> >From: "Kirsten Law" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: CFP: Feminism(s) and Literature (grad) (UK) (10/20/06; 11/11/06) > >Feminism(s) 2006: Feminisms and Literature Postgraduate Seminar. >Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK, Saturday 11th November 2006. > > A seminar for postgraduates studying >literature and feminism to present and discuss >their research. The day is primarily concerned >with examining the relationship between feminism >and literature, the implications of labels such >as ëfeministí or ëwomenís writingí, and the >impact of feminist literary criticism and >politics upon literature today. It is the >discussion of these themes across the different >topics which is important ñ the day is devised >as a discussion of similar concerns across >literature. We would also like to encourage >students working with poets, dramatists as well >as fiction writers. > > >Suggested topics to date include (but are not limited to) :- >ï Canadian literature, South-American >literature and other literatures which may come >under the umbrella-term ëpost-colonial >literatureí. >ï The feminist label and the ëwomenís writingí label. >ï The feminist canon. >ï Contemporary womenís fiction. > > > >Proposals for papers should be no longer than >200 words. The closing date for proposals is >October 20th. They should be sent to the >following: [log in to unmask] > >There is no conference fee and numbers are >limited. All enquiries should be directed to the >above e-mail address. > >Kirsten Law and Leigh Wetherall-Dickson. ******************* The German Studies Call for Papers List Editor: Stefani Engelstein Assistant Editor: Megan McKinstry Sponsored by the University of Missouri Info available at: http://www.missouri.edu/~graswww/resources/gerlistserv.html