[Discussion] antiTHESIS

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antiTHESIS: "fuse" 

Call for Papers 

antiTHESIS, one of Australia's longest-running postgraduate 
interdisciplinary journals, now invites contributions for the first 
antiTHESIS Postgraduate Symposium and for Volume 14 (2004), both entitled 
"fuse." 

antiTHESIS aims to identify and examine manifestations of "fuse" in 
catalysts and aftermaths of change. Both symposium and journal will explore 
the forces—cultural, historical, political, theoretical, supernatural or 
other—that affect the direction, magnitude, and explosiveness of these 
transitions, as well as the states or situations that result. All fusions, 
diffusions, and confusions of ideas, things, and people are of interest, as 
is the manner in which they interact to infuse, transfuse, or defuse one 
another and their environments. 

Responses may examine this theme in the context of any discipline, and may 
be critical or creative in nature—this includes essays, fiction, poetry, 
and fictocriticism, as well as photographs and other visual pieces. The 
following topics represent possible interpretations of "fuse" and are meant 
to motivate, not limit, your thinking: 

- forces that define, fracture, or extend individual or collective sense of 
place and/or space 
- uses of terror and their consequences 
- expressions of violence in, on, and by texts and their authors 
- new ideas that revolutionise and invigorate theoretical debate 
- precursors and outcomes of explosive splits in ideology 
- resolution of conflict that prevents the splintering of nations or other 
entities 
- factors that obfuscate identity (national, personal, sexual, gender) or 
the process by which these issues are made clear 

Though they share a single theme, the symposium and journal are separate 
entities with different deadlines and submission requirements. You must 
make separate submissions to be eligible for both. 

antiTHESIS Postgraduate Symposium 

The antiTHESIS Postgraduate Symposium will be held on the morning and 
afternoon of Friday 27 June 2003 on the University of Melbourne's Parkville 
campus. Papers are limited to 20 minutes in duration. Submit only a 
300-word abstract in electronic OR hard copy format. Electronic copies must 
be in Microsoft Word format and may be submitted via e-mail, CD, or 
PC-formatted disk. 

Abstracts must be received by Friday 9 May 2003. 

antiTHESIS volume 14 (2004) 

Papers must be no more than 6000 words in length and conform to MLA style 
guidelines (available online at 
<http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html>). All 
submissions must consist of one electronic copy AND three hard copies of 
the complete paper. Electronic copies must be in Microsoft Word format and 
may be submitted via e-mail, CD, or PC-formatted disk. 

Visual pieces, including original cover art designed for a 150 mm x 210 mm 
space, are also welcome. Preliminary submissions may be made via e-mail and 
must include a 72- or 75-dpi jpeg image, the title of the work, and the 
artist's contact information. Upon selection, we will require a 
print-quality image on CD or PC-formatted disk and a signed letter or 
release form giving permission for its use by antiTHESIS. 

Papers and visual pieces must be received by Friday 11 July 2003. 

While symposium participation is neither a prerequisite for nor a guarantee 
of selection for publication in the journal, contributors are encouraged to 
take advantage of the benefits of participation in both antiTHESIS forums. 
The symposium provides a venue for postgraduates from various disciplines 
to meet and discuss their work with peers who share their academic 
interests. The debate and feedback generated by a symposium presentation 
will inevitably produce ideas that can be incorporated into the paper 
before it is submitted for publication. 

Please address queries and submissions to: 
antiTHESIS 
Department of English with Cultural Studies 
University of Melbourne 
PARKVILLE VIC 3010 

antithesis@adhocalypse.arts.unimelb.edu.au