The following announcement is being circulated:
CALL FOR ACADEMIC PAPERS
Invitation:
Scholars are invited to submit papers for the 2010 Zora Neale Hurston
Festival of the Arts and
Humanities (January 23 – 31). The festival theme is “Reflection on the Life
and Legacy of Zora Neale
Hurston 50 Years After Her Death.”
The legacy of Zora Neale Hurston is a phenomenon that has undergone a
remarkable
development and expansion in recent decades, embracing, among others, topics
in ethnic identity, social
interactions, feminist theory, and cultural continuity. Hurston’s unique
insights into folklore,
performance, and creative expression have invited new interpretation and
inspired emulation, while the
corpus of her own work has grown as a result of research and discovery. The
committee will welcome
papers exploring the dynamic dimensions of the Hurston legacy from
theoretical and/or historical
perspectives and will be especially attentive to appropriate consideration
of past, present, and emerging
scholarly content.
In a tradition of excellence, scholars are encouraged to engage the
literature and discourse of
their respective fields at the same that they present their findings during
the public forum in a form that
is accessible to academics in other disciplines and is also intellectually
stimulating for an intelligent
general audience.
Submission Instructions:
Submit a 150-word abstract along with an 500-word summary of your paper that
of your paper that indicates the
thesis or central question, which you plan to explore, as well as an idea of
the theoretical framework
within which your findings will be considered.
Deadline:
Abstract and summary are due June 1, 2009.
If your work is accepted for the festival, a copy of
the full paper must be submitted by November1, 2009.
Email your submission to:
Deidre Crumbley @: deidre_crumbley&ncsu.edu
AND
N. Y. Nathiri @: apec@cfl.rr.com
Then Mail Hard Copy to:
Hurston Papers 2010
Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.)
227 East Kennedy Boulevard
Eatonville, Florida 32751
