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Illinois
Philological Association's Annual Conference
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
and MEMBERS
The ILLINOIS PHILOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
was founded in 1996 by representatives from several Illinois
colleges and universities. Its purpose is to promote fellowship
and intellectual exchange among faculty and student members
of departments of English, Linguistics, Communication, and Foreign
Languages, as well as independent scholars and writers throughout
Illinois.
Sixth Annual Conference
of the
Illinois Philological Association
A Celebration of
Literate Practices
April 19 - 20, 2002
University of Illinois,
Springfield
Springfield, IL
Our overarching theme this
year is "Literate Practices," with the goal of encompassing
and reflecting what occurs creatively, pragmatically, and rhetorically
in a literate society. Come and share your work with interested
colleagues and delight in the quality and diversity of Illinois
scholars and writers!
The Association invites submissions
in four categories:
1) From faculty members, independent
scholars, and graduate students -- abstracts or proposals (300
words) for papers on any aspect of literature, literary criticism,
linguistics, and composition theory or literary theory.
2) From creative writers -- original
works of fiction, poetry, drama, or performance art. Dramatic
works and performance pieces that can be staged within the timeframe
of a session (75 minutes) are also solicited. Please submit
manuscript for consideration.
3) From undergraduate students
-- creative writing or scholarly papers. Please submit the entire
text of your reading or paper, accompanied by a supporting letter
from a faculty member.
4) From any category of participant
-- session or panel proposals. Panels that deal with practical
concerns of specific disciplines, including those relating to
pedagogical issues, as well as panels on literary topics, are
encouraged. Please submit a panel description and abstracts
of all papers to be included in the panel or session.
The maximum reading time for either
creative writing selections or scholarly papers is 20 minutes.
Sessions, panels, dramatic works, and performance pieces should
be no longer than 75 minutes, including time for questions and
discussion where appropriate. All presenters must register for
the conference and be IPA members.
Please send 2 copies of your
submission by surface mail to Barbara Cass, Executive Secretary;
Illinois Philological Association; c/o Center for Teaching and
Learning; Brookens 460; University of Illinois at Springfield;
P.O Box 19243;Springfield, IL 62794-9243. Or forward a proposal
by email as an attached file in Microsoft Word or Word Perfect
format to cass.barbara@uis.edu. Please include Name, Street
Address, Phone Number, Email Address, Status, and Institutional
Affiliation.
To Join: Send check payable
to "Illinois Philological Association" to Kris Meredith,
Treasurer; Illinois Philological Association; c/o English Department;
Brookens 482; University of Illinois at Springfield; P.O. Box
19243; Springfield, IL 62794-9243. Please include Name, Street
Address, Phone Number, Email Address, Status, and Institutional
Affiliation.
Membership dues are as follows:
Students -- $5; Adjunct faculty/Retired/Emeritus/Individual
scholars -- $10; Full-time faculty -- $15.
Visit the IPA Website: http://www.eiu.edu/~ipaweb/
Questions? Contact Barbara Cass
(cass.barbara@uis.edu)
Postmark Deadline: January 31, 2002
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