On Thu, 6 Feb 1997 IWalcott@aol.com wrote:
> A friend forwarded this to me - it looks really interesting.
> -Isabel
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> From: IN%"krafftjm@miavx2.ham.muohio.edu" "John M. Krafft"
> Subj: CFP
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> Call for Papers
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> How has girls' culture changed over the last century? How do girls from
> different racial and ethnic groups constitute cultures that are distinct
> from mainstream white girls' culture? How have girls been influenced by
> the material culture around them? What is girls' culture? How is
> girls' culture exclusive from boys' culture? These are a few of the
> questions that I seek to answer in a proposed anthology about
> twentieth-century American girls' culture. Issues that might be
> discussed include, but are not limited to, girls' material culture,
> girls' reading, girls' athletics, girls' popular culture, and girls'
> consumerism. Essays (25 to 30 pages, not including notes and works
> cited) should be broadly informed by the insights of interdisciplinary
> and cultural studies. Along with careful theoretical and historical
> analysis, I welcome explorations that highlight questions of power,
> race, sexuality, and gender. Please send completed papers (and an
> abstract of 250-300 words and curriculum vitae) by 1 January 1997 to
> Professor Sherrie A. Inness, Miami University, Department of English,
> 1601 Peck Boulevard, Hamilton, OH 45011 (innesss@muohio.edu). Early
> submissions are encouraged.
>
> John M. Krafft, English | Miami University--Hamilton
> Voice: (513) 785-3258 or (513) 868-2330 | 1601 Peck Boulevard
> Fax: (513) 785-3145 | Hamilton, OH 45011-3399
> E-mail: krafftjm@muohio.edu
> WWW: http://www.ham.muohio.edu/~krafftjm
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