Call for Papers

African American Literature and Culture Society
American Literature Association
19th Annual Conference
May 22-25, 2008
San Francisco, CA

The AALCS will host six panels at the American Literature Association Conference. Topics are open, but we are especially interested in papers on:

* Ishmael Reed
* The History and Future of Black Studies: The Legacy of San Francisco State
* Considering Spoken Word: From the Last Poets to Saul Williams
* Re-Viewing the 'Hood: Straight Outta Compton Turns 20

Submit a short, one page abstract for a 20-minute presentation to:
William R. Nash: nash@middlebury.edu

Deadline for Proposals: January 10, 2008