"The Green Nineteenth Century"

[Lauren LaFauci <llafauci@umich.edu>]

I just received this through another e-mail list and thought ASLE  
members might be interested.
Lauren LaFauci
Univ. of Michigan

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> From: "Kaufman, Heidi" <kaufman@english.udel.edu>
> Date: May 16, 2008 2:12:24 PM PDT
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> Call for Papers
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> The Green Nineteenth Century
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> 30th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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> OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY STUDIES ASSOCIATION
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> Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 26-28, 2009
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> We welcome paper and panel proposals concerning any aspect of  
> “green” studies in the long nineteenth century, including, but not  
> limited to “ecocriticism” in nineteenth-century studies; history of  
> ecological science, environmental ethics, and environmentalist  
> activism; nineteenth-century studies and animal welfare;  
> ecofeminist philosophy and gender politics; contemporary discourses  
> on nature; nineteenth-century ecotourism; Romantic “ecopoetics” and  
> the politics of nature; “green” program music and tone poems;  
> sustainability, including sustainable architecture and interior  
> design; landscape painting and nature imagery; dramatic scenery;  
> color associations and color theories; gardening and farming;  
> conservation movements; and the idea of the “natural” or “unnatural.”
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> Equally welcome are proposals for papers and panels on Irish  
> studies, earth-centered religions, the idea of the “new,” and other  
> understandings of “green” studies in the nineteenth century.
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> Abstracts (no longer than 250 words) for 20-minute papers that  
> provide author's name and paper title in heading, as well as a one- 
> page c.v., due by Oct. 3, 2008 to
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> Christine Roth, Program Chair
> University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
> roth@uwosh.edu <mailto:roth@uwosh.edu>
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> Graduate students whose proposals are accepted can, at that point,  
> submit a full-length version of the paper in competition for a  
> travel grant to help cover transportation and lodging expenses.
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> Bringing people together for conferences can impact the environment  
> through the smog and greenhouse gas emissions associated with air  
> and ground travel, as well as the paper, plastic, and food waste  
> associated with the event.  For this reason, the 30th annual  
> meeting of the Nineteenth Century Studies Association will also  
> incorporate as many “green” options and resources as possible to  
> reduce the conference-related environmental impact.