CALL FOR PAPERS

THE SEVENTH ANNUAL

RED RIVER CONFERENCE ON WORLD LITERATURE

APRIL 23 - 25, 2004

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

CROSSING BORDERS, B(L)ENDING BOUNDARIES

We invite papers and panel proposals on topics that investigate convergences and divergences within texts, medias, languages, disciplines, time periods and critical approaches.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Texts from Margin to Center
• Premodern / Modern / Postmodern
• Diasporic / Indigenous Concerns
• Precolonial / Colonial / Postcolonial Literature and Concerns
• Hybridity and Heterogeneity
• Critical / Applied Pedagogy
• History as Text and Text as History
• Post / Nationalism
• Travel Literature
• Food and Feasting
• Performance Practices

While we are particularly interested in proposals that address the conference theme, papers and panels on all aspects of world literature will be considered.

Individual presenters should submit a 250-word abstract; include your name, complete mailing address, and e-mail address.  Proposals for panels must include an abstract for each presenter, as well as names, addresses and e-mail addresses of all participants.  Abstracts submitted as e-mail attachments in Word or Word Perfect are preferred but hard copies will also be accepted.

Submissions must be received by December 3, 2003.

Address all submissions or inquires to:

                                    Jeanne.Hageman@ndsu.nodak.edu

                                    Jeanne Hageman, Coordinator

                                    Red River Conference on World Literature

                                    Department of Modern Languages

                                    320 Minard Hall

                                    North Dakota State University

                                    Fargo, ND   58105