italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
The 20th-Century Italian Literature Division of the MLA welcomes papers on the following topics:
* Realisms in Italian culture
The (re)turn of the real, its articulation, conceptualization and representation in 20th- and 21st-century literature, cinema and various media. Send 350-word abstract and bio to Manuela Marchesini ([log in to unmask]) by March 15.
* Italian Gender Studies in the New Millennium
New definitions of and critical approaches to gender and sexuality in Italian literary and cultural studies. Send 350-word abstract and bio to Francesca Parmeggiani ([log in to unmask]) by March 15.
* Animal Studies, Ecocriticism and Modern Italy [Session co-organized with AAIS]
Narratives on and critical approaches to nonhuman animals, human-animal relations, and the environment in modern Italian culture. Send 350-word abstract and bio to John Welle ([log in to unmask]) by March 15.
For information on the above sessions, please contact the organizers. For information on the MLA 2012 Convention in Seattle and to view all calls for papers, go to http://www.mla.org/conv_papers.
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