Call for Papers: Literature and the Healing Arts at CEA
2013
April 4-6, 2013 Savannah, Georgia
The College English Association, a gathering of
scholar-teachers in English studies, welcomes proposals for presentations on
Literature and the Healing Arts for our 43rd annual conference. Submit your
proposal at http://www.cea-web.org
Medical Humanities, literary medicine, literature and the
healing arts:
these fields have grown in recent years, validating the
all-important intersection between medical science, technology, healing and the
broad sweep of literary history. This year, the full conference theme is
Nature, a concept that, itself, straddles the complex nexus of life, life
science, culture, and cultural production. I welcome all scholars interested in
exploring these connection-the nature of health, the nature of Man, the nature
of technology and of medicine... But also more subtle explorations of
literature and healing, the nature of medical humanities as a field
(interpreted broadly). Some topics may include, but are not limited to, Gaming
communities and social health, technology and reproduction, the nature of the
"monster" or monstrosity, cyberfiction, cyborgs, historical medicine,
literary permutations of medical theory, writing as healing, writing as life
science. Join us this year for a warm and welcoming conference in which all
this and more may be explored. Panels welcome-graduate papers welcome.
Conference Theme: Nature
The primary conference theme for 2013 is
"Nature": In earlier centuries, "Nature" set the
parameters, as Philip Round states, "of conversations about everything
from church doctrine to village order." Often discussions of gender,
character, authorship, and even civil discourse turned to questions of "customary
precedent and natural law." By the twentieth century "nature"
was used to delineate the new literary study of "nature writing,"
while also used in broader terms to question the changing nature of our society
with the onset of digital age, postmodernism, new views of gender and race
construction, and even changes within academia. What is the "nature"
of the academia today? How has the "nature" of publishing and
authorship changed with the digital age? How has the "nature" of our
profession changed? In what ways does
"nature" define us? Or do we define "nature?" In addition,
we welcome presentations by experienced academics and graduate students on all
areas of literature, languages, film, composition, pedagogy, creative writing,
and professional writing.
Proposals may interpret the CEA theme broadly
General Call for Papers
CEA also welcomes proposals for presentations in any of
the areas English departments typically encompass, including literature
criticism and scholarship, creative writing, composition, technical communication,
linguistics, and film. We also welcome papers on areas that influence our work
as academics, including student demographics, student/instructor accountability
and assessment, student advising, academic leadership in departments and
programs, and the place of the English department in the university.
Submission Dates: August 15-November 1, 2012
For more information on how to submit, please see the
full CFP at http://www.cea-web.org
Membership
All presenters at the 2013 CEA conference must become members
of CEA by January 1, 2013. To join CEA, please go to http://www.cea-web.org
Other questions? Please email cea.english@gmail.com.
Brandy Schillace, PhD
Winona State University