CFP: Walsingham (12/31/06, Collection).=20
Essays are sought for a collection on the historical, literary and =
broader cultural significance of Walsingham, the medieval pilgrimage =
site to the Virgin Mary, which was been revived in the Twentieth =
Century. Modern accounts have generally focused on historical origins, =
theology, or personal devotion: while these approaches will not be =
ignored, essays are especially sought on artistic, anthropological, =
architectural, poetical (e g Ballads, Ralegh=92s poem, Hamlet, T S =
Eliot, Robert Lowell), and broader cultural impact and significance =
including pilgrimage, cultural nostalgia, magic, goddess religion. Poems =

Call for Papers for an NYCEA sponsored Special Topics Panel on
"Literature of the Obscure" at the 2007 College English Association
(CEA) Conference New Orleans—April 12 to April 14, 2007

We welcome submissions of NYCEA papers presented previously on the
following NYCEA Conference theme, OR new submissions on the topic of
this special session call: "Literature of the Obscure"

We also welcome full panel proposals fitting the above panel topic.

It is our desire to be able to field at the CEA conference a number of
panels on the above NYCEA conference theme; it is our intent to create a
subset of scholarly communities, arising out of the NYCEA affiliate,
within the larger CEA conference community.

Call for Papers for an NYCEA sponsored Special Topics Panel on "Human
Rights and Literature: Representing the Struggle" at the 2007 College
English Association (CEA) Conference New Orleans—April 12 to April 14, 2007

We welcome submissions of NYCEA papers presented previously on the
following NYCEA Conference theme, OR new submissions on the topic of
this special session call: "Human Rights and Literature: Representing
the Struggle"

We also welcome full panel proposals fitting the above panel topic.

Call for Papers for an NYCEA sponsored Special Topics Panel on "The 'I'
of the Beholder: Vision, Imagination, and Reaction in/to Literature" at
the 2007 College English Association (CEA) Conference New Orleans—April
12 to April 14, 2007

We welcome submissions of NYCEA papers presented previously on the
following NYCEA Conference theme, OR new submissions on the topic of
this special session call: ""The 'I' of the Beholder: Vision,
Imagination, and Reaction in/to Literature"

We also welcome full panel proposals fitting the above panel topic.

Imperial Curiosity: Objects, Representations, Knowledges
27-29 June, 2007
Hobart, Australia

Call for Essay Proposals for MLA Volume on Teaching Anglophone Caribbean
Literature
 
 
For the MLA Options for Teaching Series, the Publications Committee has
approved development of the volume Teaching Anglophone Caribbean Literature,
edited by Supriya M. Nair. Essay proposals are invited for the following
projected sections of the volume:

Call for Essay Proposals for MLA Volume on Teaching Anglophone Caribbean
Literature
 
 
For the MLA Options for Teaching Series, the Publications Committee has
approved development of the volume Teaching Anglophone Caribbean Literature,
edited by Supriya M. Nair. Essay proposals are invited for the following
projected sections of the volume:

The Society for Seventeenth-Century French Studies
www.c17.org.uk
The University of Liverpool, 6-8 September 2007

Voyages

The Society for Seventeenth-Century French Studies
www.c17.org.uk
The University of Liverpool, 6-8 September 2007

Voyages

Call for Papers - Comics as a Nexus of Culture: An Interdisciplinary
Conference

25 - 27 May 2007

to be held at Pfalzakademie, Lambrecht, Germany

The Twelfth Conference on Baseball in Literature and Culture, held at
Middle Tennessee State University, is soliciting 1-2 page proposals for
presentations to be given at the conference on Friday, March 30, 2007.
Presenters will have 20 minutes. Proposals should summarize the talk as
clearly as possible. The conference theme defines "culture" loosely: in
addition to baseball literature, topics could include aspects of
baseball history, baseball and urban development, ballpark design,
baseball and economics, baseball and media, baseball in painting or
music, readings of creative works (fiction, non-fiction essays, poems,
plays), and so on. All presentations must follow the 20 minute format.

CALL FOR PAPERS
 
Fourth Annual Conference of the Program in Louisiana and Caribbean Studies at Louisiana State University.
 
"Black Diaspora in the South and the Caribbean."
 
Mar 16-17, 2007
 
1 page proposal/abstract and a CV of not more than 3 pages should be sent by Nov. 20, 2006, to Dr. Paul E. Hoffman, Acting Director, Program for Louisiana and Caribbean Studies, hyhoff@lsu.edu. Proposals for 3-4 person panels welcomed.  For more information, please visit our website, http://www.lsu.edu/lacsp.
 

Call for Papers for an NYCEA sponsored Special Topics Panel on
"Literature and Criminal Justice" at the 2007 College English
Association (CEA) Conference New Orleans—April 12 to April 14, 2007

We welcome submissions of NYCEA papers presented previously on the
following NYCEA Conference theme, OR new submissions on the topic of
this special session call: "Literature and Criminal Justice."

We also welcome full panel proposals fitting the above panel topic.

With a world of distractions vying for attention, we rarely
wholeheartedly give it. Students and teachers often find themselves
physically present but mentally absent form classrooms. Becoming mindful
of the present moment and the work at hand is key, then; but being aware
of the present moment-or text-before us may be difficult.