MODERN LATIN AMERICAN MANUSCRIPTS 

Call for Papers

Recto/Verso
Revue de jeunes chercheurs en critique génétique
(Recto/Verso. Young Researchers' Review of Genetic Criticism)
http://www.revuerectoverso.com/

Deadline: June 15th, 2007


Recto/Verso Revue de jeunes chercheurs en critique génétique (Young 
Researchers' Review of Genetic Criticism) is a new electronic review for 
the exchange and diffusion of scholarly work centred on the study of literary 
and artistic processes of creation. Recto/Verso publishes in four languages 
(French, English, Spanish and Italian) the works of young academics 
scholars from different fields (literature, linguistics etc) studying the 
genesis of writers? works and manuscripts. Recto/Verso is an international 
interdisciplinary review published online twice a year (June and December 
issues) on http://www.revuerectoverso.com

The second issue of Recto/Verso (December 2007) will be devoted to genetic 
criticism studies in/on Latin America. We invite submissions from young 
academics, post-doctoral and graduate students working on modern Latin 
American manuscripts by Portuguese, Spanish, English or French-speaking 
writers (Caribbean).

Since the 1980s, genetic studies attracted strong academic interest and 
achieved broad diffusion in Latin America. Brazil has been one of the most 
active poles of research in genetic studies, along with Argentina and 
Mexico. This expansion has seen the creation of research centres focusing on 
modern manuscripts in which a new generation of researchers was trained. The 
editorial tradition initiated by the prestigious collection Archivos has 
also contributed to reinforce interest from the international scientific 
community for the study of the manuscripts of Latin American writers.

There is a need for a comprehensive review of the current situation as 
well as of potential future developments. Is there a specific Latin American 
form of genetic criticism, with its own theoretical foundations, history and 
trends? Is it appropriate to underline the continuity between Latin American 
genetic studies and the European tradition? What is the original contribution 
of the study of Latin American writers to research in the field? Is it 
possible, within such a varied and complex linguistic, literary and artistic 
space, to focus on the specificities of particular national contexts in terms 
of scriptural creation and/or genetic research? To what extent is there a 
specificity of Latin American writing?

We welcome contributions on specific corpus (manuscript or typescript) as 
well as theoretical or methodological contributions on the foundations, new 
developments and promises of Latin American genetic criticism. Since Latin 
America has traditionally been a space of cultural reference and sometimes 
exile for European writers, we will also consider contributions on non 
Latin American writers, to extent to which the genesis of the work shows a 
relevant connection with this space.

You are invited to submit a 750-word abstract - accompanied by a short 
presentation of the author to: [log in to unmask] Closing date for 
submissions is June 15th, 2007.  If the project is accepted, the full 
article should be received by October 15th, 2007.