One of my librarian colleagues received this question a few days ago, not me, but I was curious enough to research it (librarians LOVE questions like this).  Have you ever wondered how to cite books or other published materials dictated to a human medium?  As this blog post from the APA (American Psychological Association) Style Blog explains, it's ( Read more... )

 This excellent blog post by Stacey Patton, an Enterprise Reporter for The Chronicle for Higher Education, touches on many socially and emotionally weighted subjects:  

• hatred against people using welfare (conveniently ignoring the fact that the subject of the article had already paid into the system as a taxpayer)
• the stress of being without full- ( Read more... )

“Learning to Love Rejection”, a column by Brian Martin, was published as a post on the Inside Higher Education “career Advice” blog. However, some of Martin’s observations go beyond academia for me. Perhaps one could relate these lessons about rejection to experiences with nonfiction writing, short stories, or a fiction manuscript, or writing you ( Read more... )

Call for Papers
Critical Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Video Game Studies
A book collection edited by: Jennifer Malkowski (Miami University) and TreaAndrea M. Russworm (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Due Dates: 7/15/2013 (abstracts); 10/15/2013 (full essays) Of what significance are questions about identity (race, gender ( Read more... )

Are you a fan of Sherlock Holmes, in any of the character's various incarnations?  An academic who researches & writes about fandom? Here is a Call for Essays.  Have at it.
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Sherlock Collections of Essays

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are one of the best known couples in Literature. Since Arthur Canon Doyle first published his famous ( Read more... )

Signal boosting -- I have no further information (although I'd like to read the book when it's ready).

Also of possible interest: calls for academic papers on the science fiction TV shows Stargate   , Smallville, The Walking Dead, The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, and Farscape; and essays about urban fantasy and paranormal romance novels. 
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Want more information? Please use the contact information given in the announcement.
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Call for Papers: Indigenous 'Deep' Space: Indigenous Absence and Presence in Sci-Fi and Comics
February 13-16, 2013
Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Association's 34th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, NM
Submit abstracts to: http://conference2013 ( Read more... )

PARADOXA is seeking submissions of previously unpublished essays on subjects related to AFRICAN SCIENCE FICTION
by 1 March 2013.
In 2010, PUMZI, the first Kenyan sf movie, won the best short film award at the Cannes Independent Film Festival, and the South African co-production DISTRICT 9 was nominated for multiple Oscars. In 2011, Nigerian- ( Read more... )

The Cardiff University-based Fan Studies Network will be of interest to graduate students, indie scholars, & other academic folk with links to fandom or popular culture studies.    A quick browse of the blog indicates that it isn't limited to science fiction-oriented fandom. Good source for Calls for Papers (CFPs), news about publications and ( Read more... )

Please see contact information at the end of the announcement; I have no further info.
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CFP for Fan CULTure: An Examination of Participatory Fandom in the 21st Century

With the advent of new media technologies and social networking sites making communication faster and easier than ever, there exists a dearth of opportunity to see how fan cultures ( Read more... )