Deadline Extention: April 15, 2007

CALL FOR PAPERS
Midwest Conference on British Studies 53rd Annual Meeting
September 28-30, 2007 at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

The Midwest Conference on British Studies is proud to announce that its fifty-third annual meeting will be hosted by Wright State University at the Doubletree Suites Hotel in Dayton, Ohio.

The MWCBS seeks papers from scholars in all fields of British
Studies, broadly defined to include those who study England,Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Britain's empire. We welcome scholars from the broad spectrum of disciplines, including but not limited to history, literature, political ?science, gender studies and art history. Proposals for complete sessions are preferred, although proposals for individual papers will be considered. Especially welcome are:

Cross Disciplinary panels examining two or more approaches to British Studies
Paper and panel submissions relating to online or
technology-based teaching and research in British Studies.
Anglo-American Relations: past and present
Roundtables examining new trends in British Studies

The MWCBS welcomes papers ?presented by advanced graduate students and will award The Walter l. Arnstein Prize at its plenary luncheon for the best ?graduate student paper given at the conference.

Proposals should include a 200-word abstract for each paper and a brief, 1 page c.v. ?for each participant, including chairs and commentators. For full panels, please include a brief 200 word preview of the panel as a whole. In addition, please place the panel proposal, and its accompanying paper proposals and vitas in one file. Please make certain that all contact information, particularly email addresses are correct and current. All proposals should be submitted online by April 15, 2007 to:

Phyllis L. Soybel, Ph.D.
Program Chair, MWCBS
Department of History/Social Sciences
College of Lake County ?19351 W. Washington St.
Grayslake, Illinois 60030
(847) 543-2543
Email: psoybel@clcillinois.edu