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Iris Murdoch 05/30/2010/ 09/10-11/2010

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 10:04am
Kingston University

Kingston University is pleased to announce its fifth International Conference on Iris Murdoch, which will take place from 10-11 September, 2010. This Conference will explore the relationship between Iris Murdoch's work and the concept of marginality in its broadest terms. We are interested in how Murdoch's literature and/or philosophy engages with what it means to live on the margins in terms of issues such as – but not limited to – sexuality, gender, race, class, national identity and religion.

CFP -- Edited volume on Trains, Modernity and Cultural Production (Collection of essays)

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 7:47am
Benjamin Fraser and Steven Spalding

Essays are being solicited for an edited volume on the topic of trains, modernity and cultural production. The volume is intended to be interdisciplinary and transnational in scope, likely covering areas such as Europe, South and East Asia, Latin America and more, and spanning the period of the mid-to-late nineteenth century to the present day. Submissions of interest will not have been published elsewhere, and will deal with railroads, trains, subways, etc. from a perspective grounded in cultural studies or cultural history, either incorporating an analysis of cultural artifacts or dealing with train travel in a more theoretical sense in a specific regional, urban or area context. Comparative studies are also welcome.

Extended Deadline: CFP: 'Life in Marvelous Times': Cultural Work in the Racial Present

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 9:46pm
The Race/Knowledge Project at University of Washington

'LIFE IN MARVELOUS TIMES': CULTURAL WORK IN THE RACIAL PRESENT
A Race/Knowledge Project Conference, Friday, May 14, 2010
Keynote address by Vijay Prashad, Thursday, May 13, 2010
The University of Washington, Seattle
EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2010

Edited Collection: Critical Perspectives on Indo-Caribbean Women's Literature (Deadline May 31, 2010)

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 6:54pm
Mariam Pirbhai/Wilfrid Laurier University; Joy Mahabir/State University of New York

Submissions are invited for an edited collection of scholarly essays on Indo-Caribbean women's literature. This is the first collection to focus specifically on the literature produced by Indo-Caribbean women, and it aims to offer critical and theoretical perspectives on novels, short-fiction, poetry, autobiography and memoir.

Aid, Relief or Bailout: Differing Aims, Ways, and Ends, Vol. 1, No. 3 Spring & Summer 2010

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 10:00am
Synaesthesia: Communication Across Cultures / Graduate School of Intercultural Communication, Okinawa Christian University contact email:

Presently receiving and reviewing submissions for the Spring & Summer 2010 issue

Authors are asked to examine meanings or perceptions of 'aid', 'relief' or 'bailout' that clash or align with conventional wisdom or common practices.

Possible themes, topics to be explored (in no way exhaustive):

Folklore Panel (SAMLA 5/15; 11/5-7)

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Monday, February 15, 2010 - 5:54pm
South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA)

We welcome proposals that explore folklore, folklife, or traditional forms of expression. Papers may include, but are not limited to, examinations of oral traditions, music, material culture, folk festivals, ritual, dance, and folklore collectors. Proposals that investigate literary, filmic, or other interpretations of folklore are also welcome.

Please send a brief proposal (250 words) to Emily Kader (ekader@emory.edu) by May 15, 2010.

The Lives of Dogs in the Lusophone World MLA Annual Convention 1/6-1/9 2011

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Monday, February 15, 2010 - 10:20am
Steven Gonzagowski, Rutgers University

For a proposed panel for the MLA Annual Convention,
Los Angeles, CA, 6-9 January 2011.
Abstract Deadline: 15 March 2010

From the prehistoric cave paintings at Foz Coa, Portugal, to "Duke, the Dog Priest" ("O Cachorro Padre"),Domicio Coutinho's recent novel set in Brazilian New York, man's best friend has frequently been depicted in the cultural production of the Portuguese speaking world. This panel will examine the various representation of dogs and the canine in all art forms from across the Lusophone world.

One page abstracts and brief bio statement by March 15, 2010.

Forms of Social Failure

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Monday, February 15, 2010 - 10:16am
Matthew Garrett/Wesleyan University, Joseph Drury/Wesleyan University

Paper proposals are invited for a panel at the 2011 MLA conference in Los Angeles on the topic of "Forms of Social Failure." In what ways have narratives explored the interarticulation of individual and social failure? When has failure become a formal device for representing an uneven, unequal, or otherwise problematic social world? What historical moments seem unusually preoccupied with social or political failure? Under what conditions might failure say more than success?

2010 ELLAK Global Conference: Languages, Literatures, and Cultures of the World in English, 2-4 December 2010, Daejeon, Korea du

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Monday, February 15, 2010 - 8:40am
The English Language and Literature Association of Korea (ELLAK): Chung-Ho Chung, President of the ELLAK; Youngmin Kim, Chair, Organizing Committee of the 2010 ELLAK International Conference, Daejeon Convention Center, Korea (Abstracts due April 1, 2010)

Call for Papers

2010 ELLAK Global Conference on "Languages, Literatures, and Cultures of the World in English: Crossing Borders and Building Bridges in Glocal and Transcultural Contexts, " 2-4 December 2010, Daejeon Convention Center, Daejeon, Korea (Abstracts due April 1, 2010)

Call for Papers for Fall 2010 Special Issue on MODERNISMS

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Monday, February 15, 2010 - 12:24am
Society for Philosophy and Literary Studies

Society for Philosophy and Literary Studies, Kathmandu, Nepal, and its reviewed "Journal of Philosophy: A Cross-Disciplinary Inquiry," looks for articles for its Fall 2010 Special Issue on MODERNISMS. We are looking for articles, which examine the historical and material conditions and philosophical or theoretical/experimental perspectives that influenced the form and content of the modernist (contemporary and past) arts and literature.

Exploring Childhood Studies 4/9/2010

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Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 6:48pm
Rutgers University-Camden Childhood Studies Graduate Student Orgnaization

Exploring Childhood Studies, A Graduate Student Conference
Rutgers University, Camden

Registration is now open!

The Graduate Student Organization of the Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University-Camden proudly announces its first graduate student conference to be held April 09, 2010 on the Camden, New Jersey campus.

Writing Into the Profession: Enacting and Exploring Roles of the English Scholar

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Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 5:33pm
English Graduate Student Association of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

For its fifth annual interdisciplinary conference in English studies, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's English Graduate Student Association asks, "What academic work are you engaged in?" This conference is designed to build a sense of community among graduate scholars by providing a forum to present ongoing research in a non-threatening and receptive academic environment. Additionally, this conference is designed to bring graduate scholars into contact with established professionals who can answer questions about best practices.

The conference will be held this year on Saturday, Sept 25.

Graphic Aging, abstracts 3/1 (2011 MLA)

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Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 7:05pm
Modern Language Association

Graphic Aging: youth, ripening, and intergenerational relationships in _Love & Rockets_, _Likewise_, _Token_, etc. This panel explores how images and understandings of age inform each other in graphic no-vels, novel graphics, and related media.

Paper proposals might explore the following themes, but need not be limited to these ideas:

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick and the Composition Classroom (MLA 2011 Los Angeles)

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Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 1:00pm
Rob Faunce

Papers considering how the composition classroom benefits from consideration and application of Sedgwick's work, particularly with nonoedipal psychologies, affect and Silvan Tomkins, and heteronormativities.

250-word abstracts and vitae due by March 8.

cULTURAL STUDIES AND LITERATURE AND OTHERS- 452ºF JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

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Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 11:59am
452ºF JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

Nº 03 > Call for Papers
Call for Papers #03

On January 31st 2010, we start the CFP for the third issue of 452ºF Journal of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature. This CFP is open and addressed to anyone that wishes to and that holds at least a BA degree.

The bidding terms, which are exposed below and that regulate the reception and publication of the different articles are subject to the content of the Peer review System, the Style-sheet and the Legal Notice. These can be consulted in the Procedures area of the web page.

CFP: Jewish Music and Germany after the Holocaust

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Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 8:27am
Dickinson College

Jewish Music and Germany after the Holocaust
Colloquium at Dickinson College, 25–27 February 2011
Sponsored by Dickinson College
Keynote address by Philip V. Bohlman (to be confirmed)

Deadline Extended: CFP (re)performing the Posthuman: a conference on performance arts and posthumanism

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Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 5:38am
University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

Dear all,

In response to a number of requests from the network, we have decided to
extend the deadline for submissions for the (re)Performing the Posthuman
conference until Monday February 22nd.
Please see the details below.

Best regards,

Seda Ilter and Daniël Ploeger

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(re)Performing the Posthuman
a conference on performance arts and posthumanism
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Centre for Research in Opera and Music Theatre (CROMT)
InQbate: The Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Creativity
(CETL)
School of English
University of Sussex, Brighton, 21-22 May 2010

UPDATED: "Wild Tongues: Concepts of the Untamed in Scholarship, Teaching, Writing, and Beyond" - Abstract Deadline 3/15/10

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Friday, February 12, 2010 - 1:36pm
2010 University of Texas at San Antonio English Graduate Symposium

2010 UTSA English Graduate Symposium

The 2010 UTSA English Graduate Student Symposium "Wild Tongues: Concepts of the Untamed in Scholarship, Teaching, Writing, and Beyond."

Sponsored by the Department of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio

May 1, 2010 at The University of Texas at San Antonio in San Antonio, TX

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Norma Alarcón

Proposal Submission Deadline: March 15, 2010

How do you tame a wild tongue, train it to be quiet, how do you bridle and saddle it? How do you make it lie down?
- Gloria Anzaldúa

CULTURAL STUDIES AND LITERATURE AND OTHERS- 452ºF JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

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Friday, February 12, 2010 - 12:55pm
452ºF JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

Nº 03 > Call for Papers
Call for Papers #03

On January 31st 2010, we start the CFP for the third issue of 452ºF Journal of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature. This CFP is open and addressed to anyone that wishes to and that holds at least a BA degree.

The bidding terms, which are exposed below and that regulate the reception and publication of the different articles are subject to the content of the Peer review System, the Style-sheet and the Legal Notice. These can be consulted in the Procedures area of the web page.

[UPDATE] 2010 PAMLA Conference, November 13-14, 2010 (Honolulu, Hawai'i)

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Friday, February 12, 2010 - 2:39am
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA): Craig Svonkin, Executive Director

The Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) will be holding its 108th Annual Conference on November 13-14, 2010, at Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawai'i. See PAMLA's website for more information: http://www.pamla.org/

PAMLA's CFP page (with a list of 100 different approved session topics) and the link to our Online Paper Proposal Submission Form is available here:
http://www.pamla.org/2010/session-topics

America as Myth, America as Reality

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Friday, February 12, 2010 - 1:03am
American Studies Association of Korea

The American Studies Association of Korea invites scholars to submit paper proposals for its international conference, October 22-23, 2010, to be held in Seoul, Korea.

Keynote Speaker: Professor Charles Bernstein (University of Pennsylvania)

Call for papers:

[UPDATE] PAMLA 2010 Special Session: Lilo's O'hana: Mainland and Pacific children meet through media

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Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 6:05pm
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association

PAMLA 2010 Conference: "Picturing Oceania and the Pacific."

PAMLA will host its 108th Annual Conference on Saturday and Sunday, November 13-14, 2010, at Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii. Please save the date. This is certain to be one of PAMLA's most beautiful conference sites ever.

Special Session Title:

"Lilo's O'hana: Mainland and Pacific children meet through media"

In light of the PAMLA drive to encourage works "Picturing Oceania and the Pacific," this special session seeks proposals that engage childhood representations of the Pacific through mass media.

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