[New-Poetry] Call for Papers: The Beat Generation Symposium, Columbia College Chicago

[Tony Trigilio]

Please note the call for papers below.  Not all the panels slots have 
been filled, so if you have any idea for a proposal, send it to Nancy 
Grace as soon as possible.

Best,
Tony
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Call for Papers
The Beat Generation Symposium (sponsored by the Beat Studies Association 
and Columbia College Chicago)

October 10-11, 2008
Columbia College Chicago, Film Row Theatre (1104 S. Wabash, 8th floor)

This is an academic Beat Studies conference to be held on the campus
of Columbia College in conjunction with the Center for the Book and
Paper Arts's Fall 2008 display of the Jack Kerouac ON THE ROAD
manuscript scroll.

Featured Speakers: Diane di Prima and Joanne Kyger.

Proposals on any and all Beat-related topics are welcome, but we are
particularly interested in papers that (1) explore lesser known or
under-studied Beat writers or (2) introduce a new critical vision of
Beat topics such as religion, the Cold War, bohemian cultures, the
arts, gender, race/ethnicity, etc.

Proposals should be at least 500 words in length (longer is better)
and clearly demonstrate the relevance of the proposed paper to Beat
Studies. Please send proposal to:

Nancy Grace
Professor of English
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH  44691

Deadline: May 15, 2008