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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 12:46:59 EDT
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Subject: ICFA 16 CALL FOR PAPERS
Please feel free to post this call for papers to other discussion
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_________________________________________________________CALL FOR
PAPERS
The Sixteenth International Conference
on the Fantastic in the Arts
March 22-26, 1995
(3:00 PM Wednesday to noon Sunday)
Fort Lauderdale Airport Hilton, Dania, Florida
Guest of Honor: Joe Haldeman
Guest Scholar: Peter Hunt
Guest Author: Pat Cadigan
Permanent Special Guest: Brian Aldiss
And Many Other Special Guests To Be Announced
Sponsored by the International Association for
the Fantastic in the Arts, with support from
Broward Community College, Florida Atlantic
University, and the University of South Florida.
The Deadline for Proposing Papers is October 15, 1994.
Seeking proposals for papers and other presentations on ALL
ASPECTS* of the fantastic in English, American, and Commonwealth
literature, comparative and other national literatures, drama, art,
cinema, television, science fiction, fantasy, horror, music,
philosophy, sociology, political science, the sciences, psychology,
religion, and interdisciplinary areas. *PROPOSALS FOR PAPERS ON THE
FANTASTIC
IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE ARE ESPECIALLY WELCOMED BY ALL
DIVISIONS IN 1995.
Concerning all submissions: In order to be considered for the 1995
program, your proposal to (1) read a paper, (2) recruit and chair
a paper session, or (3) organize and chair a panel discussion must
be postmarked no later than October 15, 1994. Proposals must be
sent to an appropriate Division Head (addresses below). Any
audio-visual equipment requirements must be specified in this
initial proposal.
Papers: Paper-reading sessions consist of 2 or 3 papers. Each
paper should be approximately 2,000-2,500 words in length and
require no more than twenty minutes' reading time. Paper proposals
must be at least 250 words in length and must demonstrate a clear
thesis or analytical statement, a coherent argument, a knowledge of
scholarship in the fantastic, and relevance to current study of the
fantastic. Any proposal judged weak or unclear will be returned
with suggestions for revision; abstracts revised and resubmitted by
October 15 will be reconsidered.
Panel Discussions: Panels are organized around a specific theme and
may contain three to six participants. A formal introduction by
the panel chair and closing remarks by the chair are encouraged.
Panels will be scheduled in ninety-minute sessions to allow time
for discussion. Panel proposals should follow the same format as
paper proposals (see above) and should include a list of proposed
panelists, including addresses and telephone numbers.
Chairing Sessions: Anyone wishing to organize and chair a paper
session or panel discussion must recruit participants by the
October 15 deadline. Those who have already proposed sessions
should maintain contact with the appropriate Division Head. All
complete sessions must be proposed to the appropriate Division Head
on the conference session form. If you wish to organize and chair
a session and do not have a copy of the form, please request one
from a Division Head (addresses below) or from IAFA Vice-President
and Academic Program Coordinator Nicholas Ruddick, Department of
English, University of Regina, Regina, Sask., Canada S4S OA2;
(E-Mail) ruddick@max.cc.uregina.ca; (Phone) 306-585-4304; (Fax)
306-585-4780. You may also volunteer to chair an already-organized
paper session by writing to a Division Head or to Nicholas Ruddick.
Guidelines for Participants: No conference participant may present
more than one paper, nor may a session chair read a paper in his or
her own session. In addition to presenting a paper, a participant
may also serve either as a session chair or a panelist. To be
listed in the conference program, participants must join IAFA by
December 31, 1994. All participants must also preregister for the
conference by March 1, 1995. Send IAFA membership dues to IAFA
Treasurer Mary Pharr, English Department, Florida Southern College,
Lakeland, FL 33801. Conference preregistration forms will be sent
to all paid-up IAFA members.
Graduate Student Award: IAFA annually awards a $250.00 prize to the
outstanding paper presented at the conference by a graduate
student. For further information, contact IAFA Graduate Student
Award Coordinator Roger Schlobin, (till Dec. 1994) 1149 Mulberry
Lane, Apt. 36-A, Greenville, NC 27858-5818; (Phone) 919-321-2640;
(After Jan. 1995) 1915 David Drive, Chesterton, IN 46304-3011
(Phone): 219-926-7368.
Attending Artist Presentations: Artists are invited to submit
appropriate work to be displayed at the conference's Fantastic Art
Exhibit and to propose 30-minute slide or video presentations on
their own work and techniques. Send representative slides or other
materials by October 15, 1994 to IAFA President C. W. Sullivan III,
English Department, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
27858-4353. You must attend the conference to exhibit your work.
Queries: Direct queries concerning policies, scheduling, and
non-academic program participation to C. W. Sullivan, address
above. Direct queries concerning academic paper and panel
proposals to Nicholas Ruddick, address above.
Publication Opportunities: All papers presented at the conference
are considered for publication in Journal of the Fantastic in the
Arts, the IAFA's interdisciplinary quarterly, and in the annual
conference proceedings volume, a critically-acclaimed hardbound
anthology edited by a member of IAFA and published each year by
Greenwood Press.
DIVISION HEADS & PROPOSED TOPICS
The proposed topics listed below are meant to be suggestive but not
restrictive. Paper proposals on any aspect of the fantastic are
welcome and should be submitted to an appropriate Division Head.
Also, all Divisions are seeking papers in the following general
areas: Fantastic Children's Literature, Fantastic Drama,
Theoretical and Critical Approaches to the Fantastic, The Fantastic
in Religion and Mythology, The Fantastic As It Relates to Gender
Issues and Women's Studies, and Humor and the Fantastic. Paper
proposals in the form of a 250-word abstract must be submitted to
an appropriate Division Head by October 15, 1994.
Fantastic Literature in English Division (EN) [Papers on the
fantastic in British, American and Commonwealth literature].
Division Head: Charles W. Nelson, Humanities Dept., Michigan
Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931. Suggested Topics:
Children's Fantasy; The Comedic in Fantasy; Fantasy in
Shakespeare's Plays; The Literature of the Inklings; Medieval
Fantasy; The Fantasy of Oz; Fantasy in British Classics; Fantasy in
Fairy Tale; Arthurian Fantasy; Fantasy of the Supernatural; High
Tech Fantasy; 19th Century Horror Fantasy.
Film, Fine Arts, and Popular Culture Division (FP) [Papers
attentive to the diversity of images and themes of the fantastic in
high and low art and culture]. Division Head: Michael J. Collins,
12 Hansen Ave., Dover, NH 03820. Suggested Topics: Goya and the
Grotesque; Horror Film in Cultural Context; Children's TV; The
Fantastic in Architecture; Pervasive Tropes of the Fantastic in
Popular Culture; The Death/Endurance of Genre; MTV; The Evolution
of SF Illustration; Video Games; Archetypal Approaches to
Contemporary Comics; The Art of Adaptation: The Film/Comics
Connection; Music in the Cinema of the Fantastic; Death and the
Afterlife in Painting; Transgressive Art; Supernatural Themes in
Non-Supernatural Horror.
Horror Literature Division (HO) [Papers on all aspects of horror in
mainstream and popular literature, including its literary
traditions, aesthetics, psychological constructs, and comparative
influences]. Division Head: Tony Magistrate, English Dept., 315
Old Mill, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405-0115. (Fax)
802-656-3055. Suggested Topics: Children's and Young Adult Horror;
Horror and Gender; Intersections Between Horror and Detective
Literatures; Comparing Stephen King and Clive Barker;
Sociopolitical Subtexts in Horror Literature; The Legacy of
Stoker's Dracula; Contemporary Vampire Literature; Conceptions of
Otherness in Horror Literature; Reading Horror-Psychoanalytical
Perspectives; Horror as Transformative Genre; Popular Culture as
Reflected in Contemporary Horror Literature.
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Fantastic Division (ID) [Papers
on topics that cross boundaries of genre and language]. Division
Head: Joseph Sanders, 6354 Brooks Blvd., Mentor, OH 44060.
Suggested Topics: The Fantastic as it Relates to: Childhood;
Computers; Renaissance Thought; Bible/Talmud; Philosophy; Music;
Role-Playing; Computer Games; Illustrations vs. Text; Prosthetics;
Architecture; Landscapes; Vietnam War; AIDS; Hypertext.
International Fantastic Literature Division (IF) [Papers on all
foreign and comparative literature]. Division Head: Allienne
Becker, P.O. Box 152, Lock Haven, PA 17745-0152. (Email)
abecker@eagle.lhup.edu. Suggested Topics: International Children's
Fantasy; Romantic Fantasy; Postmodern Fantasy; Myth, Theme, and
archetype; Fantastic Transformations; German, French, Italian,
Spanish, Latin-American Fantasy; Magic Realism; Kafka; Fantasy in
Eastern European Literature; Fantasy in Medieval Literature;
Borges; Russian Fantasists; Fantastic Foreign Cinema.
Science Fiction Literature Division (SF) [Papers on all aspects of
science fiction literature, history, and theory]. Division Head:
Len Hatfield, Dept, of English, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
24060; (E-mail) hatt@vtvml.cc.vt.edu. Suggested Topics: Joe
Haldeman; Pat Cadigan; Brian Aldiss; Children's SF; Theoretical
Directions and issues in Current SF Studies; Teaching SF & F in the
1990s; Is Science Fiction Finished?; The Internet; Computers and SF
Scholarship; SF and Postmodernism-After Cyberpunk; SF and Social
Speculation; Feminist Renewals of SF & F; Signs of the Other in
SF-Class, Gender and Race.
ALL CONFERENCE REGISTRANTS MUST JOIN IAFA.
1995 IAFA Membership (per person):
Within U.S.A..................... $45
Outside U.S.A.................... $50
Please make checks payable to IAFA.
ALL FEES MUST BE PAID IN U.S. DOLLARS.
NON-U.S. DOLLAR CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS
WILL BE RETURNED TO SENDER. Foreign
checks must have a computerized routing
number encoded on the instrument and must
indicate the name of the American bank
that will serve as a clearinghouse for the
instrument. Checks or money orders that do
not meet these requirements will be returned
to the sender.
Mail to:
Mary Pharr, IAFA Treasurer
Department of English
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL 33801
Please include your name, academic or professional affiliation,
preferred mailing address, telephone number, and areas of interest.
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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 10:37:17 -0400
Reply-To: "Society for Literature and Science - philos.,
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From: Jo Alyson Parker
Subject: Inquiry
In-Reply-To: <9310282040.AA10752@sjuphil.sju.edu> from "Joe
Amato" at Oct 28,
93 01:00:04 pm
I have a first-rate student---a 4.0 double-major in English and
Information Systems--who will be applying to graduate school in the
fall. He is interested in finding a program that would enable him to
study postmodern literature and literature/computer interactions. If
any of you have any suggestions about programs that might accomodate
this
truly interdisciplinary scholar, I'd appreciate hearing them. Thanks
in
advance.
Jo Alyson Parker
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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 10:25:19 -0500
Reply-To: "Society for Literature and Science - philos.,
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From: Joe Amato
Subject: Re: Inquiry
In-Reply-To: <199408181443.AA05058@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> from
"Jo Alyson Parker"
at Aug 18, 94 10:37:03 am
I'd recommend your student taking a look at University at Albany
(SUNY). There are some exciting things going on there with regard to
the intersection of computers and literature (and poetics).
SUNY/Buffalo would be another good place to look.
Most important, there are outstanding graduate students (as well as
faculty) at both locations. If you write me directly, I should be
able to put your student in touch with them.
Hope this helps...
Joe Amato
jamato@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 12:53:56 -0700
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From: Stephen Ogden
Subject: Re: Inquiry
In-Reply-To: <199408181552.IAA07619@whistler.sfu.ca> from
"Jo Alyson Parker"
at Aug 18, 94 10:37:17 am
Jo Alyson Parker: He might consider the programme here at Simon
Fraser U. in Vancouver. I'm a computer systems tech. concurrently
doing an English PhD. in a combined area, and they may consider a
similar application. What are your student's computer
qualifications?
You can post to me directly if you would like further information:
ogden@sfu.ca
Stephen Ogden
Computer Systems Division and
Department of English
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5A 1S6
(604)291-4706 (fax)-5052 ogden@sfu.ca
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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 20:46:24 -0400
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From: "John P. (\"Jack\")"
Subject: Ode to the liver
I am searching for the Spanish version of a poem by Pablo Neruda titled
in
English, "Ode to the Liver."
I found the English translation in the textbook, "Understanding the
liver.
A History." by Thomas S. Chen & Peter S. Chen. (1984).
Greenwood Press.
Westport, Conn. These authors state they obtained the poem from a
translation by Oriana Josseau Kalant in a textbook titled
"Alcoholic Liver
Disease" by J.M. Khanna et. al.. (Toronto, 1975) published by the
Alcohol
and Drug Addiction Research Foundation of Toronto. Seems this book is
out
of print now.
I have recently managed to obtain a German translation of this poem from
a
medical student in Hanover but have been searching for several years
now
to find the original Spanish translation without any luck.
Can any of you Neruda fans and scholars out there give me some help?
John P. Kirchner
kirchner@alpha.acast.nova.edu
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Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 12:34:13 -0400
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From: Joseph Conte
Organization: University at Buffalo
Subject: Re: Ode to the liver
Why don't you try Neruda's _Odas Elementales_ (Elemental Odes). I
don't have it to hand, but I'm sure a quick perusal of the table
of contents will indicate a poem on livers.
Joseph Conte
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Date: Sat, 20 Aug 1994 12:21:41 +1000
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From: "Joy Teague (by way of cj@deakin.edu.au Chris
Bigum)"
Subject: Journal
Chris,
You should have received a copy of the journal by now. I finally
managed
to get a few of the first and last pages into anonymous ftp, after a
variety of unexpected problems, none of them connected with ftp.
Below is a blurb which can go out to anyone you think may be interested
in this journal. We are anxious to get contributions for the next issue
now. If you have anything in the pipeline which may be suitable please
consider submitting it.
Joy
REQUEST FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
GATES is a new international journal promoting Greater Access to
Technology, Engineering and Science. The first issue was published
recently. Contributions are sought for Issue 2, due out at the end of
the
year, and future issues.
Journal focus. GATES is directed to professionals committed to creating
greater access to technology, engineering and science. The journal
focuses on groups who are currently under-represented in education and
employment in these areas, with a particular emphasis on women, people
with disabilities, and people from minority ethnic backgrounds. This
list
is suggestive only, and articles relating to any group underrepresented
in these disciplines will be considered for publication. The contents
may
be of interest to educators and careers advisers at the primary,
secondary and post-secondary levels, parents, employers, and members of
these under-represented groups. The journal is dedicated to advancing
knowledge and to providing a forum for public debate on questions of
access to technology, engineering and science.
Sections of the journal. GATES publishes research articles, literature
reviews, case studies of successful interventions, and descriptions of
events and new resource materials. The journal is divided into three
sections.
The first section contains refereed articles describing original
research
or reviews of research. Manuscripts are accepted for review with the
understanding that the same work has not previously been published in a
peer review journal, and is not under consideration for publication
elsewhere. Each article will be forwarded to two reviewers from an
international panel of reviewers. Acceptance or rejection will depend
on
the reviewers' reports. Relevant comments will be forwarded anonymously
to the first author.
The second section of the journal contains descriptions of case
studies.
The third section provides constructive comments on issues raised by
authors of refereed articles, summaries of interviews, reviews of new
books and other resources, announcements of conferences, and any
matters
which may be of interest to readers.
Contributions are welcomed for any of the three sections.
Contributions can be sent to
The Editors
GATES
Deakin University
Victoria 3217
AUSTRALIA
Fax: +61 52 27 2028
Email: gates@deakin.edu.au
Further information regarding presentation and submission of
manuscripts
can be obtained from these addresses or by anonymous ftp from pub/gates
at rana.deakin.edu.au
The inaugural issue contains the following items:
Refereed articles
*****************
Bringing Young Minority Women to Computers and Science: Developing
Intervention Programmes That Work. C. Dianne Martin & Rachelle S.
Heller
American Indian Youths' Attitudes Toward Science. Cleo Charging, JoAnn
Drummond, Catherine E. Matthews, Walter S. Smith
What is to be Done? A Feminist Critique of Science, Technology and
Computing. Frances Grundy
Case studies
************
Teaching Computer Science to the Visually Impaired Student.
Women Into Science And Technology: Women Claiming Science Futures
News and reviews
****************
Organisation report: The GASAT Experience
Conference report: The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
Video review: Ground-breaker Video Presents Computing Careers to Girls
Facilitating Access: The Big Picture: Assisting the Visually Impaired
Student
Book review: Failing at Fairness: How American Schools Cheat Girls
Subscribers and sponsors are welcomed also. The individual annual
subscription rate is AUD25 (Australia) and AUD30 (overseas),
approximately US$23, and the institutional rates are double the
individual rates.
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 12:24:32 -0500
Reply-To: phoebe@cs.cmu.edu
Sender: "Society for Literature and Science - philos.,
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From: Phoebe Sengers
Subject: Re: Inquiry
In-Reply-To: "Society For Literature And Science - Philos.,
Tech.,
Cyber Discussion"'s mail message of Thu,
18 Aug 1994 10:37:17 -0400
Hello,
I'm a graduate student doing a self-defined interdisciplinary degree in
Artificial Intelligence and Literary and Cultural Theory here at
Carnegie Mellon University. I'd recommend your student check CMU's
program in LCT (in the English department) and Department of Computer
Science. The CS dept. here is very open to innovation and
interdisciplinary work. There isn't a lot of literature in the English
dept. here, but there is a lot of postmodern theory. It may be up his
alley.
He might also want to check out the MIT Media Lab, in its dept. of
architecture (?), or their humanities dept - ask for Janet Murray, who
does interactive fiction.
- Phoebe Sengers
phoebe@cs.cmu.edu
