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CFP: [American] Diana Abu-Jaber

updated: 
Monday, January 7, 2008 - 10:16pm
Ibis Gomez-Vega

CALL for PAPERS

for a collection of critical articles on the work of

Diana Abu-Jaber

Edited by: Ibis Gómez-Vega & Deborah DeRosa

We are soliciting articles on Diana Abu-Jaber’s work, including her fiction
and non-fiction. We are particularly interested in examining how her work
fits within the American literary tradition.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

All work must be in Microsoft Word and double-spaced. It must also adhere
to the Modern Language Association (MLA) style guidelines. Papers should
be 15-25 pages long.

DEADLINE for ABSTRACTS: May 20, 2008

CFP: [Theatre] LGBTQ Theatre / Debut Panel ATHE

updated: 
Monday, January 7, 2008 - 9:16pm
Jordan Schildcrout

Call For Papers: Debut Panel
LGBT Theatre / ATHE

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Theatre Focus Group of the
Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) invites submissions for
its Debut Panel from scholars who have not yet presented at a national
conference. The deadline for submissions is February 25, 2008.

CFP: [General] Delta Blues Symposium XIV

updated: 
Monday, January 7, 2008 - 7:04pm
Thomas Williams

The Department of English and Philosophy at Arkansas State University
(Jonesboro campus) announces its fourteenth annual Delta Blues Symposium,
to be held 27-29 March 2008. The theme for Delta Blues Symposium XIV is
Sense of Place. Presentations are encouraged from scholars and students
of the humanities and social sciencesâ€"especially anthropology, art
history, economics, folklore studies, geography, history, literature,
musicology, political science, and sociology. As well, we seek
contributions from scholars and students of the physical and natural
sciences.
        
        It should be emphasized that though we especially encourage

CFP: [20th] Environmentalism and Religion (MLA 2008 ASLE-sponsored panel) March 1 deadline

updated: 
Monday, January 7, 2008 - 5:45pm
Sarah E. McFarland

“Forgive Us Earth, for We Have Sinned”?: Environmentalism and Religion

MLA 2008 in San Francisco
Panel sponsored by the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment

The environmental message of _An Inconvenient Truth_ was challenged by many
for what they considered the hypocrisy of its narrator, Al Gore: he flew in
airplanes all over the world, for example, while chastising Americans for
their excessive carbon consumption. Many environmentalists preach one thing
and live another, as Janisse Ray recently contended in her _Orion_ article,
“Alter Call for True Believers.” She asks, what does it mean to preach to
(or be in) the “choir” of an environmental movement?

CFP: [General] Environmentalism and Religion (MLA 2008 ASLE-sponsored panel) March 1 deadline

updated: 
Monday, January 7, 2008 - 5:45pm
Sarah E. McFarland

“Forgive Us Earth, for We Have Sinned”?: Environmentalism and Religion

MLA 2008 in San Francisco
Panel sponsored by the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment

The environmental message of _An Inconvenient Truth_ was challenged by many
for what they considered the hypocrisy of its narrator, Al Gore: he flew in
airplanes all over the world, for example, while chastising Americans for
their excessive carbon consumption. Many environmentalists preach one thing
and live another, as Janisse Ray recently contended in her _Orion_ article,
“Alter Call for True Believers.” She asks, what does it mean to preach to
(or be in) the “choir” of an environmental movement?

UPDATE: [Victorian] Life and Works: The Contexts and Practices of Victorian Life-Writing

updated: 
Monday, January 7, 2008 - 5:11pm
Anna Barton

Life and Works: The Contexts and Practices of Victorian Life-Writing
16th -17th June 2008

Keynote Speakers: Professor Kathryn Hughes (University of East Anglia),
Professor Joanne Shattock (University of Leicester), Professor David
Vincent (Open University) and Professor Colin Cruise (University of
Wales, Aberystwyth).

Keele University solicits submissions for a two-day conference to be held
in celebration of the 40th anniversary of its Victorian Studies Programme.

UPDATE: [Children] Young Adult Literature and Blood

updated: 
Monday, January 7, 2008 - 4:51pm
Jennifer Miskec

CFP: Critical Perspectives on YA Literature, Culture, and Blood (REVISED)

At the intersection of a number of YA texts is blood. Naturally or supernaturally, self-inflicted
or due to trauma, literally and metaphorically, teen blood is shed in a variety of ways and for a
variety of purposes in stories written for a teen audience. We are seeking articles for a proposed
collection that connect with their consideration of teen blood in YA literature and culture. We
are especially interested in critical examinations of contemporary YA texts and genres that have
yet to receive much critical attention.

CFP: [Renaissance] Milton (3/1/08; RMMLA, 10/9/08-10/11/08)

updated: 
Monday, January 7, 2008 - 4:17pm
William.John.SIlverman_at_sas.upenn.edu,

This is a Special Topic Session at the 2008 RMMLA conference, to be held in
Reno, Nevada. The conference will run from 9 October to 11 October 2008.
Papers may concern any aspect of Milton.

Send a 200-300 word abstract to William John Silverman, Jr.
(wsilverman_at_fsu.edu) by 1 March 2008 for consideration.

Hard copies of submissions may be sent to:

William John Silverman, Jr.
Department of English
Florida State University
405 Williams Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1580

Details can be found at www.rmmla.org.

UPDATE: [Theatre] Bruce Kirle Memorial Emerging Scholarship Panel in Music Theatre/Dance

updated: 
Monday, January 7, 2008 - 3:52pm
Kathryn Edney

The Music Theatre/Dance Focus Group of The Association for Theatre in
Higher Education (ATHE) announces its updated call for papers for
the "Music Theatre/Dance Emerging Scholarship Panel", now known as
the "Bruce Kirle Memorial Emerging Scholarship Panel in Music
Theatre/Dance" for the 2008 ATHE conference in Denver, CO (July 31 -
August 3, 2008). Dr. Bob Schanke, distinguished scholar and author of
numerous books including *Staging Desire: Queer Readings of American
Theater History*, will serve as the respondent for this panel.

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