CFP: Travel Writing Studies (1/15/01; ALA '02)
The Society for American Travel Writing, a member society of the
American Literature Association, issues a call for papers for its
session at the ALA 2002 conference in Long Beach, CA. Entitled
"Questioning Travel," the session will present papers that interrogate
the conventions of American travel writing. Questions that might be
helpfully explored include (but are not limited to):
-- What defines American travel writing? Are there conventions that
give it generic qualities? Can there be said to be "essential" works of
American travel writing?
-- How has American travel writing emerged as an important area of
literary study? What facets of it in particular -- perhaps neglected in
the past -- are attracting critical attention now?
-- Has public reception of American travel writing changed over time?
Is contemporary American travel writing received differently from works
published 10, 20, 50, 150 years ago?
-- What can study of American travel narrative contribute to the larger
field of literary (or American) studies?
Valerie Smith, of Quinnipiac University, and Russ Pottle, of St. Joseph
Seminary College, will co-chair the session. Abstracts of no more than
two pages may be submitted by mail or, preferably, email to Dr. Smith at
the Department of English, Quinnipiac University, Quinnipiac, CT, or
<valerie.smith@quinnipiac.edu>, bu 15 January 2002.
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