CFP: Gynaecology and British Culture, 1500 - 2000

Proposals are currently being sought for a collection of essays exploring the
history of British gynaecology between 1500 and 2000. The collection will be
edited by Andrew Mangham (University of Sheffield) and Greta Depledge (Birkbeck
College, University of London). We are particularly interested in essays with
an interdisciplinary approach. Possible subjects include, though are not
limited to:

CFP: Gynaecology and British Culture, 1500 - 2000

Proposals are currently being sought for a collection of essays exploring the
history of British gynaecology between 1500 and 2000. The collection will be
edited by Andrew Mangham (University of Sheffield) and Greta Depledge (Birkbeck
College, University of London). We are particularly interested in essays with
an interdisciplinary approach. Possible subjects include, though are not
limited to:

Deadline Extended:

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UPDATE: Postmodern Stages And Beyond -- The Deadline for Paper =
Proposals has been extended to May 30, 2006.

NOTE: At this stage we are especially interested in essays about early =
Twentieth-Century playwrights -- such as Pirandello -- who were quick to =
adopt metatheatrical features which would eventually fall under the =
stylistic rubric of postmodernism.

Postmodern Stages And Beyond:
Early Meta-theatrical Innovation and Late-Postmodern Debate

Framework Conference
November 3-4, 2006
Keynote Speaker: Laura Mulvey

We are pleased to announce that the first annual Framework (Wayne State =
University Press) conference will take place on Nov 3-4, 2006 at =
Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. With a keynote =
address by Laura Mulvey, the conference will gather international film, =
television and new media scholars to address a central issue. The theme =
of our first meeting raises the appropriately fundamental but none too =
simple question of =93The Future of Theory.=94=20

Deadline Extended:

=20

UPDATE: Postmodern Stages And Beyond -- The Deadline for Paper =
Proposals has been extended to May 30, 2006.

NOTE: At this stage we are especially interested in essays about early =
Twentieth-Century playwrights -- such as Pirandello -- who were quick to =
adopt metatheatrical features which would eventually fall under the =
stylistic rubric of postmodernism.

Postmodern Stages And Beyond:
Early Meta-theatrical Innovation and Late-Postmodern Debate

The Departments of English & Comparative Literature and Rhetoric & Writing
Studies are proud to present the 14th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate
Student Conference: San Diego State University
Crisis Carnival 2006

aesthetic INVASIONS / articulate EVASIONS

An interdisciplinary discussion of the humanities
Saturday, October 21st, 2006

Scholars from all fields are invited to submit: papers, poetry, fiction,
artwork & films

Seminar:
In Our Hands: Black Theatre at the Crossroads

Leaders:
Jean Young, Cornell University
Robert Craig Baum, European Graduate School

ASTR 2006 CONFERENCE
FIFTIETH ANNIVERASRY OF THE FOUNDING OF ASTR
Hotel Allegro, Chicago November 16-19, 2006

Conference Theme: AMERICAN: SOCIETY : THEATRE : RESEARCH

 * * * The deadline for submission is May 31, 2006 midnight. * * *

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The question is not whether or not Black Theatre is valid so much as
it is recognizing that it is in an invalid state and must recover its
protean expressive force to survive the next millennium.

Seminar:
In Our Hands: Black Theatre at the Crossroads

Leaders:
Jean Young, Cornell University
Robert Craig Baum, European Graduate School

ASTR 2006 CONFERENCE
FIFTIETH ANNIVERASRY OF THE FOUNDING OF ASTR
Hotel Allegro, Chicago November 16-19, 2006

Conference Theme: AMERICAN: SOCIETY : THEATRE : RESEARCH

 * * * The deadline for submission is May 31, 2006 midnight. * * *

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The question is not whether or not Black Theatre is valid so much as
it is recognizing that it is in an invalid state and must recover its
protean expressive force to survive the next millennium.

*Home and Abroad: Transnational **England**, 1750-1850*
* *A One-Day, Summer Conference at Holywell Manor, Oxford University
Friday, 28 July 2006
 
_Invited Speakers_:
Ros Ballaster (Mansfield College, Oxford University)
Michael Eberle-Sinatra (Université de Montréal)
Susan Manning (University of Edinburgh)
Fiona Stafford (Somerville College, Oxford University)
 
This interdisciplinary conference aims to examine discourses between
England and other countries from 1750-1850 through the lens of the
national and the global. 'Home and Abroad: Transnational England'
invites discussions concerning the formation of English identity or

*Home and Abroad: Transnational **England**, 1750-1850*
* *A One-Day, Summer Conference at Holywell Manor, Oxford University
Friday, 28 July 2006
 
_Invited Speakers_:
Ros Ballaster (Mansfield College, Oxford University)
Michael Eberle-Sinatra (Université de Montréal)
Susan Manning (University of Edinburgh)
Fiona Stafford (Somerville College, Oxford University)
 
This interdisciplinary conference aims to examine discourses between
England and other countries from 1750-1850 through the lens of the
national and the global. 'Home and Abroad: Transnational England'
invites discussions concerning the formation of English identity or

~~Call for Proposals: SESSIONS, PAPERS, PERFORMANCES, PANELS~~

***PHOTOGRAPHY AREA***

Midwest Popular Culture Association & American Culture Association
Annual Conference

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Proposals are being accepted for the Midwest PCA /ACA (Popular Culture
Association/American Culture Association) Conference in Indianapolis,
IN, Oct. 27-29, 2006, in the area of Photography. Papers, Performances,
and panel suggestions can be from any field of study and are welcomed
from academics/researchers/intellectuals/activists/artists at any stage
in their career. The Photography area seeks to be an interdisciplinary
area where the influence, use, and impact of photography is explored. =20

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*Home and Abroad: Transnational **England**, 1750-1850*
* *A One-Day, Summer Conference at Holywell Manor, Oxford University
Friday, 28 July 2006
 
_Invited Speakers_:
Ros Ballaster (Mansfield College, Oxford University)
Michael Eberle-Sinatra (Université de Montréal)
Susan Manning (University of Edinburgh)
Fiona Stafford (Somerville College, Oxford University)
 
This interdisciplinary conference aims to examine discourses between
England and other countries from 1750-1850 through the lens of the
national and the global. 'Home and Abroad: Transnational England'
invites discussions concerning the formation of English identity or

*Home and Abroad: Transnational **England**, 1750-1850*
* *A One-Day, Summer Conference at Holywell Manor, Oxford University
Friday, 28 July 2006
 
_Invited Speakers_:
Ros Ballaster (Mansfield College, Oxford University)
Michael Eberle-Sinatra (Université de Montréal)
Susan Manning (University of Edinburgh)
Fiona Stafford (Somerville College, Oxford University)
 
This interdisciplinary conference aims to examine discourses between
England and other countries from 1750-1850 through the lens of the
national and the global. 'Home and Abroad: Transnational England'
invites discussions concerning the formation of English identity or

”THINGS”â€"An Anthology

Edited by
Kristine Samson, Dag Petersson, Thure Munkholm
For NSU Press
www.nsuweb.net

Call For Abstracts

â€"Apologies for cross posting
â€"Please forward to anyone interested

What does it mean for Man to expel himself from art, to leave it to
machines, structures or random generators to impart meaning and
significance to things? To what does art owe its tendency in the 20th
century towards an objective sensibility?