CSULA Significations 2015-April 24th, 2015

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CSULA English Graduate Student Association

This year's theme for Significations, the graduate conference at Cal State L.A., is "Generation(s)."

We invite submissions exploring "Generation(s)" in all or any of its meanings. Topics are not limited to, but could include: production/creation, lineage/ tradition, or history/ temporality. Areas of inquiry include the fields of literature, linguistics, composition, rhetoric, creative writing, cultural studies, critical theory, philosophy, history, film, gender studies, and the social sciences.The conference will be held on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day and we especially welcome papers discussing Armenian history, culture, or trauma and violence.

Papers must be between 8 and 10 pages in length, excluding Works Cited and endnotes, and in strict accordance with MLA format. Please submit via email attachment (MS Word only) with a cover sheet stating your name, paper title, street address, email address, phone number, and institutional affiliation. In a separate document, please include a maximum 250- word abstract of your paper and a one-sentence thesis statement typed in bold print. Please delete your name or other identifying information from the header or body of your paper. Graduate students may submit only one paper for consideration. The proceedings will be published by the CSULA English Graduate Student Association.

Submissions deadline: January 23, 2015
Conference Date: April 24, 2015

Any questions or comments are welcome; please email us at significations15@gmail.com