Edward Everett Hale (American Literature Association, 1/15/07;
5/24-5/27/07)

We are soliciting proposals for a session on Edward Everett Hale
(1822-1909), the prolific author, pastor, reformer, amateur historian,
congressional chaplain, and editor, co-founder of the Unitarian Church
of America, and associate of Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, and several U.S. Presidents. Hale?s
writings include ?The Man Without a Country? (one of the most
widely read and reprinted Civil War texts) and its sequel, Philip
Nolan?s Friends, along with dozens of novels and short stories that
appeared in leading periodicals like The Atlantic Monthly and North
American Review.

The Arab World in the US

  (**Since the posting was just sent out October 31st, we would like to extend
the submission deadline to November 30th, 2006)

The Fall 2006 issue of AMERICAN@ welcomes submissions on the possible impact,
reactions, and representations of and by the Arab community in the USA , its
influence on US national identity and sociocultural landscape, and possible
parallelisms with the creation of other historical internal suspects
(religious, political, territorial, ethnic, etc).

The Arab World in the US

  (**Since the posting was just sent out October 31st, we would like to extend
the submission deadline to November 30th, 2006)

The Fall 2006 issue of AMERICAN@ welcomes submissions on the possible impact,
reactions, and representations of and by the Arab community in the USA , its
influence on US national identity and sociocultural landscape, and possible
parallelisms with the creation of other historical internal suspects
(religious, political, territorial, ethnic, etc).

Call for Proposals: Extended Deadline

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The MELUS (Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the
United States) WOCC (Women of Color Caucus) invites proposals for a
panel at the MELUS 21st Annual Conference, from March 22-25, 2007,
hosted by California State University, Fresno. This session engages with
the overall conference theme of "Work, Migration, and Globalization:
Contested Journeys in Multi-Ethnic U.S. Literature."

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Call for Proposals: Extended Deadline

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The MELUS (Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the
United States) WOCC (Women of Color Caucus) invites proposals for a
panel at the MELUS 21st Annual Conference, from March 22-25, 2007,
hosted by California State University, Fresno. This session engages with
the overall conference theme of "Work, Migration, and Globalization:
Contested Journeys in Multi-Ethnic U.S. Literature."

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LSU EGSA Mardi Gras Conference on Language and Literature.

Feb. 16-17, 2007
Lod Cook Alumni Center
Baton Rouge, LA

Members Only: Gatekeepers and the Future of Literary Studies

Keynote Speaker: Timothy Brennan, Professor of Comparative Literature,
Cultural Studies, and English, The University of Minnesota.
Selected Publications: Wars of Position: Cultural Politics of Left and
Right (2005), Ed. Music in Cuba (2001), At Home in the World:
Cosmopolitanism Now (1997).

ASIA AND THE OTHER
International Conference
Department of English
National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei, TAIWAN
June 23, 2007
(Deadline for Proposals: December 31, 2006)

Confirmed Invited Speakers:
**Sneja Gunew, Professor of English and Women's Studies, University of
British Columbia
**Hugh J. Silverman, Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature,
Stony Brook University
**Scott Slovic, Professor of Literature and Environment, University of
Nevada, Reno

ASIA AND THE OTHER
International Conference
Department of English
National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei, TAIWAN
June 23, 2007
(Deadline for Proposals: December 31, 2006)

Confirmed Invited Speakers:
**Sneja Gunew, Professor of English and Women's Studies, University of
British Columbia
**Hugh J. Silverman, Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature,
Stony Brook University
**Scott Slovic, Professor of Literature and Environment, University of
Nevada, Reno

Questioning the Philosophy of Technology (QPT)

Conference at NUI Galway, Ireland, June 2007.

Call for Papers

27th – 28th June 2007

Key Note Speakers:

Andrew Feenberg: Simon Fraser University, Canada

Don Idhe: Stony Brook University, New York

We are delighted to confirm that two of the leading philosophers of
technology will be attending the first QPT Conference. The conference
will take place over two days. The first day will focus on seminars by
the keynote speakers. The second day will be devoted to accepted
conference papers.

Questioning the Philosophy of Technology (QPT)

Conference at NUI Galway, Ireland, June 2007.

Call for Papers

27th – 28th June 2007

Key Note Speakers:

Andrew Feenberg: Simon Fraser University, Canada

Don Idhe: Stony Brook University, New York

We are delighted to confirm that two of the leading philosophers of
technology will be attending the first QPT Conference. The conference
will take place over two days. The first day will focus on seminars by
the keynote speakers. The second day will be devoted to accepted
conference papers.

Questioning the Philosophy of Technology (QPT)

Conference at NUI Galway, Ireland, June 2007.

Call for Papers

27th – 28th June 2007

Key Note Speakers:

Andrew Feenberg: Simon Fraser University, Canada

Don Idhe: Stony Brook University, New York

We are delighted to confirm that two of the leading philosophers of
technology will be attending the first QPT Conference. The conference
will take place over two days. The first day will focus on seminars by
the keynote speakers. The second day will be devoted to accepted
conference papers.

CALL FOR PAPERS

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The Regular Issue of SAR 2007

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CFP: Literary Criticism and Undergraduates (11/30/06; CEA,
4/12/07-4/14/07)

College English Association National Conference, April 12-14, 2007, New
Orleans, LA.

This year's Conference theme is "Empathy and Ethics."

Why We Move: Economic, Environmental, Cultural and Political Dimensions of
International Migration

International Center
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
April 13-14, 2007

Call For Papers