2007 RMMLA Convention ~ Calgary, Alberta, Canada October 4-6

Calgary Skyline with Rocky Mountain Backdrop

2007 Complete Program | Program by Session Type | Program by Day General Information The 61st annual RMMLA convention was held in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada from October 4-6, 2007, at the Westin Calgary Hotel. We had an exciting program and were pleased that so many members were able to join us in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. Special thanks to our local host, the University of Calgary, in particular: Faculty of Humanities Department of English Department of French, Italian and Spanish Language Research Center This year our keynote speakers was Elizabeth George, celebrated author of the Inspector Lynley crime novels, as our keynote speaker. Ms. George has won the Anthony Award, the Agatha Award, and France's Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for her novel A Great Deliverance, for which she was also nominated for the Edgar and the Macavity Awards. She has also been awarded Germany's MIMI for her novel Well-Schooled in Murder. Most of her novels have been filmed for television by the BBC and have been broadcast in the US on PBS's MYSTERY series. Her most recent novel is entitled What Came Before He Shot Her. At RMMLA, Ms. George gave a talk entitled "The Enduring Appeal of Crime"; she also participated in a special session on creative writing. We were also happy to welcome guest speaker Evelyn C. White, author of Alice Walker: A Life (W.W. Norton, 2004), the first full-length biography of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE COLOR PURPLE (among other works). Ms. White gave a talk entitled "A Passion for Freedom: Alice Munro and Alice Walker," looking at the life and literature of the writers through the lens of their fervent quest for liberation, both personally and professionally. We also welcomed Douglas Steward, Associate Director of MLA English Programs and of the Association of Departments of English (ADE), who gave a talk entitled "‘A Pall of Orthodoxy’: Academic Freedom in the Classroom." He also participated in a panel discussion on academic freedom. "Brotherhood of Mankind" by Mario Armengol, located outside the Calgary Board of Education building on Macleod Trail. Call for Papers Each year, our CALL FOR PAPERS is available online; it is also mailed to members (along with the winter issue of the Rocky Mountain Review) in mid-November. Special Topic Sessions Current members may propose Special Topic Sessions to the RMMLA convention. Click "Special Topic Sessions - How To" for information on how to propose an STS and the approval process. The glass-enclosed Devonian Gardens (inside the TD/Calgary Eaton Shopping Centre) is a year-round oasis. Stephen Avenue, Calgary's historic main street, in its heyday Paper Proposals March 1 is always the deadline for submission of one-page paper proposals to session chairs of all Regular, Special and Affiliate Sessions listed in the CFP. Chairs notify those who submit proposals of their acceptance or rejection by March 15. Scheduling and Audio-Visual Equipment requests must be made by May 1. Calgary Skyline at Dusk Entering Downtown Calgary via Centre Street Bridge RMMLA is an organization for its members. You are asked to be current in your dues by April 1 to attend the convention, present a paper, or have your name included in the convention program. Thank you in advance for your support of this policy. Calgary Tower and Downtown at Night Banff -- site of our Saturday afternoon excursion!

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