"Reflecting Back, Looking Forward in African American Poetry"
Third biennial poetry conference focusing on African American poetry
sponsored by The George Moses Horton Society at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Horton Society, an affiliate organization
of the American Literature Association, was conceived by Dr. Trudier
Harris in the Spring of 1996 as a way to encourage sustained scholarly
focus on the works of African American poets and to foster presentation
and publishing opportunities for that scholarship.
The "Reflecting Back, Looking Forward" conference aims to combine
critical analyses of African American poetry with the act of creating
and performing poetry. In addition to scholarly sessions, this
conference will feature award-winning poet Sonia Sanchez as our keynote
speaker. Houston Baker, Jr. and other local and national poets will
also perform their work.
We are seeking papers from established academics as well as advanced
graduate students.
CONFERENCE DATES:
April 5 and 6, 2002
CONFERENCE LOCATION:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
SUBMISSION DEADLINES
U.S. mail: Postmarked January 10, 2002.
Email: January 15, 2002.
Notification: Authors of accepted submissions will be notified by
February 5, 2002
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept submissions by fax.
SUBMISSIONS:
As this is our first conference of the new millennium, we are interested
in papers that not only consider the development and direction of
African American poetry over the last 200 years but also papers that
explore contemporary poets and consider potential trends of the new
millennium.
Suggested topics for submissions could include, but are not limited to:
Reconsidering poetry of the Black Arts Movement
Reconsidering poetry of the Harlem Renaissance
Developments in representations of Gender
Questions of Sexuality
Nationalism and nation-building
Family Identity and Poetics
Aesthetics and Cultural Orientation
Musicality in African American Poetry
Antebellum Poets and Legacy
Ancestral Origins and Poetic development
Questions of Space and Place
Liminal Spaces and the Postcolonial in African American Poetry
Contemporary and Developing Trends/The Future of African American Poetry
Cultural Exchanges: Intersections between African American poetry and
other cultural groups
SUBMISSION FORMAT:
1). A cover page that includes: paper title, speaker's name, academic
affiliation, mail address(es), e-mail address, phone number, and a 300 -
500
word description of presentation.
2). Four copies of a one-page proposal IDENTIFIED BY PAPER TITLE ONLY!
LENGTH OF PRESENTATIONS: 20 minutes for each paper (individual or within
a panel).
Single Submission per Person Only, Please:
CONTACTS FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For more conference information, please write to:
The George Moses Horton Society
C/O English Department
Greenlaw Hall CB#3520
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3520
Attn: Ms. Fiona Mills
or direct your questions to: Ms. Fiona Mills at fmills@email.unc.edu
For information on the George Moses Horton Society, please see our
website:
http://www.unc.edu/campus/sigs/horton/
Fiona Mills
fmills@email.unc.edu
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English Department
324 Greenlaw Hall
CB# 3520
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3520
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