Over 400 papers were presented at this year’s College English Association conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, April 5-7. Among them were the following Michigan scholars:
Rebecca Conklin – Michigan State University
Philip Egan – Western Michigan University
David Marquard – Ferris State University
Bernie Miller – Eastern Michigan University
Jean Kearns Miller – Washtenaw Community College
As usual, the range of topics included literary theory, creative writing, graphic novels, learning outcomes and assessment, multicultural and world literature, popular culture, religion and literature, composition and rhetoric, and so much more from the traditional canon.
Presenters came from over 30 states and 7 countries including France, Turkey, Sweden, Canada, Belarus, United Kingdom, and Qatar.
Featured speakers were
Patricia Spears Jones, City University of New York, award-winning poet – plenary speaker
Kimberly Wilmont Voss, University of Central Florida – Women’s Connection Luncheon
Charles A.S. Ernst, Hilbert College – Diversity Reception
Julienne Empric, Eckerd University – All-Conference Luncheon
Next year, CEA will celebrate its 50th annual conference in New Orleans, March 28-30. Proposals may be submitted until November 1, 2018. Remember that any paper presented at MCEA may also be submitted without revision for acceptance at the national conference.
The 2019 conference will also celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of CEA.
For submission details and general information, please see the CEA website at