CALL FOR PAPERS
2000 CONFERENCE
"SF and ... "
THE MANY DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE FICTION
SCIENCE FICTION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (SFRA) & IMAGINATION, a writers'
conference sponsored by Cleveland State University
June 28-July 2, 2000
Cleveland, Ohio
at Cleveland State University and the Comfort Inn, 1800 Euclid Avenue
The Science Fiction Research Association solicits papers, paper =
proposals, and panel proposals
from scholars interested in any aspect of Science Fiction. In =
particular, the 2000 Conference
will focus on science fiction's current status as a genre (in relation =
to other genres, including
mainstream, slipstream, fantasy, horror, and detective fiction), =
prospects for the coming
millennium, and connections to other disciplines (film & television, =
utopian studies, futurology,
science, mathematics, the social sciences and history, children's and =
young adult fiction,
classroom teaching ... and everything else!)
Topics may include (but are not limited to):
Any author, including Richard A. Lupoff (the Guest of Honor), Karen Joy =
Fowler, Geoffrey A.
Landis, Maureen F. McHugh, Mary Doria Russell, and Joan Slonczewski =
(Special Guests)
Any topic that demonstrates SF's connection to, and relevance for, other =
disciplinary studies=20
PAPER PROPOSAL: For a paper proposal, send a 250 word abstract. =
(Maximum 20 minute
reading time for the finished paper.) Please include the presentation =
title, your name, mailing
address, phone number, and e-mail address. Receipt of proposal will be =
confirmed by e-mail.
PANEL PROPOSAL: For a panel proposal, send a panel name and a 250 word =
abstract. Please
include the panel title, the panel chair (who may be one or more of the =
presenters), mailing
address, phone number, and e-mail address of each presenter. Receipt of =
proposal will be
confirmed by e-mail. Panels at recent SFRA conferences have considered =
The Year's Best
Fiction, Alternative Futures and Counter-Factual History, Teaching =
Science Fiction, and Stanley
Kubrick's Legacy.
MAIL OR E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS TO:
Joe Sanders, English Department, Lakeland Community College, 7700 =
Clocktower Drive,
Kirtland, OH 44094 (440) 953-7215 <joesanders@aol.com>
DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS: SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2000
FOR MORE DETAILS CONSULT OUR WEBSITE: <www.sfra.org>
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