CFP: Literature and the Law (2/16/01; 4/28/01)

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    The New York College English Association Spring Conference
    "Literature and the Law"
    April 28, 2001 St. John's University, Queens, NY

    Call for Papers

    300-500 word abstracts for papers and panel sesions on the
    conference topic, Literature and the Law, will be due on
    February 16, 2001. Works by any author, in any period in
    any genre will be considered.

    Suggested topics:
    Legal issues in literature
    The lawyer figure in literary works
    Civil, criminal, canon, Judaic, and Christian law in literature
    A selected author and the law
    Censorship and freedom of expression
    Women and the law
    Racial and ethnic issues
    Film noir and current movies with legal themes

    A $100 cash prize sponsored by the NYCEA for the best
    presentation by a graduate student will be awarded
    at the conclusion of the conference.

    Please send abstracts to:
    Professor Angela Belli
    English Department
    St. John's University
    8000 Utopia Parkway
    Jamaica, NY 11439
    (Phone) (718) 990-6387
    (Fax) (718) 990-2527
    (Email) bellia@stjohns.edu

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