SEMA 2009

We would like to extend a second call for papers for the conference,
which will be held here at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN,
October 15-17. Our conference theme will be "Knowing and Unknowing,"
and our plenary speakers are Sarah Kay (French, Princeton) and John
Tolan (History, Nantes).

The conference website gives more information about the conference,
including a complete call for papers, and will include registration
information at a later date. Please make all submissions
electronically, on the website. Once you have made your submission,
you should receive a confirmation email.

http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/site/gShQhq/sema2009

A note on accommodations: Because of the current economic crisis, we
are trying our best to make the conference as affordable as possible.
This is one reason to make your hotel reservations early on,
especially if you are interested in staying at the Scarritt Bennett
Center, where the conference itself will be held. Another reason is
that the conference weekend coincides with homecoming weekend at
Vanderbilt: this means that prices at other Nashville hotels will most
likely be inflated, and that rooms will be limited.

(We have put more information on different options for accommodation
on the conference website.)

Please address any questions about the website or about conference
logistics either to me (rachel.e.early@vanderbilt.edu) or to Lynn
Ramey (lynn.ramey@vanderbilt.edu).

Again, we hope to see you all in October!

Rachel Early
Graduate Student
Vanderbilt University
Department of French and Italian