Author sought for chapter 6 of the Cultural History of Reading (Greenwood,
2007).

The Cultural History of Reading examines written documents (books,
pamphlets, treatises, plays, poems, essays etc.) that shaped, and were
shaped by, crucial cultural events throughout the world and in the United
States.

For more information, please contact Dr. Sara Quay, Editor at
squay_at_endicott.edu

___________________________________

Sara E. Quay, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Education & Chair, Humanities

Endicott College

376 Hale Street

Beverly, MA 01915

office: 978/232-2200

Fax: 978/232-3100

Call for Papers: Ethics and Literature

The Journal PHILOSOPHIA, Philosophical Quarterly of Israel,
published by Springer, seeks submissions for the forthcoming special
issue on Ethics and Litearture.

We are interested in articles on issues such as: relationships
between moral philosophy and literature, literature as a mode of
moral investigation, moral 'effectiveness' in literature, the
practice of ethical criticism, and similar ones.

For information on PHILOSOPHIA, please see:
http://www.springer.com/west/home/philosophy?SGWID=4-40385-70-47455715-0

Call For Papers: Early Modern Drama and the Middle Ages

        A conference on the Senegalese writer Cheikh Hamidou Kane will be held at
Princeton University on October 6 and 7 2006.
        Kane's work provides an exciting opportunity to inquire into the
intersections of identity, difference, and modernity, as they unfold in our
world today. Submissions on all aspects of Kane's work as well as on the
broader questions his writing and cultural engagement stimulate are welcome.
Please send paper titles and abstracts of no more than 250 words to the
email addresses listed below. The deadline for submission of abstracts is
August 15 2006.
        Cheikh Hamidou Kane has generously agreed to be our guest of honour.

        A conference on the Senegalese writer Cheikh Hamidou Kane will be held at
Princeton University on October 6 and 7 2006.
        Kane's work provides an exciting opportunity to inquire into the
intersections of identity, difference, and modernity, as they unfold in our
world today. Submissions on all aspects of Kane's work as well as on the
broader questions his writing and cultural engagement stimulate are welcome.
Please send paper titles and abstracts of no more than 250 words to the
email addresses listed below. The deadline for submission of abstracts is
August 15 2006.
        Cheikh Hamidou Kane has generously agreed to be our guest of honour.

Call for Paper Abstracts, proposal deadline: September 15

Session:
American Medieval: American Popular Culture in Medieval Film
42nd International Congress on Medieval Studies
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
May 10-13, 2007

Depictions of the "medieval" in film often have very little to do with
medieval culture. Instead, the medieval period often becomes a
metaphor for issues, anxieties, and themes that are both modern and
culturally/nationally situated. This panel explores American
cinematic constructions of the "medieval" in an effort to discuss
medievalism in terms of American cultural studies.

Computers and Writing 2007: Virtual Urbanism

May 17-20, 2007
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Deadline for proposals: midnight, December 20, 2006.
Website for proposal submission and information:
http://englishweb.clas.wayne.edu/~cw07/cw07

Featured Speakers:
Geoffrey Sirc, Professor of English, University of Minnesota
Hellen Liggett, Professor of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
Richard Doyal, Professor of English, Penn State University

Computers and Writing 2007: Virtual Urbanism

May 17-20, 2007
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Deadline for proposals: midnight, December 20, 2006.
Website for proposal submission and information:
http://englishweb.clas.wayne.edu/~cw07/cw07

Featured Speakers:
Geoffrey Sirc, Professor of English, University of Minnesota
Hellen Liggett, Professor of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
Richard Doyal, Professor of English, Penn State University

Mid-America Theatre Conference 2007
CHANGING THEATRICAL LANDSCAPES:
MAPPING NEW DIRECTIONS IN HISTORY, PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE FOR THE 21ST
CENTURY
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minneapolis, March 1-4
www.matc.us

ARTICLES IN PROGRESS WORKSHOP

The MATC Theatre History Symposium is pleased to offer a workshop for
scholars with articles or reviews in progress. The workshop's
facilitators will include editors from:

Theatre Journal
Theatre Topics
Theatre History Studies
Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism

Articles are sought for an edited collection of essays on _William Faulkner
and the Visual Arts_, to be published by The University of Tennessee Press.
Please see description of proposed collection below. Please send all
questions or notices of interest to Rswil_at_aol.com. Deadline for essays is 3/15/07.
Description:

CFP: Mystery/Detective Fiction
(11/15/06;Southwest/TexasPopular Culture Association 02/14/07-
02/17/07

Academic papers on any a[sect of mystery/detective fiction in
any genre, including novels, films, tv presentations, and
poetry. The panels this year might focus on the inclusion of
detective fiction in the classroom, adaptations of classic
mysteries, mysteries in a series, and the use of space.locale
in recent mysteries novels.

UPDATE: plenary speakers announced

"Birth of the Bestseller: The 19th Century Book in Britain, France, and
Beyond"

The Bibliographical Society of America invites proposals for papers to
be delivered at "Birth of the Bestseller: The 19th Century Book in
Britain, France, and Beyond," a conference on book history to be held
in New York on 29-31 March 2007.

UPDATE: plenary speakers announced

"Birth of the Bestseller: The 19th Century Book in Britain, France, and
Beyond"

The Bibliographical Society of America invites proposals for papers to
be delivered at "Birth of the Bestseller: The 19th Century Book in
Britain, France, and Beyond," a conference on book history to be held
in New York on 29-31 March 2007.

CFP: Political Masculinities
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2007 Popular Culture/American Culture Associations National Conference

April 4-7, 2007
Boston Marriot Copley Place
Boston, Massachusetts

For more information on the PCA/ACA, please go to =
http:www.h-net.org/~pcaaca.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE UPDATE: NOVEMBER 1, 2006

We are considering proposals for session organized around a theme, =
special panels, and/or individual papers. Sessions are scheduled in 1 =
hour slots, usually with 4 papers or speakers per session.