>From: "Beusterien, John" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Lauer, A Robert" <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:19:29 -0500 >Subject: Early Modern Image and Text Society (EMIT) Conference at Texas Tech > >Dear Robert: > >I hope all goes well with you. Could you >announce the following on the listserv? > >John > >Dear All: > >I would like to invite proposals for papers and >panels for a conference to be held at Texas Tech >University on October 23 – 25, 2008. Please >distribute the call for papers to those that you >feel might be interested in submitting a proposal. > >“Death in Images and Words: The Case of the >Early Modern Hispanic World” promises to bring >together scholars that specialize in the fields >of Art History, Literature, and Culture with >special emphasis on the Spanish-speaking world from 1492 – 1900. > >Carolyn Dean (Department of History of Art and >Visual Culture, University of California, Santa >Cruz), Dana Leibsohn (Department of Art, Smith >College) and John Beverley (Department of >Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University >of Pittsburgh) have agreed to be the keynote speakers. > >An art exhibition related to the theme of death >will be held in conjunction with the >conference. The exhibition will feature >Hispanic/Latino artists from across the United States. > >For those interested participants, I am planning >to submit a collection of the essays as a book proposal. > >Constance Cortez of the School of Art and I look >forward to your proposals. Please submit by April 25, 2008. >Sincerely, > >John Beusterien >Associate Professor of Spanish >Graduate Spanish Page: ><http://www.languages.ttu.edu/spanish/graduate/>http://www.languages.ttu.edu/spanish/graduate/ >Department of Classical and Modern Languages >Texas Tech University >P.O. Box 42071 >Lubbock, Texas 79409-2071 >Office: 806-742-3145 X270 >Fax: 806-742-3306 > Prof. A. Robert Lauer The University of Oklahoma Dept. of Modern Langs., Lits., & Ling. 780 Van Vleet Oval, Kaufman Hall, Room 206 Norman, Oklahoma 73019-2032, USA Tel.: 405/325-5845 (office); 405/325-6181 (OU dept.); Fax: 405/325-0103 (OU dept.) Vision: Harmonious collaboration in an international world. Mission: "Visualize clearly and communicate promptly" <http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/L/A-Robert.R.Lauer-1/vita.html>VITA / <http://www.peterlang.com/all/>IBÉRICA / <http://www.ou.edu/bcom/>BCom / <http://www.ou.edu/cervantes/coloquiocervantes.html>Coloquio <http://www.ou.edu/cervantes/coloquiocervantes.html>Cervantes / <http://www.ou.edu/teatro/coloquioteatro.html>Coloquio Teatro de los Siglos de Oro