Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:20:07 -0300
Subject: SPOON-ANN: CFP- Comics and Fotonovelas/ Puebla Mexico


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Call for Papers-Comics And Fotonovelas

The International Colloquium for Vernacular, Hispanic,
Historical, American and Folklore Studies.
The Sixth Congress of the Americas
University of the Americas-Puebla, Mexico
- October 10, 11, 12  2003 -  (http://www.udlap.mx/congress/6/index.html)

The deadline for submitting papers and panels is April 15, 2003.

This is the largest congress held devoted to the evolving North 
American community. Editors of presses and journals rely on it 
for special issues and articles. It has extensive press coverage. 

This particular call is for panel and paper proposals related to the 
study and analysis of comics and/or fotonovelas.  

Participants are eligible for the annual Irene Herner Award for Comics
Scholarship, awarded to the top paper presented in the Comics And
Fotonovelas area of the Vernacular Congress.

For paper submissions, send a 300 word abstract.
For panel submissions, send a 150 word abstract describing the panel 
plus a 200 word abstract for each paper (keep panels to three or 
four participants).

Presentations should be limited to 15-20 minutes.

Include requests for any audio-visual equipment needed or desired.

Send abstracts and proposals to: Jeff Williams,
				Area Chair for Comics and Fotonovelas
				The Sixth Congress of the Americas/Vernacular Congress
				Achaval Rodriguez 1146
				5000 Cordoba, Argentina

email submissions preferred: jwilliams-AT-arnet.com.ar (make sure you put 
"Puebla Conf Submission" in the subject line).

Please feel free to forward this message to other interested groups or
individuals. 

Jeff Williams, Ph.D.
work:  
Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Av. Vélez Sarsfield 187
5000 Córdoba,  Argentina

Universidad Nacional de La Rioja
Av. Laprida y Vicente Bustos
5300 La Rioja, Argentina

home:
Achával Rodríguez 1146
5000 Córdoba
Argentina
mailto:jwilliams-AT-arnet.com.ar