Call for Proposals
37th Annual Comparative Literature Symposium
at Texas Tech University
Thursday-Saturday, 25-27 March 2004:
Memory and History:
Cultural Representations of Displacement and Genocide
Keynote Speaker:
Lawrence Langer
With a Special Reading by
Stephen Jones
The formation, reconfiguration and dissolution of nations and peoples
have transformed cultural landscapes the world over. Through
tumultuous events such as the World Wars, the Holocaust, the fall of
the Soviet Union, North American westward expansion and colonial and
post-colonial disruptions, the cultures and peoples of the globe have
been radically altered, displaced, and exterminated. Despite the meta-
narratives of European unity, Islamic unity and the One World Order,
memory persists in diverse and multifaceted cultural and historical
expressions. In this symposium, we will explore how various cultural
representations (literature, film, music, and all forms of narrative
and artistic expression) negotiate the turmoil of the past.
The Comparative Literature Program of Texas Tech University invites one
page proposals for presentations. Proposals for panels may also be
submitted consisting of one-page abstracts from each of the
participants. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the
following:
Memory
Expulsion
Deracination
Deportation
"Heimat"
Nostalgia
Sexual Politics
Exile
"Ethnic Cleansing"
Genocide
Holocaust
Immigration
Modernity
Nationalism
Internment
Family
Exploitation of German-Jewish history
Memorial Politics
Proposals and inquiries should be sent to:
Professor Ingrid Fry and Charles Grair
Dept. of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409
(806) 742-0564
Fax: (806) 742-3306
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Please include an email address in your correspondence.
Proposal deadline: November 30, 2003
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