Call for papers: "The Internet and Public Intellectuals in the Postcommunist World" MLA 2008

[Chernetsky, Vitaly A. Dr.]

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to bring your attention to the panel I am organizing for this year's annual convention of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) in San Francisco, Dec. 27-30 (please see below). The deadline for abstracts is a little over a week at this point. I'd be happy to answer any questions pertaining to the panel that you might have.

"The Internet and Public Intellectuals in the Postcommunist World"
The Internet has emerged as a major force in the cultural and political life of many postcommunist nations; online periodicals, blogs, and bulletin boards are but the tip of the iceberg of this phenomenon. For the 2008 MLA convention, to be held Dec. 27-30 in San Francisco, paper proposals are invited for a panel on the ways this new medium has transformed the roles, activities, and identities of public intellectuals, in Russia and other ex-Soviet and East/Central European nations. Proposals with a comparative and/or theoretical angle are particularly welcome. Please send proposed paper titles and one-paragraph abstracts by March 15 to Vitaly Chernetsky, via e-mail at chernev at muohio.edu

Sincerely,

Vitaly Chernetsky

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Dr. Vitaly Chernetsky
Assistant Professor
Dept. of German, Russian & East Asian Languages
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
tel. (513) 529-2515
fax (513) 529-2296
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