CFP: Popular Culture & American Culture (May 26, 2006; Oct. 5-7, 2006)

The annual conference for the Popular Culture Association of the
South/American Culture Association of the South (PCAS/ACAS)

October 5-7, 2006

PCAS/ACAS will hold its annual meeting and conference this fall in
Savannah, GA at the Marriot Savannah Riverfront Hotel. The PCAS/ACAS
invites proposals for papers, discussion panels, performances, and
presentations on topics related to Popular or American Culture.

CALL FOR PAPERS: DEADLINE EXTENDED
Panel Topic: Cultural Assumptions: Literature, Race, and Naming
2006 South Central MLA Convention/ American Name Society Session
October 26-28, 2006
Radisson Plaza Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas
Submission Deadline: May 10, 2006

Papers are invited for the American Name Society session entitled
"Cultural Assumptions: Literature, Race, and Naming," to be presented at
the 2006 Convention of the South Central Modern LanguageAssociation
(SCMLA) in Fort Worth, TX (October 26-28, 2006).

CALL FOR PAPERS: DEADLINE EXTENDED
Panel Topic: Cultural Assumptions: Literature, Race, and Naming
2006 South Central MLA Convention/ American Name Society Session
October 26-28, 2006
Radisson Plaza Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas
Submission Deadline: May 10, 2006

Papers are invited for the American Name Society session entitled
"Cultural Assumptions: Literature, Race, and Naming," to be presented at
the 2006 Convention of the South Central Modern LanguageAssociation
(SCMLA) in Fort Worth, TX (October 26-28, 2006).

The Arabesques Print Literary Journal is now accepting submissions for =
their
upcoming issues, Summer 06: Theme: "Identities" - deadline: June 10, =
2006;
Fall 06: Theme: "The New Romance" - deadline: September 10, 2006. Seeks
international quality writing including: fiction, poetry, non-fiction,
essays, reviews, line drawing, and Black&White photography. Limit: Short
fiction: 10000 words max. Poetry: 10 pages max. Serial publication may =
be
considered for longer works. Values alternative perspectives, good =
stories,
insightful commentary and command of the English language. Academic =
essays
are welcome but no bad philosophy. Unpublished and published =
contributors

The Arabesques Print Literary Journal is now accepting submissions for =
their
upcoming issues, Summer 06: Theme: "Identities" - deadline: June 10, =
2006;
Fall 06: Theme: "The New Romance" - deadline: September 10, 2006. Seeks
international quality writing including: fiction, poetry, non-fiction,
essays, reviews, line drawing, and Black&White photography. Limit: Short
fiction: 10000 words max. Poetry: 10 pages max. Serial publication may =
be
considered for longer works. Values alternative perspectives, good =
stories,
insightful commentary and command of the English language. Academic =
essays
are welcome but no bad philosophy. Unpublished and published =
contributors

Centre for Social Theory and Design,
University of Technology, Sydney

Conference

Walter Benjamin and the Architecture of Modernity

August 17-19 2006

Call for Papers

Walter Benjamin=92s work remains central to discussions of modernity=20
within the Humanities, Visual Arts, Design and Architecture. This=20
conference will bring together scholars working on all aspects of=20
Benjamin=92s work as well as those who deploy the insights of that work=20=

in developing projects of their own.

Abstracts of 300 words, which will be subject to a refereeing process,=20=

PALA 2006 Joensuu Finland Call for papers
There has been much debate in recent years within the broad
domain of stylistics about how to define this field of
investigation. This same debate most recently arose at our last
gathering in Huddersfield (July 2005). How has stylistics
evolved since the early 1970s? How do we define "stylistics"
today? What are its aims? How do we go about meeting these
aims? Can we realistically reach a consensus? How viable is
stylistics in the 21st century? What could be its main
contributions? To what extent is stylistics an interdisciplinary
venture? The purpose of this conference is to reflect upon
these broad questions: to consider what state the state of

Call for papers, proposals, and panel suggestions: "Faith and Violence:
Jihad and Holy War" is the theme of the annual Northeast Region
Conference on Christianity and Literature to be held October 20, 21 2006
at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights, NY. Keynote address to be
delivered by David S. Reynolds, author of "John Brown, Abolitionist: The
Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights."

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PALA 2006 Joensuu Finland Call for papers
There has been much debate in recent years within the broad
domain of stylistics about how to define this field of
investigation. This same debate most recently arose at our last
gathering in Huddersfield (July 2005). How has stylistics
evolved since the early 1970s? How do we define "stylistics"
today? What are its aims? How do we go about meeting these
aims? Can we realistically reach a consensus? How viable is
stylistics in the 21st century? What could be its main
contributions? To what extent is stylistics an interdisciplinary
venture? The purpose of this conference is to reflect upon
these broad questions: to consider what state the state of

This panel for the upcoming M/MLA conference -- entitled =22High and Low =
Culture=2C=22 to be held in Chicago=2C Illinois on November 9-12=2C 2006 =
-- invites scholars to explore the shifting relations between the =91high=
=92 and the =91low=92 by focusing on the popularization of music and its =
interaction with various literary and cultural forms=2E Papers that addre=
ss one or more of the following topics are welcome=3A =

1=2E How do we begin to theorize the (historical) process of =27populariz=
ation=27 in the realms of music and literature=3F To what extent does the=
 process of popularization implicate or problematize =91high=92 and =91lo=
w=92 cultural and literary forms=3F =

NEW DEADLINE: APRIL 25, 2006

Where: Midwestern Modern Language Association (MMLA) Conference in Chicago, November 09-11, 2006

Panel: Old Books, New Media: Using Technology to teach Pre-1900 Texts
 
With the advent of computer classrooms, web-based archives, digital storytelling, and a host of other technological marvels, technology in the literature classroom has moved beyond the occasional Zeffirelli or Merchant Ivory film to encompass a wide range of problems and possibilities for teachers and students alike.

This panel for the upcoming M/MLA conference -- entitled =22High and Low =
Culture=2C=22 to be held in Chicago=2C Illinois on November 9-12=2C 2006 =
-- invites scholars to explore the shifting relations between the =91high=
=92 and the =91low=92 by focusing on the popularization of music and its =
interaction with various literary and cultural forms=2E Papers that addre=
ss one or more of the following topics are welcome=3A =

1=2E How do we begin to theorize the (historical) process of =27populariz=
ation=27 in the realms of music and literature=3F To what extent does the=
 process of popularization implicate or problematize =91high=92 and =91lo=
w=92 cultural and literary forms=3F =

NEW DEADLINE: APRIL 25, 2006

Where: Midwestern Modern Language Association (MMLA) Conference in Chicago, November 09-11, 2006

Panel: Old Books, New Media: Using Technology to teach Pre-1900 Texts
 
With the advent of computer classrooms, web-based archives, digital storytelling, and a host of other technological marvels, technology in the literature classroom has moved beyond the occasional Zeffirelli or Merchant Ivory film to encompass a wide range of problems and possibilities for teachers and students alike.

NEW DEADLINE: APRIL 25, 2006

Where: Midwestern Modern Language Association (MMLA) Conference in Chicago, November 09-11, 2006

Panel: Old Books, New Media: Using Technology to teach Pre-1900 Texts
 
With the advent of computer classrooms, web-based archives, digital storytelling, and a host of other technological marvels, technology in the literature classroom has moved beyond the occasional Zeffirelli or Merchant Ivory film to encompass a wide range of problems and possibilities for teachers and students alike.