Sixty-Ninth Annual Convention
&
Seventy-Second Anniversary
of the
College Language Association
March 25-29, 2009
Cambridge, Maryland
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Host Institution

CALL FOR PAPERS

“Liberation as Theme and Strategy in Languages and Literatures”

Abstract for paper or panel with biographical sketch (5-7 lines) should be submitted to the appropriate Area Representative. Special Sessions should be submitted to the Program Chair, Dr. Warren Carson.

19th Century African American Libratory Narratives
Liberation as Theme in the Passing Novels of the Harlem Renaissance
Subversive Language as Liberation Strategy—“Blackenizing” the King’s English
Liberating the Black Male: Literary Performances of Masculinity
“Ain’t I a Woman”: Black Female Liberation in Afro-Diaspora Literature
Pan-African Expository Writings as Liberationist Texts
Black Liberation and the Literature of the Civil Rights Movement
Black Women’s Liberation Narratives
“Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow”: Black Men’s Political Writings
Black Religious Narratives as Exercises in Liberation
Liberationist Ideology as Critical Pedagogy
21st Century Liberations and African Diaspora Texts
Themes of Liberation in Francophone Literature, Linguistics, and Culture
Themes of Liberation in Hispanophone Literature, Linguistics, and Culture
By Any Means Necessary: Performance Theory and Liberationist Thought in Literature
Strategizing Perspectives on Globalization in Latin American & Caribbean Literatures
Mass Movements and Liberation Themes in the African Diasporas
Black Liberationist Ideology and the African Diaspora Text
Black Intellectuals and Liberation in the US Academy
Transnational Liberation and the Black (Con) Text
Black Political Organizations and Literary Movements
Codified Liberation: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in Afro-Latino Literature
Themes and Strategies for Using Technology and Science Fiction as Critical Media
Pedagogical Approaches to Reading Themes and Strategies in Afro-Hispanic Literature

Submission deadline: October 1, 2008