Georgia Conference on Information Literacy
October 6-7, 2006
Savannah, GA
 
Proposals are currently being accepted for the Georgia Conference on
Information Literacy.
Proposals due no later than April 3, 2006
Submit On Line at
http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/infolitsubmit.html
What is Information Literacy?
Information literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a
need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and
effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand.
The 2006 Conference on Information Literacy

CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED
   
  Submission Deadline: April 9, 2006
   
  Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference 2006
  November 10-11, 2006
  University of California, Riverside
  Riverside, California
   
  The Early Female Cultures panel of PAMLA seeks papers concerning societies in which women exercise a significant and powerful role. Presentations may reflect a broad area of interest from cultures earlier than the Greco-Roman patriarchy to later more contemporary societies.
   
  Please submit a 500-word proposal and a 50-word abstract to
  aduvalle_at_prodigy.net (in the body of your message, please no attachments) by April 9, 2006.
   

CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED
   
  Submission Deadline: April 9, 2006
   
  Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference 2006
  November 10-11, 2006
  University of California, Riverside
  Riverside, California
   
  The Early Female Cultures panel of PAMLA seeks papers concerning societies in which women exercise a significant and powerful role. Presentations may reflect a broad area of interest from cultures earlier than the Greco-Roman patriarchy to later more contemporary societies.
   
  Please submit a 500-word proposal and a 50-word abstract to
  aduvalle_at_prodigy.net (in the body of your message, please no attachments) by April 9, 2006.
   

Papers engaging with any aspect of children's literature and culture are invited for possible presentation at the Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association meeting in Indianapolis, Oct. 27-29, 2006. Specific panels are likely to include GLOBAL GIRLHOOD and CHILDREN'S MATERIAL CULTURE, but all topics will be considered. Fully-assembled panels of 3-4 participants are also welcome. Please send 250 word abstracts by April 30 to Angela Sorby, Area Chair, angela.sorby_at_mu.edu.
Website: http://www.mpcaaca.org

Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2006

From: Anil Sarwal ( <mailto:anil_at_sarwal.org> anil_at_sarwal.org;
<mailto:sarwalanil_at_sify.com> sarwalanil_at_sify.com )

Subject: CONFERENCE IN Chandigarh, India September 2006

Posted for DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh (India), an A+ (90-95) college
accredited with THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC), an
autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of
India

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

AND CALL FOR PAPERS

DAV College

Sector 10

Chandigarh-160011

India

invites you to the international symposium on the theme

M/MLA Conference

Chicago, IL

November 9-12, 2006

=20

Peace Literature and Pedagogy Section

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Topic: Literature, Torture, and Human Rights

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M/MLA Conference

Chicago, IL

November 9-12, 2006

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Peace Literature and Pedagogy Section

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Topic: Literature, Torture, and Human Rights

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For a proposed panel at the Modernist Studies Association Annual =
Conference, Tulsa October 19-22, 2006=20

CFP for a proposed special session for the 2006 Midwest Modern Language
Association convention in Chicago, November 9-12, 2006: "Geo-Graphing Modernism."

Abstracts and proposals on the Harry Potter phemomenon are sought for the
Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture Association/ American Studies Association October
17-29 2006 in Baltimore, Md. I am interested in the cultural affect of the
kinds of apparel, spin-off stories and the generaal enthusiaism for J .K.
Rowland's series found even among adult but also children. Deadline June 1 to Richard
Currie at RCu8598882_at_aol.com or Currie_at_postbox. csi. cuny. edu

The Graduate Students of the Departments of Modern Languages and
Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature, and Political Science at the
University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada invite proposals for their
5th Graduate Student Conference on September 28th-29th 2006:

Declensions of the Self: A Bestiary of Modernity

Is it possible to revitalize our thought and praxis as, and about,
modern human subjects?

Abstracts and proposals on the Harry Potter phemomenon are sought for the
Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture Association/ American Studies Association October
17-29 2006 in Baltimore, Md. I am interested in the cultural affect of the
kinds of apparel, spin-off stories and the generaal enthusiaism for J .K.
Rowland's series found even among adult but also children. Deadline June 1 to Richard
Currie at RCu8598882_at_aol.com or Currie_at_postbox. csi. cuny. edu

**Call for Papers**

=20

The editors of Phoebe: Journal of Gender and Cultural Critiques seek =
essays
for an issue that looks to answer the following question: =93What does
Afro-Latino mean within the confines of the United States?=20

=20

Deadline: 18th September 2006 (completed essays). If interested, please
send a 300 word abstract by 24th April to the editors at =
phoebe_at_oneonta.edu

=20

Topics include but are not limited to:

-Gender / Sexuality / Race / Ethnicity

-Comparative cultural, historical, or political analysis=20

-English-language =93representations=94 of literatures and cultures of =
the
Afro-Latino experience in the United States

**Call for Papers**

=20

The editors of Phoebe: Journal of Gender and Cultural Critiques seek =
essays
for an issue that looks to answer the following question: =93What does
Afro-Latino mean within the confines of the United States?=20

=20

Deadline: 18th September 2006 (completed essays). If interested, please
send a 300 word abstract by 24th April to the editors at =
phoebe_at_oneonta.edu

=20

Topics include but are not limited to:

-Gender / Sexuality / Race / Ethnicity

-Comparative cultural, historical, or political analysis=20

-English-language =93representations=94 of literatures and cultures of =
the
Afro-Latino experience in the United States