*Call for Papers: "Black People Don't Read": An Exploration into Black
American Literacy, **Reading**, and Writing *

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*Proposals are sought for a new edited collection on reading, writing and
Black culture*

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*Call for Papers: "Black People Don't Read": An Exploration into Black
American Literacy, **Reading**, and Writing *

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*Proposals are sought for a new edited collection on reading, writing and
Black culture*

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Call for Papers: Contemporary Southern Literature
PCA
*April 4 - 7, 2007*

*Conference location: Boston Marriott Copley Place,* * Boston,
Massachusetts*

The Faculties of the Humanities of the University of Geneva and of the
University of Lausanne are pleased to invite you to the XIIth International
Convention of the International Courtly Literature Society (ICLS) to be held

29 July to 4 August 2007
in the two Lemanic cities (Lausanne 29.07-31.07, Geneva 01.08-04.08)

CALL FOR PAPERS

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Contributors are sought for a new book on 'A History of Sexual =
Perversion
1650-1850'. We specifically seek articles within the boundaries of =
history of sexuality which examine so-called sexual 'perversions'; this =
might include any sexual behaviour which was considered perverse or =
'abnormal' for its time and would include certain heterosexual, =
homosexual, lesbian, transgender, transvestite etc. practices; and why =
was such behaviour was seen as 'abnormal', 'perverse' or threatening; =
subjects for discussion might be considered include bestiality, =
flagellation, sex with children, fetishes, sado-masochism etc.=20

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Call for Papers=20
The English department at Baton Rouge Community College invites
submissions from faculty and graduate students to its annual spring
writing conference, "Writing Matters: An Exploration of the Diverse
Nature of the Composition Classroom." Papers and panel discussions are
welcome in all areas relating to the composition classroom, including
technology, cultural diversity, teaching methodology, interdisciplinary
approaches, and writing across the curriculum. Deadline for submissions,
which should be a maximum of 200 words, is Monday, January 15, 2007.
Selected participants will be notified no later than Wednesday, January
31, 2007.=20

CALL FOR PAPERS
   
  2007 PCA/ACA National Conference
   
  BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
   
  APRIL 4 - 7, 2007
      
  Business Culture / Corporate Culture Area
   
  The Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association invite papers on organizational culture. We are particularly interested in works that explore the link between corporate culture and popular culture.
   
  Suggested Topics:
   
  --communication skills (writing, reading, and culture)
  --"conscious capitalism"
  --the differences between business and popular culture
  --transforming organizations
  --stereotypes of/in the "business world"
  --changing gender roles in business

5th GALWAY CONFERENCE ON COLONIALISM: SETTLER COLONIALISM

Centre for Irish Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway

27-30 June 2007

5th GALWAY CONFERENCE ON COLONIALISM: SETTLER COLONIALISM

Centre for Irish Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway

27-30 June 2007

CEA 2007 CFP -- Special Sessions: Afro-Caribbean Literature

The 38th Annual College English Association Conference: "Empathy and Ethics." New Orleans, Louisiana, April 12-14, 2007

Deadline for all proposals: November 1, 2006.

I am coordinating the CEA panels on Afro-Caribbean Literature for the 2007 Annual College English Association Conference. We welcome individual and panel presentation proposals that address Afro-Caribbean literatures in general, including--but not limited to--the following possible themes:

Collection: Graduating Gender: Queer Grad Students Reading Culture

I am seeking submissions for an edited collection of graduate student essays
on queer/trans theory, gender issues, and cultural studies.

Collection: Graduating Gender: Queer Grad Students Reading Culture

I am seeking submissions for an edited collection of graduate student essays
on queer/trans theory, gender issues, and cultural studies.

First Annual Graduate Student Conference
Department of Comparative Studies (http://comparativestudies.osu.edu)
The Ohio State University Columbus, OH USA
  One-Day Conference January 19th, 2007

Participants are being sought for paper sessions on
Hypertexts, New Media, and Convergence in the
Fantastic for the 28th Annual International Conference
on the Fantastic in the Arts.

The focus of ICFA 28 is on gender and sexuality in the
fantastic, and while papers relating to this theme are
encouraged, proposals on any topics are welcome. The
conference will be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
from March 14 - 17, 2007 at the Wyndham Fort
Lauderdale Airport Hotel. For more information and
updates about the conference, please visit
www.iafa.org.

Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the
following topics: