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
 
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.

Call for Papers for a Special Topics Panel on Academic Leadership at the
2007 College English Association (CEA) Conference New Orleans—April 12
to April 14, 2007

You are invited to submit paper proposals for an Academic Leadership
special topics panel entitled "Mentoring New Faculty in an Academic
Department: The Role of Administrative Leadership"

Topic suggestions, with the role of those in departmental leadership
positions as the focus, might include, but are not limited to, the
following:

Call for Papers for an NYCEA sponsored Special Topics Panel on
"Literature and the Healing Arts / Literature and Medicine" 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 the Healing Arts /
Literature and Medicine"

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

Deadline extended to 16 October 2006

Atenea, a multidisciplinary bilingual journal on the humanities and
social sciences, features essays, books reviews, and some fiction and
poetry.

URL: http://www.uprm.edu/atenea

The editorial board invites submissions for publication for a special
issue (June 2007) on "(Post) Colonialism and (Trans) Nationalism."
Submissions in either English or Spanish are welcome (see the guidelines
below):

(UPDATE: Changed panel sponsors/subjects and cfp date)

Because the UPenn list was down for a short while, we will be accepting paper submissions for an additional week. Please note that the new due date for abstracts is October 15, 2006.

24th Annual New England Medieval Studies Consortium Graduate Student Conference

"The Medieval World: From the Secular to the Spiritual"
Saturday, February 24, 2007
University of Connecticut

Plenary Speaker: James Simpson, Harvard University Professor of English and American Literature and Language; Life Fellow, Girton College Cambridge; Honorary Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities

CALL FOR PAPERS

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Bodies of Myth - New Perspectives

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The Department of Humanities at Leeds Trinity & All Saints invites =
submissions for a one-day conference on myth on July 13th 2007.

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The conference is dedicated to exploring mythological figures and themes =
in all areas of the humanities - from foundational myths of faith and =
nation to retellings of traditional stories - and the significance of =
these images and motifs in contemporary culture. The conference welcomes =
wide interpretations of the term 'contemporary' and contributions need =
not be confined to literature and culture of the last 10 years.=20

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CALL FOR PAPERS

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Bodies of Myth - New Perspectives

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The Department of Humanities at Leeds Trinity & All Saints invites =
submissions for a one-day conference on myth on July 13th 2007.

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The conference is dedicated to exploring mythological figures and themes =
in all areas of the humanities - from foundational myths of faith and =
nation to retellings of traditional stories - and the significance of =
these images and motifs in contemporary culture. The conference welcomes =
wide interpretations of the term 'contemporary' and contributions need =
not be confined to literature and culture of the last 10 years.=20

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    Call for Papers
   
  The SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY Area
  of the Popular Culture Association
  invites submissions for the:
   
  PCA/ACA 2007 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
  BOSTON MARRIOTT COPLEY PLACE,
  BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 4 - 7, 2007
   
  UPDATED Deadline for submissions: 17 October 2006
   
  The Science Fiction and Fantasy (SF/F) Area of PCA
  solicits papers, paper proposals, and panel proposals
  from scholars interested in any aspect of SF/F. Any
  disciplinary method or approach is welcome!
   
  Proposals on all media, including literature, film,
  television, multimedia and written works are solicited.

CALL FOR PAPERS

*EMERGING PARADIGMS IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD *

 First Annual Graduate Conference on
 Transantlantic and Cultural Studies.
Georgia State University
October 20-21, 2006**

*Keynote speaker*

Dr. Ana del Sarto (Ohio State University)

"The Politics of Criticism: Beyond Latin American Cultural Studies?"

Proposals are especially encouraged on (but not limited to) any aspect of
Literature, Linguistics, Culture, History, and Women Studies.

*SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:*

Send a 300-word proposal by email to espaga_at_gmail.com (subject line:
Conference abstract) by *November 15.*

A cover letter listing the following:

*EMERGING PARADIGMS IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD *

 First Annual Graduate Conference on
 Transantlantic and Cultural Studies.
Georgia State University
October 20-21, 2006**

*Keynote speaker*

Dr. Ana del Sarto (Ohio State University)

"The Politics of Criticism: Beyond Latin American Cultural Studies?"

Proposals are especially encouraged on (but not limited to) any aspect of
Literature, Linguistics, Culture, History, and Women Studies.

*SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:*

Send a 300-word proposal by email to espaga_at_gmail.com (subject line:
Conference abstract) by *November 15.*

A cover letter listing the following:

IRSCL 18th BIENNIAL CONGRESS--CALL FOR PAPERS:
(International Research Society for Children's Literature)

The 18th Biennial Congress is to be held in August 25-29 2007 in Kyoto,
Japan.
Now, proposals are invited for papers, panels and posters exploring the
2007 IRSCL conference theme:

POWER AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE