DEADLINE EXTENDED: DECEMBER 17, 2007

The 18th Annual EGSA Mardi Gras Conference
January 31- February 1, 2008
Keynote Speaker: Professor Cathy Davidson

We are pleased to announce the 18th Annual EGSA Mardi Gras Conference,
titled “Placing Poesis: The Work of Art and the Future of Literary
Studies,” to be held at Louisiana State University January 31 â€" February 1.

Suggests a theory in which religion supposed as a play which has been
translated into different languages in different ages for different
societies. The original text of this play is written by who is called
ALLAH (by Muslims), God (by Christians), Yasatas (in ancient Persian),
Yazdan and IZAD (in Persia). People, who believe in a creator, they have
a holly book and they believe that it is the word of god and he has sent
it to them by his prophets; Muslims’ book is called Koran, Christians’
book is called Gospel, Jewish book has called Tanach, and the
Zoroastrians’ book is Avesta. All of us pray and worship a creator ; we
all believe that when good people die, they go to a beautiful and calm

Film and television studies conference call for papers
Tel Aviv, Israel
CFP deadline: February 1, 2008
Conference dates: June 3-5, 2008
 

Just Images
Ethics and the Cinematic

“Ce n’est pas une image juste, c’est juste une image” â€" Jean-Luc Godard

SAMLA 2008
Children's Literature Discussion Circle
Deadline for abstracts: March 11, 2008

Everyone Poops: Children's Literature and the Bathroom

This panel seeks scholarship on the various uses of bathroom imagery in
Children's and Adolescent Literature. Whether it involves action that
takes place within the bathroom setting or bathroom humor that takes
place outside, we seek submissions that examine a wide range of topics
such as ribald humor on bodily functions, discussions of bodily science,
the dangers of the bathroom/locker room, or simply toilet training
manuals. Any critical/theoretical approach is welcome.

The William Faulkner Society

Calls for papers for two panels each at the American Literature
Association Conference in San Francisco (May 22-25, 2008) and the Modern
Language Association Conference also in San Francisco (December 27-30,
2008).

We encourage submissions of 250 word abstracts for individual papers or
proposals of entire panels on open topics for either conference.
Deadline for ALA submissions: January 15, 2008. Deadline for MLA
submissions: March 1, 2008. Proposals should be sent to John T.
Matthews, President, The Faulkner Society, Boston University, Department
of English, 236 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215 or jtmattws_at_bu.edu.
Electronic submissions preferred.

NEW NIGHTMARES:
Issues and themes in Contemporary Horror Cinema and Horror Film Criticism

An international conference at Manchester Metropolitan University 3-4
April 2008

Confirmed Keynote speakers:
Jay McRoy (University of Wisconsin)
Julian Petley (Brunel University)

Horror has been an area that has been at the forefront of a number of
shifts within film studies, in particular the study of consumption,
audiences and the industrial production of cinema. In light of this, this
international conference, jointly organised by Manchester Metropolitan
University and The University of Salford will promote dialogue and
discussion around two areas:

Cosmopolitical Ireland
Call for Papers
The Tenth Annual GRIAN Conference
Glucksman Ireland House New York University
One Washington Mews, New York, NY 10003
Friday and Saturday, March 14-15, 2008