University of Pennsylvania - Folklore and Folklife

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Hoosier Folklore Society

Indiana State University, Terre Haute

Friday, April 4 2008

Call for Papers

Deadline for Proposals is November 15, 2007

The Hoosier Folklore Society will hold its Annual Meeting on Friday, April 4, 2008, in the Hulman Memorial Student Union, Dede III, on the campus of Indiana State University.

The theme of this year's conference is "Reconsiderations of Folk Literature." The conference committee welcomes proposals that consider new appraisals of folklore and literature or reassessments of the term folk literature. Topics outside this theme are also welcome. Each proposal should include the title and a 100-word abstract of the paper, as well as the full name and hometown or institutional affiliation of the presenter.

Most papers presented at Hoosier Folklore Society meetings are 30-45 minutes in length, but shorter presenations are also accommodated. Presenters at the meeting must be members in good standing of the Hoosier Folklore Society.

Submit your proposal via e-mail by November 15, 2007 to:

Dr. Nan McEntire
Department of English
Indiana State University
nmcentire@indstate.edu

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