LINGUIST List 14.648

Thu Mar 6 2003

Calls: English Studies, Korea/General Ling, MA USA

Editor for this issue: Marie Klopfenstein <marielinguistlist.org>

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1. julie, English Studies in an Era of Globalization
2. openshaw, 1st Annual Undergraduate Linguistics Colloquium at Harvard

English Studies in an Era of Globalization

Location: Seoul, Korea, Republic of 
Date: 15-Jun-2004 - 18-Jun-2004 
Call Deadline: 31-Dec-2003

Contact Person: Julie Choi
Meeting Email: julieewha.ac.kr
Linguistic Subfield(s): General Linguistics 
Subject Language(s): English

Meeting Description: 

The English Language and Literature Association of Korea (ELLAK)
invites papers for an international conference in commemoration of its
fiftieth anniversary to be held in Korea, June 15-18, 2004. The
general theme of the international conference is 'English Studies in
an Era of Globalization,' and ELLAK solicits papers from all
disciplines of English Studies: British Literature, American
Literature, Comparative Literature, Literary Criticism and Theory,
Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Gender Studies, English Linguistics,
English Education, and Translation Studies. The Organizing Committee
for the conference is interested in papers addressing recent
developments in English studies including, but not limited to: the
impact of globalization on English studies; the transformation of
English studies; the shift from literary to cultural studies; the
expansion of English studies; the rise of texts and scholars outside
the U.K. and U.S.; the reformation of English studies by diasporic and
transnational cultures; the significance/critique of race, ethnicity,
gender, and class in English studies; and the use of new technologies
for English studies. Presenters will have 20 minutes to present their
papers. We encourage a variety of critical approaches--analytical,
theoretical, comparative, historical, or interdisciplinary. We also
welcome multimedia presentations (video, film, audio, digital media).

One-page proposals with c.v. must be emailed to Professor Julie Choi
at julieewha.ac.kr by Dec. 15, 2003. Requests for further information
about the conference may also be sent to this address. Participants
will be informed of the acceptance of their papers by March 1,
2004. Selected papers from the conference will be published in a
special issue of the Journal of ELLAK within one year of the
conference.

ELLAK will provide all local expenses for foreign scholars whose
papers are accepted. Participants are expected to be responsible for
their airfare to and from Korea.

1st Annual Undergraduate Linguistics Colloquium at Harvard

Location: Cambridge, MA, United States of America 
Date: 19-Apr-2003 - 20-Apr-2003 
Call Deadline: 15-Mar-2003

Contact Person: Nassira Nicola
Meeting Email: nicolafas.harvard.edu
Linguistic Subfield(s): General Linguistics 

Meeting Description: 

The 1st Annual Undergraduate Linguistics Colloquium at Harvard will be
held April 19-20, 2003; undergraduates of all areas of interest and
all levels of training are invited to submit abstracts. Call for
Papers for the 1st Annual Undergraduate Linguistics Colloquium at
Harvard on the Harvard University campus, Cambridge, Massachusetts
April 19-20, 2003.

The colloquium has been initiated with the goal of developing an
intercollegiate community of linguistics enthusiasts at the
undergraduate level. In keeping with this broad aim, the conference
is open to all interested students regardless of area of interest or
level of training. Professor Ray Jackendoff of Brandeis University
will be featured as our keynote speaker, and undergraduates will also
have the opportunity to present their own research. Student
submissions are encouraged in a range of linguistic disciplines
including, but not limited to, syntax, phonology, historical
linguistics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics.

Undergraduates of all levels of expertise are invited to submit 1-page
abstracts proposing a roundtable discussion or a talk of not more than
twenty minutes.

Abstracts are to be directed to:
 LinG Colloquium
 c/o Nassira Nicola
 328 Mather Mail Center
 Cambridge, MA 02138

E-mailed abstracts (and questions!) will also be accepted at:
nicolafas.harvard.edu.

The final deadline for receipt of all submissions is March 15, 2003.

We look forward to your contributions, and we hope to see you in
April!