Call for Papers on the Theme of Locomotion for the 34th Annual Conference of the Nineteenth Century Studies Association
Call for Papers on the Theme of Locomotion for the 34th
Annual Conference of the Nineteenth Century Studies Association
Fresno, California, March 7-9, 2013
Some suggested topics:
Gold Rushes
(Mineral Manias and Speculative Destinations)
Literature of
the Sea
Maps and
Cartography
Narratives of
Time Travel, Travel into Space (Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle)
The West as
Destination and Concept
Celebrity
Performance Tours
Movement of
Goods and Ideas
Migration and
Relocation
Expeditions
Concepts of
Motion and Stasis
New Forms of
Creative Motion and Locomotion (Moving Pictures, Photography, Dance, Music)
We also welcome other interpretations of the conference
theme.
The campus of California State University, Fresno, will
host us in 2013.
Its setting makes it the perfect place to explore the
conference theme, since Fresno is ringed by the original Gold Rush towns and
three superb national parks (Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon), two of which
are nineteenth-century creations. As a result, Fresno still bears evidence of
the vast changes caused by the movements of the nineteenth century. The library
of CSU Fresno houses the Donald G. Larson Collection on International
Expositions and Fairs; material from this archive will be featured in a special
exhibition for the conference.
NCSA-2013@sbcglobal.net
by September 30, 2012. Please note that submission of a proposal indicates
intent to present. Presenters will be notified in November 2012.
Graduate students whose proposals are accepted may, at
that point, submit complete papers in competition for a travel grant to help
cover transportation and lodging expenses.