CALL FOR PAPERS -- ASLE panel at the 1999 Midwest/MLA Convention
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Blood Relations: Predators, Prey,
and Habitat in Environmental Literature.
Description: Ecocritical approaches to literary explorations of hunting.
Possible topics: animal rights, population overshoot, habitat conservation or
degradation, indigenous practices, etc.
Hunting is often a contentious topic among ecologists and environmentalists, and
Minnesota recently ran a special referendum to guarantee hunting, fishing, and
"the taking of game" as constitutional rights for Minnesotans. Advocates of
hunting and fishing warned that without this measure, animal rights activists
would eventually succeed in getting hunting and fishing banned in Minnesota.
The amendment passed by a huge majority: 77% to 23%.
What literary representations portray hunters as despoilers of the land,
caretakers of habitat, wise stewards, profligate killers, informed and
respectful members of a complex biotic community, etc.? How might literary
representations of hunting inform present-day debates about animal rights,
wildlife management, habitat preservation, equipment limitations, etc.?
The 41st Midwest Modern Language Association (M/MLA) Annual Convention will be
held November 4-6, 1999, at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center in Minneapolis,
MN. This particular panel is sponsored by the Association for the Study of
Literature and the Environment (ASLE), an associated organization of the M/MLA.
The format for the Midwest/MLA conference is unique. Papers are limited to
eight single-spaced pages and are due in the M/MLA office at the end of August.
The conference program lists all the sessions, their participants, and the
titles of their papers. People registering for the conference can request
copies of the papers that interest them to read in advance. Presenters are
limited to five to ten minutes to summarize their papers so as to provide time
for discussion with the audience. (It doesn't always work out this way, but
when it does, the discussions are especially rewarding and much more interesting
and engaging than simply listening to people read their papers.)
Proposals should run 500-1,000 words and include a clear discussion of your
approach to the topic, an outline of the literary works you will include, and
how they are relevant to your topic. Along with your proposal or paper, please
include your affiliation, e-mail address, and phone numbers.
Please send completed papers or detailed proposals by March 15, 1999, to:
Rob Brault
832 21st Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(612) 627-9036
braul002@tc.umn.edu (e-mail submissions encouraged)
Note: there is no number "one" in that e-mail address. That's the letter "ell."
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Rob J. Brault 832 21st Ave SE
English Department Minneapolis, MN 55414
University of Minnesota (612) 627-9036
Minneapolis, MN 55455 braul002@tc.umn.edu
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