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<div dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman">A reminder as the <strong>January 15th deadline</strong> approaches:</font></div>
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American Literature Association</p>
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23rd Annual Conference</p>
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May 24-27, 2012</p>
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San Francisco, CA</p>
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CALL FOR PAPERS</p>
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<b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">AMERICAN THEATRE AND DRAMA SOCIETY</span></b></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b>Panel Theme: "Uncharted Territories"</b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">The American Theatre and Drama Society would like to invite proposals for 15-20 minute papers that examine the "Uncharted Territories" in American Theatre for the 23rd Annual Conference of
the American Literature Association. <span> </span>We welcome proposals that explore either new materials for the first time or familiar texts in new ways.<span>
</span>The panel "Uncharted Territories" is presented as part of a series of panels and roundtable discussions on the topic sponsored by the The Five Drama Societies – the American Theatre and Drama Society, the Susan Glaspell Society, the Arthur Miller Society,
the Eugene O’Neill Society, and the Thornton Wilder Society.<span> </span>The ALA conference will be held on May 24-27, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency, Embarcadero in San Francisco.
<span> </span>ATDS encourages graduate students as well as established scholars to submit
<b>250-word proposals by January 15, 2012 to Dr. Valerie Joyce (valerie.joyce@villanova.edu).</b></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Proposals should include the following items:</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">-<span> </span>Name, Title (student, faculty, independent scholar) and Academic Affiliation</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">-<span> </span>Contact Information (email address)</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">-<span> </span>Title of Paper</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">-<span> </span>Abstract (please limit abstracts to 250 words)</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">-<span> </span>A brief CV</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">-<span> </span>Audiovisual Requests</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Please submit proposals by email in Word format.<span>
</span>All proposals must be received by January 15th 2012.<span> </span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Please see the ALA website for the complete call: www.americanliterature.org</p>
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