Call for Papers

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                     Tamkang Review=20

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Special Issue: Literary Regionalism
Deadline for Submissions: Apr. 30, 2007

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The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed the emergence, in =
the United States, of literary regionalism, which emphasizes distinctive =
attributes of a particular region. It is historically significant that =
this genre flourished after the Civil War when capitalist-industrial =
development was transforming U.S. society on an unprecedented scale. =
Regionalism, however, was not a onetime movement; it resurged in the =
1920s and 1980s. Is it just nostalgic =A1=A7local color,=A1=A8 as some =
critics claim? Or does it offer resistance to and critique of some =
dominant cultural groups? What are the complex dynamics of cultural =
change and contestation behind this movement? In the age of =
globalization and electronic communication when boundaries are becoming =
blurred and cultural homogeneity is prevalent everywhere, it is =
especially important to explore what functions regionalism can serve as =
a decentralizing discourse.

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This special issue examines how regionalism is related to diverse =
aspects of literary studies: gender, race/ethnicity, class, =
imperialism/nationalism, and so forth. We invite submissions in =
American literary regionalism, but papers dealing with literary =
regionalism in other parts of the world are welcome too.

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Suggested topics:=20

* regionalism, gender, politics

* regionalism and race/ethnicity

* regionalism and class/social formations

* writing region, writing nation

* regionalism vs. realism/naturalism

* regionalist studies in the age of globalization/electronic =
communication

* regionalism and environmentalism

* regionalism and postcolonialism

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Please note:

1. Tamkang Review only publishes papers in English which are not =
simultaneously submitted elsewhere.

2. Please send your MLA-styled manuscript, an abstract (no more =
than 250 words), a list of no more than 10 keywords, and a curriculum =
vita as Word-attachments to tfwx_at_www2.tku.edu.tw.

3. The manuscript should be anonymous. Your name and affiliation =
should only appear in the curriculum vita.

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For further questions, please address your inquiry to:

Joseph Yu (josephyu_at_mail.tku.edu.tw)

Assistant Professor

Department of English

Tamkang University

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