MODERN DRAMA This session welcomes abstracts on any topic related to modern drama, but is especially interested in those related to the conference theme: “Moving Words: Migrations, Translations, and Transformations”

The South Central Modern Languages Association has chosen Tulsa, Oklahoma for the site of its 2017 annual convention. Tulsa is bot…[Read more]

MODERN DRAMA This session welcomes abstracts on any topic related to modern drama, but is especially interested in those related to the conference theme: “Moving Words: Migrations, Translations, and Transformations”

The South Central Modern Languages Association has chosen Tulsa, Oklahoma for the site of its 2017 annual convention. Tulsa is bot…[Read more]

The eye of the beholder: historical and ethnohistorical data in the study of past maritime communities

Deadline: 8th/Febr/2017
Convenors

Veronica Walker-Vadillo (University of Oxford)
Christian Supiot (Ohio State University)

Short Abstract
In this panel we hope to further explore the role of historical and ethno-historical data in MCL…[Read more]

The eye of the beholder: historical and ethnohistorical data in the study of past maritime communities

Deadline: 01/02/2017
Convenors

Veronica Walker-Vadillo (University of Oxford)
Christian Supiot (Ohio State University)

Short Abstract
In this panel we hope to further explore the role of historical and ethno-historical data in MCL…[Read more]

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Veronica Walker-Vadillo (University of Oxford)
Christian Supiot (Ohio State…[Read more]

National Theaters Around the Globe

Special Session
Any aspect of worldwide National Theaters (the institution usually manifest in buildings; not dramatic literatures). All periods: history, ideology, relation to culture industry, etc. 250 word abstract by 15 March 2017; Michael Schinasi (schinasim@ecu.edu).

 
Call For Papers: Marginality in Iberian Theater (MLA Convention, New York City, 4-7 January, 2018)
Proposals should address the topic of marginality in Iberian drama and performance from the 16th to the 21st centuries. 250 word abstract by 1 March 2017; David Rodríguez-Solás (dsolas@umass.edu); Esther Fernández (ef14@rice.edu)

Dear colleagues,

The Executive Committee of the Forum on Language Change is seeking proposals for the session “Language Change: Global (Im-)migration and Linguistic Insecurity”.  See short and long CFP below.

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Papers exploring how global and local migrations affect language practices and patterns (e.g. linguistic in…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

The Executive Committee of the Forum on Language Change is seeking proposals for the session “Language Change: Global (Im-)migration and Linguistic Insecurity”.  See short and long CFP below.

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Papers exploring how global and local migrations affect language practices and patterns (e.g. linguistic in…[Read more]

We invite explorations of pedagogical practices addressing specific language structures in the context of a literary text, thus, uniting literature and English language studies.

Please send a 300-word abstract before 3 March 2017 to Rob Troyer, email: troyerr@wou.edu

We invite abstracts that approach texts from a linguistic perspective in order to explore potential commonalities and differences between literary and non-literary language.

Please send a 300-word abstract before 3 March 2017 to Rob Troyer, email: troyerr@wou.edu

“Shaw at The Shaw” Conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, July 21-25, 2017
Deadline for submissions: January 30, 2017
Sponsored by the International Shaw Society, The Shaw Festival, and York University, “Shaw at The Shaw” seeks paper proposals that will cover a broad spectrum of topics but will give some preference to topics on the two Shaw…[Read more]