet Aikins Yount.

Border Crossings and Boundary Definitions
Graduate Conference, University of New Hampshire
March 31-April 1, 2006

In honor of J. Hillis Miller recently being awarded the fourth-ever Lifetime
Achievement Award for Scholarship by the MLA, the UNH English Graduate
Organization has decided to extend the deadline submission for its graduate
student conference, "Border Crossings and Boundary Definitions" to
January 1, 2006. Keynote speakers, in addition to J. Hillis Miller,
are Donald E. Pease, Jr., and Janet Aikins Yount.

Border Crossings and Boundary Definitions
Graduate Conference, University of New Hampshire
March 31-April 1, 2006

CALL FOR PAPERS for A Century of the Marx Brothers to be published by
Cambridge Scholars Press.

This collection will consider the impact of the Marx Brother's work over
the past one hundred years. Papers can analyze individual films,
consider the Marx Brothers' influence on contemporary artists, or
explore some other aspect of their work. The collection hopes to
showcase the range of the Marx Brothers' influence and a variety of
theoretical approaches. Current contributions include the Marx Brothers
"ethnic construction of character," a Deleuzian reading of their humor,
Woody Allen's appreciation of their work, and a consideration of their
surrealistic aspects.

=20

The California Roundtable on Philosophy and Race

September 22-23, 2006

Keynote Speaker: Howard McGary, Rutgers

CALL FOR PAPERS for A Century of the Marx Brothers to be published by
Cambridge Scholars Press.

This collection will consider the impact of the Marx Brother's work over
the past one hundred years. Papers can analyze individual films,
consider the Marx Brothers' influence on contemporary artists, or
explore some other aspect of their work. The collection hopes to
showcase the range of the Marx Brothers' influence and a variety of
theoretical approaches. Current contributions include the Marx Brothers
"ethnic construction of character," a Deleuzian reading of their humor,
Woody Allen's appreciation of their work, and a consideration of their
surrealistic aspects.

=20

DEADLINES FOR ALL PROPOSALS EXTENDED TO JANUARY 6th! OPEN SUBMISSIONS FOR
PAPERS AND PANELS WELCOMED.

A Symposium in Rhetoric: "Rhetoric & Kairos"
Open to faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars

The Federation Rhetoric Committee of the Federation of North Texas Area
Universities

Texas Woman's University - Denton, Texas
Where: ACT Bldg., 2nd Floor
When: February 24, 2006

The Rhetoric Symposium is now accepting proposals for papers and panels
dealing with contemporary issues of kairos, which we define broadly to
incorporate a wide variety of research interests.

CFP: Kairos and Media Studies Panel
Extended Submission Deadline: January 6, 2006
 
A Symposium in Rhetoric: "Rhetoric & Kairos"

Open to faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars
 
The Federation Rhetoric Committee of the Federation of North Texas Area
Universities
 
Texas Woman's University - Denton, Texas

Where: ACT Bldg. 2nd Floor

CFP: Kairos and Media Studies Panel
Extended Submission Deadline: January 6, 2006
 
A Symposium in Rhetoric: "Rhetoric & Kairos"

Open to faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars
 
The Federation Rhetoric Committee of the Federation of North Texas Area
Universities
 
Texas Woman's University - Denton, Texas

Where: ACT Bldg. 2nd Floor

A Symposium in Rhetoric: "Milton's Paradise Lost"

Open to Faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars

The Federation Rhetoric Committee of the Federation of North Texas Area
Universities

Texas Woman's University - Denton, Texas

Where: ACT Bldg. 2nd Floor

When: February 24, 2006

We are seeking proposals for papers addressing the scholarship and life of
John Milton, specifically his epic poem, Paradise Lost and its applications
to today's world. In what ways is Paradise Lost beneficial to today's
scholar? What current issues can benefit from the study of PL or Milton? How
could Milton's work be taught to the modern student? Issues could include: