Nua: Studies in Contemporary Irish Writing seeks submissions for a
special issue on Ireland and Film. Rebecca Steinberger will be the
guest editor of this special issue on recent Irish films, planned for
appearance in spring of 2005. Topics of interest include, but are not
limited to: how is the nation represented in recent cinematic
interpretations? What constitutes ?Irish? cinema? How does the Irish
question surface in film? What is the role of history in film
narrative? How does film?s function in Irish culture differ from that
of written fiction or plays? In what ways do film soundtracks reflect
traditional Irish music? What role does the Irish landscape assume in
film?

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR BOOK:
"AND NEVER KNOW THE JOY": SEX AND THE EROTIC IN ENGLISH POETRY

Call for Papers; "Religion in American Literature"

 AMERICAN@ is accepting paper submissions for its Winter issue of 2003

New submission deadline: December 15.

 =20

The Winter 2003 issue will have a special focus on the influence of =
Religion and the representation of religious practices on both American =
 literature and culture. Contributions may focus on one of the main =
subtopics below:

Call for Papers; "Religion in American Literature"

 AMERICAN@ is accepting paper submissions for its Winter issue of 2003

New submission deadline: December 15.

 =20

The Winter 2003 issue will have a special focus on the influence of =
Religion and the representation of religious practices on both American =
 literature and culture. Contributions may focus on one of the main =
subtopics below:

A volume is being put together that will examine the relationship between
classical and biblical ideas in Great Britain and Western Europe in the early
modern period (c1536-1702). We expect to have ten essays, each of between five
thousand and six thousand words. Submissions are welcome from scholars working
in all disciplines.

Interdisciplinary treatments are especially encouraged. All authors should
write in such a way that their work is accessible to academics working in other
disciplines.

Abstracts of 500-1000 words should be sent to John Newton
(j.g.newton_at_durham.ac.uk) or David Lindsay (davidaslindsay_at_hotmail.com) as soon
as possible, and no later than March 2004.

A volume is being put together that will examine the relationship between
classical and biblical ideas in Great Britain and Western Europe in the early
modern period (c1536-1702). We expect to have ten essays, each of between five
thousand and six thousand words. Submissions are welcome from scholars working
in all disciplines.

Interdisciplinary treatments are especially encouraged. All authors should
write in such a way that their work is accessible to academics working in other
disciplines.

Abstracts of 500-1000 words should be sent to John Newton
(j.g.newton_at_durham.ac.uk) or David Lindsay (davidaslindsay_at_hotmail.com) as soon
as possible, and no later than March 2004.

Contributions are solicited for an edited collection on Pirates in
nineteenth-century literature.

Suggested topics might include:

Robert Louis Stevenson.
Henry Newbolt.
Dickensian pirates.
Smugglers, buccaneers and privateers.
Dialogues between real-life piracy and fiction.
Gilbert & Sullivan.
Mythologizing Drake.
The Victorians and Elizabethan seafarers.

Please send abstracts(either via e-mail or regular mail) by no later than
December 31st 2003. Queries should be addressed to Grace Moore:
gracem_at_uidaho.edu

Contributors are needed to write short essays on topics related to Native American Literature. :
The essays are for a volume entitled The Encyclopedia of Native American Literature, to be published by Facts on File, Inc.
Information about the submissions as well as the complete list of entries may be found at
http://www.kings.edu/jamcclin/facts.htm
If you are interested in writing for this book, then please send a message to jamcclin_at_kings.edu including which entries you are interested in writing and a brief c.v.

Thank you,
Jennifer McClinton-Temple
Assistant Professor of English
King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

Contributors are needed to write short essays on topics related to Native American Literature. :
The essays are for a volume entitled The Encyclopedia of Native American Literature, to be published by Facts on File, Inc.
Information about the submissions as well as the complete list of entries may be found at
http://www.kings.edu/jamcclin/facts.htm
If you are interested in writing for this book, then please send a message to jamcclin_at_kings.edu including which entries you are interested in writing and a brief c.v.

Thank you,
Jennifer McClinton-Temple
Assistant Professor of English
King's College
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

Announcing a New Book Series with Parlor Press
Aesthetic Critical Inquiry

http://www.parlorpress.com/aesthetic.html

Series Editor
Andrea Feeser
Modern and Contemporary Art History and Theory
Clemson University

Announcing a New Book Series with Parlor Press
Aesthetic Critical Inquiry

http://www.parlorpress.com/aesthetic.html

Series Editor
Andrea Feeser
Modern and Contemporary Art History and Theory
Clemson University

Call for Papers--Hotel: Critical Review/Revue Critique

Victorian Literature and Culture is seeking articles for an upcoming
Editors' Topic on "Victorian Taxonomies." Essays should be 20-30 pages
long and follow MLA guidelines. Please send two copies by December 1,
2003, to Professor Allison Pease
Department of English
John Jay College,
CUNY, 445 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019,

or to Dr. Maria Jerinic
1471 Lodgepole Drive
Henderson, NV 89014.

Inquiries may be directed to apease_at_jjay.cuny.edu or mjerinic_at_yahoo.com.

Friendships and Free Publications: a critical exploration of the rhizomic
nature of, and the gift economy known as, Canadian Small/Micropress
Publishing

Dear colleagues, friends, writers,