Call for Papers
The Twenty-Ninth Annual Conference
Toronto, Canada April 24-26, 2014 U.S. members: Check your passport
expiration date
Submission: Deadline is February 3, 2014
I.S.E.B. invites academics, teachers, graduate students, researchers
and anyone who engages aspects of biography in their writing,
teaching, research, or other professional endeavors to submit
proposals for our annual conference. Previous papers have come from a
variety of disciplines including history, education, English,
religion, and many more. We encourage submissions from graduate
students.
Possible topics include but are not limited to the following:
Collective biographies, role of biography in the history of education,
biography and fiction, general biography, plot structures of
biographies, biographic criticism, publishing biographies, feminist
approaches to life writing, oral history, experimental approaches,
ethical issues, methodology, and the use of biography in classroom
instruction.
Proposal Information: The refereed conference invites individual
papers and panel discussions; other presentation formats are welcome.
Generally, the conference schedule allows 30 minutes for individual
papers (includes discussion time), and 60-75 minutes for panel
discussions and other kinds of presentations.
Proposals should be sent as attachments and include:
1) A title page which includes title, name of author(s), address,
telephone #, fax #, and e-mail.
2) A 250-350 word abstract describing the importance of the topic, the
approach taken & the need for any technology.
3) Please state any time and day that you cannot present.
Send proposals by surface mail, or e-mail attachment to:
Mary Woodard Bevel, Ed D Home email: drmary@bevelweb.com
Home address: 2009 Grimm Lane, Pacific, MO, 63069 Home phone: 636 271 8408
Hotel: The Metropolitan Hotel is now called DoubleTree by Hilton
Toronto Downtown (1-416-977-5000;
https://secure3.hilton.com/en_
Committed guest rooms will be held until March 24, 2014, at which time
they will be released. The group rate is $ 145.00 CA plus tax. Hotel
Reservations received after the cut-off date will be accepted on the
basis of availability. If more persons reserve early than are in the
guaranteed room block, the rooms could be taken prior to the cut-off
date, so please reserve early. (Some rooms have been reserved for
those who come early and for those who plan to stay over the weekend).
You may reserve before paper acceptance in order to guarantee a room.
If you should have to cancel the reservation, you must cancel five
days in advance.
DUES & CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
ALL persons presenting papers MUST be current in ISEB dues. NOTE:
Conference Registration fee is a separate fee from membership dues.
· Full Membership (all payments must be in U.S. funds) Dues: $75 US
(includes year subscription to ISEB’s journal, Vitae Scholasticae);
· Conference Registration: $170 (U.S. funds) BEFORE April 1 (includes
lunch); $190 (U.S. funds) AFTER April 1 (includes lunch).
· Additional lunch for guests, friends, spouses:$45.00
· Students: Dues & Conference Registration: $30.00 U.S.;
· Subscription to Vitae: $40.00 (extra charge).
*Please complete the membership/conference form at
http://tinyurl.com/
to:
Lora Helvie-Mason, PO Box T-0490 Tarleton State University,
Stephenville, Texas 76402; phone: 254.968.9498 Email:
drlorahelviemason@gmail.com
Checks and money orders (in US funds) made to International Society
for Educational Biography or pay digitally at
http://tinyurl.com/
Please send changes in contact information to Martha Tevis, Secretary:
marthamay@aol.com
You may also find all of this information and more on our website:
http://www.isebio.org/
PLEASE SHARE THIS CFP WITH OTHERS AND TAKE A FEW COPIES WHEN YOU
ATTEND OTHER CONFERENCES
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