CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PAPERS HARRY POTTER GOES TO UNIVERSITY 15 & 16 April 2004 Flinders University School of Humanities, Adelaide, South Australia http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/english/potter_conf/ Harry Potter is a household name yet there is only a small amount of research done in this area. The Flinders University School of Humanities is holding a two-day inter-disciplinary conference to discuss the Harry Potter books, movies, merchandising, and the various social reactions which have occurred among different groups. We welcome 20 minute papers dealing with any aspect of Harry Potter. Selected papers will be collected for a refereed publication. Teachers please note: attending this conference can be accredited as professional development. Anticipated areas of research are: - Cultural Studies - Screen Studies - Children's Literature - Gender Studies - Literature Studies - Education - Theology Proposals should be submitted in the form of an abstract of about 100-500 words in an electronic format (preferably Word) by 30 January 2004. We will require a full-text of the paper one month after presentation. Please email your abstract to one of the following conference organisers: Amanda Muller [log in to unmask] Brooke Thomas [log in to unmask] Jo Coward [log in to unmask] Karen Orr Vered, PhD Lecturer Screen Studies Flinders University GPO Box 2100 Adelaide 5001 South Australia voice 61 8 8201 3198 fax 61 8 8201 3635 [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu