Call for Papers
Steal this Conference: Transnational Culture
Jamming
The 4th Annual CLTC Graduate Student Conference
May 31st, 2006
McCune Conference Room
The Consortium for Literature, Theory and Culture seeks panelists
from the UCSB graduate student community to present 15-20
minute papers (approximately 8 pp.) on the theme of "Transnational
Culture Jamming."
Topics include (but are not limited to):
Trickster Figures
Forgeries
Spoofs
Parody
Dadaism
Recombinant Art
Pseudoscience
Vandalism
Imposters
Hoaxes
The Confidence Man
Heists
Impersonations
Ventriloquism
Commerce Jamming
Satire
Reverse Propaganda
Fake Art
The Avant-garde
Language Games
Gender Bending
Race Performance
Hacks / Hacktivism
Theater of the Absurd
Class Critique
Visual Play / Visual Culture
Graffiti
Any and all theoretical approaches are welcome. Experimental
presentation formats are encouraged, as are group presentations.
Please submit a 200-400 word abstract via e-mail or post
to:
David Roh
CLTC Consortium Researcher
c/o Department of English
2607 South Hall
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3170
roh@umail.ucsb.edu
http://www.cltc.ucsb.edu
For electronic submissions, please place "CLTC Grad
Conference" in the subject line of your email.
Abstracts should be received by April 29th, 2006.
*As with the CLTC Roundtables, a presentation at the CLTC
Graduate Student Conference qualifies the presenter for applying
for a travel grant.*
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