AFRICAN/AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE: Open Topic
Chairperson: Juluette Bartlett-Pack, Dept. of General Education, DeVry Univ., Houston, TX 77041; jfbpack@yahoo.com
Secretary: Shirley A. Stave, Northwestern State Univ.

AMERICAN LITERATURE I: LITERATURE BEFORE 1900: Open Topic
Chairperson: Jeffrey W. Miller, Dept. of English, Univ. of Tennessee-Martin, Martin,m TN 38238; jmiller@utm.edu
Secretary: Ann Beebe, Univ. of Texas-Tyler

AMERICAN LITERATURE II: LITERATURE AFTER 1900: Open Topic
Chairperson: Susie Scifres Kuilan, Dept. of English, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA 70803; ssscifres@aol.com
Secretary: J.R. LeMaster, Baylor Univ.

APPLIED LINGUISTICS: Open Topic
Chairperson: Lucia L. Llorente, Dept. of Modern Foreign Languages, Berry College, Rome, GA 30165; lllorente@berry.edu
Secretary: Deborah L. Arteaga, Univ. of Nevada-Las Vegas

AUSTRALASIAN LITERATURE AND FILM: “Indigenous Literatures of Australasia and the Pacific”
Chairperson: Miriam Schacht, Dept. of English, Univ. of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX 78712; mschacht@mail.utexas.edu
Secretary: Pending

AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND BIOGRAPHY: “Literary Space(s)”
Chairperson: Michelle Vela, Dept. of Language & Literature, Texas A&M Univ.-Kingsville, MSC 162, Kingsville, TX 78363; kfmrj00@tamuk.edu
Secretary: Jim Kilfoyle, Southwestern Univ.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND TEXTUAL CRITICISM: Open Topic
Chairperson: Thomas J. Nelson, Dept. of English, Univ. of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX 78712; tjnelson@mail.utexas.edu
Secretary: Kenneth A. Womack, Penn State-Altoona

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: “Space(s) in Children’s Literature”
Chairperson: Jennifer Geer, Dept. of English, Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette, P.O. Box 44691, Lafayette, LA 70504; jlg3899@louisiana.edu
Secretary: Joanna Webb Johnson, Univ. of Texas-Arlington

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: “Magic and Real Literary
Space(s)”
Chairperson: Lisa Graley, Dept. of English, Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504; lrg9802@louisiana.edu
Secretary: Marina Alexandrova, Univ. of Texas-Austin
Papers addressing magic realism are especially welcome in this session on comparative literature.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Open Topic
Chairperson: James B. Kelley, Dept. of Arts & Sciences, Mississippi State Univ.-Meridian, Meridian, MS 39307;
jkelley@meridian.msstate.edu
Secretary: Thomas J. Nelson, Univ. of Texas-Austin

ENGLISH I: OLD AND MIDDLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: “Literary Space(s)”
Chairperson: William Netherton, Dept. of English, Amarillo College, P.O. Box 447, Amarillo, TX 79178; netherton-wd@actx.edu
Secretary: Salwa Khoddam, Oklahoma City Univ.

ENGLISH II: RENAISSANCE LITERATURE EXCLUDING DRAMA: “Literary Spaces: Courts, Bedrooms, and Gardens”
Chairperson: George Klawitter, Dept. of English, St. Edward’s Univ., Austin, TX 78704; georgek@admin.stedwards.edu
Secretary: Louis Charles Stagg, Univ. of Memphis (Emeritus)
Papers dealing with works (non-dramatic) that focus on courts, bedrooms, and gardens as places that either inspire literary creation or from the spaces that serve as background for the work.

ENGLISH III: RESTORATION AND EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE: Open Topic
Chairperson: Cathy S. Monholland, Dept. of English, Univ. of Tulsa; cathy-monholland@utulsa.edu
Secretary: Pending

ENGLISH IV: NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE: “Contested Spaces in Nineteenth Century British Literature”
Chairperson: Mark King, Dept. of English, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA 70809; mking2@lsu.edu Secretary: John G. Morris, Cameron Univ.

ENGLISH V: TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE: "Our Native Tongue: Language and Identity in Irish, Scottish, and Post-Colonial Literature"
Chairperson: Ashley Bender, Dept. of English, Univ. of North Texas, P.O. 311301, Denton, TX 76203; bender@unt.edu; Secretary: Laura Long, Lynchberg College

ENGLISH VI: GENERAL LINGUISTICS: "Ranging in Space and Time"
Chairperson: Bettie Joe Knight, Dept. of English, Univ. of Central Oklahoma, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034; bknight@ucok.edu; Secretary: Caryl Bishop Gibbs, Univ. of Central Oklahoma

FILM: Open Topic
Chairperson: Wayne Stengel, Dept. of English, Univ. of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 72034; waynes@mail.uca.edu; Secretary: Jodi Egerton, Univ. of Texas-Austin

FOLKLORE: Open Topic
Chairperson: Debroah Kirkpatrick Stephens, Dept. of English, Univ. of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203; dks0039@unt.edu; Secretary: Kenneth Untiedt, Stephen F. Austin State Univ.

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE: Open Topic
Chairperson: Rebecca Hooker, Dept. of English Language and Literature, Univ. of New Mexico; hookster@unm.edu
Secretary: Pending

PORTUGUESE-BRAZILIAN: "Race, Eros, and Identity in Lusophone Literature"
Chairperson: Geoffrey S. Mitchell, Dept. of Foreign Languages, Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Box 5038, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5038;
g.mitchell@usm.edu
Secretary: Eva Bueno, St. Mary’s Univ.

REGIONAL FICTION WRITERS: Open Topic
Chairperson: John Bensko, Dept. of English, Univ. of Memphis, Memphis, TN 78152; j.bensko@memphis.edu
Secretary: Janet Lowery, Univ. of St. Thomas
Original fiction by SCMLA members.

REGIONAL POETS GROUP: Open Topic
Chairperson: Biljana Obradovic, Dept. of English, Xavier Univ. of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125; bobradov@xula.edu
Secretary: Dickie Maurice Heaberlin, Texas State Univ.-San Marcos
Original poetry by SCMLA members.

RENAISSANCE DRAMA: Open Topic
Chairperson: David Sabrio, Dept. of English, Texas A&M Univ.-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363;d-sabrio@tamuk.edu
Secretary: Sim Shattuck, Louisiana Tech Univ.

RHETORIC: Open Topic
Chairperson: Renee Schlueter, Dept. of English, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406; renee.schlueter@kirkwood.edu
Secretary: Peter Vandenberg, DePaul Univ.

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND METHODOLOGY: Open Topic
Chairperson: Ruby J. Jones, Dept. of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Univ. of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX 78713; rubyj@mail.utexas.edu
Secretary: Annalise Blech, Univ. of Texas-Austin

RUSSIAN LITERATURE: Open Topic
Chairperson: Linda Mayhew, Dept. of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Univ. of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX 78713; lshipley@mail.utexas.edu
Secretary: Pending

SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY LITERATURE: “Literary Time(s) and Space (s)”
Chairperson: Joe R. Christopher, Dept. of English, Tarleton State Univ., Box T-0300, Stephenville, TX 76402; jchristopher@tarleton.edu
Secretary: Shari M. Evans, Univ. of New Mexico
Within the loose limits of the theme, any paper on Science Fiction and Fantasy is welcome. Especially welcomes would be one paper on Lord of the Rings, on its 50th anniversary.

SHORT FICTION: THEORY AND CRITICISM: Open Topic
Chairperson: Theresa J. Flowers, Dept. of English, Univ. of North Texas, P.O. Box 311307, Denton, TX 76203; tflowers@unt.edu
Secretary: Pending

SLAVIC AND EASTERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES: “Literary Spaces”
Chairperson: Michele F. Levy, Dept. of English, North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC 27411; mflevy@ncat.edu
Secretary: Maria H. Makowiecka, Bergen Community College

SOUTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH: “Sharing Spaces in University Departments: Entrusting the Workload to Members as a Shared Investment”
Chairperson: Joe Cash, Dept. of English & Foreign Languages, McNeese State Univ., Lake Charles, LA 70609; jcash@mail.mcneese.edu
Secretary: Philip D. Castille, Eastern Washington Univ.
As state funding for higher education has lessened, new recruitments in English and Foreign Languages Departments have become harder to come by, and departmental renewal is made more difficult. This panel solicits short papers that discuss ways for department chairs to develop emotional intelligence for “growing” an in-place faculty that senses a shared investment in the department. Emphasis should be on developing strategies for sharing workload and service responsibilities to create a sense of ownership and pride in the department.

SOUTHERN LITERATURE: Open Topic
Chairperson: Lori L. Rowlett, Dept. of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54701; rowletl@uwec.edu
Secretary: Susie Scifres Kuilan, Louisiana State Univ.

SOUTHWESTERN AMERICAN LITERATURE: Open Topic
Chairperson: Jason Ambrosiano, Dept. of English, Louisiana State Univ.-Eunice, P.O. Box 1129, Eunice, LA 70535; jambrosi@lsue.edu
Secretary: Pending

SPANISH I: LITERATURE BEFORE 1700: Open Topic
Chairperson: Paul E. Larson, Dept. of Modern Foreign Languages, Baylor Univ., One Bear Place 97393, Waco, TX 76798; paul_larson@baylor.edu
Secretary: Pending

SPANISH II: LITERATURE AFTER 1700: Open Topic
Chairperson: Marisa Herrera Postlewate, 1402 College, Arlington, TX 76010; mpostlewate@yahoo.com
Secretary: Janet Pérez, Texas Tech Univ.

SPANISH III: SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945: Open Topic
Chairperson: Georgia Seminet, Dept. of Literature and Language, Texas A&M Univ.-Commerce, Commerce, TX 75429;
georgia_seminet@tamu-commerce.edu
Secretary: Lucero Tenorio-Gavin, Oklahoma State Univ.

SPANISH IV: SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1945: Open Topic
Chairperson: César Ferreira, Dept. of Modern Languages, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, ferreira@ou.edu
Secretary: Eduardo Santa Cruz, Hanover College

SPANISH V: LINGUISTICS: Open Topic
Chairperson: Antxon Olarrea, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721; olarrea@u.arizona.edu
Secretary: Linda McManness, Baylor Univ.

TECHNICAL WRITING: Open Topic
Chairperson: Tamara Powell, Dept. of English, Louisiana Tech Univ., Rustin, LA 71272; tamaram@latech.edu
Secretary: Elizabeth Monske, Louisiana Tech Univ.

WAR, LITERATURE & THE ARTS: A SYMPOSIUM: Open Topic
Chairperson: Donald Anderson, Dept. of English and Fine Arts, United States Air Force Academy, 2354 Fairchild Drive, Suite 6D149, US Air Force Academy, C”O 80840; donald.anderson@usafa.af.mil
Secretary: Christopher Campbell, United States Air Force Academy

WOMEN OF COLOR: “Gendered Place — Borders Defined and Transgressed in the Literature of Women Writers of Color”
Chairperson: Kaiama L. Glover, Dept. of French, Barnard College, Columbia Univ.; klg22@columbia.edu
Secretary: Juluette Bartlett-Pack, DeVry Univ.

WOMEN’S CAUCUS OF THE SCMLA: “No Faculty Left Behind: A Dialogue Between Junior and Senior Women Faculty”
Chairperson: Elizabeth Brown Guillory, Dept. of Engish, Univ. of Houston; ebrown-guillory@uh.edu
Secretary: Rene Schlueter, Kirkwood Community College

 

Allied Organizations

ASOCIACIÓN de LITERATURA FEMENINA HISPÁNICA: “La literatura femenina como resistencia y/o sumision”
Chairperson: Inma Cívico-Lyons, Dept. of Literature and Languages, Texas A&M Univ.-Commerce, Commerce, TX 75429;
inma_lyons@tamu-commerce.edu
Secretary: Gwendolyn Diaz, St. Mary’s Univ.

CONFERENCE ON CHRISTIANITY AND LITERATURE: “Literary Space(s)”
Chairperson: Harvey Solganick, Dept. of English, LeTourneau Univ., Longview, TX 75607-7001; harveysolganick@letu.edu
Secretary: Betty Jo Knight, Univ. of Central Oklahoma

THE EUDORA WELTY SOCIETY: Open Topic
Chairperson: Kay B. Meyers, Dept. of English, Oral Roberts Univ., 7777 S. Lewis Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74171; kmeyers@oru.edu
Secretary: Pending

FLANNERY O’CONNOR SOCIETY: “Flannery O’Connor and Literary Space(s)”
Chairperson: Matthew Wynn Sivils, Dept. of English, Oklahoma State Univ., siv@sbcglobal.net
Secretary: Douglas Robillard, Jr., Univ. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
We invite proposals that consider any approach to the work of Flannery O’Connor. Special consideration will be given to those papers that deal with this years theme “Liberary Space(s).” How does O’Connor use space in her writing, and how do her literary spaces work in association with concerns of race, natural and built environments, southernness, and the many other issues so prevalent in her work?

GAY AND LESBIAN STUDIES CAUCUS: “Jungle, Refuge, and Playing Field: Gay and Lesbian Writers’ Approaches to Urban Life”
Chairperson: Regina Bennett, Dept. of English, Oklahoma City Univ., Oklahoma City, OK 73106; rbennett@okcu.edu
Secretary: James B. Kelley, Mississippi State Univ.-Meridian
The urban life invites the gay, lesbian, bi, and trans writer with its diversity, anonymity, and celebrations. We invite papers about the “gay city life.”

INTERNATIONAL COURTLY LITERATURE SOCIETY: Open Topic
Chairperson: Logan E. Whalen, Dept. of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 37019-0250; lwhalen@ou.edu
Secretary: Susan Hopkirk, Middle Tennessee State Univ.

SOCIETY FOR CRITICAL EXCHANGE: “Creating Bicultural Literary Spaces”
Chairperson: Nancy Antrim, Dept. of Languages & Literature, Sul Ross State Univ., Alpine, TX 79832; nantrim@sulross.edu
Secretary: Barbara Basore McIver, Claflin Univ.

SOUTH CENTRAL AMERICAN DIALECT SOCIETY: Open Topic
Chair: Daisy Pignetti, Dept. of English, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33618; dpignett@taa.usf.edu
Secretary: Michael Dressman, Univ. of Houston-Downtown

SOUTH CENTRAL AMERICAN NAME SOCIETY: “Making Meaning from Names: Decoding Place and Character Names in Lit”
Chairperson: Sharon Xochitl Harrison, Dept. of English, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA 92069; sharrison@palomar.edu
Secretary: Candis Weiss, Jackson State Univ.
From the voodoo-rich New Orlenas of Ishmael Reed’s Mumbo Jumbo, Thomas Pynchon’s recurring character Bloody Chicklets, and big-thumbed Sissy and the Rubber Rose Beauty Ranch in Tom Robbins’ Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, names and naming become integral to the story.

SOUTH CENTRAL COLLEGE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION: “Spatial Criticism and Composition”
Chairperson: Rose M. Johnson, Dept. of English, Dallas Baptist Univ., Dallas, TX 75211; rosej@dbu.edu
Secretary: Wendy Miller, Marian College of Fond du Lac

WOMEN IN FRENCH: “La dualité dans l’écriture francophone au feminin”
Chairperson: Carole Edwards, Dept. of Foreign Languages, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN 47906; ceedward@purdue.edu
Secretary: Nabil Boudraa, Oregon State Univ.
Cette session invite les communications sur les oeuvres des écrivaines de langue française qui présentent une dualité de genre, de sexe, de langues (diglossie), de tons ou encore de sens. Cette dualité est-elle synonyme de pouvoir ou de prison dans un espace littéraire donné?