CFP: Latina/o Literature and Culture Society of the American Literature Association

Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA

May 24-27, 2012

 

The Latina/o Literature and Culture Society of the American Literature Association seeks proposals for several panels at the American Literature Association’s 23nd annual conference. We seek proposals in the following areas/topics:

1. • Any aspect of the work of Lorna Dee Cervantes
   

2. • Globalization and/or Transnational Approaches
   

3. • Place/Social Geography
   

4. • Immigration (co-sponsored by CAALS: The Circle for Asian American Literary Studies)
   

Those interested in submitting a paper or participating in the teaching roundtable should send a one-page abstract with your name, position, affiliation, and contact information to Eliza Rodriguez y Gibson at: erodri37@lmu.edu

 

Final Deadline for Proposals: January 5, 2012.

 

For information about the Latina/o Literature and Culture Society, visit us on Facebook or contact Latina/o Literature and Culture Society president Eliza Rodriguez y Gibson at erodri37@lmu.edu

 

For more information about the ALA and the conference, go to www.americanliterature.org.

CFP: “Intersections between Asian American and Latino/a Literature and History”
Joint session between the Latino and Latina Literature and Culture Society and the Circle for Asian American Literary Studies 

 We seek papers that examine intersections between Asian American and Latino/a literature, history, theory, and media/popular culture.  Possible topics for exploration include histories of racially targeted rhetoric about immigration, from the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and its aftermath to recent debates about “illegal” immigration from Latin America.  What resonances can we find between Asian American and Latino/a literary texts dealing with issues of immigration, migration, or exile? Papers could also address literary works that confront the rhetoric of national security, from the Japanese American incarceration during World War II to current or historic politics along the Mexico-U.S. border. 

We welcome papers that discuss literature from Asian and Latin American sites of U.S. imperialism, including the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.  Particular sites of literary intersection may include Karen Tei Yamashita’s Tropic of Orange, Cristina García’s Monkey Hunting, and Brian Ascalon Roley’s American Son, among others.  Sites of theoretical intersection may include Mae M. Ngai’s Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America.  We also invite papers that discuss your experiences teaching courses that address resonances between Asian American and Latino/a literature and history.

 

Please send 1-page abstracts to Susan Thananopavarn (sthan@email.unc.edu) and Eliza.RodriguezyGibson@lmu.edu) by Saturday, January 7, 2012. Be sure to mention any technological needs for your presentation on your abstract. Also, please note that if your abstract is selected and you agree to present on this panel, you will need to become a member of CAALS before presenting.  For more information, please visit our website at http://caals.org/.