*Home and Abroad: Transnational **England**, 1750-1850*
* *A One-Day, Summer Conference at Holywell Manor, Oxford University
Friday, 28 July 2006
 
_Invited Speakers_:
Ros Ballaster (Mansfield College, Oxford University)
Michael Eberle-Sinatra (Université de Montréal)
Susan Manning (University of Edinburgh)
Fiona Stafford (Somerville College, Oxford University)
 
This interdisciplinary conference aims to examine discourses between
England and other countries from 1750-1850 through the lens of the
national and the global. 'Home and Abroad: Transnational England'
invites discussions concerning the formation of English identity or

*Home and Abroad: Transnational **England**, 1750-1850*
* *A One-Day, Summer Conference at Holywell Manor, Oxford University
Friday, 28 July 2006
 
_Invited Speakers_:
Ros Ballaster (Mansfield College, Oxford University)
Michael Eberle-Sinatra (Université de Montréal)
Susan Manning (University of Edinburgh)
Fiona Stafford (Somerville College, Oxford University)
 
This interdisciplinary conference aims to examine discourses between
England and other countries from 1750-1850 through the lens of the
national and the global. 'Home and Abroad: Transnational England'
invites discussions concerning the formation of English identity or

~~Call for Proposals: SESSIONS, PAPERS, PERFORMANCES, PANELS~~

***PHOTOGRAPHY AREA***

Midwest Popular Culture Association & American Culture Association
Annual Conference

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Proposals are being accepted for the Midwest PCA /ACA (Popular Culture
Association/American Culture Association) Conference in Indianapolis,
IN, Oct. 27-29, 2006, in the area of Photography. Papers, Performances,
and panel suggestions can be from any field of study and are welcomed
from academics/researchers/intellectuals/activists/artists at any stage
in their career. The Photography area seeks to be an interdisciplinary
area where the influence, use, and impact of photography is explored. =20

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~~Call for Proposals: SESSIONS, PAPERS, PERFORMANCES, PANELS~~

***PHOTOGRAPHY AREA***

Midwest Popular Culture Association & American Culture Association
Annual Conference

=20

Proposals are being accepted for the Midwest PCA /ACA (Popular Culture
Association/American Culture Association) Conference in Indianapolis,
IN, Oct. 27-29, 2006, in the area of Photography. Papers, Performances,
and panel suggestions can be from any field of study and are welcomed
from academics/researchers/intellectuals/activists/artists at any stage
in their career. The Photography area seeks to be an interdisciplinary
area where the influence, use, and impact of photography is explored. =20

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”THINGS”â€"An Anthology

Edited by
Kristine Samson, Dag Petersson, Thure Munkholm
For NSU Press
www.nsuweb.net

Call For Abstracts

â€"Apologies for cross posting
â€"Please forward to anyone interested

What does it mean for Man to expel himself from art, to leave it to
machines, structures or random generators to impart meaning and
significance to things? To what does art owe its tendency in the 20th
century towards an objective sensibility?

Call for Papers
Essay Collection on Humor in Middle English
Deadline for Papers: 10/1/06
Edited by Michael W. George

This update extends the deadline and scope of my collection. I am
seeking essays on any aspect of humor in Middle English texts. Essays on
humor theory and humor in individual texts/writers are welcome.
Publication of the volume should occur approximately one year from
deadline. Complete manuscripts and queries should be sent to the email
address below.

Guidelines:
Length: 5000 words
Style: Chicago, 15th ed.
Submission: MS Word or RTF (rich text) document emailed to
mgeorge_at_millikin.edu)

Call for Papers
Essay Collection on Humor in Middle English
Deadline for Papers: 10/1/06
Edited by Michael W. George

This update extends the deadline and scope of my collection. I am
seeking essays on any aspect of humor in Middle English texts. Essays on
humor theory and humor in individual texts/writers are welcome.
Publication of the volume should occur approximately one year from
deadline. Complete manuscripts and queries should be sent to the email
address below.

Guidelines:
Length: 5000 words
Style: Chicago, 15th ed.
Submission: MS Word or RTF (rich text) document emailed to
mgeorge_at_millikin.edu)

CFP: Text and Image: The Language of Images (10/01/06;
CCSU, 03/29/07-03/30/07)

Text and Image Conference
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT 06050

The Language of Images, March 29-30, 2007

Central Connecticut State University and the English
Department invite proposals for their international,
interdisciplinary Text and Image Conference on "The
Language of Images" on March 29-30, 2007.

CFP: Text and Image: The Language of Images (10/01/06;
CCSU, 03/29/07-03/30/07)

Text and Image Conference
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT 06050

The Language of Images, March 29-30, 2007

Central Connecticut State University and the English
Department invite proposals for their international,
interdisciplinary Text and Image Conference on "The
Language of Images" on March 29-30, 2007.

Call for Papers

Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum:

Building New Connections

October 10-12, 2006

Hosted by Portland State University

In collaboration with Baldwin-Wallace College, Binghamton University,

The University of Iowa & the American Council on Education (ACE) Internationalization Collaborative

INVITATION AND OVERVIEW

The deadline for submissions for the New Voices Graduate Student Conference in Atlanta, Georgia has been extended. The new deadline is June 15, 2006.

September 28-30, 2006
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

 Deadline for submissions: June 15, 2006

New Voices on the Human Condition
Call for papers and special sessions

I am putting together a book collection of essays on The X-Files and Literature. I am looking for essays of 20-40 pages that explore The X-Files' revision and adaptation of literature and literary conventions, literary works or forms that anticipate the major traits that make The X-Files what it is, and the television program's reflexive influence on other forms of literature or 20/21st-century adaptations of literature. Please submit an abstract of 250-500 words by 6/04/06 to:
Sharon R. Yang, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Languages and Literature
Worcester State College
486 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA 01602

I am putting together a book collection of essays on The X-Files and Literature. I am looking for essays of 20-40 pages that explore The X-Files' revision and adaptation of literature and literary conventions, literary works or forms that anticipate the major traits that make The X-Files what it is, and the television program's reflexive influence on other forms of literature or 20/21st-century adaptations of literature. Please submit an abstract of 250-500 words by 6/04/06 to:
Sharon R. Yang, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Languages and Literature
Worcester State College
486 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA 01602

Transformations
Refereed electronic journal in regional media and cultural studies
http://transformations.cqu.edu.au

Call for abstracts: "Accidental Environments"

"The Accident is not an exception or a sickness of our apolitical
regimes; nor it is a correctable defect of our civilization: it is the
natural consequence of our science, our politics, and our morality." -
Octavio Paz, _Conjunctions and Disjunctions_.