February 1, 2002 — The English Department at Ball State University thanks you in advance for joining our 12^th annual conference, Practical Criticism Midwest, to be held in the Kitselman House. Please e-mail committee chair Julie Goodspeed at jegoodspeed@yahoo.com with questions.

What is PCM? Pratical Criticism Midwest is an annual in-house conference for Ball State English graduate students.

When? PCM XII takes place on February 1, 2001 at Kitselman (Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry) from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Why? PCM is a friendly forum for graduate students to present papers to their fellow peers and faculty. Priority is given to first time PCM presenters. PCM gives students an opportunity not only to present but to organize the conference the following year. Presenters in PCM XII belong to the PCM XIII committee.

Encouraging one another to share our ideas, our current research, and our recent writings epitomizes graduate study. In fact, the profession itself encourages such sharing in the form of conferences. Conferences allow all of us to display our scholarly work, to introduce others to what we're thinking, and to get crucial feedback on what we've done. This year we invite faculty to join the graduate students in presenting research and writing.

Presenting a paper at a conference for the first time can be a frightening prospect. Practical Criticism Midwest is a department-wide intellectual show-and-tell, a chance for students in the department to get involved with colleagues and practice presenting professionally.

-- The PCM 12 Committee

PCM in the Past

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