journals and collections of essays

CONTEMPORARY BRITISH WRITERS

NEW CALL FOR PROPOSAL

Due to phenomenal interest, Manchester University Press invites further
proposals for the Contemporary British Writers Series. The Editor and
Press continue to welcome proposals for monographs (50-85,000 words) on
the following writers:

Beryl Bainbridge Iain Banks

Pat Barker Anthony Burgess

A.S. Byatt Ian McEwan

Brian Moore Irvine Welsh

(Deadline for proposals on the above - 31st January 2002)

In addition we encourage proposals on the following authors:

Peter Ackroyd Martin Amis

J.G. Ballard Angela Carter

IMPULSO is a quarterly journal published by the Methodist University of
Piracicaba - UNIMEP (Sao Paulo, Brazil). It features scholarly articles,
analytical studies and book reviews on the humanities, society and
culture in general. Each issue is dedicated to a general theme and the
last editions have been dedicated to themes such as Social Exclusion,
Freud, Culture and Communication, Nietzsche, Modernity and
Postmodernity.

The next issues will deal with the following themes:

- Political-Economic Integration: New continental Blocks
  Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2002

- Law and Globalization
  Deadline for submissions: February 11, 2002

Partial Answers: A Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas

Call for Papers

Partial Answers, a biannual journal sponsored by the School of Literatures
of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is devoted to the interdisciplinary
study of literature and the history of ideas. It welcomes contributions
that explore the ways in which

SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT

CONTEMPORARY BRITISH WRITERS

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Manchester University Press is proud to announce the launch of a new
series dedicated to the critical appraisal of recent British fiction.
The Contemporary British Writers Series will reflect the breadth and
diversity of writing in Britain over the last thirty years, and will
provide critical evaluations of established, emerging and neglected
authors. Building on the success of the Press's Contemporary World
Writers, this series offers an exciting opportunity for the
interrogation of notions of the contemporary and for the analysis of
current and developing modes of representation.

Americana:
The Journal of American Popular Culture
(1900-present)

Americana is currently accepting submissions for its peer-reviewed
e-journal, published at americanpopularculture.com.

Please send submissions to editor_at_americanpopularculture.com.

Guidelines:

1) Articles must be attached to a brief cover letter in the email text
(containing the author's name, institutional affiliation, and contact
information), and both must be formatted in Microsoft Word.

2) Articles must follow MLA guidelines.

A new journal from Laban Centre London in 2002
redefining dance research

Volume 1 2002

DISCOURSES IN DANCE

Editors
Susan Leigh Foster
Ramsay Burt

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Discourses in Dance

Aims and scope

DISCOURSES IN DANCE is an international, peer-reviewed, bi-annual journal
covering research in the field of dance and related areas. The Journal
aims to promote the development of dance research in the international
academic field. Articles address the rapidly expanding discipline of dance
studies as it is developing through scholarly and artistic forms of dance
research.

Lingua Romana--a new e-journal devoted to the study of
linguistic, literary and/or cultural issues pertaining to France, Italy
and/or Romania--is seeking submissions for its inaugural issue
in spring of 2002. We will also consider English-speaking
representations of romance-language cultural issues.
Send articles of no longer than 20 manuscript pages to the
Editor, Lingua Romana, 4022 JKHB, BYU, Provo, Utah 84602. 
Electronic submissions can be sent by attachment to:
sms22_at_email.byu.edu.  We are also looking for book reviews
(of recent literature, criticism, philosophy) and movie reviews. 
Please inquire before submitting reviews.

Scope, a fully refereed on-line journal of film studies (we're at http//
www. nottingham.ac.uk/ film) edited by staff and postgraduate students
within the Institute of Film Studies at the University of Nottingham, is
looking for conference reports of about 1000-1500 words to be included in
forthcoming issues. We're seeking contributions on the events listed
below, but we also welcome reports on other relevant conferences in film,
media and cultural studies.

Reports, queries and expressions of interest should be sent to Jeongmee
Kim, Conference Reports Editor; arxjk_at_nottingham.ac.uk.

· Cosmopolitan Cinema: Hollywood and Asia: American Studies Association Conference (11/8-11/01, Washington DC)

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*torquere* warmly invites submissions of completed scholarly papers
or creative writing to be published in our forthcoming issues.

In Medias Res: An Electronic Journal for the Public Intellectual provides a
forum for intellectuals, academics and artists alike, to comment on
influential issues and important events in the world as they happen.

The editors are seeking brief considered pieces from a variety of
perspectives and disciplines, as well as reviews of recently published
books, art exhibits, theatrical performances, musical recordings, films and
so on.

Submissions are accepted throughout the year. To be considered for the
inaugural issue, pieces (less than 1250 words) must be received no later
than Nov. 1, 2001.

All submissions and submission queries should be addressed to
submissions_at_inmediasresjournal.com.

UPDATE: New deadline

The Television Series (Manchester University Press)
General Editors: Sarah Cardwell and Jonathan Bignell

postscript: a journal of graduate criticism and theory

CALL FOR PAPERS

postscript: a journal of graduate criticism and theory is a
multi-disciplinary journal published annually by graduate students in
the Department of English at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Students either currently enrolled in a post-graduate program or having
recently graduated from one are invited to submit articles for
consideration. Interdisciplinary papers and essays responding to issues
of current debate within academia are especially encouraged.

CALL FOR PAPERS
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                           Henry Street:
                 A Graduate Review of Literary Study

  _Henry Street_, now entering its tenth year of publication, is an inter-
  national forum for graduate students of English and related disciplines.
  We invite submission of original and scholarly contributions to current
  research on literatures in English from all historical periods, material
  culture, pedagogy, and critical theory. In addition to welcoming papers
  from a broad range of critical perspectives, the journal is particularly
  receptive to unconventional or personal approaches that open new avenues
  of investigation in literary and cultural criticism.

I am currently seeking contributors for the second
volume of Twentieth Century European Cultural
Theorists, to be published by the Dictionary of
Literary Biography.

The assignments vary in length, but all should blend
biographical information with a critical assessment of
lives and works. If you are unfamiliar with DLB format
or expectations, please peruse volume one. Published
entries receive a small honorarium and a copy of the
volume.
 
Those interested should email me 3 preferences, with a
brief cv.

Articles available: