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CFP: J.R.R. Tolkien/C.S. Lewis (6/15/06; MAPACA, 10/27/06-10/29/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
Bill Mistichelli

Call for Papers: J.R.R. Tolkien/C.S. Lewis

        The J.R.R. Tolkien/C.S. Lewis panel of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic
Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference seeks
abstracts of papers (200-250 words) that address various aspects of
each author's works. Discussion of the recent film versions of Lord
of the Rings and Narnia are welcome. The chair is open to a wide
variety of topics and approaches. The aim is to identify and
characterize the recent wide acclaim given to both writers, both as
serious thinkers and popular entertainers of broad and immense appeal.
        Choices of AV equipment are limited to DVD/VCR/monitor/audio
cassette player/carousel and overhead projectors/screen.

CFP: Nathan A. Scott, Jr. (3/5/07; journal issue)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
Freeman, Patrick L

                            CALL FOR PAPERS

The Editor of CALLALOO invites you to submit formal articles, informal
essays, and other kinds of texts (including visual and creative writing) about
NATHAN A. SCOTT, JR.

as scholar, professor, literary critic, and friend in a Special Issue of the
journal to be devoted to this distinguished man of letters.

Each manuscript or other contribution should be postmarked no later than
Monday, March 5, 2007, to:

        
        The Editor
        CALLALOO
        Department of English
        Texas A&M University
        College Station, TX 77843-4227

CFP: Nathan A. Scott, Jr. (3/5/07; journal issue)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
Freeman, Patrick L

                            CALL FOR PAPERS

The Editor of CALLALOO invites you to submit formal articles, informal
essays, and other kinds of texts (including visual and creative writing) about
NATHAN A. SCOTT, JR.

as scholar, professor, literary critic, and friend in a Special Issue of the
journal to be devoted to this distinguished man of letters.

Each manuscript or other contribution should be postmarked no later than
Monday, March 5, 2007, to:

        
        The Editor
        CALLALOO
        Department of English
        Texas A&M University
        College Station, TX 77843-4227

CFP: Teaching the British Literature Survey (3/27/06; MLA '06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
Bob Epstein

MLA Convention 2006
Philadelphia, PA

Special Session: Teaching the British Literature Survey

The panel solicits proposals for papers on individual approaches to teaching
the British Literature Survey or on topics related to this most
widely-taught course, such as: the historical origins of the course; its
place within English Department curricula; the major anthologies; canonicity
and text selection; periodization; implicit or explicit meta-narratives;
language, literature, and national identity; necessity or desirability of
the course; student reception; pedagogical strategies; etc. All submissions
to be considered for prospective volume on the topic.

UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
rcm_at_aber.ac.uk

Deadline extended:

UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)

ROMANTICISM, ENVIRONMENT, CRISIS

23-27 June 2006
Centre for Romantic Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Lawrence Buell, Cheryll Glotfelty, James C. McKusick, George Monbiot, Kate
Soper.

CALL FOR PAPERS

"Romanticism, Environment, Crisis" will highlight the continuing urgency
of the Romantic text at a time when changes in our biosphere threaten to
realize Romanticism's prophetic anxieties, its darkest imaginings.

UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
rcm_at_aber.ac.uk

Deadline extended:

UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)

ROMANTICISM, ENVIRONMENT, CRISIS

23-27 June 2006
Centre for Romantic Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Lawrence Buell, Cheryll Glotfelty, James C. McKusick, George Monbiot, Kate
Soper.

CALL FOR PAPERS

"Romanticism, Environment, Crisis" will highlight the continuing urgency
of the Romantic text at a time when changes in our biosphere threaten to
realize Romanticism's prophetic anxieties, its darkest imaginings.

UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
rcm_at_aber.ac.uk

Deadline extended:

UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)

ROMANTICISM, ENVIRONMENT, CRISIS

23-27 June 2006
Centre for Romantic Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Lawrence Buell, Cheryll Glotfelty, James C. McKusick, George Monbiot, Kate
Soper.

CALL FOR PAPERS

"Romanticism, Environment, Crisis" will highlight the continuing urgency
of the Romantic text at a time when changes in our biosphere threaten to
realize Romanticism's prophetic anxieties, its darkest imaginings.

UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
rcm_at_aber.ac.uk

Deadline extended:

UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)

ROMANTICISM, ENVIRONMENT, CRISIS

23-27 June 2006
Centre for Romantic Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Lawrence Buell, Cheryll Glotfelty, James C. McKusick, George Monbiot, Kate
Soper.

CALL FOR PAPERS

"Romanticism, Environment, Crisis" will highlight the continuing urgency
of the Romantic text at a time when changes in our biosphere threaten to
realize Romanticism's prophetic anxieties, its darkest imaginings.

UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
rcm_at_aber.ac.uk

Deadline extended:

UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)

ROMANTICISM, ENVIRONMENT, CRISIS

23-27 June 2006
Centre for Romantic Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Lawrence Buell, Cheryll Glotfelty, James C. McKusick, George Monbiot, Kate
Soper.

CALL FOR PAPERS

"Romanticism, Environment, Crisis" will highlight the continuing urgency
of the Romantic text at a time when changes in our biosphere threaten to
realize Romanticism's prophetic anxieties, its darkest imaginings.

CFP: Henry James on Politics, Culture and Society (4/6/06; PAMLA, 11/10/06-11/11/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
Davidson, Robert

Call for Papers:=20
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference=20
University of California, Riverside=20
Riverside, CA=20
10-11 November 2006=20

 *** Henry James on Politics, Culture and Society ***

Proposals welcome for 15-minute paper presentations concerning Henry =
James's writings on politics, culture and society. This includes his =
creative work, literary essays, travel writing, and other non-fiction =
(e.g., essays on British geopolitics, WWI, etc.).

Please email 500-word proposals along with a 50 word abstract=20
(in-message or as attachment) to: rgdavidson_at_csuchico.edu

CFP: Henry James on Politics, Culture and Society (4/6/06; PAMLA, 11/10/06-11/11/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
Davidson, Robert

Call for Papers:=20
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference=20
University of California, Riverside=20
Riverside, CA=20
10-11 November 2006=20

 *** Henry James on Politics, Culture and Society ***

Proposals welcome for 15-minute paper presentations concerning Henry =
James's writings on politics, culture and society. This includes his =
creative work, literary essays, travel writing, and other non-fiction =
(e.g., essays on British geopolitics, WWI, etc.).

Please email 500-word proposals along with a 50 word abstract=20
(in-message or as attachment) to: rgdavidson_at_csuchico.edu

CFP: The South (5/1/06; PCAS/ACAS, 10/5/06-10/7/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
McDonald, Rob

The American South

=20

Popular Culture Association in the South / American Culture Association
in the South

October 5-7, 2006

Marriott Savannah Riverfront

Savannah, Georgia

=20

Proposals are welcome for individual presentations or entire sessions
(traditional presentations, roundtables, or other configurations) on any
aspect of the American South for the 2006 PCAS/ACAS joint conference in
Savannah.

=20

While all topics and approaches will be considered, we are especially
interested in scholarly proposals in the following areas:

=20

Art - including "outsider" art

Literature - including popular writing

Music

Foodways

CFP: Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular, Projects and Fellowship (4/15/06; journal issues)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
Tara McPherson

Summer 2006 Fellowship Call for Proposals
Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular

The University of Southern California's Institute for Multimedia
Literacy is pleased to announce a third annual Fellowship program for
summer 2006 to foster innovative research for its digital publishing
venture, Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular.

CFP: Word, Image, and Ideology in Habsburg Europe (5/15/06; EMIT, 10/19/06-10/21/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
alaguna_at_camden.rutgers.edu

CALL FOR PAPERS: Word, Image, and Ideology in Habsburg Europe
October 19-21, 2006 in Denver, Colorado

Early Modern Image and Text Society (EMIT)

Keynote speakers: Emilie Bergmann, University of California at
Berkeley, and Frederick de Armas, University of Chicago

CFP: Word, Image, and Ideology in Habsburg Europe (5/15/06; EMIT, 10/19/06-10/21/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
alaguna_at_camden.rutgers.edu

CALL FOR PAPERS: Word, Image, and Ideology in Habsburg Europe
October 19-21, 2006 in Denver, Colorado

Early Modern Image and Text Society (EMIT)

Keynote speakers: Emilie Bergmann, University of California at
Berkeley, and Frederick de Armas, University of Chicago

CFP: Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular, Projects and Fellowship (4/15/06; journal issues)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
Tara McPherson

Summer 2006 Fellowship Call for Proposals
Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular

The University of Southern California's Institute for Multimedia
Literacy is pleased to announce a third annual Fellowship program for
summer 2006 to foster innovative research for its digital publishing
venture, Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular.

CFP: The South (5/1/06; PCAS/ACAS, 10/5/06-10/7/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
McDonald, Rob

The American South

=20

Popular Culture Association in the South / American Culture Association
in the South

October 5-7, 2006

Marriott Savannah Riverfront

Savannah, Georgia

=20

Proposals are welcome for individual presentations or entire sessions
(traditional presentations, roundtables, or other configurations) on any
aspect of the American South for the 2006 PCAS/ACAS joint conference in
Savannah.

=20

While all topics and approaches will be considered, we are especially
interested in scholarly proposals in the following areas:

=20

Art - including "outsider" art

Literature - including popular writing

Music

Foodways

CFP: Word, Image, and Ideology in Habsburg Europe (5/15/06; EMIT, 10/19/06-10/21/06)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:38pm
alaguna_at_camden.rutgers.edu

CALL FOR PAPERS: Word, Image, and Ideology in Habsburg Europe
October 19-21, 2006 in Denver, Colorado

Early Modern Image and Text Society (EMIT)

Keynote speakers: Emilie Bergmann, University of California at
Berkeley, and Frederick de Armas, University of Chicago

CFP: Approaches to Teaching H.D. (5/1/06; collection)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:37pm
Vetter, Lara

The H.D. International Society has some exciting news about a project =
important to the study of H.D. The Co-Chairs of the H.D. Society, =
Annette Debo and Lara Vetter, have received approval from MLA to begin =
work on Approaches to Teaching H.D.'s Poetry and Prose, notice of which =
appeared in the latest MLA Newsletter. We are in the process of sending =
out questionnaires to teachers of H.D. that ask for information about =
how you teach H.D. and request abstracts for short essays to be =
considered for that volume. We would very much like you to participate. =
 Please email me your name and institutional address so that we can =

CFP: Approaches to Teaching H.D. (5/1/06; collection)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:37pm
Vetter, Lara

The H.D. International Society has some exciting news about a project =
important to the study of H.D. The Co-Chairs of the H.D. Society, =
Annette Debo and Lara Vetter, have received approval from MLA to begin =
work on Approaches to Teaching H.D.'s Poetry and Prose, notice of which =
appeared in the latest MLA Newsletter. We are in the process of sending =
out questionnaires to teachers of H.D. that ask for information about =
how you teach H.D. and request abstracts for short essays to be =
considered for that volume. We would very much like you to participate. =
 Please email me your name and institutional address so that we can =

CFP: Approaches to Teaching H.D. (5/1/06; collection)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:37pm
Vetter, Lara

The H.D. International Society has some exciting news about a project =
important to the study of H.D. The Co-Chairs of the H.D. Society, =
Annette Debo and Lara Vetter, have received approval from MLA to begin =
work on Approaches to Teaching H.D.'s Poetry and Prose, notice of which =
appeared in the latest MLA Newsletter. We are in the process of sending =
out questionnaires to teachers of H.D. that ask for information about =
how you teach H.D. and request abstracts for short essays to be =
considered for that volume. We would very much like you to participate. =
 Please email me your name and institutional address so that we can =

CFP: Approaches to Teaching H.D. (5/1/06; collection)

updated: 
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 6:37pm
Vetter, Lara

The H.D. International Society has some exciting news about a project =
important to the study of H.D. The Co-Chairs of the H.D. Society, =
Annette Debo and Lara Vetter, have received approval from MLA to begin =
work on Approaches to Teaching H.D.'s Poetry and Prose, notice of which =
appeared in the latest MLA Newsletter. We are in the process of sending =
out questionnaires to teachers of H.D. that ask for information about =
how you teach H.D. and request abstracts for short essays to be =
considered for that volume. We would very much like you to participate. =
 Please email me your name and institutional address so that we can =

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