CFP: From Sea to Shining Sea: The American Landscape (6/25/04; MAPACA, 11/5/04-11/7/04)

From: Bill Mistichelli (wxm3@psu.edu)
Date: Wed Apr 28 2004 - 15:12:15 EDT


25 June 2004; 5-7 November 2004)

Call for Papers: From Sea to Shining Sea

        The Popular Literary Landscapes panel of the Mid-Atlantic
Popular/American Culture Association welcomes abstracts of papers
(200-250 words) on literary descriptions/portrayals of the American
landscape. The descriptions may be factual or fictional, in poetry
or prose; the focus may be on land or seascape, city or countryside.
The chair is open to any submitter's thematic preference, but
requires that the submitter's choice and treatment of subject matter
demonstrate a sensitivity to the connection that exists between
land/seascape descriptions and the cultural ideals and values that
inform them. The panel encourages the view of Simon Schama that
landscapes (as opposed to references to actual places) represent
embodiments of a culture's ethos.
        Include AV needs in your proposal: only VCR/monitor or
carousel projectors/screens.

                Deadline for submissions is 25 June 2004
                The conference will meet in Buffalo, NY from 5-7 November 2004
                Please address abstracts to the following email address:
                        wxm3@psu.edu
                Those who do not use email can send hard copies of
their abstracts to
                the following address:

                        Bill Mistichelli
                        English Department
                        Penn State Abington
                        1600 Woodland Road
                        Abington, PA 19001

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