Call for Papers: Scottish Literature at CEA 2013 April 4-6, 2013 | Savannah, Georgia CEA 2013 will be held at the Savannah Riverfront Marriott: 100 General McIntosh Boulevard, Savannah, Georgia 31401. Phone (912) 233-7722; Fax (912) 233-3765.

The College English Association, a gathering of scholar-teachers in English studies, welcomes proposals for presentations on Scottish Literature for our 44th annual conference. Submit your proposal at http://www.cea-web.org

Thinking of Scotland is difficult without also thinking about “nature”: through the natural world found within her landscapes to the nature of the Lowlander, the Highlander, the Crofter and the Chief, the nature of Scotland and her people has shaped both the place and its literature. The College English Association seeks papers that investigate the many facets of this theme and its manifestation in Scottish literature of all periods.

Conference Theme: Nature In earlier centuries, “Nature” set the parameters, as Philip Round states, “of conversations about everything from church doctrine to village order.” Often discussions of gender, character, authorship, and even civil discourse turned to questions of “customary precedent and natural law.” By the twentieth century “nature” was used to delineate the new literary study of “nature writing,” while also used in broader terms to question the changing nature of our society with the onset of the digital age, postmodernism, new views of gender and race construction, and even changes within academia. What is the “nature” of the academia today? How has the “nature” of publishing and authorship changed with the digital age? How has the “nature” of our profession changed? In what ways does “nature” define us? Or do we define “nature?” For our 2013 meeting, CEA invites papers and panels that explore the literary, the pedagogical, and the professional “nature” of our field.

General Call for Papers CEA also welcomes proposals for presentations in any of the areas English departments typically encompass, including literature criticism and scholarship, creative writing, composition, technical communication, linguistics, and film. We also welcome papers on areas that influence our work as academics, including student demographics, student/instructor accountability and assessment, student advising, academic leadership in departments and programs, and the place of the English department in the university.

Submission Dates: August 31-November 1, 2012

For more information on how to submit, please see the full CFP at http://www.cea-web.org

Membership All presenters at the 2013 CEA conference must become members of CEA by January 1, 2013. To join CEA, please go to http://www.cea-web.org

Other questions? Please email cea.english@gmail.com.

Sincerely, Brooke McLaughlin Mitchell, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English Wingate University bmclaugh@wingate.edu (704) 233-8060