CALL FOR PAPERS: NEW DEADLINE OF 23 January, 2001
The Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association and
The Southwest/Texas American Culture Association
Cormac McCarthy and his Literary Predecessors
The Southwest/Texas Popular and American Culture Associations are again
meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the annual conference March 7-10,
2001. The newly renovated Sheraton "Old Town" Hotel will be the conference
center and headquarters. For reservations, please contact the Sheraton at
800 Rio Grande Boulevard, Albuquerque, NM 87104, (505) 843-6300,
kpulliam@buynm.com.
This Area will concentrate on all aspects of Cormac McCarthy and a
comparative analysis of the influence of McCarthy's predecessors on a single
or a group of McCarthy's texts. Different theoretical readings of McCarthy
and his predecessors will be welcome.
Subjects to think about such as myth, gender construction, violence, the
West, religion, representation, language and writing, and/or social
construction may be helpful to think about in terms of McCarthy and Faulkner,
Hemingway, Melville, Thoreau, Cather or others.
All proposals must be received by January 10, 2001, however, earlier
submissions will be appreciated.
A 200-word abstract should be sent by Jan. 10 by e-mail, fax, or regular
mail.
Daniel Weiss
Wayne State University
(248) 738-7972 (phone)
(248) 333-9961 (fax)
1120 Kewadin
Waterford, MI 48327
e-mail: thesidhe@aol.com
For more details, see the conference website at:
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~swpca
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