We are seeking previously unpublished critical essays for Mantis 5, under
the broad theme of "Poetry and Discipline."

Mantis is a journal of contemporary poetry, poetry translation and poetry
criticism. A forum for writers coming from a broad spectrum of intellectual
and aesthetic positions, Mantis is dedicated to publishing new work that
interrogates the relationships among critical writing, creative writing, and
translation.

We are seeking essays for an edited collection on "Asian American
Literature and Postcolonial Theory," which should be both an exploration
and a mapping of the debates around these two terms and their corollaries.
Such corollary debates have erupted over the use of terms such as diaspora,
cultural memory, racial melancholy and trauma, nationalism, ethnicity, and
hybridity in Asian American cultural critique. Essays that consider these
genealogies and/or question the usefulness of theories derived from
colonial and postcolonial discourse are especially welcome. Also of
interest would be specific author, period, regional, national, and textual

We are seeking essays for an edited collection on "Asian American
Literature and Postcolonial Theory," which should be both an exploration
and a mapping of the debates around these two terms and their corollaries.
Such corollary debates have erupted over the use of terms such as diaspora,
cultural memory, racial melancholy and trauma, nationalism, ethnicity, and
hybridity in Asian American cultural critique. Essays that consider these
genealogies and/or question the usefulness of theories derived from
colonial and postcolonial discourse are especially welcome. Also of
interest would be specific author, period, regional, national, and textual

We are seeking essays for an edited collection on "Asian American
Literature and Postcolonial Theory," which should be both an exploration
and a mapping of the debates around these two terms and their corollaries.
Such corollary debates have erupted over the use of terms such as diaspora,
cultural memory, racial melancholy and trauma, nationalism, ethnicity, and
hybridity in Asian American cultural critique. Essays that consider these
genealogies and/or question the usefulness of theories derived from
colonial and postcolonial discourse are especially welcome. Also of
interest would be specific author, period, regional, national, and textual

CFP: The Historical Novel
Calls for Panels and papers (15 minutes reading time) on the Historical
Novel at the 27th Annual Southwest/Texas Popular and American Culture
Associations Conference in Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 8-11, 2006. See
<www.h-net.org/~swpca> for more conference information. Some questions to
consider: how can the genre of historical novel be defined? Where does
one draw the lines between truth, fiction, and history? How does the "fog
of war" affect historical fiction? What noteworthy international
historical novels are being produced? Treatments of individual authors

CFP: Post-Humanism and the Politics of Animal Representation

2006 Northeastern Modern Language Association (NEMLA) Convention
Philadelphia, PA
2 - 5 March 2006

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

CRATE, in association with the M.F.A. program at the University of
California, Riverside, is pleased to announce the call for submissions
for its 2006 issue.

While CRATE is interested in writing that reflects upon the interests
and diverse communities of Southern California, especially the
Riverside County/Inland Empire region, we are open to work from all
over the world with the main criteron being excellence.

CRATE is printed annually in the spring and typically runs 750 copies
of 160 pages in a perfect bound digest. In addition to poetry, prose,
and non-fiction, CRATE also features the work of local visual artists
and photographers.

Call for Papers
Ruskinian Theatre: The Victorian Theatre and the Visual Arts (Lancaster
University, 13-15 July 2006)

Proposals are invited for papers and respondents for a 2 day colloquium
sponsored by the History Department and the Ruskin Programme at
Lancaster University, and the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts,
University of Birmingham.

Sponsored Session at International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, May 4-7, 2006
 
The John Donne Society welcomes 15-20 minute papers on any aspect of John Donne studies. Scholars who would like to contribute may send 300-word abstracts/proposals and Abstract Cover Sheet

< http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/41cfp/forms/Abstract_Cover_Sheet.pdf >

to the session chair:

        Dr. Scott D. Vander Ploeg < scott.vanderploeg_at_kctcs.edu <mailto:scott.vanderploeg_at_kctcs.edu> >.

BY SEPTEMBER 15

Academic Exchange Quarterly, a peer-reviewed journal appearing in print
and electronic format, will include in its Spring 2006 issue a special
focus on Teaching the Novel and Short Fiction. Literature and creative
writing instructors at universities, community colleges, and high
schools are invited to submit short, academic essays to the journal.

To have your work considered for the Spring 2006 issue, please submit a
manuscript of 2,500 to 3,000 words by November 30, 2005. (Publication in
later issues is also a possibility.) All submissions undergo a
double-blind peer review.

Deadline extended:

The University of Durham's Online Journal
POSTGRADUATE ENGLISH:
A Journal and Forum for Postgraduates in English in the UK and Europe

Invites postgraduates studying in the UK and Europe to submit papers of not
more than 7000 words on a topic of YOUR CHOICE in the broad range of English
Studies for issue 12 (September 2005) of our refereed online journal. Papers
must conform to the MLA guidelines for presentation and be received no later
than

EXTENDED DEADLINE: AUGUST 7, 2005.

CFP: Forum on Mark Twain's "The War Prayer" in Mark Twain Studies #2
To be published January 2007

CFP: Forum on Mark Twain's "The War Prayer" in Mark Twain Studies #2
To be published January 2007

The English Department at Mohamed I University in
Oujda, Morocco is delighted to announce its 2nd
International Symposium on Minorities and Minor
Literatures to be held 11-12 March 06. This year we
welcome interdisciplinary paper proposals on topics
related to "The Ethics and Politics of de/constructing
identity in literature, art, and the humanities".
We are particularly interested in the following:
The ways in which literary texts uphold or dismantle
the identity categories of race, nation, class,
gender, etc.; the strategies through which literary
texts or art works acknowledge and negotiate cultural
difference; and the ways in which they contribute to