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WIREGRASS Graduate CONFERENCE
IN ENGLISH STUDIES

Sponsored by VSU’s English Graduate Student Association

Valdosta State University

Please note the new conference date:
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Bailey Science Center

The Wiregrass Graduate Conference welcomes all graduate students in English Studies to participate and share their current research, creative writings, and insightful perspectives.  The conference is designed to bridge relationships between graduate students from universities around the country.  Additionally, students will be able to present their work in an environment that fosters professional and intellectual growth through the exchange of diverse scholastic ideas.

We encourage submissions on any topics related to English Studies. Suggested categories include:

  • Media Studies
  • Popular Culture
  • World Literature
  • Genre Literature
  • British Literature
  • American Literature
  • Pedagogy
  • Composition and Rhetoric

Please note the new submission deadline. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words and submitted to Kristy Singletary at kmurphy@valdosta.edu by Friday, August 6, 2010.  Those selected to present at the conference will be notified via email by Friday, August 13, 2010.

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