Call for Papers
PAMLA Annual Conference. November 6-7, 2009. San Francisco, CA
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE NOW OFFER AN ONLINE PAPER-SUBMISSION SYSTEM
Proposals of 500 words and a 50-word abstract must be submitted at the link below by March 15, 2009.
> Online Proposal Submission Form
For more detailed information regarding specific panels, please contact the Presiding Officers directly.
Members may present only one paper per conference. Papers may not beread in absentia. Please, no multiple submissions of the same paper todifferent sessions, but requests to have the paper rerouted to anothersession are encouraged. It is not necessary to be a member of PAMLA inorder to submit a paper proposal. However, all presenters must becurrent on their PAMLA dues by April 15, 2009 or will not be includedin the online program. For membership information consult the Membership page on the website, or contact PAMLA Database Manager, Andie Whitewing: andiewhitewing@yahoo.com. For conference information, contact PAMLA Executive Director Salah Khan: salah@techforpeople.net.
Click here for additional guidelines regarding presentations and conference sessions.
Session Topics and Presiding Officers (French/Francophone Panels)Articles can be in English or in French for most sessions, check with presiding officer
* - indicates session information has been updated since newsletter went to press.
Autobiography, Autofiction: Writing the Self
Catherine Montfort, Santa Clara University, cmontfort@scu.edu
Colonialism and Religion in French and Francophone Literature
Claudia Nadine, Lewis & Clark College, cnadine@lclark.edu
Female characters in Guédiguian's films
Marianne Golding, Southern Oregon University, golding@sou.edu
French and Francophone Literature
Kevin Elstob, Cal State Sacramento, klelstob@csus.edu
Le Multiculturalisme de Daniel Pennac
Monique Manopoulos, CSU East Bay, monique.manopoulos@csueastbay.edu
Post-Colonial Women's Writing
Snehal Shingavi, University of Texas, Austin, snehal100@gmail.com
Representations of Marseille in Films and in Literature: Stereotypes and Beyond
Najib Redouane, California SU, Long Beach, nredouan@csulb.edu
Resistance and Collaboration: Filmic Testimony in the 1940s
Melanie Shreffler, EPM Communications, mshreffler@epmcom.com
Thinking Through Food: Culture, Identity and Symbolism in Literature and Film
Cheleen Mahar, Pacific University, maharca@pacificu.edu
Please do not submit proposals directly to the Presiding Officers.