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- human others\/other humans<\/span><\/li>\n
- the animal\/human divide<\/span><\/li>\n
- technologies of the human<\/span><\/li>\n
- human\/gender rights<\/span><\/li>\n
- the divine vs. the human<\/span><\/li>\n
- philanthropy<\/span><\/li>\n
- the (in)humanity of imperialism\/colonialism<\/span><\/li>\n
- reproductivity<\/span><\/li>\n
- (un)dignified labour<\/span><\/li>\n
- human-machine relationships<\/span><\/li>\n
- visual representations of the human<\/span><\/li>\n
- human environments<\/span><\/li>\n
- human (dis)ability<\/span><\/li>\n
- human improvement and perfectibility<\/span><\/li>\n
- disciplinary histories<\/span><\/li>\n
- Sciences vs.\/and Humanities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The conference\u2019s <\/span>keynote speaker<\/b> will be Amy King (Department of English, St. John\u2019s University), author of <\/span>Bloom: The Botanical Vernacular in the English Novel<\/i> (Oxford UP, 2003). Dr. King has published extensively on the nineteenth-century novel, with a particular emphasis on the relationship between Victorian science and literature. Her current book project, \u201cReverent Form: Natural History and Natural Theology in the British Novel, 1789-1867,\u201d examines the role of natural history and theology in the early-Victorian novel.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nPlease submit proposals of not more than 500 words plus a 75-word biography and 100-word abstract to Heather.McAlpine@ufv.ca<\/a> by 1 October 2012<\/b>.<\/div>\nThe conference will also feature a publishing workshop<\/b>entitled \u201cHow to Get Published: Top Ten Tips from Two Editors.\u201d Victorian Review<\/i> co-editors Lisa Surridge and Mary Elizabeth Leighton will offer a Saturday panel on publishing advice for graduate students and recently minted PhDs, followed by a 3-hour workshop on Monday 29 September (9-12 a.m.). Participants will submit a draft article (on any Victorian topic) via email a week before the conference, receive 20 minutes of individual oral feedback during the conference plus written editorial advice, and revise part of their own article during the 3-hour workshop. Their names will appear in the conference programme. The workshop will be limited to 10 participants and will run on a first come, first served basis; all participants must register for the conference. To participate, send an email to vreview@uvic.ca<\/a> with \u201cVictorian Humanity and its Others Conference\u201d in the subject heading.<\/span>
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