CFP: The Fantastic in the Arts: SF Literature Division (10/15/04; ICFA, 3/16/05-3/20/05)

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interested. My apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call!

The SF Literature Division of the International Association of the
Fantastic in the Arts would like to invite proposals for the 26th Annual
International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts.

The 2005 theme is: Blurring the Boundaries: Transrealism and Other Movements

March 16-20, 2005
Wyndham Fort Lauderdale Airport Hotel

Proposals for papers or paper sessions focusing on the work of Guest of
Honor Rudy Rucker, Guest Scholar Damien Broderick, Special Guest Writer
John Kessel, and Special Guest Poet Albert Goldbarth are welcome.

Proposals relating to any of the following movements in Science Fiction (or
other movements not noted here!) are encouraged:

Absurdist Science Fiction
Art, Music or Theatre in Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Cyborgs
Fabulation
Feminist
Gothic Science Fiction
History in Science Fiction
Horror in Science Fiction
Interstitial Arts
New Wave
Postmodernism and Science Fiction
Queer Science Fiction
Slipstream
Steampunk
Transreal

As always, proposals for individual papers and for academic sessions and
panels on any aspect of Science Fiction are welcome.

You may submit a proposal to:

Read a single paper,
Recruit and chair a paper session,
Organize and chair a panel discussion.

Proposals must be date-stamped no later than October 15, 2004. Electronic
submission is welcome.

SF Division Proposals must be sent to:

Robin Anne Reid
Department of Literature and Languages
Texas A&M-Commerce
Commerce TX 75429

Robin_Reid_at_tamu-commerce.edu

Please include *all* the following in your initial proposal:

Full Name
Affiliation
Snail mail address
Email address
Telephone number

Title of Presentation
500-word abstract
Appropriate bibliography indicating the project's scholarly or theoretical
context

***any audio-visual equipment needed for your presentation***

Information on conference, including guest updates, hotel details
membership renewal and conference registration form can be found at the
IAFA website:

<http://www.iafa.org/>http://www.iafa.org

Also available on the website is the Call for Papers in a number of
formats; feel free to download it for posting or forwarding.

Dr. Robin Anne Reid
Department of Literature and Languages
Texas A&M University-Commerce
903-886-5268
Fax: 903-886-5980

Co-Director, Summer 2004 NEH Institute
"From Beowulf to Postmodernism: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings"
http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/Tolkien

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