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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>CALL FOR
PRESENTATIONS <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>American Studies Association
of Texas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>November 4-6, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Texas A&M
University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Commerce, Texas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>AMERICA AND THE WORLD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Presentations and panels are solicited for the annual
meeting of the American Studies Association of Texas to be held at Texas
A&M University-Commerce on November 4 through 6, 2010. We especially
welcome presentations dealing with America and American studies in a global or
international context. As usual, we also welcome presentations dealing with any
aspect of American studies.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Presentations should be no more than 20 minutes long. Panels
should involve 3 or 4 presentations of no more than 20 minutes each.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Send 100-word abstracts of presentation proposals or
100-word descriptions of panel proposals to<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Richard Tuerk<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Department of Literature and Languages<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Commerce, TX 75429-3011<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:Richard_Tuerk@tamu-commerce.edu">Richard_Tuerk@tamu-commerce.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td width=289 valign=top style='width:216.9pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal>Lisa Hull Reed<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Collin College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Preston Ridge Campus<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>9700 Wade Blvd.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Frisco, Texas 75035<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:lreed1@leo.tamu-commerce.edu">lreed1@leo.tamu-commerce.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Deadline: September 29, 2010.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Banquet speaker: Marco Portales, Texas A&M University,
College Station, author of the Latino Trilogy (<i>Crowding Out Latinos, Latino
Sun Rising, Quality Education for Latinos and Latinas)</i> and <i>Youth and Age
in American Literature.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Reduced rate rooms will be available at Holiday Inn Express,
2207 Culver St., Commerce, Texas 75428, 903-886-4777 ($85; king suites $90).
Mention American Studies Association of Texas.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Economy rooms are available at University Inn, 3000 State Highway
50, Commerce, TX 75428, 903-886-3165 ($35.99 to $49.99).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Conference fees: $35 for faculty, $25 for students.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Grants of $50.00 are available for students who present
papers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>For more information about the
American Studies Association of Texas, visit the Web site at
http://orgs.tamu-commerce.edu/ASAofTX/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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