From Kadir at psu.edu Wed Aug 6 09:50:45 2008 From: Kadir at psu.edu (Djelal Kadir) Date: Sun Aug 10 09:31:49 2008 Subject: [Msa-members] Fwd: [Iasa-l] RIAS: Call for Contributions - Modernity's Modernisms: Hemi/Spheres, "Race," and Gender Message-ID: >X-Original-To: IASA-L@us.edu.pl >Delivered-To: iasa-l@prac.us.edu.pl >Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:41:54 +0200 >From: Pawel Jedrzejko >Organization: University of Silesia >To: "IASA-L@us.edu.pl" , > Executive Council of IASA , > paas@yahoogroups.com, Jaap Verheul >Subject: [Iasa-l] RIAS: Call for Contributions - Modernity's >Modernisms: Hemi/Spheres, "Race," and Gender >X-BeenThere: iasa-l@mailman.us.edu.pl >Reply-To: jedrzej@us.edu.pl >List-Id: International American Studies Association Listserve > >List-Unsubscribe: , > >List-Archive: >List-Post: >List-Help: >List-Subscribe: , > >Sender: iasa-l-bounces@prac.us.edu.pl >X-Greylist: Default is to whitelist mail, not delayed by >milter-greylist-3.1.8 (tr16n04.aset.psu.edu [128.118.142.114]); Mon, >28 Jul 2008 20:43:22 -0400 (EDT) >X-PSU-Spam-Flag: YES >X-PSU-Spam-Hits: 3.724 >X-PSU-Spam-Level: **** > >Call for Contributions: RIAS Vol. 3, No. 3 (2008) > >http://www.iasa-rias.org/index.php?k=217 > >Fall 2008. >Modernity's Modernisms: Hemi/Spheres, "Race," and Gender > >This issue of the Review of International American Studies will >consider the continuing project of widening the conventional >boundaries of modernism and modernist studies. Responding to Laura >Doyle and Laura Winkiel's invitation to "read astray," >(Geomodernisms, 2005), this issue will include essays that seek to >broaden modernism's borders by exploring the cultural and historical >links between hemispheric modernisms that may also have global >reach. These essays will investigate how such modernisms can often >be interrelated through transnational flows of people, ideas, and >things, particularly in terms of race and gender. In this context, >modernity's modernisms are considered as multiple interconnected >hemi/spheres, in which exist many possible interconnections between >disparate modernities through history, time, and space, across axes >of east and west and north and south. Understood in terms of >multiple hemi/spheres, then, modernity's modernisms suggest a >dynamic paradigm that might refigure conventional binaries, >revealing a previously hidden nexus between inside/outside, >colonial/postcolonial, national/transnational, the West and the >Rest. Some questions for consideration are: > >1. What does it mean to expand the borders of modernism, and how is >modernity implicated in this act? >2. What is the meaning of modernity in relation to modernism? >3. What is the relation between space and time in a reconfigured >notion of modernism and modernity? >4. How might a notion of shared history inform our understandings of >modernism and modernity? >5. In what ways might "race" and gender be implicated in new >versions of modernism and/or modernity? >6. How might a "hemispheric" modernism be described, and what might >be its significance? >7. What is the relation between "hemispheric" modernism and globalization? >8. What modern hemi/spheres might exist across axes of east and west >and/or north and south, and how might recognizing them alter our >understanding of modernism and modernity? >9. How might we describe the hidden nexus between inside/outside, >colonial/poscolonial, national/transnational, the West and the Rest? > >We encourage online submissions via the RIAS electronic submission >platform. To contribute, please register/log in with the RIAS >website and then follow the instructions on the site by clicking on >the following links in the menu: >submitting texts->submit a >text. Or for questions, suggestions for topics, or paper proposals, >and the like, you may also contact the RIAS guest editor Cyraina >Johnson-Roullier at >cjohnson@nd.edu. > > >_______________________________________________ >IASA-L mailing list >IASA-L@mailman.us.edu.pl >http://mailman.us.edu.pl/mailman/listinfo/iasa-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://chaos.press.jhu.edu/pipermail/msa-members/attachments/20080806/2533b660/attachment.htm From albigensian at hotmail.com Sat Aug 9 16:14:28 2008 From: albigensian at hotmail.com (Pamela Francis) Date: Sun Aug 10 09:31:49 2008 Subject: [Msa-members] Locating the Coterie: Message-ID: Dear MSA members: please take a moment to read the following CFP; it will b= e of interest to many of you. Hope to see you in Louisville! Locating the Coterie: Writers=92 Circles and their Cities The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture Since 1900 = http://modernlanguages.louisville.edu/conference/ = Louisville, KY | 19-21 February 2009 While Paris stands as the urban icon of the literary and artistic world in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, many other cities have served as a locus for writers and artists, who by common attitu= des towards their art, by the virtue of proximity, or by forces such as war and empire, have settled in a particular city. For instance, = Berlin: The House of Arts and the Writers Club: Russians in Berlin, 1921-1923 Athens: Durrell, Spencer, Liddell, and the British Council London: the FitzRoy Tavern between the Wars New Orleans: Anderson, Faulkner, et al, 1920=92s New York: February House, 1940-41 Cairo: Refugee English Poets, World War II In each city, certain situations and conditions have influenced the writers and artists themselves, and we may assume that the coteries have in turn shaped the space and place of that city, even to the extent of a permanent association with a building or neighborhood (e.g., February House in New York) . The International Lawrence Durrell Society requests papers on topics that address the relationship between coteries and their locations, or that investigate a single writer in relation to his or = her urban locus. We are particularly interested in papers that address Lawrence Durrell and his affiliation to both specific locations and other writers. T= opics may include but are not limited to: War and Dis/location (Berlin, c. 1917, Cairo in World War II), Nationalism, Literature, and the City (Vienna and Zionism) The Occupation of Space: How Writers Inscribed a City (WPA Artists in Manhattan) Defining a Literary =93Circle=94 This panel complements a series of panels sponsored by the International Lawrence Durrell Society aimed at promoting dialogue and collaboration among the various societies and associations represented annu= ally at the Louisville conference and other conferences. To this end, we invite proposals for papers on a variety of topics that will promote discussion of Modernist authors in their milieu and across the Twentieth Century. Please send a 1-page abstract to Pamela Francis, International Lawrence Durrell Society, pfrancis@rice.edu by Sept. 12, 2008. Final papers should be limited to 20 minute presentation= s. = _________________________________________________________________ Your PC, mobile phone, and online services work together like never before. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108587394/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://chaos.press.jhu.edu/pipermail/msa-members/attachments/20080809/= dbca623e/attachment.htm From albigensian at hotmail.com Sat Aug 9 16:16:35 2008 From: albigensian at hotmail.com (Pamela Francis) Date: Sun Aug 10 09:31:50 2008 Subject: [Msa-members] Lawrence Durrell at Louisville Message-ID: Lawrence Durrell: Reviewing the Durrell Canon The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture Since 1900 = http://modernlanguages.louisville.edu/conference/ = = Louisville, KY | 19-21 February 2009 The International Lawrence Durrell Society will sponsor a panel at Louisville addressing all aspects of Lawrence Durrell=92s body of = work. We are particularly interested in papers which investigate Durrell=92s less= er known and read works and their place in the Durrell canon, as well as their place in the larger canon of literature in English. For instance, how does = his poetry respond better-known =93schools=94 of poetry such as the Auden group= , etc.? Does The Avignon Quintet belong in the canon of postmodern literature? What is the relationship between Durrel= l=92s nonfiction (e.g., A Smile in the Mind=92s Eye) and his fiction? How has Durrell influenced the genre of travel writing? As part of a series of panels aimed at sponsoring inter-society discussion, this panel also welcomes papers that relate Durre= ll=92s oeuvre to the work of others of his milieu; furthermore, the =93milieu=94 i= tself may be addressed, e.g., how can Durrell=92s work help us define=97or compli= cate=97a term such as =93late modernism?=94 Please send a 1 page abstract to Pamela Francis, International Lawrence Durrell Society, pfrancis@rice.edu by Sept. 12, 2008. Final presentations should be limited to 20 minutes. = _________________________________________________________________ Got Game? Win Prizes in the Windows Live Hotmail Mobile Summer Games Trivia= Contest http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergames?ocid=3DTXT_TAGHM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://chaos.press.jhu.edu/pipermail/msa-members/attachments/20080809/= edaede32/attachment.htm From youngj at marshall.edu Thu Aug 14 03:12:39 2008 From: youngj at marshall.edu (Young, John K) Date: Tue Aug 19 09:04:08 2008 Subject: [Msa-members] CFP for STS 2009 Message-ID: <474C2677B73E604BA6DEC7745E2D7CE2907D3E413F@MUXC10.marshall.edu> Dear MSA members, Please see below for a call for papers that may be of interest, for the 2009 meeting of the Society for Textual Scholarship. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions, and I look forward to hearing from you. Best, John CALL FOR PAPERS The Society for Textual Scholarship Fourteenth Biennial International Interdisciplinary Conference March 18-21, 2009, New York University Program Co-Chairs: Andrew Stauffer, Boston University [astauff@bu.edu]; John Young, Marshall University [youngj@marshall.edu] Deadline for Proposals: October 31, 2008 The Program Chairs invite the submission of full panels or individual papers devoted to interdisciplinary discussion of current research into particular aspects of textual work: the discovery, enumeration, description, bibliographical analysis, editing, annotation, and mark-up of texts in disciplines such as literature, history, musicology, classical and biblical studies, philosophy, art history, legal history, history of science and technology, computer science, library science, lexicography, epigraphy, paleography, codicology, cinema studies, media studies, theater, linguistics, and textual and literary theory. The Program Chairs are particularly interested in papers and panels, as well as workshops and roundtables, on the following topics, aimed at a broad, interdisciplinary audience: Textual production and the social sphere Textual cultures Digital editing and textuality The production and editing of ?minority? texts Theoretical and practical intersections between textual scholarship and book history Textual scholarship and pedagogy Papers should be no more than 20 minutes in length. Panels should consist of three papers or presentations. Individual proposals should include a brief abstract (one or two pages) of the proposed paper as well as the name, e-mail address, and institutional affiliation of the participant. Panel proposals, including proposals for roundtables and workshops, should include a session title, the name of a designated contact person for the session, the names, e-mail addresses, and institutional addresses and affiliations of each person involved in the session, and a one- or two-page abstract of each paper to be presented during the session. Abstracts should indicate what (if any) technological support will be requested. Inquiries and proposals should be submitted electronically to: Professor Andrew Stauffer, email address: astauff@bu.edu Department of English Boston University 236 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 and Professor John Young, email address: youngj@marshall.edu Department of English Marshall University One John Marshall Drive Huntington, WV 25755 (304) 696-2349 (304) 696-2448 (fax) All participants in the STS 2009 conference must be members of STS. For information about membership, please contact Secretary Meg Roland at mroland@marylhurst.edu or visit the Indiana University Press Journals website and follow the links to the Society for Textual Scholarship membership page: . For conference updates and information, see the STS website: . Papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in TEXTUAL CULTURES. John Young Associate Professor of English Marshall University (304) 696-2349 youngj@marshall.edu From m.cuddy.keane at utoronto.ca Wed Aug 27 21:13:58 2008 From: m.cuddy.keane at utoronto.ca (Melba Cuddy-Keane) Date: Wed Aug 27 21:14:09 2008 Subject: [Msa-members] MSA conference announcements Message-ID: <001d01c908ab$60aadcd0$6401a8c0@Melba3> MSA Conference Announcements: = 1. Graduate Student Travel Grants Information is available on the conference web site. Please note that the = deadline has been extended to Sept. 5, to give those of you returning from = summer travel a little more time. I reply to all applications, but it may = take up to 2 days. If you have not heard from me in that time frame, write= again. It=92s a little easier for me if you include your information in = the body of your email rather than in an attachment. Our funds are limited,= and we cannot give support to all. But we=92ll happily give whatever help= we can. = 2. MSA Business Lunch As you will know from a previous announcement, we are asking for a modest f= ee this year of $10, to help with the costs of the MSA Lunch (Saturday, Nov= . 15). Those of you registering after that announcement have been able to = include the $10 in your registration costs. For others who would like to a= ttend the lunch (and we hope you will come!), please send a check or money = order for $10 (in U.S. dollars) made out to Vanderbilt University (indicati= ng too if you=92d like a vegetarian lunch) to: Amanda Hagood/Derrick Spires RE: MSA X Department of English Vanderbilt University Box 1654, Station B Nashville, TN 37235-0001 NB: Those unable to write checks for U.S. currency should email the organiz= ers at msax@vanderbilt.edu to arrange alternative methods of payment. It's = likely that we'll simply ask you to pay US dollars on site, but we need to = know in advance that you intend to join the lunch. = [And those clever enough to put announcements 1 and 2 together will perceiv= e that by asking you for $10, we can accurately gauge how many will attend = the lunch. No wasted lunches helps to put more money in the travel pot!] = 3. Future Conferences I am sure you are all aware of the rising costs of air fare and the rising = costs of hotels. We had wonderful plans to host a conference in 2009 in Ne= w York, and in 2010 in New Zealand, and now we very regretfully have to tel= l you that we are having to seek out alternative plans. We understand ther= e will be some strong disappointments, but we also hope that you will suppo= rt us in our efforts to maintain reasonable costs and accessibility for the= majority of our members. We=92d like to thank those of you who filled out= our conference survey, and our European members who wrote about desirable = dates. That input has been helpful to us. It does seem as if costs will k= eep us in the October-November time slots, but we hope very soon to be able= to have a firm conference schedule in good places for the next three years= ! Our line-up currently is: 2009 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2010 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2011 Oct. 6-9; Hyatt Regency Hotel, Buffalo, NY, US [confirmed] = My very best wishes to all. I look forward to meeting you in November in N= ashville! Melba Cuddy-Keane MSA President 2007-08 = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://chaos.press.jhu.edu/pipermail/msa-members/attachments/20080827/= b4287476/attachment.htm From claity at drew.edu Sat Aug 30 14:45:15 2008 From: claity at drew.edu (Cassandra Laity) Date: Sat Aug 30 14:45:21 2008 Subject: [Msa-members] Modernism/Modernity 15. 3 (Sept.) Special Issue on Decadent Aestheticism and Modernism Message-ID: <48B95CFB020000ED0005F08A@giadom.drew.edu> Dear MSA Members, Here is the TOC for the forthcoming special issue of M/M "Decadent Aestheticism and Modernism." I am sorry to report that there will be a slight delay with the issue; it will appear in October rather than September. See you in Tennessee! Cassandra ___ Special Issue of Modernism/Modernity 15. 3 (September 2008): "Decadent Aestheticism and Modernism" Editor's Preface: "Decadent Aesthetic Modernity: Beyond Baudelaire," Cassandra Laity "The Dissipating Nature of Decadent Paganism from Pater to Yeats," Dennis Denisoff "Nightwood's Freak Dandies: Decadence in the 1930s," Robin Blyn "William Morris, Print Culture, and the Politics of Aestheticism," Elizabeth Miller "Aubrey Beardsley and H.D.,'s 'Astrid': The ghost and Mrs. Pugh of Decadent Aestheticism and Modernity," Carolyn Kelley "Aestheticism's Afterlife: Wallace Stevens as Interior Decorator and Disruptor," Elizabeth Oliver "Out of the Archives" Section: First English translation of Theophile Gautier's "Messres. Millais and Hunt" from his _Beaux-Arts en Europe_. Trans. for M/M by Marie-Helene Girard (Yale University). The chapter comprises Gautier's critique of Pre-Raphaelite paintings by John Millais and Hunt exhibited at the 1855 _Exposition Universelle_ in Paris, including _Ophelia_ and others. Cassandra Laity Associate Professor Co-Editor Modernism/Modernity Drew University Madison, NJ 07940