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CFP: Science Fiction/Fantasy/Legend NEPCA (6/1/10; Boston, MA 10/23/10)

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Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 12:24am
Michael A Torregrossa /The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages

CALL FOR PAPERS
SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, AND LEGEND AREA
http://sf-fantasy-legend.blogspot.com/
2010 Conference of The Northeast Popular Culture/American Culture Association (NEPCA)
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services (179 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115), Saturday 23 October 2010
Proposals by 1 June 2010

Monstrous Medievalism 2010 (6/1/10; NEPCA Boston, MA 10/23/10)

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Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 12:21am
Michael A Torregrossa /The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages

CALL FOR PAPERS
MONSTROUS MEDIEVALISMS 2010
A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, AND LEGEND AREA
Sponsored by The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages: http://popularcultureandthemiddleages.blogspot.com/
2010 Conference of The Northeast Popular Culture/American
Culture Association (NEPCA)
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services (179
Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115), Saturday 23
October 2010
Proposals by 1 June 2010

POWER AND POLITICS

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Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 2:01pm
Social Science History Association_Urban Network

Power and Politics

"Seeking Commonalities: Writing, Literature, and Criticism" Abstract deadline: January 30, 2010

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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 9:15pm
Wiregrass Conference in English Studies

The conference is sponsored by Valdosta State University's English Graduate Student Association.

The complexities of literature and language studies can fragment graduate students to the degree that they lose sight of the commonalities among the components of their discipline. This conference seeks to reconnect us to the common allure of language, literature, and the contingent sub-disciplines that likely drew us to this multi-faceted field. We encourage submissions, especially from graduate students, on topics related to the conference theme.

Labor and Migration in the Americas [UPDATE]

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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 12:19pm
Mercyhurst College Colloquium on the Americas

Labor and Migration in the Americas: Mercyhurst College Colloquium on the Americas, April 16-17, 2010

The Mercyhurst College Colloquium on the Americas invites submissions of papers, presentations and panels from any discipline on topics discussing the peoples of the Americas and how they perceive/relate to issues of work and labor.

The event begins on the evening of Friday, April 16 with a reading by Mexican-American Chicana novelist, poet, short story writer, and essayist Ana Castillo.

Papers will be delivered on Saturday, April 17 in a colloquium style (only one panel at a time to allow for greater participation by attendees).

[UPDATE] CFP: With Laughter for All: Toward a New Anthology of American Humor-- American Literature Assn. (May; Jan 20 deadline)

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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 12:02pm
American Humor Studies Association

The American Humor Studies Association seeks proposals for a round-table session at the American Literature Association Conference at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Embarcadero Center, on May 27-30, 2010.

Session 1—
With Laughter for All: Toward a New Anthology of American Humor
Roundtable Session

For a long time, many humor scholar-teachers have been frustrated by the lack of a humor anthology that serves our teaching needs. Blair's survey/anthology is a great work, but it is now 75 years old. Cohen and Dillingham have done the Southwest, but there are other American humor traditions equally deep and rich; a comprehensive anthology would bring together pieces that are currently difficult to find or simply inaccessible.

American Studies: Citizenship and Belonging

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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 11:55am
Pacific Northwest American Studies Association

2010 PNASA Conference Call for Papers

***Deadline Extended***

Proposals for individual papers or full panel presentations are now being accepted for the annual PNASA conference, April 15-17, 2010, at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park in Spokane, Washington. Papers on topics related to the conference theme, "Citizenship and Belonging," are especially encouraged. Proposals on other topics in American studies are also welcome.

In order to be considered for inclusion in the conference program, please submit an abstract of around 250 words by January 31, 2010, via e-mail to Dr. Brian Donahue, PNASA president. (Previous deadline was January 15.)

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH US: Exploring the Poetics of Place, 10/1-3/10, Submission deadline 4/15/10

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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 11:20am
EAPSU: English Association of the Pennsylvania State Universities

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH US: Exploring the Poetics of Place
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven, PA

Inspired by the host university's setting on the banks of the Susquehanna River, between the Alleghenies and Appalachians, the 2010 EAPSU conference theme "A River Runs through Us" invites exploration of the possibilities and permutations of place and its representations wherever we live.

In Susquehanna, River of Dreams, Susan Stranahan recognizes the dynamic intersections of the local with the global when she observes:

Time and Space in Words and Music: The 1st Conference of the Word and Music Association Forum

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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 7:55am
The Word and Music Association Forum (WMAF)

Call for Papers: "Time and Space in Words and Music"
The 1st Conference of the Word and Music Association Forum
Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany, November 4-6, 2010

The Word and Music Association Forum (WMAF), founded in 2009 under the auspices of the International Association for Word and Music Studies (WMA), offers 'emerging scholars' additional opportunities to present papers – including but not limited to work in progress – and establish a scholarly network of those who share an interest in word and music studies. The central event of the Forum will be a biennial conference, held in alternating years with the WMA international conferences.

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

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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 7:51pm
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 University of Texas San Antonio in San Antonio, TX

Keynote Speaker: 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

UNC-CH Institute of African American Research Humanities Writing Competition, March 1, 2010 DEADLINE

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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 4:41pm
Tomeiko Ashford Carter/Institute of African American Research

The Institute of African American Research (IAAR) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will offer a $1000 prize for the best cross-disciplinary, collaborative effort in the Arts and Humanities that yields a historically-grounded script on a topic of African American research. Established and aspiring scholars and writers with expertise in creative writing, literary criticism, philosophy, history, communications, performance studies, sociocultural anthropology, and other relevant disciplines are encouraged to apply. Submitted scripts will be considered for production. There are no limits on the historical time frame or genre of writing. Scripts should be submitted electronically and in hard-copy format to the IAAR by March 1, 2010.

Call for Papers to epiphany, a refereed international journal of literature and social sciences

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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 9:55am
epiphany/International University of Sarajevo

epiphany
Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
International University of Sarajevo
ISSN 1840-3719

CALL FOR PAPERS

epiphany is a refereed online academic journal edited at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in the International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, devoted to publishing articles related to the fields of English Literature, Political Science, Psychology, and Visual Arts. Indexed in DOAJ, epiphany publishes bi-yearly authentic articles that promise to contribute to the study of these disciplines.

Rape in crime fiction March 26 2010

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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 9:42am
Dr. Berit Astrom, Dept. of Language Studies, Umea University, Sweden

Rape in Crime Fiction – Call for Papers

Katarina Gregersdotter and Berit Åström of Umeå University in Sweden and Tanya Horeck of Anglia Ruskin University in the UK invite contributions for a collection of essays, which will discuss and theorise the various roles that rape plays in contemporary Scandinavian and Anglophone crime fiction.

Digital Romanticisms, 22-23 May 2010, U of Tokyo

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 7:48pm
Steve Clark, University of Tokyo

DIGITAL ROMANTICISMS

Conference at Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo, May 22-23 2010

Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 6:05pm
Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality

Currently accepting submissions: Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality (JMMS) is an online, scholarly, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal. JMMS is published twice a year with provision for other special editions. JMMS seeks to be as inclusive as possible in its area of inquiry. Papers address the full spectrum of masculinities and sexualities, particularly those which are seldom heard. Similarly, JMMS addresses not only monotheistic religions and spiritualities but also Eastern, indigenous, new religious movements and other spiritualities which resist categorization. JMMS papers address historical and contemporary phenomena as well as speculative essays about future spiritualities.

The President's Ghost: A Hauntology of Democracy. MLA 2011 (Los Angeles 1/6-9)

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 4:25pm
A Special Session (subject to MLA approval)

Presidents of the United States and presidential candidates have a long history of "writing" autobiographies which skillfully enact and construct a piece of political theater. The public's complicity in desiring a "war hero" president enables such posturing. However, the political performance ultimately becomes restrictive and the public becomes confused when the president or candidate betrays expectations. The politician's desire to manipulate inauthentic portrayals is itself subject to contradiction.

An Interdisciplinary Conference on Ethnic Studies

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 3:11pm
Committee on Ethnic Studies, Harvard University

An Interdisciplinary Conference on Ethnic Studies

Harvard University
Committee on Ethnic Studies

Friday, April 9, 2010
Proposals due: March 8, 2010

Hosted by the Committee on Ethnic Studies, Harvard University

[Update] Practical Approaches to Teaching English, October 14-16 2010

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 3:11pm
James Grove/Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association

Proposals for the "Practical Approaches to Teaching Film" Regular Session at the 2010 Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from October 14-16, 2010, are being solicited. Any topics related to teaching film will be considered, though concrete advice on teaching films in undergraduate classrooms are of special interest. Please email abstracts and either a cover letter or CV by March 1, 2010 to James Grove, jgrove@mtmercy.edu

9th Global Conference: Making Sense Of Health, Illness and Disease

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 9:44am
Dr Rob Fisher/Inter-Disciplinary.Net

9th Global Conference
Making Sense Of: Health, Illness and Disease

Saturday 11th September – Monday 13th September 2010
Oriel College, Oxford

Call for Papers
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary project aims to explore the processes by which we attempt to create meaning in health, illness and disease. In previous years, this interdisciplinary conference has attracted delegates from around the world, including practising clinicians, academics from a variety of disciplines, and persons involved in community-based organizations.

[UPDATE] Paths of Progress(?)

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 10:47pm
California State University, Northridge Associated Graduate Students of English

In historical periods of intense political unrest or in calls for social reformation, the written word has encompassed the energy and fervor of such revolutionary moments. From the political pamphlets distributed during the French Revolution to the Industrial Revolution that marked a monumental shift in the United States and around the world in regards to labor laws and technological advancements, the idea of "progress" and pushing social expectations forward into a new mode of thought has permeated our culture for centuries. However, as scholars sit in the 21st century and contemplate the social reforms of the past, how do we recognize this notion of "progress"?

INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM "YOUTH AND MYTH" 20-21 MAY 2010

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 3:02pm
EGE UNIVERSITY

Hey You(th)!

Stop! Take a deep breath and hear our call.

"Youth" has consistently been mythologised. People are always making comments about the new generation. Here you are given the chance to reflect your own perspective at Ege University's 1st International Undergraduate Symposium entitled Youth and Myth.

This symposium, co-organised by the undergraduate students of the Departments of American Culture & Literature and English Language & Literature, will be held on 20-21 May 2010 at the Faculty of Letters, Ege University.

Come and join us! Make your voice be heard!

Topics might include but are not limited to:

INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM "YOUTH AND MYTH" 20-21 MAY 2010

updated: 
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 2:57pm
EGE UNIVERSITY

Hey You(th)!

Stop! Take a deep breath and hear our call.

"Youth" has consistently been mythologised. People are always making comments about the new generation. Here you are given the chance to reflect your own perspective at Ege University's 1st International Undergraduate Symposium entitled Youth and Myth.

This symposium, co-organised by the undergraduate students of the Departments of American Culture & Literature and English Language & Literature, will be held on 20-21 May 2010 at the Faculty of Letters, Ege University.

Come and join us! Make your voice be heard!

Topics might include but are not limited to:

NEW DEADLINE: Sound On Screen CFP

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Monday, January 11, 2010 - 6:40pm
Cinephile

Cinephile Vol. 6 No. 1
Theme: Sound on Screen

NEW Submissions deadline: January 22, 2010

"Aftermath: Memoirs of Growing Up in the South"

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Monday, January 11, 2010 - 12:18pm
Foster Dickson

The editor of an essay collection, "Aftermath: Memoirs of Growing Up in the South", is making a call for male contributors for an expansion of the manuscript, which is currently in developmental editing with an academic press. The editor is seeking memoirs of 1500-4000 words from male writers born between 1960 and 1975 who grew up in the South (in a state other than Alabama, for which there are already ample contributions) at the end of or after the Civil Rights movement. If interested, please send a synopsis about your proposed submission, including its historical context, place, and time period, via e-mail. Please do not send the submission before the proposal. Send any questions via e-mail as well.

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