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Sponsored by the Institute of English Literature, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
October 13-15, 2006
Call for Papers 2006
The Institute of English Literature, Zhejiang University, cordially invites your active
participation in an international symposium on Sinology and Sino-West cultural relations
and exchanges to be held in Hangzhou, October 13-15, 2006.
Sponsored by the Institute of English Literature, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
October 13-15, 2006
Call for Papers 2006
The Institute of English Literature, Zhejiang University, cordially invites your active
participation in an international symposium on Sinology and Sino-West cultural relations
and exchanges to be held in Hangzhou, October 13-15, 2006.
Sponsored by the Institute of English Literature, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
October 13-15, 2006
Call for Papers 2006
The Institute of English Literature, Zhejiang University, cordially invites your active
participation in an international symposium on Sinology and Sino-West cultural relations
and exchanges to be held in Hangzhou, October 13-15, 2006.
British Heavy Metal
Essays are sought for a book project that takes a Cultural Studies approach
to British Heavy Metal.
British Heavy Metal
Essays are sought for a book project that takes a Cultural Studies approach
to British Heavy Metal.
M/MLA Conference
Chicago, IL
November 9-12, 2006
American Literature I: Literature to 1870 Permanent Section
TOPIC: Literacy and Literary Practice
M/MLA Conference
Chicago, IL
November 9-12, 2006
American Literature I: Literature to 1870 Permanent Section
TOPIC: Literacy and Literary Practice
"Beyond Ground Zero": 9/11 and the Futures of Critical Thought
Saturday, October 21, 2006
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
"Beyond Ground Zero": 9/11 and the Futures of Critical Thought
Saturday, October 21, 2006
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
CFP: Contemporary British and Irish Literary Landscapes: Re-Reading Pat Barker
Call for papers for a one-day conference at University of Hertfordshire,
England
Friday 24th November, 2006
This one-day conference is the first of a series entitled Contemporary
British and Irish Literary Landscapes. The inaugural conference explores
the work of Pat Barker.
CFP: Contemporary British and Irish Literary Landscapes: Re-Reading Pat Barker
Call for papers for a one-day conference at University of Hertfordshire,
England
Friday 24th November, 2006
This one-day conference is the first of a series entitled Contemporary
British and Irish Literary Landscapes. The inaugural conference explores
the work of Pat Barker.
CFP for a proposed special session for the 2006 Midwest Modern Language
Association convention in Chicago, November 9-12, 2006:
A Popular Reconstruction: Imagining Reunion in Post-Civil War American
Literature
Call for Papers: J.R.R. Tolkien/C.S. Lewis
The J.R.R. Tolkien/C.S. Lewis panel of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic
Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference seeks
abstracts of papers (200-250 words) that address various aspects of
each author's works. Discussion of the recent film versions of Lord
of the Rings and Narnia are welcome. The chair is open to a wide
variety of topics and approaches. The aim is to identify and
characterize the recent wide acclaim given to both writers, both as
serious thinkers and popular entertainers of broad and immense appeal.
Choices of AV equipment are limited to DVD/VCR/monitor/audio
cassette player/carousel and overhead projectors/screen.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Editor of CALLALOO invites you to submit formal articles, informal
essays, and other kinds of texts (including visual and creative writing) about
NATHAN A. SCOTT, JR.
as scholar, professor, literary critic, and friend in a Special Issue of the
journal to be devoted to this distinguished man of letters.
Each manuscript or other contribution should be postmarked no later than
Monday, March 5, 2007, to:
The Editor
CALLALOO
Department of English
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4227
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Editor of CALLALOO invites you to submit formal articles, informal
essays, and other kinds of texts (including visual and creative writing) about
NATHAN A. SCOTT, JR.
as scholar, professor, literary critic, and friend in a Special Issue of the
journal to be devoted to this distinguished man of letters.
Each manuscript or other contribution should be postmarked no later than
Monday, March 5, 2007, to:
The Editor
CALLALOO
Department of English
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4227
MLA Convention 2006
Philadelphia, PA
Special Session: Teaching the British Literature Survey
The panel solicits proposals for papers on individual approaches to teaching
the British Literature Survey or on topics related to this most
widely-taught course, such as: the historical origins of the course; its
place within English Department curricula; the major anthologies; canonicity
and text selection; periodization; implicit or explicit meta-narratives;
language, literature, and national identity; necessity or desirability of
the course; student reception; pedagogical strategies; etc. All submissions
to be considered for prospective volume on the topic.
M/MLA; Chicago, 11/9/06-11/12/06
Conference theme: High & Low Culture
"After Highbrow/Lowbrow: Shakespearean Cultural Capital" (Proposed
Special Session)
M/MLA; Chicago, 11/9/06-11/12/06
Conference theme: High & Low Culture
"After Highbrow/Lowbrow: Shakespearean Cultural Capital" (Proposed
Special Session)
Deadline extended:
UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)
ROMANTICISM, ENVIRONMENT, CRISIS
23-27 June 2006
Centre for Romantic Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Lawrence Buell, Cheryll Glotfelty, James C. McKusick, George Monbiot, Kate
Soper.
CALL FOR PAPERS
"Romanticism, Environment, Crisis" will highlight the continuing urgency
of the Romantic text at a time when changes in our biosphere threaten to
realize Romanticism's prophetic anxieties, its darkest imaginings.
Deadline extended:
UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)
ROMANTICISM, ENVIRONMENT, CRISIS
23-27 June 2006
Centre for Romantic Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Lawrence Buell, Cheryll Glotfelty, James C. McKusick, George Monbiot, Kate
Soper.
CALL FOR PAPERS
"Romanticism, Environment, Crisis" will highlight the continuing urgency
of the Romantic text at a time when changes in our biosphere threaten to
realize Romanticism's prophetic anxieties, its darkest imaginings.
Deadline extended:
UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)
ROMANTICISM, ENVIRONMENT, CRISIS
23-27 June 2006
Centre for Romantic Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Lawrence Buell, Cheryll Glotfelty, James C. McKusick, George Monbiot, Kate
Soper.
CALL FOR PAPERS
"Romanticism, Environment, Crisis" will highlight the continuing urgency
of the Romantic text at a time when changes in our biosphere threaten to
realize Romanticism's prophetic anxieties, its darkest imaginings.
Deadline extended:
UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)
ROMANTICISM, ENVIRONMENT, CRISIS
23-27 June 2006
Centre for Romantic Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Lawrence Buell, Cheryll Glotfelty, James C. McKusick, George Monbiot, Kate
Soper.
CALL FOR PAPERS
"Romanticism, Environment, Crisis" will highlight the continuing urgency
of the Romantic text at a time when changes in our biosphere threaten to
realize Romanticism's prophetic anxieties, its darkest imaginings.
Deadline extended:
UPDATE: Romanticism, Environment, Crisis (UK) (3/31/06; 6/23/06-6/27/06)
ROMANTICISM, ENVIRONMENT, CRISIS
23-27 June 2006
Centre for Romantic Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Lawrence Buell, Cheryll Glotfelty, James C. McKusick, George Monbiot, Kate
Soper.
CALL FOR PAPERS
"Romanticism, Environment, Crisis" will highlight the continuing urgency
of the Romantic text at a time when changes in our biosphere threaten to
realize Romanticism's prophetic anxieties, its darkest imaginings.
Call for Papers:=20
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference=20
University of California, Riverside=20
Riverside, CA=20
10-11 November 2006=20
*** Henry James on Politics, Culture and Society ***
Proposals welcome for 15-minute paper presentations concerning Henry =
James's writings on politics, culture and society. This includes his =
creative work, literary essays, travel writing, and other non-fiction =
(e.g., essays on British geopolitics, WWI, etc.).
Please email 500-word proposals along with a 50 word abstract=20
(in-message or as attachment) to: rgdavidson_at_csuchico.edu
Call for Papers:=20
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference=20
University of California, Riverside=20
Riverside, CA=20
10-11 November 2006=20
*** Henry James on Politics, Culture and Society ***
Proposals welcome for 15-minute paper presentations concerning Henry =
James's writings on politics, culture and society. This includes his =
creative work, literary essays, travel writing, and other non-fiction =
(e.g., essays on British geopolitics, WWI, etc.).
Please email 500-word proposals along with a 50 word abstract=20
(in-message or as attachment) to: rgdavidson_at_csuchico.edu
The American South
=20
Popular Culture Association in the South / American Culture Association
in the South
October 5-7, 2006
Marriott Savannah Riverfront
Savannah, Georgia
=20
Proposals are welcome for individual presentations or entire sessions
(traditional presentations, roundtables, or other configurations) on any
aspect of the American South for the 2006 PCAS/ACAS joint conference in
Savannah.
=20
While all topics and approaches will be considered, we are especially
interested in scholarly proposals in the following areas:
=20
Art - including "outsider" art
Literature - including popular writing
Music
Foodways
Summer 2006 Fellowship Call for Proposals
Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular
The University of Southern California's Institute for Multimedia
Literacy is pleased to announce a third annual Fellowship program for
summer 2006 to foster innovative research for its digital publishing
venture, Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular.
CALL FOR PAPERS: Word, Image, and Ideology in Habsburg Europe
October 19-21, 2006 in Denver, Colorado
Early Modern Image and Text Society (EMIT)
Keynote speakers: Emilie Bergmann, University of California at
Berkeley, and Frederick de Armas, University of Chicago
CALL FOR PAPERS: Word, Image, and Ideology in Habsburg Europe
October 19-21, 2006 in Denver, Colorado
Early Modern Image and Text Society (EMIT)
Keynote speakers: Emilie Bergmann, University of California at
Berkeley, and Frederick de Armas, University of Chicago
Summer 2006 Fellowship Call for Proposals
Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular
The University of Southern California's Institute for Multimedia
Literacy is pleased to announce a third annual Fellowship program for
summer 2006 to foster innovative research for its digital publishing
venture, Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular.