The Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas (JASAT) is a
refereed journal published annually in the fall and welcomes manuscripts
15-25 pages in length on various aspects of American culture, with an
emphasis on Texas, the south, and southwest. Although manuscripts are
accepted at any time, the deadline for each issue is April 30. Among recent
articles are a study of inter-ethnic relations and the music industry in Los
Angeles, "'An Aural Counterpart': Afro-Chicano Music Culture and Mainstream
Radio in Post-war Los Angeles"; an examination of the first wire-line
telegraphy company west of the Mississippi, "Wiring Texas: The Story of the

Please contact Michael S. Kimmel (michaelskimmel_at_compuserve.com) if you
are interested in the following CFP. Also, please pass on this CFP to
other colleagues who might be interested.

Regards,

Merry G. Perry
Area Chair, Masculinities
National PCA/ACA Conference
Department of English
West Chester University
532 Main Hall
West Chester, PA 19383
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Dear Colleagues:

AMERICAN REGIONAL CULTURES-A Greenwood Reference Series

The Greenwood Publishing Group, an award-winning publisher of reference
books and monographs, is developing a major new reference series that will
provide an invaluable and unprecedented tool in the field of Regional
Studies. The series will be marketed to college, high school, and public
libraries throughout the United States, and will be offered for sale as
individual volumes and as a complete set.

I am seeking contributors for the volume dealing with the New England
region, made up of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island and Vermont, for each of the following topical chapters:

Announcing a New Undergraduate Research Journal. Young Scholars in Writing:
Undergraduate Research in Writing and Rhetoric seeks theory-driven and/or
research-based submissions from undergraduates on the following topics:
writing, rhetoric, composition, professional writing, technical writing,
business writing, discourse analysis, writing technologies, peer tutoring
in writing, writing process, writing in the disciplines, and related
topics. Submissions to this refereed journal should be between 8 and 20
pages, in MLA format, and should be accompanied by a professor's note that
the essay was written by the student. Please send three copies of

The Philip Roth Society, a new organization devoted to the study and the
appreciation of the writings of Philip Roth, will soon inaugurate a
newsletter, and it's looking for individuals interested in contributing.
 As this is a literary newsletter, contributions should not be long and
journal-length. Brief writings concerning Roth and his fiction, in any
way and from any approach, are welcome.

The goal of the Philip Roth Society is to encourage the exchange of
ideas and texts concerning this most significant author through
discussions, panel presentations at scholarly conferences, and journal
publications. The newsletter will be a major factor in accomplishing
this.

> Hi. How are you? I am writing to you because I'd like you to contribute to=
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> Scholarly Essays and Literary Criticism.=20
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> Tradition, is writing the introduction. Houston A. Baker, Dr. Lorenzo=20
> Thomas, Dr. Nathan Hare, and several others have already expressed their=20
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Graduate-Student.com is a new site focused on humanities graduate
students who are looking for information on writing the
thesis\dissertation, looking for cheap airfare sites or searching for
E-reources on African American Literature, Science Fiction, American
Literature, on-line e-texts, etc.

CRITICAL MATRIX is a forum for research, criticism, theory and creative
work in feminism and gender studies. Seeking connections among scholarly,
aesthetic and activist approaches to gender, CM brings together written and
visual materials that explore, redefine or reach across traditional
disciplinary boundaries. Today an award-winning, internationally circulated
professional journal,CM was founded by feminist graduate students in the
early 1980s to provide academic support for exploratory scholarship in
Women's Studies and continues to encourage submission that might encounter
resistance or neglect within established disciplines. We solicit new work

This message is being cross-posted; please excuse duplication.

CFP: Queer Cinema in Europe

Contributions are sought for 'Queer Cinema in Europe', an edited anthology of
critical essays to be published by Intellect Books in 2004. The collection
will explore the varying deployments of lesbian, gay and queer representation
to re-define and deconstruct notions of national identity and culture from
within a unique and diverse European context.

Suggested subjects include:

The Journal of the William Morris Society is planning a special Winter 2003
edition on 'Morris and the Book Arts'. Articles are thus solicited on any
aspect of Morris's relationship to, or influence upon book art and design.
Possible topics might include: Morris and calligraphy; the Kelmscott Press,
specific editions of note of Morris's work; Morris' relationship to other
Victorian book illustrators and designers; the Kelmscott legacy and
influence; other Morris-influenced book illustrators, designers or binders.

The Journal of the William Morris Society is planning a special Winter 2003
edition on 'Morris and the Book Arts'. Articles are thus solicited on any
aspect of Morris's relationship to, or influence upon book art and design.
Possible topics might include: Morris and calligraphy; the Kelmscott Press,
specific editions of note of Morris's work; Morris' relationship to other
Victorian book illustrators and designers; the Kelmscott legacy and
influence; other Morris-influenced book illustrators, designers or binders.

With apologies for cross-posting...

Call for Contributions/Papers
to the
Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) Awareness Initiative
of the
Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Inc. (OPAF) www.opfund.org

With apologies for cross-posting...

Call for Contributions/Papers
to the
Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) Awareness Initiative
of the
Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Inc. (OPAF) www.opfund.org