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2004 CEA ConferenceJoin us for the 2004 annual CEA conference at the Omni Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, April 1-3, 2004. In addition to sessions on the conference topic ("Is There, Should There Be, a New Aestheticism?"), sessions will address numerous topics of interest to members of the English profession. For conference information, see the following link: <http://www.as.ysu.edu/~english/cea/conf_2004.htm>.
Robert Hacke Scholar-Teacher Award Deadline for Applying for 2004 Award: November 15, 2004What Is the Award?The Robert Hacke Award is available every year on a similar schedule, so pass the information along to your junior colleagues. Robert Hacke served as Executive Secretary of the CEA from 1978 to 1981. The award honors his commitment to the profession and CEA.
CEA is accepting applications for the annual Robert Hacke Scholar-Teacher Award. The award provides $500 to help support a CEA junior teacher who is involved in a scholarly or pedagogical project related to English studies. The recipient of the $500 award will be announced at the annual CEA meeting in April. The grant will begin May 1, 2005.Who Can Apply?
Those persons who are adjuncts or who hold the rank of instructor or assistant professor in a post-secondary institution, including community colleges, and who are members of the CEA at the time of application are eligible to submit project proposals.When Is the Deadline and How Does One Apply?
Applicants must provide to the evaluating committee through the office of the Executive Director the following documentation by November 15, 2004:1. A detailed rationale (maximum of five pages) for the project, including title, purpose and goals, methodology, proposed results, and work schedule.The recipient will be expected to attend the annual spring meeting to receive the award. By March 15, 2005, the recipient will submit a report on the progress of his or her project to the Executive Director, who will present it to the Board of Directors at their spring meeting. Reports of previous award winners are online at <http://www.as.ysu.edu/~english/cea/hacke_2002_reports.html>.
2. A complete vita.
3. Three letters of recommendation, including at least one from a CEA member.Address applications or inquiries to
Robert V. Hoskins, Executive Director
College English Association
Department of English
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
New CEA Dues StructureDuring the past year, CEA changed its conference and dues fee structures to encourage students to participate in CEA and to attend the conference. Other changes in the dues structure are as follows: joint (household) membership increases from $45/$75 to $50/$80; retired/part-time 2-year membership increases from $30 to $35; and the student 2-year dues category has been eliminated.
New Online English PublicationTrey Strecker, vice president of the Indiana College English Association, has recently been named editor-in-chief of the new English Studies Forum, an online reincarnation of The Ball State University Forum.The electronic English Studies Forum <http://www.bsu.edu/shapps/english/cwp/index.htm> publishes innovative critical and creative writing. ESF currently seeks submissions for the following forums: "Image, Story, and Conversation" explores the ways that we imagine our world in archetypal patterns, three of which are image, story, and conversation. "The Postmodern Imagination and Beyond" asks "what are we imagining, and how?" The publication explores the postmodern imagination, as well as the postmodern understanding of the nature/role of imagination in contemporary literature and culture.
What is post-postmodernism? ESF welcomes critical studies and creative submissions, in literature and the other arts. Critical papers should conform to MLA style and include a bibliography, if appropriate. Upcoming forums will be devoted to Postcolonial Cultures, Hypercriticism, and Play. Send inquiries or submissions to Trey Strecker, Editor in Chief, English Studies Forum, Department of English, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306-0460 (email: tstrecker@bsu.edu).
AAUP Report on Academic FreedomIn 2003, the AAUP released a report called "Academic Freedom and National Security in a Time of Crisis," a document assessing the relationships between academic freedom and increased emphasis on national security, the USA Patriot Act, and restrictions on information and entry into the United States after the attacks of September 11, 2001.The report and an executive summary are available on the AAUP web site at <http://www.aaup.org/statements/REPORTS/911report.htm>. According to AAUP Special Committee Chair Robert M. O'Neil, "The central premise of the report is that freedom of inquiry and the open exchange of ideas are crucial to the nation's security, and that measures to ensure the nation's safety against terrorism should therefore be implemented with no greater restraint on our liberties than is necessary."
Nancy Dasher Award PresentationLee Martin (left), Ohio State University, accepts CEAO's Nancy Dasher Award. The Nancy Dasher Award, one of the most prestigious awards given by the College English Association of Ohio, "each year recognizes a publication by a faculty member from a CEAO-member department in one of three areas: literary scholarship, creative writing, and professional and pedagogical issues." CEAO, the College English Association's Ohio affiliate, met simultaneously with CEA at the 2002 Cincinnati conference.
Association of Advisors of EnglishThe Association of Advisors of English, an association that focuses on advising English majors and other issues critical to the profession, invites participation by CEA members. The AAE call for papers at the 2003 CEA Conference in Richmond is available from a link on the CEA Conference web page at <http://www.as.ysu.edu/~english/cea/conf_2004.htm>. The AAE sessions will focus on our ethical responsibility to graduate and undergraduate students. The AAE newsletter and membership form are available at the following link: http://www.as.ysu.edu/~english/cea/AAEnewsletter2003.pdf.
Note of GratitudeThe College English Association would like to thank the following publishers for their participation in the 2002 CEA Book Exhibit at the Cincinnati conference:
Bedford/St. Martin's Press Random House, Knopf, and Crown Publishing Groups Cambridge University Press Rutgers University Press Candlewick Press SUNY Press Curbstone Press Theatre Communications Group (TCG) Harvard University Press University of Arkansas Press Kent State University Press University of Illinois Press Louisiana State University Press University of Nebraska Press Medieval Renaissance Text Society (MRTS-Arizona State University) University of North Carolina Press Miami University Press University of South Carolina Press Michigan State University Press University of Toronto Press Ohio State University Press University Press of Florida Oxford University Press W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Puckerbrush Press
Other News/Notice to Affiliates
Notice to Affiliates: Affiliate officers, please send the web address for your affiliate, as well as announcements about your upcoming CEA affiliate meetings, to CEA Forum editor Bege Bowers, Office of the Provost, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555, or via e-mail at bkbowers@ysu.edu. Please send calls for papers as virus-checked e-mail attachments (Word files with .doc extension or in rich text format).
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