Walking Around in the Space of Consumption and Segregation: Examining Place in Language and Literature

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  • Journal Editors University of Houston

Abstract

Plaza: Dialogues in Language and Literature is seeking student-written articles and creative works that examine the role of place in literature, composition studies, folklore, cultural studies, language studies, and gender studies. Topics might include: the impact of place on an author or text, use of regional languages and dialects, geographic metaphors and motifs, establishment of moral and social codes through setting, use of local folklore in national literature, the way location affects teaching and learning, or a narrative or photo essay examining what it means to call a place home.

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Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2011): Conference Issue: The American Tapestry

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Call for Papers

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Authors maintain copyright of their own work. If the contribution includes any materials that have been taken from another source (e.g., quotations that exceed fair use, illustrations, charts, other graphics), the author must obtain written permission to reproduce them in electronic formats.