Studies in American Culture

Call for Submissions

Studies in American Culture welcomes the submission of essays on all
aspects of American culture and from all scholarly and critical
approaches. We especially invite interdisciplinary studies of the
literature, language, visual arts, and history of the United States.*

Our diverse readership includes academics and non-academics who come
from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. We prefer fresh,
innovative essays that are informed by research and current critical
theories but which avoid alienating jargon.

Call for Papers on two Topics: Hemingway and Material Culture /
Hemingway and Africa

    Hemingway and Material Culture.

1000-word Essays on Wharton Novels
and
Other American Novels,Classic and Contemporary

I am preparing a 2-volume Companion to the American Novel for Facts on File,
sequel to The Facts on File Companion to the American Short Story,
and still have openings for essays on specific Wharton titles, along with
other American fiction titles.

Essays written in a lively, jargonfree style, should be approximately 1000
words exclusive of bibliography, and authors are encouraged to include
original and intriguing interpretations of the novels.

The deadline is 5 December 2004.

For further information and a list of available titles please contact me via
any of the methods listed below.

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CFP: Hypnosis and Trance in Literature & Poplular Culture (journal, no deadline)
CALL FOR PAPERS

Hypnosis and Trance in Literature, Film, Television, Media

Papers related to hypnosis and other trance themes in literature, film, television, and popular culture are welcome. No deadline. Open submission policy journal.

JOURNAL OF HYPNOTIC ARTS AND SCIENCES
An International Multi-Discipline Peer-Reviewed Journal of Hypnosis, Trance, and Changework
Theory and Practice for Therapy, Education, Entertainment, and Recreation

Reflections on Writing: Pedagogy, Expectations, and Best Practices
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With the renewed influence on writing competency, instructors at all levels of the educational system are revisiting the ways in which they conceive of good writing and good teaching practices, as well as the ways in which they present these ideas to their students. Further, the current focus on composition pedagogy emphasizes the reflective aspect of the process and serves to encourage instructors to conceive of writing not merely as a sequence of assignments or activities, but as a deliberate representation of the theoretical framework that informs those activities.

We have received numerous inquiries on the submission of visual =
representations of text. As such, nasty would like to extend the CFP to =
include representation of text in image, image and text, and textual =
studies of art forms apart from comics and graphic novels.

Here is the original CFP=20

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Call for Papers

Issue #15: Pics and Bits

In the Humanities, we long ago redefined the concept of "text" to
include architecture, clothing, furniture, and any other material
object, artistic or otherwise, that can be a vessel for narrative. It is

possible, in fact, that the printed word as we know it is merely a blip
in the history of human communication.

Dear Colleagues:

 This is the second call for contributions to the Hispanic American Literature Volume in
 *The Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature.*
The first half of the manuscript is complete.

 Contributors are sought to write entries on Hispanic American Literature for the
 *Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature,* a 3-volume set, to be published by Facts On
 File. Facts on File is a New York publisher of reference books for high school and college
 students (www.factsonfile.com).

Medium entries range from 600 to 900 words; long entries range from 1000-2000 words. Each contributor may write one or several entries.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 4 Nov. 2004

                          M/C - Media and Culture
                     http://www.media-culture.org.au/
             is calling for contributors to the 'bad' issue of

                                M/C Journal
                   http://journal.media-culture.org.au/

The award-winning M/C Journal is looking for new contributors. M/C is a
crossover journal between the popular and the academic, and a blind- and
peer-reviewed journal.

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture (ISSN 1547-4348)
<http://www.reconstruction.ws> is an innovative culture studies journal
dedicated to fostering an intellectual community composed of scholars and
their audience, granting them all the opportunity and ability to share
thoughts and opinions on the most important and influential work in
contemporary interdisciplinary studies.

                             Icons and Iconoclasts: 1603 1714

        A Conference at The Centre for Early Modern Studies, University of
Aberdeen

                             Icons and Iconoclasts: 1603 1714

        A Conference at The Centre for Early Modern Studies, University of
Aberdeen

The University of Durham's Online Journal
POSTGRADUATE ENGLISH:
A Journal and Forum for Postgraduates in English in the UK and Europe

Invites postgraduates studying in the UK and Europe to submit papers of not
more than 7000 words on a topic of YOUR CHOICE in the broad range of English
Studies for issue 11 (March 2005) of our refereed online journal. Papers
must conform to the MLA guidelines for presentation and be received no later
than

January 15, 2005.

The University of Durham's Online Journal
POSTGRADUATE ENGLISH:
A Journal and Forum for Postgraduates in English in the UK and Europe

Invites postgraduates studying in the UK and Europe to submit papers of not
more than 7000 words on a topic of YOUR CHOICE in the broad range of English
Studies for issue 11 (March 2005) of our refereed online journal. Papers
must conform to the MLA guidelines for presentation and be received no later
than

January 15, 2005.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Ludologica Retro, Volume 1: Vintage Arcade (1971- 1984), edited by Ian
Bogost & Matteo Bittanti

"Ludologica. Videogames d'Autore" is pleased to announce its Call for
Papers for a book on classic video games that will be published in
mid-2005.

Provisionally titled "Ludologica Retro, Volume 1: Vintage Arcade (1971 –
1984)", this interdisciplinary critical anthology will explore a range
of topics regarding the aesthetic, cultural, and social significance of
seminal vintage arcade games. The volume will be edited by Ian Bogost
(Georgia Institute of Technology) and Matteo Bittanti (Libera Università
di Lingue e Comunicazione, IULM).