CFP: (Re)presentations of Violence and Aggression (9/15/01; NEMLA, 4/12/02-4/13/02)

From: Scott P. DeShong (spdes@conncoll.edu)
Date: Fri Jul 06 2001 - 15:25:14 EDT

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    (Re)presentations of Violence and Aggression: a Society for Critical
    Exchange session at the Northeast Modern Language Association convention in
    Toronto, April 12-13, 2002. Presentations concerning the theory, function,
    causes, history, etc. of violence and/or aggression in literature and other
    media; various frameworks welcome (linguistic, sexual, ethnic, political,
    etc.). Papers might address theoretical and practical difficulties such as
    the problem of locating the moment of violence or the question of how
    aggression or violence is conveyed or produced by visual images or text;
    possible applications include literature, film, news programming, "reality"
    television, games, popular music. Abstracts due 9/15/01 to Scott DeShong,
    Quinebaug Valley Community College, 742 Upper Maple St., Danielson CT 06239,
    or by e-mail to spdes@conncoll.edu. For more information on NEMLA and its
    annual convention see http://www.nova.edu/~stoddart/.

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