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Site of the 29th Annual CEA Conference:
Scenic San Antonio, Texas

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As usual, the 1997 annual conference focused on a variety of topics and issues related to the teaching of English at the college level. This year, however, Baltimore, Maryland was both the site and a focus of the Twenty-eighth Annual CEA Conference held April 3–5, 1997. The city is as noted for its legendary writers as for its scenic charm. Frank Shivers, author of Walking Tours of Baltimore and Baltimore Wits and Bards, is one of the city’s favorite writers and was the conference banquet speaker.

At the Literary Baltimore session prior to the noontime banquet, local faculty provided informational and anecdotal data about Baltimore writers. Clarinda Harriss, whose father was editor of the Baltimore Sun and the “boss” of H.L. Mencken, was one of the panelists. Her reminiscences about Mencken’s visits to her family’s home were quite entertaining.

Thomas Langford, emeritus of Texas Tech, headed a panel on retirement from academia. The discussion focused on life after teaching.

The CEA hosted its first employment get-together. The purpose of the Thursday evening coffee was to provide CEA’ers with an informal, low-stress opportunity to network and share information about available staff positions. Hopefully, the informal session will become a permanent part of future conferences.

Alan Baragona (Virgina Military Institute) was one of the most popular speakers. His session on baseball in America was particularly apropos at this conference site—the “capital of America’s premier sport.”

Conference-goers participated in several planned tours. One offered a walking tour through old Baltimore. Another afforded conference attendees the opportunity to tour the Camden Yards complex. The complex, site of the former stockyards, houses both a baseball stadium and the Babe Ruth Museum of Baseball.

Completed papers (10–12 minutes reading time) or proposals (two-page limit) must be submitted by September 15, 1997. Notifications will be postmarked by October 20, 1997, and final versions are due November 15, 1997. Proposals for single-focused sessions or forums (60 minutes) should include the following: (1) ad hoc curriculum vitae for organizers; (2) telephone number, e-mail, and street address of organizer and all participants; (3) an overview of the planned session; and (4) a description of the targeted audience.

All presenters must adhere to the following stipulations:

• Presenters must be CEA members.
• Presenters must register for the conference.
• Presenters are limited to one accepted paper.
• All submissions must be original and unpublished.
• Presenters and other members are invited and urged to volunteer to serve as chairs and respondents for sessions.

Submissions, inquiries, and correspondence should be addressed to the following:

Edith Wharton’s A Backward Glance affirms her creative life and the literary tradition that informed it. Taking a cue from this idea, the Thirtieth Annual CEA Conference will re-examine aspects of the literary and pedagogical heritage of the twentieth century. Conference papers might explore issues such as which authors and works should be retained from the century we are about to leave; the contributions of these writers and works to letters; and directions we might pursue in literature, pedagogy, criticism, and literary movements. Papers on composition, linguistics, and other aspects of English Studies are also welcome.

Proposals (limited to two pages) are due by September 15, 1998. Notifications will be postmarked by October 15, 1998. Papers should not exceed 10–12 minutes’ reading time.

Proposals for single-focused sessions or forums (60 minutes) should include: curriculum vitae for the organizer; phone number, e-mail, and address of organizer and all participants; an overview of the planned session; and a description of the target audience.

The following stipulations apply to all presenters:

• Presenters must be members of CEA and must register for the conference. CEA dues must be paid by November 15.
• No more than one paper per person will be accepted.
• Proposals for papers read at CEA regional meetings are welcome; papers must be revised for the Philadelphia conference.
• Presenters and other members are eligible to serve as chairs and respondents for sessions. Notify Norman E. Stafford, the program chair, if you wish to serve as a chair or respondent.

All correspondence about the program, proposals, and papers should be directed to the following address:

Norman E. Stafford
1999 CEA Program Chair
Department of English and Philosophy
Arkansas State University
P.O. Box 2531
State University, AR  72467
FAX: (870) 932-0019

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