Aston University
Institute for the Study of Language and Society
General announcement and invitation
The Institute for the Study of Language and Society at Aston
University is organising a one-day workshop on the reception of
Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' in the Anglo-American world. This
interdisciplinary workshop will be held in the school of Languages and
European Studies. It is scheduled for autumn 2003 (exact date to be
confirmed). Please forward this information to colleagues with
research expertise or interest in this field.
One of the main objectives of this conference is to discuss possible
misinterpretations of the book's underlying ideology on the part of an
English- speaking readership. The workshop will focus on the book's
reception between 1926 to 1945, and the following issues will be
addressed:
· the origins of the book's misinterpretations in relation to
key political events (e.g. the underestimation of the book's
significance, its content and rhetorical force by contemporary
observers)
· the role of language and translation in the book's reception
and (mis) interpretation as a corollary of this general
underestimation
We would like to invite scholars from such diverse fields as
Political/Social Theory, Literary Theory, History, Sociology, German
Studies, or (Critical) Linguistics. We plan to have 4-6 presentations
to be followed by general discussions. If you are interested in
attending the workshop or in giving a brief presentation on an aspect
of the above theme, please contact us at the following address:
Coordinators:
Stefan Baumgarten [[log in to unmask]]
Christina Schäffner [[log in to unmask], or [log in to unmask]]
Postal address:
ISLS, School of Languages and European Studies
Aston University, Aston Triangle
Birmingham B4 7ET
Phone: 0121 359 3611; Ext. 4224/4289
Fax: 0121 359 6153
For more detailed information on the historical background and
workshop
organisation please see the ISLS website:
http://www.les.aston.ac.uk/isls.html/
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