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CFP: Dramatic Transactions (grad) (2/20/06; Trans ––, 4/7/06–4/8/06)

updated: 
Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 7:30pm
Mary-Ann Davis

We are seeking submissions for a panel on the theme of dramatic transactions. This panel will occur as part of the
Association of English Graduate Students' 19th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, entitled "Trans -- : Negotiation and
Resistance," to be held at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

CFP: Dramatic Transactions (grad) (2/20/06; Trans ––, 4/7/06–4/8/06)

updated: 
Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 7:30pm
Mary-Ann Davis

We are seeking submissions for a panel on the theme of dramatic transactions. This panel will occur as part of the
Association of English Graduate Students' 19th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, entitled "Trans -- : Negotiation and
Resistance," to be held at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

CFP: Dramatic Transactions (grad) (2/20/06; Trans ––, 4/7/06–4/8/06)

updated: 
Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 7:30pm
Mary-Ann Davis

We are seeking submissions for a panel on the theme of dramatic transactions. This panel will occur as part of the
Association of English Graduate Students' 19th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, entitled "Trans -- : Negotiation and
Resistance," to be held at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

UPDATE: African Americans and the Catholic Church (2/22/06; 4/27/06-4/29/06)

updated: 
Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 7:30pm
Iyer, Nalini

Please Post:

We have extended the deadline for submission of abstracts to February
22, 2006. For further information, please contact jstein_at_seattleu.edu

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH-A CONFERENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Gaffney Chair for Endowed Mission and the Center for the Study of
Justice in Society jointly present and invite contributions to a
Conference on AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. The conference
will be held at Seattle University from April 27-29, 2006.

UPDATE: Video Games and the Alien / Other (3/1/06; 4/7/06-4/8/06)

updated: 
Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 7:30pm
zach whalen

[UPDATED: extended deadline, additional submissions track, new website]

*CFP : Videogames and the Alien / Other*
Second Annual University of Florida Game Studies Conference
Gainesville, FL
April 7-8, 2006

http://www.alien.gameology.org

The University of Florida's Game Studies Group and the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2006 UF Game
StudiesConference: "Video Games and the Alien/Other," which will be held
in Gainesville,Florida, on April 7-8 2006.

UPDATE: African Americans and the Catholic Church (2/22/06; 4/27/06-4/29/06)

updated: 
Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 7:30pm
Iyer, Nalini

Please Post:

We have extended the deadline for submission of abstracts to February
22, 2006. For further information, please contact jstein_at_seattleu.edu

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH-A CONFERENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Gaffney Chair for Endowed Mission and the Center for the Study of
Justice in Society jointly present and invite contributions to a
Conference on AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. The conference
will be held at Seattle University from April 27-29, 2006.

CFP: Edith Wharton Panels at MLA 2006 (3/15/06; MLA '06)

updated: 
Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 7:30pm
Donna Campbell

Call for Papers

The Edith Wharton Society, an allied organization of the MLA, will sponsor
two panels at the 2006 MLA Convention in Philadelphia.

1. Nation, Race, and Citizenship in Edith Wharton's Works. Issues addressed
might include but are not limited to cosmopolitanism; biological, political,
and anthropological constructions of citizenship, race, and nation; exile
and conceptions of "home"; national and transnational identities; and
related topics. Proposals on Wharton's fiction, travel literature,
autobiographical writings, poetry, and work during World War I are welcome.

UPDATE: Video Games and the Alien / Other (3/1/06; 4/7/06-4/8/06)

updated: 
Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 7:30pm
zach whalen

[UPDATED: extended deadline, additional submissions track, new website]

*CFP : Videogames and the Alien / Other*
Second Annual University of Florida Game Studies Conference
Gainesville, FL
April 7-8, 2006

http://www.alien.gameology.org

The University of Florida's Game Studies Group and the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2006 UF Game
StudiesConference: "Video Games and the Alien/Other," which will be held
in Gainesville,Florida, on April 7-8 2006.

UPDATE: African Americans and the Catholic Church (2/22/06; 4/27/06-4/29/06)

updated: 
Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 7:30pm
Iyer, Nalini

Please Post:

We have extended the deadline for submission of abstracts to February
22, 2006. For further information, please contact jstein_at_seattleu.edu

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH-A CONFERENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Gaffney Chair for Endowed Mission and the Center for the Study of
Justice in Society jointly present and invite contributions to a
Conference on AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. The conference
will be held at Seattle University from April 27-29, 2006.

CFP: WisCon30 Feminist Science Fiction Convention (2/28/06; 5/26/06-5/29/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 12:19am
Joan Haran

  CALL FOR PAPERS
   
  WISCON 30, WORLD'S LEADING FEMINIST SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION - MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: 26 - 29 MAY 2006 CONCOURSE HOTEL, MADISON, WISCONSIN
   
  GUESTS OF HONOR: JANE YOLEN AND KATE WILHELM
   
  ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28 2006
   

CFP: WisCon30 Feminist Science Fiction Convention (2/28/06; 5/26/06-5/29/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 12:19am
Joan Haran

  CALL FOR PAPERS
   
  WISCON 30, WORLD'S LEADING FEMINIST SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION - MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: 26 - 29 MAY 2006 CONCOURSE HOTEL, MADISON, WISCONSIN
   
  GUESTS OF HONOR: JANE YOLEN AND KATE WILHELM
   
  ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28 2006
   

CFP: WisCon30 Feminist Science Fiction Convention (2/28/06; 5/26/06-5/29/06)

updated: 
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 12:19am
Joan Haran

  CALL FOR PAPERS
   
  WISCON 30, WORLD'S LEADING FEMINIST SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION - MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: 26 - 29 MAY 2006 CONCOURSE HOTEL, MADISON, WISCONSIN
   
  GUESTS OF HONOR: JANE YOLEN AND KATE WILHELM
   
  ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28 2006
   

CFP: Jewtastic: Marketing Jewish Culture (3/15/06; MLA '06)

updated: 
Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:19pm
Alisa Braun

The Jewish Cultural Studies Discussion Group seeks papers on the following
topic for the 2006 MLA Annual Convention:

Jewtastic: Marketing Jewish Culture

The commodification of Jewishness and the circulation of Jewish images and
icons from Streisand to "faux mitzvahs," from comics to kabbala. We
especially encourage papers focusing on aspects material culture,
celebrity culture, and mass media. Period open.

Abstracts of 250 words to sabraun_at_ucdavis.edu by March 15.

CFP: Jewtastic: Marketing Jewish Culture (3/15/06; MLA '06)

updated: 
Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:19pm
Alisa Braun

The Jewish Cultural Studies Discussion Group seeks papers on the following
topic for the 2006 MLA Annual Convention:

Jewtastic: Marketing Jewish Culture

The commodification of Jewishness and the circulation of Jewish images and
icons from Streisand to "faux mitzvahs," from comics to kabbala. We
especially encourage papers focusing on aspects material culture,
celebrity culture, and mass media. Period open.

Abstracts of 250 words to sabraun_at_ucdavis.edu by March 15.

CFP: Jewtastic: Marketing Jewish Culture (3/15/06; MLA '06)

updated: 
Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:19pm
Alisa Braun

The Jewish Cultural Studies Discussion Group seeks papers on the following
topic for the 2006 MLA Annual Convention:

Jewtastic: Marketing Jewish Culture

The commodification of Jewishness and the circulation of Jewish images and
icons from Streisand to "faux mitzvahs," from comics to kabbala. We
especially encourage papers focusing on aspects material culture,
celebrity culture, and mass media. Period open.

Abstracts of 250 words to sabraun_at_ucdavis.edu by March 15.

CFP: Forensic Futures: Interrogating the Posthuman (UK) (2/28/06; 3/16/06-3/18/06)

updated: 
Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:18pm
PATRICK HANAFIN

      FORENSIC FUTURES: INTERROGATING THE POSTHUMAN SUBJECT
                   Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1, 16, 17 and 18 March, 2006
   
  Convened by Rosi Braidotti, Utrecht University; Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor, Birkbeck College.
   

CFP: Forensic Futures: Interrogating the Posthuman (UK) (2/28/06; 3/16/06-3/18/06)

updated: 
Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:18pm
PATRICK HANAFIN

      FORENSIC FUTURES: INTERROGATING THE POSTHUMAN SUBJECT
                   Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1, 16, 17 and 18 March, 2006
   
  Convened by Rosi Braidotti, Utrecht University; Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor, Birkbeck College.
   

CFP: Forensic Futures: Interrogating the Posthuman (UK) (2/28/06; 3/16/06-3/18/06)

updated: 
Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:18pm
PATRICK HANAFIN

      FORENSIC FUTURES: INTERROGATING THE POSTHUMAN SUBJECT
                   Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1, 16, 17 and 18 March, 2006
   
  Convened by Rosi Braidotti, Utrecht University; Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor, Birkbeck College.
   

CFP: Scottish Discussion Group Panel (3/10/06; MLA '06)

updated: 
Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:18pm
Sharon Alker

 
Apologies for Cross Postings.

The MLA Scottish Literature Discussion Group would like to invite you to
submit an abstract for their 2006 MLA panel.
The Panel Title is -Orality, Literacy, Print: Technologies of the spoken and
written word in Scotland-.

We welcome papers on the topic centered on Scottish oral or written works in
any historical period.

Abstracts accepted through 10 March 2006. Please send abstracts to Sharon
Alker at alkersr_at_whitman.edu

Best

Sharon Alker

Dr. Sharon Alker
Dept. of English
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA.

CFP: Scottish Discussion Group Panel (3/10/06; MLA '06)

updated: 
Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:18pm
Sharon Alker

 
Apologies for Cross Postings.

The MLA Scottish Literature Discussion Group would like to invite you to
submit an abstract for their 2006 MLA panel.
The Panel Title is -Orality, Literacy, Print: Technologies of the spoken and
written word in Scotland-.

We welcome papers on the topic centered on Scottish oral or written works in
any historical period.

Abstracts accepted through 10 March 2006. Please send abstracts to Sharon
Alker at alkersr_at_whitman.edu

Best

Sharon Alker

Dr. Sharon Alker
Dept. of English
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA.

CFP: Scottish Discussion Group Panel (3/10/06; MLA '06)

updated: 
Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:18pm
Sharon Alker

 
Apologies for Cross Postings.

The MLA Scottish Literature Discussion Group would like to invite you to
submit an abstract for their 2006 MLA panel.
The Panel Title is -Orality, Literacy, Print: Technologies of the spoken and
written word in Scotland-.

We welcome papers on the topic centered on Scottish oral or written works in
any historical period.

Abstracts accepted through 10 March 2006. Please send abstracts to Sharon
Alker at alkersr_at_whitman.edu

Best

Sharon Alker

Dr. Sharon Alker
Dept. of English
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA.

CFP: Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story & Short Fiction (no deadline; collection)

updated: 
Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:18pm
Andrew Maunder

Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story & Short Fiction

Contributors are sought for the above book (due for publication in mid-
2006) which aims to analyse the genre, covering the early nineteenth
century to the present.

Specifically contributors are needed for the following 600-word essays:

Doris Lessing's To Room Nineteen
Alice Monro (author entry) and "Meneseteung,"
Nadine Gordimer (author entry) and essays on "Town and Country Lovers" and
"The Train from Rhodesia"
both of which I've seen anthologized in American textbooks.
Helen Simpson (author entry)

CFP: Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story & Short Fiction (no deadline; collection)

updated: 
Monday, January 30, 2006 - 11:18pm
Andrew Maunder

Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story & Short Fiction

Contributors are sought for the above book (due for publication in mid-
2006) which aims to analyse the genre, covering the early nineteenth
century to the present.

Specifically contributors are needed for the following 600-word essays:

Doris Lessing's To Room Nineteen
Alice Monro (author entry) and "Meneseteung,"
Nadine Gordimer (author entry) and essays on "Town and Country Lovers" and
"The Train from Rhodesia"
both of which I've seen anthologized in American textbooks.
Helen Simpson (author entry)

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