I wanted to pass along the call for one of my favorite conferences. If people would like to organize some 18th century panels for this, please let me know…
THE SOCIETY FOR UTOPIAN STUDIES
2007 CALL FOR PAPERS
32nd Annual Meeting
Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel
Toronto, Canada
Oct. 4-7, 2007
The Society for Utopian Studies (www.utoronto.ca/utopia) invites you to
submit abstracts for any of the following:
. a paper (between 15-20 minutes)
. a panel (usually of 3 papers)
. an informal panel on a topic (e.g., 3 presenters, or a presenter and 2 or
3 respondents)
. a presentation or performance of creative work on any topic related to
utopian studies.
Scholars and artists from all disciplines are encouraged to present on any
aspect of the utopian tradition-from the earliest utopian visions to the
utopian speculations and yearnings of the 21st century, including art,
architecture, urban and rural planning, literary utopias, dystopian
writings, utopian political activism, theorizing utopian spaces and
ontologies, music, new media, or intentional communities.
Please send a 100-250 word abstract by July 6, 2007 to:
Phillip Wegner
Department of English
P.O. Box 117310
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7310
Or by email: pwegner@english.ufl.edu
As you submit your abstract, please indicate if you have
A. any scheduling restrictions;
B. audiovisual needs (overhead projector; DVD/VHS player);
C. A need for a written letter of acceptance of your proposal, or whether
an e-mail acceptance will suffice.
Changes in the time and date of your panel will not be possible after
panels are scheduled; requests for AV will not be honored unless you submit
them with your original abstract.
For inquiries on the program email Phil at pwegner@english.ufl.edu.
For information about registration, travel and accommodations, please
contact the Conference Coordinator, Peter Fitting at the following address:
Peter Fitting
73 Delaware Ave.
Toronto M6H 2S9
p.fitting@utoronto.ca
416-531-8593 (telephone)
The Hotel reservation link is:
https://marriott.com/reservation/availability.mi?propertyCode=yyzmc&groupCod
e=socsoca (Our group code–socsoca-is already in the link.)
Please be aware that non-Canadian citizens now require a passport to enter Canada.
