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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Please note
the EARLY deadline and NEW submission requirements for this year’s
conference!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Laura Vidler<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:-.5in;text-align:center'><b><font
size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>AHCT Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium, March
5-7, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:-.5in;text-align:center'><b><font
size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The
Association for Hispanic Classical Theater </span></font>particularly
encourages studies on all aspects of performance of Siglo de Oro dramatic
texts, though proposals for papers or special sessions at the annual symposium
on other topics related to Spanish Golden Age theater are welcome. <font
color=black><span style='color:black'>Papers should be 20 minutes in length,
and may be delivered in Spanish or English. <u>Those submitting proposals
should indicate a preferred day for their presentation, as well as any special
equipment needs that they may have</u>.</span></font><font color=red><span
style='color:red'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><b><i><u><font size=3 color=red
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>Abstracts and proposals submitted by November 15 will
receive full consideration for inclusion on the conference program.</span></font></u><font
color=red><span style='color:red'> <u>Submissions from members received after
the deadline will only be considered if time and space on the program allow.<o:p></o:p></u></span></font></i></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><b><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:
bold'>College and university faculty</span></font></b><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> are asked to send paper titles along with one-page
abstracts and/or proposals for special sessions to Prof. William R. Blue of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Pennsylvania</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
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at: <a href="file:///D:\Temporary%20Internet%20Files\OLKA\wrb10@psu.edu">wrb10@psu.edu</a>.
For speed in processing, all proposals and abstracts should be submitted as
e-mail attachments. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words,
single-spaced, in 12 point font, and they should be prepared in MS Word. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
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12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Graduate students</span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> who are interested in participating in
the conference are asked to submit, via US Mail, a hard copy of completed
papers of approximately ten pages, double-spaced. Papers should be sent
to: Professor Christopher Weimer, Department of Foreign Languages and
Literatures, 309 Gundersen Bldg., Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK
74078. <u>Along with the paper itself, each submission should include a
separate sheet containing the title of the paper, the name of the author of the
paper, and the author’s postal and e-mail address. In order that they may
be given a “blind” reading, the papers themselves must remain
anonymous, i.e., they should not reveal the name of the author, either on the
first page or in headers or footers.</u> The first page should, of course,
contain the title of the paper. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>In addition
to the hard copy of the completed paper, graduate students are also asked to
submit an abstract of no longer than 250 words, single-spaced, in 12 point
font, and prepared in MS Word. Abstracts, sent as e-mail attachments, should
also be sent to Professor Weimer. His e-mail address is: <a
href="file:///D:\Temporary%20Internet%20Files\OLKA\CBWeimer@aol.com">CBWeimer@aol.com.</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Graduate
students whose papers are accepted for presentation will be considered for the
AHCT Everett W. Hesse Travel Support Grant. <u>The deadline for the submission
of completed papers is November 15, 2008.</u><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
</span></b>Notification of acceptance will be sent electronically.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For further information
regarding conference events and registration, please see attachment or the AHCT
website:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'><a href="http://www.comedias.org/">www.comedias.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><i><font size=2 color=maroon face=Papyrus><span
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