Kentucky Foreign Language Conference

[Cynthia A. Ruder]

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS/PAPERS

The annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference will be held in Lexington,
KY at the University of Kentucky on 27-29 APRIL 2000. The SLAVIC panels for
the 2000 KFLC will be the following:

        1.      RUSSIA AND THE ASIAN FAR EAST--Literary influences,
border/genre crossings,
                themes, etc.  This panel, as well as the one on folklore
note below, tie in the with the
                conference's general theme of "Orientalism in European
Literature."

        2.      FOLKLORE:  Crossing the Divide:  The Lore of Russia & Asia

        3.      PEDAGOGY:  Roundtable discussion on a) Instructional
Materials for Advanced














                Students and b) Engaging the "Enrollment Problem."

        4.      SOVIET/RUSSIAN ROCK MUSIC:  Musical, linguistic, cultural
assessments of
                any aspect of, or group or individual in Soviet/Russian
rock music.

All interested persons should e-mail, fax, or snail mail a one-page
abstract by 15 NOVEMBER 1999 to:

        Cynthia Ruder                   raeruder at pop.uky.edu
        University of Kentucky
        Russian & Eastern Studies               FAX:   606-257-3743
        1055 Patterson
        Lexington, KY  40506-0027

The Selection Committee will review all abstracts and inform participants
of acceptance by 15 December 1999.

Please reply to me OFF LIST with any questions or inquiries.

Cynthia Ruder

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Cynthia A. Ruder                                Russian & Eastern Studies

Associate Professor                             University of Kentucky
606-257-7026                            1055 Patterson
606-257-3743 (fax)                      Lexington, KY  40506-0027
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