call papers post communist language change call papers russian language area studies program texas tech university announces conference society language culture post communist russia former republics soviet union eastern europe demise communism soviet union eastern europe ushered mass changes nearly every aspect lives people nations changes political system also way people nations lead everyday lives perceive place world fall communism altered way people former communist countries work shop rest travel etc changes dayto day life combined removal state control literature press affected way people nations write way read profound differences language style content found works leading literary figures pages newspaper similar changes taken place spheres art life people former communist countries deal decades communist cultural legacy attempt return precommunist heritage hoping adapt older cultural values modern world nations deal deluge social material cultural imports longtime capitalist foes cope collision traditional communist mass culture degree elements present culture today conference held april 2 4 1998 texas tech university depending upon resources hope downlink conference sites around nation also hope publish volume selected papers conference papers panels disciplines areas welcome deadline proposals jan 15 1998 please address proposals language erin collopy proposals literature anthony qualin proposals society politics culture lewis tracy classical modern languages literatures texas tech university lubbock texas 704092071 proposals also accepted email prof collopy language pveri ttacs ttu edu prof qualin literature pvton ttacs ttu edu prof tracy society politics culture pvlew ttacs ttu edu erin collopy visiting assistant professor department classical modern languages literature texas tech university lubbock tx 79409 806 7423286 pveri ttacs ttu edu