CFP: Langston Hughes Centennial Conference (10/12/01; 1/31/02-2/2/02)

From: Bryan Vescio (Vescio-B@mail.mssc.edu)
Date: Wed May 30 2001 - 16:11:34 EDT

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    The Department of English at Missouri Southern State College invites paper
    proposals for the LANGSTON HUGHES CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE, to be held on the
    MSSC campus in Joplin, Missouri, from Thursday, January 31 through
    Saturday, February 2, 2002.

    Joplin is the birthplace of Langston Hughes, and in 1981, Missouri
    Southern hosted the very first academic conference devoted to his life and
    work. Out of this conference the Langston Hughes Society was born. The
    Centennial Conference will bring together pioneers in Hughes studies and a
    new generation of Hughes scholars to honor his life and achievements, as
    well as to reassess his legacy. The following scholars have agreed to
    deliver keynote addresses:

    --Arnold Rampersad, Stanford University (Hughes biographer and
    co-executor of his estate)
    --Dolan Hubbard, Morgan State University (President of the Langston
    Hughes Society)
    --Akiba Sullivan Harper, Spelman College (Past President of the LHS)

    We will consider paper proposals on any aspect of Hughes's life, work, or
    legacy, but suggested topics might include Hughes's relationship to any of
    the following:

    Multiculturalism/the canon
    Jazz and the blues
    The Harlem Renaissance
    Oral traditions
    McCarthyism
    Africa
    The New Negro
    America
    Modernism
    Expatriation/exile
    Communism
    Children's literature
    Contemporary literature

    We also strongly encourage proposals on the teaching of Hughes's work in
    elementary, secondary, and post-secondary classrooms. Please send typed,
    double-spaced proposals of approximately 500 words (no email attachments,
    please!) by October 12, 2001, to:

    Bryan Vescio
    Department of English
    Missouri Southern State College
    3950 E. Newman Road
    Joplin, MO 64801
    Phone: (417) 625-9535
    Email: Vescio-B@mail.mssc.edu

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