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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Classification: UNCLASSIFIED<br>Caveats: FOUO<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Stéphane Natan [mailto:editor@lef-e.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 14, 2011 3:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> Vidler, Laura L CIV USA USMA<br><b>Subject:</b> Call for Contributors and/or Referees <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Dear Professor Vidler, <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><i><span style='color:black'>L’Érudit franco-espagnol</span></i><span style='color:black'> (<i>LEF-E</i>) is pleased to announce the launch of a <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>new, peer-reviewed, open-access online journal</span> dedicated to publishing scholarly essays that engage issues and ideas in connection with the literatures and cultures of France, the Francophone countries, Spain, Latin America, and the Hispanic population in the United States. <i>LEF-E</i> is looking for contributors and journal referees for its first issue, which is forthcoming in Spring 2012. The last date of submission of papers for inclusion in the first issue is January 15, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><u><span style='color:black'>Contributors</span></u><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><i><span style='color:black'>LEF-E</span></i><span style='color:black'> accepts <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>esays in English, French, or Spanish</span> and invites the submission of original research<i> </i>in the following fields:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'>French Literature<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'>Francophone Literature<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'>Spanish Literature<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'>Latin American Literature<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'>Comparative Analysis <o:p></o:p></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><i><span style='color:black'>LEF-E<em> </em></span></i><span style='color:black'>welcomes submissions from both experienced academics and young scholars. The recommended length for submissions is between 4,000 and 10,000 words. Essays to be considered for <i>LEF-E<em> </em></i>must be submitted electronically to the Editor (<a href="mailto:editor@lef-e.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>editor@lef-e.org</span></a>). Please submit each essay in Microsoft Word format along with an abstract and a brief bio-bibliography. The essay must be formatted according to the style guidelines of the <i>MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers,</i> 7<sup>th</sup> ed., by Joseph Gibaldi. For more information regarding contributing an essay to <i>LEF-E</i>, visit <a href="http://www.lef-e.org/">www.lef-e.org</a> and click on the tab labeled “Guidelines for Contributors.”<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><u><span style='color:black'>Referees </span></u><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Referee will be asked to review a maximum of four articles per year. If you are interested in becoming a referee for <i>LEF-E</i>, please<em> </em>email your résumé as an attachment to the Editor at <a href="mailto:editor@lef-e.org">editor@lef-e.org</a>. In the body of the email, please indicate your area(s) of specialization and interest and the language(s) in which you feel confident working in (English, French, or Spanish). For more information regarding becoming a referee for <i>LEF-E</i>, visit <a href="http://www.lef-e.org/">www.lef-e.org</a> and click on the tab labeled “Becoming a Referee.”<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Please direct general inquiries to the Co-Editor, Dr. María Cristina Campos Fuentes, by email at <a href="mailto:co-editor@lef-e.org">co-editor@lef-e.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Dr. Stéphane Natan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Associate Professor of French<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Rider University<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span lang=ES-MX style='color:black'>Editor, <i>L’Érudit franco-espagnol</i> (<i>LEF-E</i>) </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='color:black'>An Electronic Journal of French and Hispanic Literatures<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.lef-e.org/">www.lef-e.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Classification: UNCLASSIFIED<br>Caveats: FOUO<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>