call for papers...

Judging a book by its cover:
fans, publishers, designers and the advertising of books
Edited by Nicole Matthews and Nickianne Moody,
Media and Cultural Studies, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Book covers have long been the sole preserve of collectors and art
historians. This collection will draw a new range of disciplinary
perspectives - cultural studies, business and marketing, the history of the
book and literary studies - to make sense of book covers in the wider
context of publishers' publicity and the marketing of books.

Style in the making
The December 2004 issue of Cercles ( http://www.cercles.com ) proposes
to examine the possible geneses of style in the fields of literature,
art, architecture, music, costume, cinema, criticism and will welcome
interdisciplinary essays.
Style has long been the privileged target of literary analyses dwelling
on the music of prose, the rhythm of cadence, the choice of words, and
any other figures apparently giving identity to the written text. In
these, commentaries abound in qualifiers—like eminent, penetrating,
accurate—which reflect the impact of an author’s style on the reader

CFP: Encyclopedia of Asian-American Literature (no dealine; book)

CFP: Book/film reviews on Disability Studies

As the new humanities book and film review editor for the journal
Disability Studies Quarterly, I would appreciate hearing from faculty and
graduate students interested in writing reviews of humanities-themed books
or popular films related to disability issues. Please email the following
information to klebesco_at_mmm.edu:

Name, mailing address, phone, email
Institutional Affiliation/Position
Research/Teaching Interests
Brief List of Publications/Presentations

Thank you.

Call For Papers

“Stirrings Still: The International Journal of Existential Literature”
invites submissions of critical articles on existential literature and
existential themes in postmodern fiction and drama. Articles should be no
more than 30 pages in length and should follow the MLA style sheet.
Stirrings Still also welcomes book reviews on relevant publications.
Submissions and subscription inquiries may be sent to:
Erik Grayson, Editor
Stirrings Still: The International Journal of Existential Literature
Binghamton University
Department of English
Box 6000
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000

Or email: egrayso1_at_binghamton.edu

Teaching Appalachian Literature: Collection-Proposal deadline:
February 7, 2004; Final Article due 8/7/04 (Patricia M. Gantt, Utah
State University, editor)

Please send proposals of approximately one page to be considered for an
edited collection on teaching Appalachian literature, a book that will
provide a practical guide for teachers and literary scholars. Completed
chapters must be submitted by August 7, 2004, in Word format. The
collection is already under contract with a major university press.
Proposals may be sent to pgantt_at_aol.com. All inquiries welcome.

Topic: (Dis)Integration

Portals: A Journal in Comparative Literature is a
graduate student run journal coordinated by the
Comparative Literature Student Association at San
Francisco State University.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Translit: UCLA Journal of Comparative Literature

TransLit is a new, refereed journal produced by graduate students in
the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of
California at Los Angeles. A meeting place for a wide range of
disciplines and theoretical approaches, the journal publishes
scholarly articles that treat textual, visual, musical or other
media, and which relate broadly to the field of Comparative
Literature. Bringing together a range of critical studies, Translit
serves as a forum for challenging disciplinary boundaries, fostering
innovative connections, and examining the relevance of comparative
literary studies in the contemporary world.

Queer TV
An Edited Collection

BAD SUBJECTS

SPECIAL ISSUE: PROTEST CULTURES

CALL FOR PAPERS

UPDATE
***Call for Papers***
Issue 3.2: Multiple Literatures in America: Hybrid, Homogeneous, or
Hegemonic?

The third open issue of Xchanges, an electronic journal focusing on
interdisciplinary exchange between all areas of the humanities, will
appear in March 2004. Xchanges is a component of the Y/X Project of the
American Studies Program at Wayne State University and is made possible
by the Rushton Endowment. Xchanges solicits work from scholars on the
graduate level and is also eager to include exceptional papers by
upper-level undergraduate students. The editor of the journal is
Julianne Newmark and the technical editor and webmaster is Joy Burnett.

UPDATE
***Call for Papers***
Issue 3.2: Multiple Literatures in America: Hybrid, Homogeneous, or
Hegemonic?

The third open issue of Xchanges, an electronic journal focusing on
interdisciplinary exchange between all areas of the humanities, will
appear in March 2004. Xchanges is a component of the Y/X Project of the
American Studies Program at Wayne State University and is made possible
by the Rushton Endowment. Xchanges solicits work from scholars on the
graduate level and is also eager to include exceptional papers by
upper-level undergraduate students. The editor of the journal is
Julianne Newmark and the technical editor and webmaster is Joy Burnett.

Call for submissions to a new refereed electronic journal, Fast Capitalism,
which addresses the impact of information and communication technologies on
self, society and culture in the 21st century. Bridging the social sciences
and humanities, the journal welcomes disciplinary and interdisciplinary
work. We anticipate posting our first number in summer or fall 2004.
Please direct submissions to Ben Agger, Department of Sociology and
Anthropology, Box 19599, University of Texas at Arlington 76019 or to
agger_at_uta.edu <mailto:agger_at_uta.edu> .

Many thanks.

Best,

Ben agger

seeking innovative scholarship by graduate students
http://criticalsense.berkeley.edu

deadline: 15 January 2004
Critical Sense brings a high level of theoretical sophistication to
interdisciplinary and cross-cultural dialogue. It publishes innovative and
serious scholarship by graduate students and helps nurture a new generation of
scholars doing cutting-edge work in the humanities and social sciences.

—Lydia H. Liu, Professor of Comparative Literature & Helmut F. Stern Professor
of Chinese Studies, University of Michigan