The event described below will be held in association with the Rocky Mountain American Studies Association: The Western Social Science Association invites papers and panels on American Studies topics for its 55th annual conference, April 10-13, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt, Denver, Colorado. The WSSA's annual meeting presents panels in 30 different academic fields, offering an extensive, interdisciplinary range of subjects for scholars to explore. The general call for papers (across all disciplines) may be found online here.
A review of the past year's conference program provides a sense of the diverse disciplines that participate in the event. To view those, please click here.
We ask for individual paper -- or panel -- proposals on American Studies topics. The subjects may range very broadly across the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Send a 150-word abstract and c.v. by 1 December 2012 to:
Prof. Daniel J. McInerney
WSSA-American Studies Program Chair
Department of History
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-0710
email: daniel.mcinerney@usu.edu
Scholars willing to serve as moderators/discussants should indicate their research specialties to:
Daniel J. McInerney
WSSA-American Studies Program Chair Professor & Associate Department Head Department of History Utah State University 0710 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-0710
e-mail: daniel.mcinerney@usu.edu
phone: 435.797.1283 fax: 435.797.3899
web: http://history.usu.edu/danielmcinerney.aspx
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Hal Cannon Concert
This is a reminder about a very exciting event for us!
Here's a quick rundown:
Hal Cannon will be playing a house concert (1257 East 100 South) to benefit the Folklore Society of Utah this Friday, June 29, in Salt Lake City (Social Hour @ 6:30PM, Concert @ 7:30PM). The entry fee is a suggested donation of $15 per person and seating is limited, so RSVPs (utahfolklore@gmail.com) are important.
We've never really had an event like this before, but we're hoping to have more of them in the future.
Please come down and help us make this event a memorable one!
Hoping to see you on Friday!
Jennifer Bott Vice President Folklore Society of Utah
801.941.0709
utahfolklore@gmail.com
Here's a quick rundown:
Hal Cannon will be playing a house concert (1257 East 100 South) to benefit the Folklore Society of Utah this Friday, June 29, in Salt Lake City (Social Hour @ 6:30PM, Concert @ 7:30PM). The entry fee is a suggested donation of $15 per person and seating is limited, so RSVPs (utahfolklore@gmail.com) are important.
We've never really had an event like this before, but we're hoping to have more of them in the future.
Please come down and help us make this event a memorable one!
Hoping to see you on Friday!
Jennifer Bott Vice President Folklore Society of Utah
801.941.0709
utahfolklore@gmail.com
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
New Voices Conference 2013
Featured Theme: Monsters, Villains & Aberrations: A Conference of Dark Proportions
In a time when Villainous fantasy creatures abound in popular media, it is becoming increasingly important to explore the reasons our culture is so drawn to these characters and tropes. This is especially true since we also live in a time in which we seem surrounded by much more mundane, but nonetheless shocking instances of villainy, monstrosity, and aberration. Terrorists, mass-murdering dictators, and serial killers parade hourly across our television screens. some new "Frankenfood" appears on our supermarket shelves each week. Cable reality shows chronicle with sensationalist zeal the lives of those who are in some way physically and/or mentally different from "normal" society. Yet our obsession with the deviant and the monstrous is really nothing new. From Enkidu in the ancient Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh to Frankenstein's monster and Dracula in the nineteenth century, human cultures across time and across the globe have always been fascinated with representing that which frightens, appalls, and defies our definitions of what's normal.
This conference invites scholars form all over the world to contribute research on the 'dark side' oft he humanities, while not necessarily limiting themselves to the baddies of contemporary popular culture.
January 17, 18, & 19
Georgia State University Union
Submissions are welcome from all disciplines.
Suggested Topics include:
* Explorations of monstrosity/villainy/deviance in the Gothic or other genres
* Scientific monstrosity (e.g., genetic manipulation; falsely-perceived monstrosity)
* Historiographical explorations of villainy, or villains
* Rhetorical examinations of non-literary texts
* Bodies, inscripted, misappropriated, or transmogrified
* Psychological or behavioral aberrations
* Creative writing: Visions of the monstrous, or villainous
* Environmental or theoretical mutations.
****Deadline for Submission**** November 30, 2012 Registration Fee: $10 P
lease contact New Voices if you have any questions regarding your submission. newvoices11@gmail.com*
***Submission Instructions for Paper and Panel Proposals**** 1. For individual papers, please submit an abstract (250 words maximum) along with your name, phone number, and email address. a. Creative Writing submissions please include an abstract plus a 1-2 page excerpt. 2. For panels, please submit a. A proposal abstract for the panel (400 words maximum) b. A brief description of each individual panelist's paper (250 word maximum) 3. If your presentation requires any visual media, please let us know (projector, DVD, sound, etc.) 4.
Please submit email proposals as Microsoft Word attachment (.doc or .docx), and include the phrase "New Voices abstract submission" in the subject line. You may submit documents by: Email:
newvoices11@gmail.comOR Postal Mail: GEA, Attn: Valerie Robin Department of English Georgia State University PO Box 3970 Atlanta, GA 30302-3970 "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you will land among the stars." - Les Brown
Monday, 18 June 2012
Attention:
We have been alerted that the offer for tutoring a French student might be a scam! Do not reply, or if you have, please proceed carefully. Sorry about this. We had originally posted this, thinking that it was legitimate.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Thesis and Dissertation Format Workshops
sponsored by the
Office of Research and Graduate Studies
Steven Beck, Assistant Dean, conducts workshops during the school year in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies conference room (Main 164). In each session, he provides a thorough survey of USU format requirements and guidelines, discusses journal and other departmental format options, and addresses student concerns and problems regarding thesis preparation. It is preferable, though not essential, for graduate students who attend to have begum writing and to have a selected department-approved format and style (journal or style manual). Students should bring copies of completed portions of their papers as well as the style guides they are using. Sessions meet at 3:00 p.m. and last approximately 2 hours. Interested graduate students may register at the Office of Research and Graduate Studies or by phoning 797-1189. If you register, please call the Office of Research and Graduate Studies at least24 hours in advance if for some reason you cannot attend.
Workshops for the 2012-2013 academic year will be held on September 19, October 17, November 20, January 16, and February 20.
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Call for Papers
Submission/Proposal Deadline: August 17th, 2012
(Submit well in advance of the above date to take advantage of our
Early Bird Registration Rate. For rate details, click here)
Topic Areas (All Areas of Arts and Humanities are Invited)
Anthropology ·American Studies ·Archeology ·Architecture ·Art ·Art History ·Art Management ·Dance ·English ·Ethnic Studies ·Film ·Folklore ·Geography ·Graphic Design ·History ·Landscape Architecture ·Languages ·Literature ·Linguistics ·Music ·Performing Arts ·Philosophy ·Postcolonial Identities ·Product Design ·Religion ·Second Language Studies ·Speech/Communication ·Theatre ·Visual Arts ·Cross-disciplinary areas of Arts and Humanities ·Other Areas of Arts and Humanities Submitting a Proposal/Paper: You may submit your paper/proposal by following the instructions on our website. To make a submission, and for detailed information about submitting see: http://www.hichumanities.org/cfp_artshumanities.ph | <>
Dear Writers,
As the Literary Arts Specialist here at Arts & Museums, I'd like to personally invite you to submit your best work by June 29, 2012 to the Utah Original Writing Competition. With seven categories (novel, creative non-fiction and history, book length collection of poems, juvenile book, poetry, short story and personal essay) the Competition provides a portal for every Utah writer to enter to compete for cash prizes. Click HERE for more information and guidelines. While book-length manuscript submissions are considered "first book" competitions, all writers are welcome to enter the poetry, short story and personal essay categories. Those who have authored a published book may enter a category in which they have not published. Established in 1958, the annual Competition is judged by nationally recognized literary jurors. Many past winners have continued on to significant statewide and national acclaim, bringing recognition and prestige to the Beehive State. The awards are funded in part by the Utah State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts. I'd also like to invite you to attend the Mountain West Arts Conference May 3, 2012 at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City, Utah. The state's largest professional development gathering of arts-interested individuals and organizations, the Conference is an excellent opportunity for literary folk to network, share work and inspire one another. Registration for the full conference is only $95 and includes the honors luncheon for the Governor’s Leadership in the Arts Awards, which is scheduled to be presented this year by Governor Gary R. Herbert. Utah's new Poet Laureate will also be presented that day. You can register online at Arts &Museums. I hope that Arts & Museums can be a home for the literary community here in Utah. Feel free to contact me with your questions, concerns or ideas. And, again, I hope that you'll consider submitting your work to the Utah Original Writing Competition.
All the best, David Pace Literary Arts Utah Arts & Museums davidpace@utah.gov 801.533.5760
BYU Women and Territories Conference
Brigham Young University's Women’s Studies Program will host our second annual conference November 1-3, 2012. The conference theme is “Women and Territories.” Whether at home or in nature, in crowded cities or villages, women influence their space, they trace or cross boundaries, they discover new lands, or they long for a place they had to abandon.
We invite faculty to submit 300-word abstracts for individual papers on these topics or other related themes. Advanced students should submit both a 100-word abstract, and an 8-10 page paper. Possible themes include but are not limited to:
We invite faculty to submit 300-word abstracts for individual papers on these topics or other related themes. Advanced students should submit both a 100-word abstract, and an 8-10 page paper. Possible themes include but are not limited to:
- Urban vs. rural women, women and nature, women and the city
- Women geographers or ethnographers
- Women and national identity
- Mapping the female body
- Exile, migration, immigration, exodus, women refugees
- Women and home
- The desert, the mountain, the river
- By land, by air, by sea: women travelers, explorers, pilots, cyclists, sailors
- Women in the private or public sphere
- Orientalism, exotic women, women and continents, continents as women
- Drawing lines, transgressing boundaries
Submissions should be sent to: BYUWSconference@gmail.com by the extended deadline of June 11, 2012. Please include your name, title, academic and departmental affiliation, e-mail, mailing address and phone number, title of your paper, topic from the list above in which it may fit, and the abstract (students should also submit the 8-10 page paper). Attached is a flyer.
*Please forward this message and Call for Papers to interested faculty members in your college.*
Thank-you,
Chrissie Cook
BYU Women and Territories Conference Intern
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Book Review: Korea: Caught in Time
Title: Korea: Caught in Time
Author: Terry Bennett
Softcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Garnet Publishing; Reprint edition (July 26, 2011)
ISBN-10: 1859642217
ISBN-13: 978-1859642214
East Asian photography historian Terry Bennett blesses us with a paperback reprint of his woefully rare 1998 hardcover photo journal Korea: Caught in Time. A satisfying serving of some the earliest surviving prints on Korea, Bennett graciously but briefly narrates some of the stories behind the photos from his impressive private collection. Featuring a concise and informative introduction by former British Ambassador to Korea Martin Uden, this excellent compilation is one of the few of its kind. In addition to the varied subjects and locations included from the author's collection, this photo book is also sparingly padded with various prints from other public and private collections that span from the 1870s to the early 1900s.
The book begins with a contextual background on Korea's international state of affairs prior to the introduction of the camera by foreigners. The meat of the book, though, is but only sprinkled with relevant background knowledge and instead favors a photographic exposé approach. This contrasts the compendium storytelling of Donald Clark's Missionary Photography in Korea or even John Rich's jaw-droppingly stunning Korean War in Color. Bennett's collection is more fundamental than these other photo journals; it tells what little remains of the earliest photographs of Korea. According to Bennett, pickings were slim for the time: "It is no exaggeration to say [...] that for every one Korean print dating from the 1880s, I would expect to see 500 Japanese prints. That ratio for the 1870s would be worse, and 1860s Korean prints may be non-existent." (p.18). Considering the scarcity of surviving photos, urban myths, general public misunderstanding about the photographic process, and the prevalence of non-Korean photographers, it's a wonder how Bennett was even able to accumulate the collection we have here.
Bennett's extensive knowledge of photography in Japan, China and Korea coalesce in this generous collection. It's definitively niche, but it's good niche; it's a historically significant collection that deserves to be printed. My only gripe is that it's only 144 pages and can be effortlessly finished in a single sitting. True to form, though, there are several prints that the reader will not only stare at, but also come back to admire; characteristics of a good collection, indeed. For those with an interest in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Korea, this book is worth the price of admission.
Author: Terry Bennett
Softcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Garnet Publishing; Reprint edition (July 26, 2011)
ISBN-10: 1859642217
ISBN-13: 978-1859642214
East Asian photography historian Terry Bennett blesses us with a paperback reprint of his woefully rare 1998 hardcover photo journal Korea: Caught in Time. A satisfying serving of some the earliest surviving prints on Korea, Bennett graciously but briefly narrates some of the stories behind the photos from his impressive private collection. Featuring a concise and informative introduction by former British Ambassador to Korea Martin Uden, this excellent compilation is one of the few of its kind. In addition to the varied subjects and locations included from the author's collection, this photo book is also sparingly padded with various prints from other public and private collections that span from the 1870s to the early 1900s.
The book begins with a contextual background on Korea's international state of affairs prior to the introduction of the camera by foreigners. The meat of the book, though, is but only sprinkled with relevant background knowledge and instead favors a photographic exposé approach. This contrasts the compendium storytelling of Donald Clark's Missionary Photography in Korea or even John Rich's jaw-droppingly stunning Korean War in Color. Bennett's collection is more fundamental than these other photo journals; it tells what little remains of the earliest photographs of Korea. According to Bennett, pickings were slim for the time: "It is no exaggeration to say [...] that for every one Korean print dating from the 1880s, I would expect to see 500 Japanese prints. That ratio for the 1870s would be worse, and 1860s Korean prints may be non-existent." (p.18). Considering the scarcity of surviving photos, urban myths, general public misunderstanding about the photographic process, and the prevalence of non-Korean photographers, it's a wonder how Bennett was even able to accumulate the collection we have here.
Bennett's extensive knowledge of photography in Japan, China and Korea coalesce in this generous collection. It's definitively niche, but it's good niche; it's a historically significant collection that deserves to be printed. My only gripe is that it's only 144 pages and can be effortlessly finished in a single sitting. True to form, though, there are several prints that the reader will not only stare at, but also come back to admire; characteristics of a good collection, indeed. For those with an interest in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Korea, this book is worth the price of admission.
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