PILGRIMAGE:
Contributors are welcome to submit papers investigating the phenomenon of pilgrimage from
any number of perspectives: historical, theological, philosophical, anthropological, literary,
economic, artistic, architectural, etc. Possible topics include:
Major / lesser-known world pilgrimage sites / routes
Relics / souvenirs
Hagiography
The art and architecture of pilgrimage
Representations of pilgrimage / pilgrims in literature
Turnerian anthropology and pilgrimage
Pilgrimage and national / regional / local identity
Pop-culture pilgrimage sites (e.g. Graceland, Abbey Road)
Pilgrimage to sites of death / loss (e.g. Auschwitz, Hiroshima, New York City's "Ground Zero")

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN:
Contributors are welcome to submit papers investigating any aspect of the music, philosophy, or
career of Bruce Springsteen. Creative and performance pieces inspired by or in response to
Springsteen's music will also be considered. In keeping with this year's conference theme,
submissions of particular interest might deal with issues of crisis in Springsteen's oeuvre,
although all Springsteen-related submissions are welcome. Possible topics include:
Crises of masculinity in Springsteen's music
Social activism and Springsteen's music
Springsteen's philosophy of love
Cars and driving in Springsteen's music
Nebraska and criminality
Born to Run and movement / freedom

Conference participants, through individual presentations, posters, and a panel discussion will discuss the nature of intellectual property as it pertains to the practices and goals of academia. Since all scholars produce intellectual work, this topic is of interdisciplinary interest and will address issues from all disciplines, such as patenting, publishing, programming, open access, open source, co-authorship, public-private partnerships, works of art, the relation of sponsorship to ownership, the autonomy of scholarship, the products of intellectual labour, and whether knowledge should be considered a public good or a commercial commodity.

Sylvia Plath and Material Culture

The third issue of Plath Profiles: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Sylvia Plath Studies solicits articles addressing materiality in any aspect of Sylvia Plath's oeuvre. Of particular interest are historical approaches considering Plath's poetry and prose. Topics may include, but are not limited to, archives, things, commodities, texts, nature, the creative process, images, art, visual culture, and history.
Articles should be approximately twenty pages in length and demonstrate MLA format. Shorter submissions are also welcome. The deadline has been extended to April 1.
Please send articles as Microsoft Word attachments to Amanda Golden apg3@uw.edu