On behalf of the Intermountain Graduate Conference committee, I am pleased to announce a call for papers for the 4th annual Intermountain Graduate Conference, "Remapping Intellectual Spaces," to take place in Logan, Utah at Utah State University (USU), April 4, 2008. In addition to sessions, the conference will include a luncheon and keynote speaker Rick LeBrasseur, professor of Landscape Architecture and Environment Planning from Utah State University. He is the Sumner Margetts Swaner Professor and director of the Green Space Institute.

The Conference Committee invites abstracts from graduate students in the Humanities. We welcome scholarly or creative papers on a wide range of topics: liminal spaces in literature to cultural and social implications of new media; from representation and interpretation in art history to boundaries of gender studies; from social and anthropological history of urban planning to future territories of ecocriticism; from disputed turf claims in pop culture to experimental multi-genre works of creative writing. ALL abstracts will be considered. Papers may be submitted individually, but panel submissions are also encouraged. Abstracts must be postmarked by February 1, 2008.
Abstracts may be sent via email to igc.usu@gmail.com.

This conference is an occasion to showcase current work being done by graduate students in all areas of the Humanities and provides a welcoming and supportive venue for them to share their research and work.

Please find attached a formal call for papers. Should you prefer not to open an attachment, these documents can also be found on our website at http://english.usu.edu/sage. On behalf of the entire Conference committee, I invite your graduate students to join us for this exciting event and ask that you please encourage their attendance.