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Call for Papers:

Folklore in post-colonial or ethnic literature

The American Folklore Society sponsors a special session at the annual
meeting of the MLA. For 2006, we seek papers that consider how works of
literature define, maintain, or defend ethnic or group identity through the
incorporation of folklore.
 
In life, folklore is often used to maintain, create, or defend culture. As
we know, sometimes it is even ³invented² to fulfill this purpose.
Post-colonial populations and ethnic minorities in particular may employ
folklore for political ends.

Folklore in post-colonial or ethnic literature

The American Folklore Society sponsors a special session at the annual
meeting of the MLA. For 2006, we seek papers that consider how works of
literature define, maintain, or defend ethnic or group identity through the
incorporation of folklore.
 
In life, folklore is often used to maintain, create, or defend culture. As
we know, sometimes it is even ³invented² to fulfill this purpose.
Post-colonial populations and ethnic minorities in particular may employ
folklore for political ends.

Call for Papers:

***Fundamentalism and Literature - Global/Local***

An International Conference at the

University of Muenster, Germany, November 19-22, 2006

Call for Papers:

***Fundamentalism and Literature - Global/Local***

An International Conference at the

University of Muenster, Germany, November 19-22, 2006

Pedagogical Frontiers of the Cyberspace

Creative use of virtual spaces and issues related to electronic =
creation, routing, and submission of course work. Specific details about =
the necessary hardware and software and the strategies of aligning =
pedagogy with course goals. Abstracts required by January 30th, 2006 to: =
Diljit K.Chatha,Dept. of Languages & Communications, Prairie View A&M =
Univ., Prairie View, TX 77446; Email: dkchatha_at_pvamu.edu

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Diljit K. Chatha, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Prairie View A&M University
936/857-2354

NEW DEADLINE TO RECEIVE ABSTRACTS

Utopian Studies Society
7th International Conference
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona (Spain)
July 6-8, 2006.

Organized by the Department of English & German Studies and the
T-CLAA/ICARUS Research Group, on behalf of the USS, the conference
seeks to be a transversal, interdisciplinary meeting for scholars of
all fields who have an interest in Utopian Studies (literature,
cinema, philosophy, history, political science, economics,
architecture, art, etc.).

CALL FOR PAPERS

Venue: The University of Northampton, Avenue Campus, 6 St George's =
Avenue, Northampton NN2 6JD.=20

Tel: 01604 735500. Website: http://www.northampton.ac.uk/

Date: 4-5 November 2006 (i.e. 11.04.06-11.05.06)

Hosted by: The Centre for Contemporary Fiction and Narration in the =
English Department of The University of Northampton, and the editors of =
the Journal of Postcolonial Writing in association with the publishers, =
Taylor and Francis, and the UK Network for Modern Fiction Studies.
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REROUTING THE POSTCOLONIAL

CALL FOR PAPERS

Venue: The University of Northampton, Avenue Campus, 6 St George's =
Avenue, Northampton NN2 6JD.=20

Tel: 01604 735500. Website: http://www.northampton.ac.uk/

Date: 4-5 November 2006 (i.e. 11.04.06-11.05.06)

Hosted by: The Centre for Contemporary Fiction and Narration in the =
English Department of The University of Northampton, and the editors of =
the Journal of Postcolonial Writing in association with the publishers, =
Taylor and Francis, and the UK Network for Modern Fiction Studies.
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REROUTING THE POSTCOLONIAL

Critical Approaches to the American Musical: Papers wanted for a Special
Session at the 2006 MLA Conference in Philadelphia that use a theoretical
lens (ethnic, racial, sexual, etc.) to examine the connection between
aesthetics and thematic content in musical theater texts. 1-page
abstracts due by March 10; Warren Hoffman (whoffman18_at_gmail.com)

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

SECOND INTERNATIONAL DORIS LESSING CONFERENCE
Friday 6th - Sunday 8th July 2007

Supported by the Doris Lessing Society and the Contemporary Women's
Writing Network (an English Association Special Interest Group)

The Guest of Honour, Doris Lessing, will be introducing the conference.

Keynote Speakers:
Professor Clare Hanson, University of Loughborough
Professor Virginia Tiger, University of Rutgers
Professor Dennis Walder, Open University

DORIS LESSING: NATION, POLITICS AND IDENTITY

CALL FOR PAPERS

We have extended the deadline for the submission of paper proposals for the Cornell Graduate Student Conference hosted by the Department of German Studies, March 3-4, 2006, at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. All Pop enthusiasts are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts. The theme of the conference is

Amusement total …Sans regret?!
New and Erratic Inquiries into the Nature of Pop

With a keynote address by Dr. Eckhard Schumacher (LMU Munich)

CALL FOR PAPERS

We have extended the deadline for the submission of paper proposals for the Cornell Graduate Student Conference hosted by the Department of German Studies, March 3-4, 2006, at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. All Pop enthusiasts are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts. The theme of the conference is

Amusement total …Sans regret?!
New and Erratic Inquiries into the Nature of Pop

With a keynote address by Dr. Eckhard Schumacher (LMU Munich)

Romanticism and Translation - special session for NASSR 2006
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and continues to affect the production and dissemination of Romanticism. The=
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