THE NINTH ANNUAL RED RIVER CONFERENCE ON WORLD LITERATURE
APRIL 21 -23, 2006

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

Nation and Narration

We invite papers and panel proposals on topics that investigate any of the
following topics. While we are particularly interested in proposals that
focus on the conference theme, papers and panels on all aspects of world
literature will be considered.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

If you are interested in submitting a paper for the Nabokov panels, they
are still welcome. The open panel's parameters have been changed slightly
since the CFP was first announced.

Twentieth Century Literature Conference
Louisville, KY
2/23 - 2/25 2006

The International Vladimir Nabokov Society will be sponsoring two panels
at the conference this year:

1. Open panel: Vladimir Nabokov

This panel asks that any papers addressing any aspect of Nabokov's work,
including his fiction, non-fiction, and scientific efforts. If you have
something interesting to say about Nabokov, it belongs in this panel.

2. Religion, Spirits, and Spirituality in Nabokov's Writings

American Literature in the Age of Surveillance

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College English Association National Conference
April 6-April 8, 2006
San Antonio, Texas

We invite proposals for the reading of original works of fiction and poetry for the 37th annual meeting of the CEA.

Proposals should include the following information:
Name
Institutinal affiliation (if applicable)
Mailing address (including zip code)
Phone number
E-mail address
Title for the proposed presentation (if applicable)
5-10 pages of creative work
A-V needs, if any
Special needs, if any

Submit proposals by e-mail or regular mail by October 15.

Address correspondence for the Creative Writing sessions to:

Call for Papers:

Emerging Scholars Symposium
2006 Mid-America Theatre Conference
Allerton-Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chicago
March 2-5, 2006

Two Emerging Scholar Debut Panels: One Graduate and One Undergraduate

ASECS Panel, Montreal 2006
"Eighteenth-Century Multitudes"
        
        
Current developments in our field force us to rethink widely accepted
paradigms in eighteenth-century studies. Dror Wahrman's The Making of
the Modern Self, for example, fundamentally revises our assumptions
about the singularity of modern forms of identity. Recent theorizing
about 'multitude' by Toni Negri, Michael Hardt, Paolo Virno and others
has widened the possibilities for reimagining agency and identity
further. This panel wants to take advantage of these developments and
explore the role of the plural, the multiple, and the collective in
eighteenth-century culture and history. If the philosophical concern

Shakespeare at Kalamazoo invites paper proposals for a panel on
?Romantic Shakespeare?. Broadly considered, Romantic Shakespeare may
refer to Shakespeare?s use of medieval romance; Shakespearean love (and
lust); or even the Romantic period?s reception of Shakespeare. Papers
that are accepted for this panel will be presented at the 41st
International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 4-7
May 2006.

Send brief abstracts to Melissa Smith by 20 September 2005:
smithmk2_at_gmail.com
or
smithmk2_at_mcmaster.ca

Shakespeare at Kalamazoo invites paper proposals for a panel on
?Romantic Shakespeare?. Broadly considered, Romantic Shakespeare may
refer to Shakespeare?s use of medieval romance; Shakespearean love (and
lust); or even the Romantic period?s reception of Shakespeare. Papers
that are accepted for this panel will be presented at the 41st
International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 4-7
May 2006.

Send brief abstracts to Melissa Smith by 20 September 2005:
smithmk2_at_gmail.com
or
smithmk2_at_mcmaster.ca

                 Icons and Iconoclasts: the Long Seventeenth Century,
1603-1714

        A Conference at The Centre for Early Modern Studies, University of
Aberdeen

                 Icons and Iconoclasts: the Long Seventeenth Century,
1603-1714

        A Conference at The Centre for Early Modern Studies, University of
Aberdeen

Call for Papers: Religion and Science Fiction & Fantasy Areas, SW/TX PCA/ACA

2006 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association 27th Annual Conference, The Hyatt Regency Conference Hotel, Albuquerque, NM, February 8-11, 2006.

The Area Chairs of Religion and of Science Fiction and Fantasy would like to invite paper and panel proposals for a joint session on religion and science fiction and fantasy in literature, film, and television.

Please send queries, 250 word paper proposals, and 500 word panel proposals, including full contact info for all participants, to

Ximena Gallardo C.: xgallardo_at_lagcc.cuny.edu

or

Call for Papers: Religion and Science Fiction & Fantasy Areas, SW/TX PCA/ACA

2006 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association 27th Annual Conference, The Hyatt Regency Conference Hotel, Albuquerque, NM, February 8-11, 2006.

The Area Chairs of Religion and of Science Fiction and Fantasy would like to invite paper and panel proposals for a joint session on religion and science fiction and fantasy in literature, film, and television.

Please send queries, 250 word paper proposals, and 500 word panel proposals, including full contact info for all participants, to

Ximena Gallardo C.: xgallardo_at_lagcc.cuny.edu

or

CFP: LOTR SW/TX PCA/ACA (11/15/05; 2/8-11/06)
Call for Papers: Science Fiction and Fantasy Area, SW/TX PCA/ACA
Special Topic: Tolkien's LOTR

2006 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association 27th
Annual Conference, The Hyatt Regency Conference Hotel, Albuquerque, NM,
February 8-11, 2006.

The Area Chairs of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Area would like to
invite paper and panel proposals for several special sessions on any
aspect of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.

Please send queries, 250 word paper proposals, and 500 word panel
proposals, including full contact information for all participants, to:

C. Jason Smith
jsmith_at_lagcc.cuny.edu

Conceptualizing Multilingualism in England, 800 – 1250

A Worldwide Universities Network
Multilingualism in Medieval Societies Conference
&
The Third York Alcuin Conference

Centre for Medieval Studies – University of York - England
July 14 - 17 2006