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MLA Convention, which is scheduled in Philadelphia, January 4<sup>th</sup> – 7<sup>th</sup> 2024, please send me the following information by<b> February 15<sup>th</sup>:</b> <u1:p class="ContentPasted0"> </u1:p></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#174E86"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span><span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#174E86;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">This deadline is to propose a topic, for which you will
seek abstracts within the next two months. You are <i>not</i> expected to submit a full panel proposal at this point. You may review <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mla.confex.com/mla/2024/webprogrampreliminary/alphabetical.html__;!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!Kx2IyOfeDTwHtZuLtgQFqafc7S9yDyMirUYGyyaJaPBx5Vuxt72xYzeTmMR3LylEEJS76awzUtszLlMGTQ$" class="" data-loopstyle="link">existing CFP</a> here.<u1:p class="ContentPasted0"> </u1:p></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#174E86"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span><span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#174E86;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">The deadline to submit a complete panel proposal including
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<span style="color:rgb(23,78,134)"></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Garamond,serif"><font color="#333399"><span style="color:rgb(23,78,134)">Associate Professor of English</span><span style="color:rgb(23,78,134)"></span></font></span></p>
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