Call for Papers
Rhetoric Symposium
The Federation of North Texas Area Universities' annual Rhetoric Symposium will be held on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce, Saturday, February 10, 2001.
The Symposium will involve online components before and after Feb. 10, plus the face-to-face meetings that day. Participation may be online only, on February 10 only, or both. Papers for the online portion will be clustered into "panels" with panel-specific listservs for discussion.
Keynote Speakers:
Professors Timothy Crusius and Carolyn Channell
Southern Methodist University
The theme is "Rhetorical Theory: Applications, Implications, and Evaluations."
Proposals for papers, presentations, and web contributions are invited on any aspect of that theme. Papers for oral presentation should be 7 - 10 pages of text (double-spaced). Web materials may run to 15 pages.
Send 250-word abstracts of your proposed contribution, by Dec. 1, 2000, to the Symposium Director:
Professor Richard Fulkerson
Department of Literature and Languages
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX 75429
dick_fulkerson@tamu-commerce.edu
Prizes will be awarded for (1) the best web contribution and (2) the best oral paper submitted by a graduate student from a Federation University (Texas Woman's U., University of North Texas, or A&M-Commerce). To be eligible for awards, the complete papers and web contributions must be submitted by January 10, 2001, to allow time for judging.
Registration Fee:
General participants: $25.00 (includes both online and face-to-face segments, plus lunch and evening buffet/party)
Federation University Graduate Students: Free Registration*
Federation University Faculty Members: $10.00
*However, the luncheon will cost $10.00. Evening buffet/party is free to all participants.
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