Postscript: A Journal of Graduate Criticism and Theory
CALL FOR PAPERS
SPECIAL ISSUE: MARRYING THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30, 2001
Postscript: A Journal of Graduate Criticism and Theory is a
multi-disciplinary journal published annually by graduate students in
the Department of English at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Students either currently enrolled in a post-graduate program or having
recently graduated from one are invited to submit papers for a special
issue exploring the intersections between the Humanities, the Arts, and
the Sciences.
For decades, the academy has differentiated between the arts (or
humanities) and the sciences. The established distance, often
architecturally emphasized as well as financially established, has
solidified the perceived boundaries between the two. More recently, the
gap that separated these disciplines has narrowed. Interdisciplinary
research interest on both sides, increased demand for physical space and
resources, and governmental and institutional restructuring of funding
opportunities have necessitated such a boundary collapse. The consequent
reformulation of disciplines has created a fertile space in which one
often depends on the other's discourses and structures, encouraging
dialogue between otherwise disparate fields and, thus, reconfiguring the
traditional University landscape. For this special issue, Postscript
seeks papers that thematize and interrogate the interaction between the
arts and the sciences, and examine the practical, pedagogical,
political, theoretical, and/or institutional elements of this complex
relationship.
Suggested topics include, but are certainly not limited to:
- literature of medicine / medicine and folklore / reproductive
technologies / new age holistics
- body politics / the body politic
- environmental issues / eco criticism
- joint ventures in interdisciplinary studies (i.e. SSHRC/NSERC, etc.)
- teaching across disciplines
- academic barriers / ideological bridges
Papers should be 3000-5000 words, unpublished, and in MLA format.
Submitted essays are subjected to blind review by either graduate
students or faculty members, depending on the area of specialization.
For purposes of anonymity, your name should not appear anywhere on the
paper. Please enclose a cover page with the title of your paper, your
name, address, telephone number, email address, institutional
affiliation, and a brief biographical note. Submissions must include
three hard copies and a disk copy of the paper in Wordperfect format
only. Papers will only be returned if a document-sized SASE is included
(international submissions must include a postal coupon).
Postscript also welcomes original cover art submissions designed for a
7" x 10" space. Please include a cover letter with the title of the
work, your contact information, and a brief biographical note. We
strongly encourage that cover art submissions include either a disk or
CD with the image or images submitted for consideration. All submissions
must include a signed letter or release form, giving the artist's
permission for the piece to be used by Postscript. Again, submissions
will only be returned to those who include the appropriate SASE.
Send submissions and/or queries to:
Co-ordinating Editor, Postscript
Department of English
P.O. Box 58, Arts Building
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NF A1C 5S7 Canada
You can also contact the Co-ordinating Editor through email:
Carol Goodman: cgoodman@plato.ucs.mun.ca
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