28.1743, Calls: English, Linguistics & Literature/USA

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LINGUIST List: Vol-28-1743. Mon Apr 10 2017. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 28.1743, Calls: English, Linguistics & Literature/USA

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:49:24
From: Mary Lynne Hill [mhill at stmarytx.edu]
Subject: South Central Modern Language Association

 
Full Title: South Central Modern Language Association 
Short Title: SCMLA 

Date: 05-Oct-2017 - 07-Oct-2017
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 
Contact Person: Mary Lynne Hill
Meeting Email: mhill at stmarytx.edu
Web Site: http://www.southcentralmla.org/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Ling & Literature 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 14-Apr-2017 

Meeting Description:

The South Central Modern Languages Association has chosen Tulsa, Oklahoma for
the site of its 2017 annual convention. Tulsa is both a city at the crossroads
between the American Midwest and South and also near the endpoint of the
''Trail of Tears,'' the forced migration of Native American tribes in the
1830s. Tulsa geographical and historical position compels our conference
theme: a call to consider how words record, dramatize, and inspire the
movements of people. The literatures of the many diasporas in our shared
history gives the most poignant examples of how literature and other forms of
culture testify to the profound disassociation that occurs during forced
transition, as eloquently recorded by Oklahoman writer, N. Scott Momaday in
his acclaimed novel House Made of Dawn. However, our conference seeks to
engage other aspects of how words move people. Not all migrations are forced,
and we seek papers on all types of travel, as varied as the metaphysical
voyage of Dante's pilgrim in the Divine Comedy and the aimless wonderings of
the Parisian fláneur.  Words themselves also make voyages to find new
audiences, and we hope to consider these textual migrations with papers that
consider literary translations as well as material culture in textual
transmission, as is the case in Derek Walcott's cultural translation of Homer
in his epic poem Omeros.  Finally, literature and culture transform their
audience through their performance. As always, papers on other topics are also
welcome. Please join us for SCMLA's convention in Tulsa, Oklahoma October 5-7.


Call for Papers:

This is a Call for Papers for the General Linguistics Session for the annual
SCMLA meeting. The theme for 2017 is “Moving Words: Migrations, Translations,
and Transformations.” Please submit an abstract and your contact information
to mhill at stmarytx.edu by April 14, 2017.




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