Call for Papers: Special issue on disability topics

The editorial board invites submissions for publication for a special edition (June 2005) on disability issues. Essays may address a wide variety of topics such as the issues of disability studies as a field; representations of disability in literature, film, popular culture, the media; the intersections of gender, sexuality, race, politics and disability.

Atenea is published by the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, which sponsored "The Discourse of Disability/Congreso Otras Habilidades," the first conference devoted to disability and the arts, in March 1993. The conference program may be viewed online.

Submissions in either English or Spanish are welcome (see the guidelines below):

Deadline for submission for this issue: 9 August 2004.

1. Essays (4000-5000 words) and book reviews (500-900 words) should follow MLA format and be accompanied by a brief abstract (250 words) on aseparate page.
2. Poetry and fiction should not exceed 8 pages.
3. The author's name should only appear on a separate title page, whichalso provides his or her postal and email addresses, phone and fax numbers, and institutional affiliation.
4. Email enquiries are welcome (atenea@uprm.edu), but electronic submissions are not considered. If the submitted piece is accepted, theauthor will be asked to provide a copy in MS Word format.
5. All submissions should be mailed in triplicate to the editor.

Postal address:
Nandita Batra
Editor, Revista Atenea
Department of English - Box 9265
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681

Address for Fed Ex, UPS, and other courier services:
Nandita Batra
Editor, Revista Atenea
Department of English
Chardon 323
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00680

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