italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
2nd Call For Papers
A one-day interdisciplinary conference on ‘Dialogue with Tradition: Contemporary Writers and Literary Heritage’ will be held at the University of Warwick on Saturday February 5th 2005.
By the 1970s, debate about the inter-relationships between texts and about the uses of literary canons had begun to influence writers, causing many to re-consider their attitude towards texts from the past. Dialogue with past literature became problematized as writers began to re-appropriate texts for their own purposes, in new and interesting ways. This conference aims to bring together researchers from different disciplines to discuss the changing use of the canon (both textual and film) from 1970 onwards.
Papers have so far been received from Italian, German, Hispanic and English Studies.
The keynote speaker will be Professor Martin McLaughlin (University of Oxford).
Participants are particularly invited to address issues related to:
• Dialogue with the canon through literature and film after 1970
• The impact of structuralism and post-structuralism on the use of the canon
• Political re-appropriation of literature
• Re-appropriation of the canon by marginalized groups
• The use of national and international literary heritage in fiction
Abstracts (300 words) and a short biography should be sent to Liz Wren-Owens by October 30th 2004, at
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Liz Wren-Owens
Department of Italian
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
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