[Discussion] UPDATE: The Body & Physical Difference (11/15/05; PCA/ACA, 4/12/06-4/15/06)

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From: Leslie Fife <lesliefife57@yahoo.com>

DEADLINE UPDATE: NOVEMBER 15, 2005

THE BODY AND PHYSICAL DIFFERENCE AREA
NATIONAL POPULAR CULTURE & AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATIONS
2006 JOINT CONFERENCE

April 12-15, 2006
Marriott Marquis Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia

For more information on the PCA/ACA, please go to http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca.

DEADLINE UPDATE: NOVEMBER 15, 2005

We are considering proposals for sessions organized around a theme, special
panels, and/or individual papers.  Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots,
ideally with four papers or speakers per standard session, although discussion
sessions/round-robin panels may be larger.

We welcome any topics pertaining to the body and physical difference, but are
especially interested in presentations that include an exploration of the
tension between deviant and normalized bodies in their many forms, of the ways
in which societies construct their concepts of the normal, and/or of the variety
of strategies used by those who attempt to challenge and subvert the parameters
of those constructions.

Consider topics dealing with:

--Weight issues
--Tattooing
--Disabilities
--Perceptions of beauty
--Cultural attitudes towards difference

Should you or any of your colleagues be interested in submitting a proposal or
have any questions, please contact the area chair (see below).

Submit a one-page (150-250 word) proposal or abstract (via regular mail or
e-mail) by November 15, 2005, to:


Lori Kelly
English & Women's Studies
Carroll College
Waukesha, WI 53213
USA

Lkelly@cc.edu


Leslie Fife, Ph.D.
Program Coord., Nat'l PCA/ACA
Visiting Asst. Prof., Tech Writing
Director of English 3323/Tech Writing
English Dept., 205 Morrill Hall
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK  74078
405.624.8428; fax 405.744.6326

www.h-net.org/~pcaaca


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