Subject: icoll conference - - texas a&m university

" negotiating boundaries " 18 & 19 september 1998 texas a&m university call for papers the english graduate student association of texas a&m university announces its interdisciplinary conference on language and literature . you are invited to submit creative writing and abstracts ( 500 words ) addressing any aspect of the conference 's theme , " negotiating boundaries . " panel proposals are also encouraged and should include the panel 's title , participants ' names , and abstracts . all approaches in the humanities are welcome . possible topics might include but are certainly not limited to : * negotiating boundaries of region , race , class , gender , and / or sexuality * writing from the margin ; writing from the center * passing - - race and / or gender * cross - dressing * fin - de-siecle literature and culture ( any century ) * constructions of " high , " " middlebrow , " and " low " culture * negotiating boundaries in the visual and performing arts * literary genres ( the novel , poetry , auto / biography , etc . ) * mixing literary genres / writing about literary genres * constructing authorial identities * children 's literature * creative writing submissions * negotiating boundaries between academic disciplines * literary , theoretical , historical , sociological , anthropological , * philosophical , and / or psychological perspectives on negotiating boundaries the following topics are being sponsored by the discourse - oriented student society ( doss ) of texas a&m . if your submission relates to any of these topics , please write " doss " on your abstract or panel proposal . * graduate student / teacher - - negotiating boundaries in academia and in the classroom * boundaries in functional linguistics and discourse analysis * interstices in classical and modern rhetoric * boundaries within technical writing conference date and location : 18-19 september 1998 texas a&m university deadline for submissions : postmarked by friday , 29 may 1998 please address submissions to : claire carly dept . of english texas a&m university college station , tx 77843-4227 for more information , please contact claire carly at : cic1692 @ unix . tamu . edu or visit our website at : http : / / www-english . tamu . edu / egsa / icoll /
