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CFP: Teaching American Proletarian Literature
| Publication Deadline: | 2009-12-15 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2009-10-31 |
| Announcement ID: |
171650 |
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Proposals are invited for an MLA volume entitled Options for Teaching American Proletarian Literature. Intended to showcase a wide variety of theorizations and perspectives, this volume will probe the very meaning of the term proletarianism and suggest ways that it might be imagined more capaciously in the context of undergraduate literary studies. It seeks to move beyond the classic proletarian literature of the Depression era by 1) suggesting alternative temporal and aesthetic parameters for proletarianism; 2) drawing connections between an acknowledged proletarian canon and other literary movements or categories, such as the Harlem Renaissance, high modernism, or middlebrow culture; and 3) reconsidering the definitional boundaries and significations of such terms as Communism, radicalism, and class. Especially welcome are proposals that explore race/ethnicity and/or establish a transnational context. Two-page abstracts due by Dec. 15th. Send proposals and inquiries to Janet Casey, Skidmore College, 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, or email jcasey@skidmore.edu.
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Janet Casey
Skidmore College
815 N. Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 580-5183
Email: jcasey@skidmore.edu
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