"Trespassing(s)" Graduate Conference at University of Maryland. Abstract Deadline: December 22, 2013

The Graduate English Organization (GEO) of the University of Maryland, College Park invites abstract submissions for the upcoming 7th annual interdisciplinary conference on March 7 and 8, 2014. The conference theme is “Trespassing(s),” focusing on ideas of “trespassing” as a category of physical, conceptual, or representational acts that attract the attention of various disciplines. The conference seeks to explore both the motivations for and experiences of trespassing as well as the structures of thought and power that define it. The conference will also include a plenary panel of established scholars from UMD and surrounding area.

To further recognize the accomplishments of participants, the conference committee will again present a best paper award at the end our the event. Send panel proposals or individual paper abstracts as a Word Document or PDF attachment by December 22nd, 2013 to the conference organizers at: conference.geo@gmail.com. For more information, please visit the English department website at http://www.english.umd.edu and the conference website/call for papers at http://trespassingsconference.blogspot.com/.