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<DIV>Below is a CFP for a panel on the Middle East.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best regards, Lutfi.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>Lutfi M.
Hussein<BR>Department of English<BR>Arizona State University<BR>Tempe, AZ
85287-0302, USA<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:lutfi.hussein@asu.edu">lutfi.hussein@asu.edu</A><BR>Homepage: <A
href="http://www.public.asu.edu/~lutfiawa/">http://www.public.asu.edu/~lutfiawa/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Panel for the upcoming RMMLA Conference, October 10-12, 2002 in
Scottsdale, Arizona (USA)</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>PANEL TITLE & DESCRIPTION:</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>Discursive Construction of the Middle East since the mid-20th
Century</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, scholars are
called upon to critically examine how the relationship between the West and the
Middle East has been evolving. This panel addresses discourses and images that
have constructed Western, particularly American, perceptions of the Middle East
since the mid-20th century. Scholars, through a critical analysis of a variety
of texts, will illustrate how common representations of the Middle East have
persisted despite cultural, historical, and political changes in the
region.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>This panel aims to promote critical awareness of the discursive
forces affecting Western perceptions of the Middle East and how these forces can
help or hinder the understanding of current events involving Western and
Middle-Eastern nations.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>SUBMISSION INFORMATION:</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>Send abstracts (300 words) by March 1, 2002 to</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>Heather M. Hoyt </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>Department of
English</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Arizona State University</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>Tempe, AZ 85287-0302</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>e-mail:
Heather.Hoyt@asu.edu</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>E-mail submissions are welcome. Please include your abstract in
the body of the message.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>Please refer to the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association
(RMMLA) web site for more information about the conference and
membership:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>rmmla.wsu.edu/conferences</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>Thank you.</FONT> </P>
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