CALL FOR PANELS AND PAPERS
Annual New Jersey College English Association
Spring Conference

Saturday, March 31, 2007, Jubilee Hall
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

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     The New Jersey College English Association is soliciting panels and papers which consider a broad range of literary and composition topics for its annual conference. The NJCEA brings together those interested in language, literature, pedagogy, and other aspects of the teaching and study of literature and writing. Paper proposals are now being accepted for the following panels:
 

• Innovative Uses of Media in Literature & Drama Courses. Convener: Ted Price, pricet@mail.montclair.edu

• Writing About Food. Convener: Loren Hoekzema, lhoekzema@hotmail.com

• Teaching American Literature: University and High School Approaches. Convener: Dean Casale, dcasale@kean.edu

• Abandonment and/or Homelessness in Contemporary Literature. Convener: Trish Verrone, PVerrone@caldwell.edu

• Teaching King Lear: Theory vs. Praxis. Convener: Kevin Huvane, khuvane@drew.edu

• Literature of Exile and Diaspora. Convener: Mia Zamora, mzamora@kean.edu

• New Jersey Writers. Convener: Mary-Ann Miller Convener: MMiller@caldwell.edu

• Using Literature in the Freshman Composition Class: What, Why and How. Convener: Gita DasBender, dasbengi@shu.edu

• Space and Time in the Middle Ages. Convener: Susannah Chewning, chewning@ucc.edu

• Comics and Graphic Novels. Convener: Ed Shannon, eshannon@ramapo.edu

• Creative Non-Fiction. Convener: Kelly Shea, sheakell@shu.edu

• American Literature. Convener: Mary Balkun, balkunma@shu.edu

• Roundtable Discussion: Entering the Academic Profession. Convener: Mia Zamora, mzamora@kean.edu

• “NJCEA Poets” Convener: Maxine Susman, msusman@caldwell.edu

If you are interested in contributing to one of the panels listed above, contact the session convener directly. Anyone with an interest in other topics--in literature or composition--is encouraged to propose a panel. Full and part-time college instructors, graduate students, and other professionals within the field of English are invited to send panel proposals and paper abstracts on any topic related to college English to Dr. Mia Zamora, NJCEA Conference Chair, Department of English, CAS 301, Kean University, Union, NJ 07083, mzamora@kean.edu

DEADLINE FOR PANEL PROPOSALS: November 30, 2006
DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED PANELS, PAPER ABSTRACTS, AND GRADUATE STUDENT PAPERS: January 2, 2007

NOTE TO GRADUATE STUDENTS: You are cordially invited to submit papers for the NJCEA's annual Graduate Student Award. The winner of this award will receive a $50.00 Barnes & Noble gift certificate and have his or her paper published in COLLEGE ENGLISH NOTES, the official publication of the NJCEA. Send complete paper and paper abstract IN ELECTRONIC FORM (MS Word) to the conference chair at mzamora@kean.edu by January 2, 2007. Papers should be approximately 15 pages in length. In order to be eligible to win the graduate student award, students must present their paper at the conference.