Ageism in the Academy: Older Women Students

National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)
Denver, CO
November 11-14, 2010
For more conference details, see http://www.nwsa.org/conference/index.php

Abstract deadline: February 15, 2010

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.

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.

Soliciting proposals for the Forces of Change in Technical Communication Session at the 2010 RMMLA Convention in Albuquerque, NM. All proposals dealing with current developments in technical and professional communication will be considered.

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

We invite proposals for a special session on Critical University Studies that we will propose for the 2011 Modern Language Association Convention, January 6-9, 2011, in Los Angeles.

Is there now a body of work, like Critical Legal Studies, that constitutes Critical University Studies? How would you define or describe it?

Please send 250-500 word abstracts and your CV to both Heather Steffen (hsteffen@andrew.cmu.edu) and Jeffrey J. Williams (jwill@andrew.cmu.edu) by March 10, 2010.

***UPDATE: DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 1st, 2010***

We are issuing a Call for Proposals for scholarly and creative submissions for an International Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference entitled "The End?" to be held at Indiana University in Bloomington from March 25th-27th, 2010.