Join us for the next in our series of conferences Celebrating African American Literature, which will focus on representations of race and sexual identity throughout the history of the tradition. We invite paper, panel, and roundtable proposals on theoretical, critical, or pedagogical approaches to texts, topics, and authors, including any of the following:
LGBTQ Literature across histories and genres; Race and Sexual Identity; Interraciality and Same Sex Desire; Masculinity; Community; Sexuality, Desire, and The Harlem Renaissance; Homophobic Expressions; Critiques of Heteronormativity; Intersectionality; Transnational Implications; Comedy; Nationalism, Sexuality and The Black Arts Movement, etc. *See http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/afamnovel for full CFP.

Submit abstracts at AfAmLit@outreach.psu.edu by February 5, 2011. Email notifications will be sent by April 1, 2011. Conference presenters must register by August 15, 2011.
Submit questions about website/travel/lodging/directions to Jlf30@psu.edu; Submit questions about proposals and abstracts to Shirley Moody (scm18@psu.edu) or Lovalerie King (luk13@psu.edu)