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Monthly Archives: June 2008

CFP: Down to The Wire: Urban Decay and American Television

Call For Papers – Edited Collection Down to The Wire: Urban Decay and American Television Edited by Tiffany Potter and C.W. Marshall (University of British Columbia) Proposals are invited for an edited collection of original essays that examine The Wire, HBO’s award-winning television series, which has just concluded its fifth and final season. The volume [...]

Books in Animal Studies

At risk of becoming a propagandist for Columbia UP, Wendy Lochner, the animal studies (and religion and philosophy) editor at CUP has made a post to the CUP press blog on her interest in animal studies. CUP is already the leading publisher in animal studies (see catalog here). I’m looking forward to reading Matthew Calarco’s [...]

Pedagogical Encounters in Law, Culture and the Humanities

Call for Participation Pedagogical Encounters in Law, Culture and the Humanities Academics in law, culture and the humanities find the “law” in a wide array of cultural sites – from Victorian diaries, to Hollywood blockbusters, to children’s literature, to memorial architecture. This richness poses incredible opportunities but also daunting challenges for us in the classroom. [...]