[Discussion] UPDATE: Women's Caucus of the Midwest Modern Language Association (4/30/05; MMLA, 11/10/05-11/13/05)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

From: Patricia Rudden <huntergirl@nyc.rr.com>

Subject: UPDATE: Women's Caucus of the Midwest Modern Language Association
(4/30/05; MMLA, 11/10/05-11/13/05)

Deadline extended!  New proposals welcome!

Women's Caucus of the Midwest Modern Language Association
2005 Conference, Nov. 10-13, Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee

Forty years ago when we began to talk about "the poetry of rock," the 
work of
several (usually male) songwriters got a lot of serious attention and
English-major-style analysis. Since then we've seen an expansion of ways of
reading and of ideas about text. What texts--literary, musical, visual--have
rock women been reading and how do these texts influence their 
writing--words,
music or both? What does a close reading of an important song (or two) 
do for
our understanding and enjoyment? What can we learn about these writers' 
creative
process and quality of mind? Finally, what special reading and writing 
happens
when the source text comes from another rock woman?

Papers will examine specific works closely, trace sources, and draw 
conclusions.

250-word abstracts by April 30 to

Patricia S. Rudden
English Department,
New York City College of Technology
300 Jay St. N512, Brooklyn NY 11201

prudden@citytech.cuny.edu



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