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)
Online: http://english.ttu.edu/GESconference/
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.
Absracts or proposals encompassing topics in American Literary Realism
are welcome. The topics can span over any genre from this period
and can address the significance of Naturalism, Regionalism, Realism,
industrialism, urbanization, immigration, or any other such issues that
impacted the literature of the period.
We would like to emphasize that these are just some possible areas of
discussion, and that even the Border Crossings theme is open to
interpretation. We welcome and will appreciate any proposals discussing the
dynamics of interaction between any element(s) involved in the development
of culture. Specific panels will be arranged based upon the proposals that
we receive.
Please send 250 word proposals for this area to Matthew Vermillion,
matthew_vermillion@hotmail.com. Please include all of the information
specified below with the proposal.
Procedures and Deadlines
Proposals:
* Deadline for proposals: November 18, 2002
* 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).
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.
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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