Border Crossings: Interplay within English Studies
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
February 21-22, 2003
Sponsored by: The Graduate English Society, Texas Tech University
Chair: Russell Willerton (Russell.willerton@ttu.edu)
Address:
GES Conference
Texas Tech University
Department of English, Box 43091
Lubbock, Texas 79409-3091
Online: http://english.ttu.edu/GESconference/
See also: http://english.ttu.edu/ges/ (links to conference)
The 8th Annual Graduate English Society Conference will be held February
21-22, 2003 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. The theme of this
year's conference, "Border Crossings: Interplay Within English Studies,"
reminds us that our many fields of interest within English studies provide
numerous opportunities for exploration through interplay and interactions.
The Texas Tech Graduate English Society welcomes proposals (250-word
abstracts) addressing this year's theme or any topic of interest to English
scholars. The 2003 conference will include sessions on a range of subjects
within the following general sub-fields:
* Literature, Culture, and Criticism
* Composition, Rhetoric, and Writing Centers
* Creative Writing
* Linguistics
* Technical Communication and Technology Criticism
* Teaching and Pedagogy
The conference keynote speech will be delivered in the evening of Friday,
February 21, 2003, by Dr. N. Katherine Hayles of UCLA, author of _Chaos
Bound: Orderly Disorder in Contemporary Literature and Science_ and _How We
Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature and
Informatics_, as well as many articles and essays on modern literary theory
and the forthcoming book _Writing Machines_. Dr. Hayles will be available to
meet with students throughout the day on Saturday, February 22, 2003.
Last year, the GES conference welcomed students from throughout the United
States, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom, and Turkey. This year we hope
to increase the camaraderie and discussions among students. We will set up a
"roommate network" to help students reduce their lodging expenses, if they
are interested. The conference will take place in Texas Tech's brand new
English-Philosophy classroom and office complex, a spacious,
state-of-the-art educational facility.
Procedures and Deadlines
Proposals:
* Deadline for proposals: November 18, 2003
* E-mail your proposals to Karen Keck, kkeck@ttu.edu.
* Proposal information must include your name, e-mail address, mailing
address, telephone number, institutional affiliation, area of study for your
presentation (e.g., British Literature), technology requests (not
guaranteed), presentation title, and 250-word abstract. If you would like
your home web page or a web page having to do with your presentation linked
to your name on the conference web site, include the URL.
* Participants are limited to two presentations (including panels).
Acceptance procedures:
* Acceptance notices will be e-mailed by November 25th.
* You must reply via e-mail by December 3rd to confirm your attendance.
* Conference packets will be mailed in early December, and the registration
deadline is February 1st.
Conference proceedings:
* Accepted and confirmed presenters are invited to submit their papers for
publication in the conference proceedings.
* Instructions and a style guide for the conference proceedings will be
published on the conference website.
* Proceedings preferred format: e-mail attachment in .doc or .rtf format
* Proceedings deadline: February 1, 2003
Questions?
If you have questions about the conference or your proposal, please contact
Russell Willerton at russell.willerton@ttu.edu.
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