We are seeking essays for a multi-disciplinary edited collection on
"Photography and Oppositional Politics in Post-War America." While recent
scholars lament the decline of documentary photography, (be it through Cold
War repression or photojournalistic sublimation), we are interested in
mapping the continued vitality of photography for imaging or organizing an
oppositional politics. By exploring the politics of visual culture-
photography as activist practice— this anthology aims to contribute to
recent debate on social movements that stress the role of culture.
Especially welcome are essays that explore the new political objectives and

The Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment will
co-sponsor a session on teaching environmental literatures at the
Northeast Modern Language Association Convention Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. The dates for the convention are March 2-5, 2006.

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Teaching Environmental Literatures

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THE FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING of the CULTURAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION (U.S.)
Washington. D.C. (George Mason University, Arlington campus) April
19-22,
2006

The Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) invites participation in its
Fourth
Annual Meeting from all areas and on all topics of relevance to Cultural
Studies, including but not limited to literature, history, sociology,
geography, anthropology, communications, popular culture, cultural
theory,
queer studies, critical race studies, feminist studies, postcolonial
studies, media and film studies, material culture studies, performance
and
visual arts studies.

cfp: LITERATURE, EPISTEMOLOGY AND SCIENCE (12/31/05 proposals; 11/30/06 =
articles for journal issue)

European Journal of English Studies, Vol. 11, Issue 3 (Routledge)

Call for Papers

_Florilegium_, the journal of the Canadian Society of Medievalists, invites
submissions for its next volume, scheduled for publication in Summer 2006. Papers
on any aspect of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages (including the post-medieval
representation of the medieval period) are welcome. A section of this volume is set
aside for a special cluster exploring the topic of medieval popular culture (and its
later reception), and additional papers on any aspect of this theme are particularly
encouraged.

For information about the journal, please visit
<http://www.csm.wlu.ca/Florilegium/florilegium.htm>.

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The Pearl-Poet Society is sponsoring the following four sessions at the
41st International Congress on Medieval Studies, 4-7 May 2006
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan.

1. "The Masculine and the Feminine in the Pearl-Poems"

2. "Politics and History in the Pearl-Poems"

3. "The God(s) of the Pearl-Poems"

4. "Teaching the Pearl-Poems"

We invite abstracts from scholars of all levels - from graduate student
to senior academic.

Please submit a one-page abstract to the desired session (please
include complete contact information).

CALL FOR PAPERS
The Materials of Modern Sculpture
A one-day graduate student symposium
Saturday, February 4, 2006
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT

This one-day graduate student symposium will address the materials of
modern sculpture and changing conceptions of the sculptural object from
1945 to the present.

CFP: Queer Chinese Cinemas (9/30/2005; collection)

Are these media new ?

Under the editorship of Eric Alloi and Isabelle Raynauld

[la version française suit]

The 6th issue of Post-Scriptum.org is concerned with the concepts and
expressions that constitute the foundation of new media as a field of study.
If the current lexical profusion (new media, multimedia, digital media,
interactive media, etc.) attests to the diversity of possible approaches
when faced with combinations of information technology and arts such as
literature, cinema and other hybrid forms, what critical point of view are
we able to bring to an artistic practice that is still embryonic?

"Romanticism"
Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA) Conference, Philadelphia, 3/2-5/06.
NEMLA Sponsored Panel
Essays invited on any aspect of British Romanticism.
250-500 word abstracts due by 9/15/05 to:
               Marilyn Rye
                M-MS1-01
                Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.
                285 Madison Ave.
                Madison, NJ 07940
                or send by email (preferred)
                to <mrye_at_fdu.edu)
                Phone: 973-443-8343
                Fax: 973-443-8087

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Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association

Joint Annual Conference

Atlanta Marriot Marquis

Atlanta, Georgia - April 12-15, 2006

The PCA Dime Novels, Pulps, and Juvenile Series Books division invites interested parties to submit papers for presentation. Papers may cover (but are not limited to) any aspect of the following topics: authors, major characters, themes, readership, bibliography or research methods, social commentary, early genre forms, special collections, and matters of gender, race, class, image or attitude.

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CALL FOR PAPERS!
Language Attitudes and Popular Linguistics Area
2006 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference
Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia - April 12-15, 2006

  CFP: NNP Journal 2006 Edition, Deadline: December 2005
Papers are invited for publication in 2006 edition of the New Nigerian Poetry Journal, NNP. The 2005 issue, dedicated to retiring professor of English, Romanus Egudu for his contributions in expanding the frontiers of African literature and Nigerian poetry, is available for distribution courtesy of Progeny (Africa Research) International. [Website] www.africaresearch.us

New Voices of Nigerian Poetry