CALL FOR PANEL PROPOSALS
International Association for Literary Journalism Studies
?Literary Journalism: Perspectives and Prospects?
The Fifth International Conference for Literary Journalism Studies (IALJS-5)
Roehampton University
School of Arts
Centre for Research in Creative and Professional Writing (ReWrite)
London, U.K.
20-22 May 2010
The International Association for Literary
Journalism Studies invites proposals for panels on
Literary Journalism for the IALJS annual
convention on 20-22 May 2010. The conference will
be held at the School of Arts at Roehampton University in London, U.K.
The conference hopes to be a forum for scholarly
work of both breadth and depth in the field of
literary journalism. All research methodologies
are welcome, as are papers on all aspects of
literary journalism and/or literary reportage.
For the purpose of scholarly delineation, our
definition of literary journalism is "journalism
as literature" rather than "journalism about
literature." The association especially hopes to
receive proposals related to the general
conference theme, ?Literary Journalism:
Perspectives and Prospects." All submissions must be in
English.
The International Association for Literary
Journalism Studies is a multi-disciplinary learned
society whose essential purpose is the
encouragement and improvement of scholarly research
and education in Literary Journalism. As an
association in a relatively recently defined field of
academic study, it is our agreed intent to be
both explicitly inclusive and warmly supportive of a
variety of scholarly approaches.
Details of the programs of previous annual meetings can be found at:
http://www.ialjs.org/?page_id=33
Information on the new journal, Literary Journalism Studies, is here:
http://www.ialjs.org/?page_id=34
Guidelines for Panel Proposals
(a) Submission by e-mail attachment is required,
in either an MS Word (2004) or Adobe
PDF format. No faxes or postal mail submissions will be accepted;
(b) Panel proposals should contain the panel
title, possible participants and their affiliation
and e-mail addresses, and a description of the
panel?s subject. The description should be
approximately 250 words in length;
(c) Panels are encouraged on any topic related
to the study, teaching or practice of literary
journalism.
Evaluation Criteria, Deadlines and Contact Information
All panel proposals will be evaluated on the
degree to which they contribute to the study of
literary journalism, clarity of purpose, and the
research timeliness of the topic. Submissions from
students as well as faculty are encouraged. At
the 2009 conference at Northwestern University,
for example, the panel topics included ?The
Future of the Story, The Story of the Future:
Narrative Journalism in a Multi-Media
Environment,? ?Joseph Mitchell's 100th Anniversary:
Interpretations of his Work and Legacy,? and
?Teaching Long-Form Journalism in a Short-Form
World.?
Please submit panel proposals to:
Prof. Norman Sims
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (U.S.A.)
2010 Conference Program Chair, International
Association for Literary Journalism Studies
E-mail: <(sims /at/ journ.umass.edu)>
Deadline for all submissions: No later than 31 January 2010
For more information regarding the conference or the association, please go to
http://WWW.IALJS.ORG or contact:
Prof. David Abrahamson
Northwestern University (U.S.A.)
President, International Association for Literary Journalism Studies
E-mail: <(d-abrahamson /at/ northwestern.edu)>
Prof. Alice Trindade
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (Portugal)
Vice President, International Association for Literary Journalism Studies
E-mail: <(atrindade /at/ iscsp.utl.pt)>
Prof. John Bak
I.D.E.A., Nancy-Université (France)
Past President, International Association for Literary Journalism Studies
E-mail: <(john.bak /at/ univ-nancy2.fr)>
