The deadline for the Call for Proposals has been EXTENDED to FEBRUARY 15th,
2007.

Prophecy 2007: From Hero to Legend
August 2-5, 2007
Toronto
http://www.prophecy2007.org

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Prophecy 2007 is an academic symposium about the Harry Potter series by J.K.
Rowling. We are seeking proposals for a variety of educational programming,
including presentations, discussion panels, round tables, workshops and
poster sessions addressing topics relevant to the books and/or the fan
community. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

National Central University, Journal of Humanities

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Call for Submissions

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July 2007 it will become a quarterly journal, with issues appearing in =
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art, society, or culture.

CALL FOR PAPERS
   
  Midwest Modern Language Association Conference
  November 8 - 11, 2007
  The Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
  Cleveland, OH
   
  Children's Literature: Suburbia in Children's and YA Literature
   

CALL FOR PAPERS
   
  Midwest Modern Language Association Conference
  November 8 - 11, 2007
  The Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
  Cleveland, OH
   
  Children's Literature: Suburbia in Children's and YA Literature
   

Revised date:

CFP: Shakespeare

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Popular Culture/American Culture Association in the South Conference

                        Jacksonville, Florida
September 27-29, 2007

            Deadline: May 1, 2007

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Proposals are invited for papers on teaching Shakespeare to today's
undergraduates, on Shakespeare and film, on theatrical productions, and
on other topics relevant to Shakespeare in popular and/or American
culture. Send abstracts (100-150 words) by May 1, 2007, to Prof. Emily
Miller, Department of English and Fine Arts, Virginia Military
Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450 or e-mail them to millerep_at_vmi.edu.
Maximum reading time for papers: twenty minutes.

CFP: Shakespeare

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Popular Culture/American Culture Association in the South Conference

                        Jacksonville, Florida
September 27-29, 2007

            Deadline: May 1, 2007

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Proposals are invited for papers on teaching Shakespeare to today's
undergraduates, on Shakespeare and film, on theatrical productions, and
on other topics relevant to Shakespeare in popular and/or American
culture. Send abstracts (100-150 words) by May 1, 2007, to Prof. Emily
Miller, Department of English and Fine Arts, Virginia Military
Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450 or e-mail them to millerep_at_vmi.edu.
Maximum reading time for papers: twenty minutes.

CFP: 'George Oppen: A Centenary Conference', conference, Fall/Autumn 2008,
Edinburgh University.

Press Americana, the press of Americana: The Institute for the Study of
American Popular Culture, seeks a few exceptional essays examining American
film to round out a forthcoming book collection. Essays should be
approximately 5000-8000 words and in MLA format. We are open to a variety of
styles and approaches. Essays to date have analyzed a single film, but again
we are open to any analytical essay examining American film. Please email
submissions as attachments to editor_at_americanpopularculture.com. You may
also contact that same email address for queries. Interested parties may
want to visit Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture and scroll

Essays on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Essays on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Proposals are invited for the Eudora Welty Society session at the 2007
SCMLA Conference, 11/1/07-11/3/07 in Memphis. Open topic: 20-minute
papers on any aspect of Welty's work, life, or critical reception are
welcome. However, since Welty wrote extensively about the forces of
time and the flow of life throughout the state, including the Natchez
Trace, papers related to the theme "Currents" are strongly encouraged.
All approaches are welcome. Email 500 word abstracts to Dee Natale at
nataleda_at_westminster.edu, or mail to TC 403, Westminster College, New
Wilmington, PA 16172. Deadline March 16, 2007.

Submissions are invited for this special session proposal for the 2007 MLA convention, which will be held in Chicago on 12/27/07 - 12/30/07.
   

For an anthology of essays on the cinema of Tod Browning, to be published
with MacFarland, I am urgently looking for an essay on Browning's movie
'The Unknown.' Please ssend a one page abstract NOW - the finished paper
(approx. 7500 words) should be ready by March 15 ... sorry for the urgency!

If you're interested, sent your proposal to

Bernd Herzogenrath
Universität Köln
Englisches Seminar
Albertus-Magnus Platz
50923 Köln
Germany
Brundlefly_at_web.de
http: www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/englisch/berressem/herzogenrath/