The Literature of the Wars in Iraq

44th Annual Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) March 21-24, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts
Host Institution: Tufts University

Narrative has always had the power to help people feel and, one hopes, ultimately understand important personal and historic events. Representations of war in literature are important tools in understanding and creating a social memory of it. This panel welcomes papers that explore the literature that grapples with the Persian Gulf and Iraq Wars. Please send 250 word abstracts to Zivah Perel Katz, Queensborough Community College, CUNY at zkatz@qcc.cuny.edu.

Deadline: September 30, 2012
Please include with your abstract:
Name and Affiliation
Email address
Postal address
Telephone number
A/V requirements (if any; $10 handling fee with registration)

The 2013 NeMLA convention continues the Association's tradition of sharing innovative scholarship in an engaging and generative location. The 44th annual event will be held in historic Boston, Massachusetts, a city known for its national and maritime history, academic facilities and collections, vibrant art, theatre, and food scenes, and blend of architecture. The Convention, located centrally near Boston Commons and the Theatre District at the Hyatt Regency, will include keynote and guest speakers, literary readings, film screenings, tours and workshops.

Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA session; however, panelists can only present one paper (panel or seminar). Convention participants may present a paper at a panel and also present at a creative session or participate in a roundtable. http://www.nemla.org/convention/2013/cfp.html