9.0055 CFP: Multicultural Issues (1/183)

Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Tue, 6 Jun 1995 02:14:47 EDT

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 9, No. 0055. Tuesday, 6 Jun 1995.

Date: Thu, 01 Jun 1995 11:47:52 +0000 (EASTERN)
From: cnycllINFO@SNYCORVA.BITNET (CNY Conference on Language & Literature)
Subject: call for papers (multicultural issues)

Greetings,

Here is a brief reminder about some calls for papers that may be of
interest to members of this listserv.

CALL FOR PAPERS (abridged version)

5th Annual
Central New York Conference on Language and Literature
15-17 October 1995
State University of New York College at Cortland
Cortland, NY 13045

The Fifth Annual CNYCLL (scheduled October 15-17, 1995) will feature over
55 sessions on a variety of issues related to literature, language, and
composition studies. As in previous years, this conference's range of
sessions is very broad--encompassing both traditional and non-traditional
topics (sessions on cultural diversity, non-canonical writers, etc.).

The following abridged list includes some conference sessions related to
multicultural issues. (If you wish to see the complete call for papers,
please check for this via Gopher, World Wide Web, or by e-mail (at the
addresses listed at the end of this message.)

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NOTE: Those interested in proposing papers for this year's CNYCLL should
contact directly the session chairs listed below and offer preliminary
abstracts (or drafts of papers, if requested) by the deadlines specified.

If your proposal is selected for a CNYCLL session, you will be expected to
submit a final abstract of your paper to conference organizers by 1
September 1995. (For details, see the explanation of procedures near the
end of this message.)

In mid-September, final abstracts of papers will be disseminated via GOPHER
and World Wide Web (see the information at the end of this file concerning
Internet addresses). Those attending the conference in October also will be
provided with printed copies of all final abstracts.

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African-American Literature
Chair: Jill Jones
201 Middle Rd.
Dover, NH 03820
Deadline for preliminary abstract: 7/1/95



African-American Literature: Life Writing
Chair: Anissa J. Wardi
Syracuse University
African-American Studies
200 Sims Hall V
Syracuse, NY 13224-1160
Deadline for preliminary abstract: 6/15/95



American-Jewish Literature
Chair: Joel Shatzky
State University of New York College at Cortland
Department of English
Cortland, NY 13045
Deadline for preliminary abstract: 7/1/95



American Literature And The Visual Arts: Practical And Theoretical Perspectives
Chairs: Bettina Carbonell & Ralph Black
NYU-English Dept.
19 University Pl.
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003
Deadline for preliminary abstract or papers: 6/15/95



Contemporary Literary Theory: Literary Theory And Postcolonial Cultures
chair: Tanyss Ludescher
353 N. Eagleville Rd.
Storrs, CT 06268
Deadline for preliminary abstract: 6/15/95



Immigrant Literature
Chair:Prateeti Ballal
4417 Romlon St. #204
Beltsville, MD 20705
Deadline for preliminary abstract: 6/1/95



Literature Of U.S. Latinos/Latinas
Chair: Norma Helsper
Dept. of International Communications and Culture
State University of New York College at Cortland
Cortland, NY 13045
Deadline for preliminary abstract: 7/15/95



The Exile In Literature: Alienation In Contemporary Drama
Focus: Changing 'Diasporas,' Changing 'Homelands'
Chair: Barry Fruchter
6 Briarcliff Lane
Glen Cove, NY 11542
Deadline for preliminary abstract: 7/1/95



The Exile In Literature: Alienation In Contemporary Drama
Focus: The Fate of the Lost, Distanced, or (Self-)Marginalized Central
Figure in Drama of the Past 20 Years
Chair: Ben B. Halm
English Dept.
Fairfield Univ.
1073 N. Benson Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06430-5171
Deadline for preliminary abstract: 7/1/95




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Reminder about General CNYCLL Guidelines:

Generally speaking, participants should deliver only one paper and chair
only one session. The chair shall consider all papers submitted in response
to the general call for papers and shall not have pre-selected panelists.
Papers should have a 15-18 minute reading time.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

To obtain further information regarding the conference, please use any of
the options listed below.

Information via World Wide Web

Many other World Wide Web files related to this conference are currently
available on the English Department's "Orchard" WWW server
(http://orchard.cortland.edu/welcome.html). Based on a Power Macintosh in
the English Department at SUNY Cortland, this server also contains
information concerning various departmental and interdisciplinary projects
related to the English Department at SUNY Cortland.

Information via Gopher

Information about this conference also can be obtained from other files on
this Orchard Server. (NOTE: Gopher files related to this conference mirror
the WWW files, so the same information can be obtained by either means.) In
addition to CNCYLL information, this "Orchard" Gopher server also provides
information concerning departmental and interdisciplinary projects.

Information via E-mail

If you have comments about this WWW server information or have specific
requests for conference information, please send e-mail to:

Dr. Thom Bunting
via the Internet at CNYCLLinfo@snycorva.cortland.edu
or
via Bitnet at CNYCLLinfo@snycorva

Information via Postal Service:

CNYCLL Director's address:
Dr. Alex Gonzalez/ English Department/ SUNY Cortland/ Cortland, NY 13045

CNYCLL Co-Director's address:
Dr. Thom Bunting/ English Department/ SUNY Cortland/ Cortland, NY 13045

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Virtually yours,

the CNYCLLinfo Committee