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Humor and Baseball (8/15/05; collection)
Shelves and shelves have been filled with scholarly attention to baseball in American history, culture, literature, politics, etc.; and likewise, shelves and shelves have been devoted to the study of humor (in American history, culture, literature, politics, etc.). Yet, surprisingly little has been said about the relationship between the two.
Proposed is a collection of new essays on the relationship between humor and baseball (in American history, culture, literature, politics, etc.). Topics might include, but certainly are not limited to:
baseball folklore and oral histories
baseball films, novels, poetry, etc.
baseball business and politics
baseball memoirs, exposes, etc.
funny moments in baseball games, blooper reels, etc.
baseball mascots and comic figures/characters/logos
baseball insider culture (razzing, pranks, dugout and on-field antics, etc.)
Any essay on the intersections of baseball and humor will be considered, and ideally the collection will be comprised of nine essays, total (of course!).
The working title for the collection is "'There's no crying in baseball!': Essays on the Relationship Between Humor and America's Game".
Detailed abstracts (350-500 words) or completed essays (3,000-6,000 words) due August 15, 2005. Questions and submissions via email (MSWord doc) to Jason Steed at [email protected]
Note: A major press has already expressed interest in this project.
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CFP: Humor and Baseball (8/15/05; collection)
Humor and Baseball (8/15/05; collection)
Shelves and shelves have been filled with scholarly attention to baseball in American history, culture, literature, politics, etc.; and likewise, shelves and shelves have been devoted to the study of humor (in American history, culture, literature, politics, etc.). Yet, surprisingly little has been said about the relationship between the two.
Proposed is a collection of new essays on the relationship between humor and baseball (in American history, culture, literature, politics, etc.). Topics might include, but certainly are not limited to:
baseball folklore and oral histories
baseball films, novels, poetry, etc.
baseball business and politics
baseball memoirs, exposes, etc.
funny moments in baseball games, blooper reels, etc.
baseball mascots and comic figures/characters/logos
baseball insider culture (razzing, pranks, dugout and on-field antics, etc.)
Any essay on the intersections of baseball and humor will be considered, and ideally the collection will be comprised of nine essays, total (of course!).
The working title for the collection is "'There's no crying in baseball!': Essays on the Relationship Between Humor and America's Game".
Detailed abstracts (350-500 words) or completed essays (3,000-6,000 words) due August 15, 2005. Questions and submissions via email (MSWord doc) to Jason Steed at [email protected]
Note: A major press has already expressed interest in this project.
- Ot Cfp: 20th Annual Nine Spring Training Conference On Baseball History And Culture
OT CFP: 20th Annual NINE Spring Training Conference on Baseball History and Culture "I never could wait for spring to come so I could get out there and swat those baseballs." --Goose GoslinNINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture...
- Cfp: From Babbitt To Rabbit: Sports In American Literature (midwest Modern Language Association)
CFP: From Babbitt to Rabbit: Sports in American Literature (Midwest Modern Language Association) Midwest MLA ? Cleveland, OH ? November 8-11, 2007 In an America saturated with professional and amateur sporting events, the utilization of sports as a cultural...
- Cfp: Twelfth Conference On Baseball In Literature And Culture
CFP: Twelfth Conference on Baseball in Literature and Culture The Twelfth Conference on Baseball in Literature and Culture, held at Middle Tennessee State University, is soliciting 1-2 page proposals for presentations to be given at the conference on...
- Cfp: Base Ball: A Journal Of The Early Game
CFP: Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game (NOTE: Not quite librarianship...but...) Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal to be published twice each year by McFarland. Offering the best in original research and...
- Author Event July 14 - "baseball Americana"
On Wednesday, July 14, at 7 :00 p.m., baseball fans can take advantage of the All-Star break and get some book-learning at Central Auditorium, when we hear from authors of Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress'...