Subject: fifth annual graduate romanic association at the u . of penn .

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * call for abstracts * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * university of pennsylvania department of romance languages fifth annual graduate romanic association colloquium on the edge margins and marginalities on the brink of a new millenium march 27 , 1999 we are accepting abstracts for presentations * by graduate students * in hispanic , portuguese , italian , and french and francophone literatures and romance philology . works in historical linguistics and all relevant area studies are welcome . this year we encourage papers dealing with the conference theme from a broad range of perspectives . some of the more obvious perspectives are time , space , and gender , but these are certainly not the only possibilities . possible topics might include but are not limited to : - synchronicities and diachronicities - ( cutting ) edges , borders and crossings - frontiers , limits and transgressions - shifts , changes and transformations - margins and marginalities papers can be in english , french , italian , portuguese or spanish and should be able to be read in 20 minutes ( approximately eight to ten double-spaced pages ) . accepted papers may be eligible for publication in our working paper series . submit an * anonymous * abstract with a separate self-addressed , stamped envelope and a cover sheet with the following information : - the title of the paper - presenter 's name - address - telephone number - e-mail address and - academic affiliation the deadline for submission of abstracts is january 30 , 1999 . send the submission to : graduate student colloquium reading committee department of romance languages 521 williams hall university of pennsylvania philadelphia , pa 19104-6305 for more information , call ( 215 ) 898-7429 and leave a message for linda grabner - coronel or e-mail lgrabner @ mail . sas . upenn . edu or visit our website : http : / / www . sas . upenn . edu / ~ lgrabner / 99colloq . html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * please feel free to repost this call for abstracts to other lists that you know of whose members might be interested . thank you . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
