CALL FOR PAPERS: 12th Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language, and Media Northern Illinois University April 2-3,2004 KEYNOTE Speakers: Dr. Tom Shippey, St. Louis University "Adapting Middle-earth: Tolkien, the Books and the Movies" Dr. Thom Swiss, University of Iowa "Literature and 21st Century Media" & Dr. Haj Ross, University of North Texas "The Shape of Meaning" http://www.engl.niu.edu/mcllm/ Contact: [log in to unmask] Please submit one page abstracts for 10-page papers (each presentation should be approximately 20 minutes) by FEBRUARY 2, 2004 Abstracts on any topic in film, language & literary studies are welcome, including: British & American Literature (any period) Film Studies Adaptation Studies Ethnic & Cultural Studies Gender Studies Evolution & Literary Theory Science and Literature Critical Studies Stylistics & Discourse Analysis Cognitive Studies Popular Culture Cyberstudies In addition, MCLLM 2004 welcomes abstracts submitted as potential panels. If you and your colleagues share an interest in a topic, please submit it as a panel. Please note that these submissions will be treated as a single unit, and all abstracts must be submitted together and clearly marked for panel consideration. Abstracts Deadline: Postmarked or e-mailed by FEBRUARY 2, 2004 Guidelines for abstracts: - 1 page (including a title but no author) - a cover letter that includes: (1) paper title, (2) your name and address, (3) your phone number, (4) e-mail address, and (5) school affiliation Mail / E-mail abstracts to: MCLLM Directors c/o Department of English Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 For updates, special session calls for papers, & the registration form, visit http://www.engl.niu.edu/mcllm/ ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html