CFP
Northeast Modern Language Association
Toronto, Canada
April 30-May 3, 2015
Deadline: September 30, 2014
"Transnational Utopian Literature: Influences on the United States into the Twenty-first Century"
Chair: Annette M. Magid
America was viewed in the eighteenth and nineteenth century as a land of opportunity. The Revolutionary and Civil Wars brought devastation and renewal to a fledgling nation. Literature and theater reflected an emerging nation open to nationalism, naturalism, realism and growth. Thinkers such as Edward Bellamy, Robert Owens, Charles Fourier and others utilized the vast American territory as experimental testing ground for their proposed theories. What influences do the utopian theorists have on ecology, environmentalism, technology, and/or corporate hegemony in the twenty-first century as depicted in print or on stage?
As we move into the twenty-first century, it is important to assess the influence and direction initiated by those philosophers and theorists such as Edward Bellamy, Robert Owens, Charles Fourier and others who had dreams of enabling others to live, work and recreate in an ideal environment.
New Procedure to Submit an Abstract for NeMLA 2015:
This year, NeMLA has implemented a user-based system to accept and track abstract submissions. In order to submit an abstract you must do so by registering with the NeMLA website sign up. Once you provide your e-mail, first & last name, your academic affiliation and [from a pull down menu] your position at your institution, a NeMLA administrator will send you a password. With the password you log in and choose the CFP Browse Now button. If you write my last name Magid or the first word of my panel Transnational in the Filter area, you will be transported to my panel proposal where you will be able to submit your abstract. Using this new system, you can manage your personal information and review and update your abstract following submission. Signing up is free, and you only have to do it once. If you have any questions regarding registration on the NeMLA website or concerning your abstract, please contact me at a_magid@yahoo.com.