Border Crossings: Interplay Within English Studies
8th Annual Graduate English Society Conference
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
February 21-22, 2003
Sponsored by: The Graduate English Society, Texas Tech University
Online: http://english.ttu.edu/GESconference/
The Texas Tech Graduate English Society welcomes proposals (250-word
abstracts) for the general conference theme or in the area of Women’s
Studies. Women’s Studies panel themes include, but are not limited to,
>From Women of the Left Bank to the Ya-Yas and the WNBA: Women and the
Importance of Female Community
Across disciplines of science, family studies, art, cultural studies, and
literature (all periods), we will examine the following questions:
*What is a female community?
*How are female communities formed and created?
*What is the significance of belonging to a female community?
*How do female communities function in texts and the media?
*Are there relationships between community and ethnicity?
*What if a woman does not have access to a female community?
*Why and how should we promote the concept of female community?
The 8th Annual Graduate English Society Conference will be held February
21-22, 2003 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Last year, the GES
conference welcomed students from throughout the United States, as well as
Canada, the United Kingdom, and Turkey. 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 20, 2002.
* E-mail proposals to Amy Lynn, alynn@cleanweb.net.
* 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. 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.
Accepted and confirmed presenters will be invited to submit their papers for
publication in the conference proceedings.
Questions?
If you have questions about the conference or your proposal, please contact
Amy Lynn at alynn@cleanweb.net.
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