RSAP solicits proposals for a roundtable panel on "American Periodicals: Needs and Opportunities for Research and Teaching." Even as print culture assumes an increasingly privileged position within the discourses of the academy, the study and analysis of periodicals remains marginalized, with magazines and journals typically mined for 'content' rather than examined as sui generis print artefacts. Contributions are sought from scholars and teachers who work actively with periodicals and periodical culture outlining and reporting current research agendas and describing future needs and opportunities. Please send a brief (100-250 word) proposal, brief vita, institutional affiliation (if applicable) and full contact information by December 30 to Leon Jackson

Further details about the conference can be found at http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/english/ala2/2002conf.html