Call for Papers and Expressions of Interest

 in an Upcoming Symposium on

"Celebrity Colonialism: Fame, Representation, and Power in Colonial and
Post-Colonial Cultures"

Thursday 12 April 2007

University of Queensland

Colonialism produces its fair share of celebrities, yet the meanings, forms,
and functions of celebrities within colonial and post-colonial cultures have
received little scholarly attention.

The Postcolonial Research Group of the University of Queensland invites
expressions of interest in, and proposals for papers for, a symposium on
Celebrity Colonialism to be held at the University of Queensland in April
2007.

Call for Papers and Expressions of Interest

 in an Upcoming Symposium on

"Celebrity Colonialism: Fame, Representation, and Power in Colonial and
Post-Colonial Cultures"

Thursday 12 April 2007

University of Queensland

Colonialism produces its fair share of celebrities, yet the meanings, forms,
and functions of celebrities within colonial and post-colonial cultures have
received little scholarly attention.

The Postcolonial Research Group of the University of Queensland invites
expressions of interest in, and proposals for papers for, a symposium on
Celebrity Colonialism to be held at the University of Queensland in April
2007.

Call for Papers for WOMEN'S STUDIES AREA

Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association

February 14-17, 2007

Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
330 Tijeras
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 1.505.842.1234
Fax: 1.505.766.6710
http://albuquerque.hyatt.com

Proposals for individual presentations, panels, or roundtable
discussions on any aspect of women's studies are invited. Please send
inquiries regarding this area to Pat Tyrer at the email or physical
address below. Submission deadline is November 15, 2006, and
registration deadline is December 15, 2006.

Transdisciplinarity and the Unity of Knowledge: Beyond the Science and
Religion Dialogue

2 June 2007 to 06 June 2007

Philadelphia, United States

The challenge of the 21st century is to integrate or synthesize the
exponential growth in human knowledge into meaningful wholes. But is a unity
of knowledge possible? This conference asks questions that transcend
disciplinary boundaries.

The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 15 December 2006.

Enquiries: conference2007_at_metanexus.net

Web address: http://www.metanexus.net/conference2007

Sponsored by: Metanexus Institute

Thank you,

Transdisciplinarity and the Unity of Knowledge: Beyond the Science and
Religion Dialogue

2 June 2007 to 06 June 2007

Philadelphia, United States

The challenge of the 21st century is to integrate or synthesize the
exponential growth in human knowledge into meaningful wholes. But is a unity
of knowledge possible? This conference asks questions that transcend
disciplinary boundaries.

The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 15 December 2006.

Enquiries: conference2007_at_metanexus.net

Web address: http://www.metanexus.net/conference2007

Sponsored by: Metanexus Institute

Thank you,

Eureka Studies in Teaching Short Fiction announces a special issue
focusing on James Joyce's short fiction. Deadline: April 15, 2007.
ESTSF seeks readable articles derived from your teaching experience.
Articles can be shorter and more focused on practice without endnotes or
a works cited page or can be longer scholarly articles documented with
endnotes and a works cited page. We avoid abstract theory but do accept
readable critical articles. ESTSF seeks to be practical in its emphasis
on pedagogy and applied theory. Suggested length: 500-5000 words.
Previously featured writers include Willa Cather, Jack London, Flannery
O'Connor, John Updike, Mark Twain, Bobbie Ann Mason, Alice Munro, and

Submissions are invited for =93Byron and Modernity=94 an international=20=

conference, sponsored by the University of British Columbia, to be held=20=

in Vancouver at the Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites October 26-28, 2007 . =20=

We welcome papers that explore the way Byron and Byronism have been=20
interpreted since the Romantic period, in Byron=92s reception through =
the=20
nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the place of Byronism in=20
fashion, popular, and print culture. But we are especially interested=20=

Green Travel: Texts, Traditions, Tensions

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An Interdisciplinary Colloquium

=20

23rd-24th March, 2007

St John's College, Oxford

=20

=20

Green Travel: Texts, Traditions, Tensions

=20

An Interdisciplinary Colloquium

=20

23rd-24th March, 2007

St John's College, Oxford

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CFP: Mothering and Popular Culture (collection)

=20

I am looking for papers for an edited collection, under provisional
contract with McGill-Queen's University Press, tentatively called
Mediated Moms: Mothering and Popular Culture.

=20

The proposed scholarly volume will examine the topic of mothers,
mothering, and motherhood within and across all forms of twentieth- and
twenty-first century popular cultures. Possible areas to consider
include, but are not limited to, the following:=20

=20

-TV shows, including talk shows, family dramas, sitcoms, and cartoons;=20

-print and electronic journalism and celebrity rags;=20

-Internet sites including blogs and homepages;=20

CFP: Mothering and Popular Culture (collection)

=20

I am looking for papers for an edited collection, under provisional
contract with McGill-Queen's University Press, tentatively called
Mediated Moms: Mothering and Popular Culture.

=20

The proposed scholarly volume will examine the topic of mothers,
mothering, and motherhood within and across all forms of twentieth- and
twenty-first century popular cultures. Possible areas to consider
include, but are not limited to, the following:=20

=20

-TV shows, including talk shows, family dramas, sitcoms, and cartoons;=20

-print and electronic journalism and celebrity rags;=20

-Internet sites including blogs and homepages;=20

Participants are being sought for paper sessions on
Buying and Selling Science Fiction, Fantasy, and
Horror for the 28th Annual International Conference on
the Fantastic in the Arts.

The focus of ICFA 28 is on gender and sexuality in the
fantastic, and while papers relating to this theme are
encouraged, proposals on any topics are welcome. The
conference will be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
from March 14 - 17, 2007 at the Wyndham Fort
Lauderdale Airport Hotel. For more information and
updates about the conference, please visit
www.iafa.org.

Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the
following topics:

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 Call for Papers: Native/Indigenous Studies Area

Participants are being sought for paper sessions on
Buying and Selling Science Fiction, Fantasy, and
Horror for the 28th Annual International Conference on
the Fantastic in the Arts.

The focus of ICFA 28 is on gender and sexuality in the
fantastic, and while papers relating to this theme are
encouraged, proposals on any topics are welcome. The
conference will be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
from March 14 - 17, 2007 at the Wyndham Fort
Lauderdale Airport Hotel. For more information and
updates about the conference, please visit
www.iafa.org.

Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the
following topics: