ARCHITEXTURE
EXPLORING TEXTUAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SPACES Departments of Architecture
and English Studies, University of Strathclyde
15-17 April 2008
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CALL FOR PAPERS:
This interdisciplinary conference investigates relationships between
architectural and literary constructions of space. It will explore the
influence of spatial theories within literary texts; consider how
writers evoke and represent a sense of place; and invite new
perspectives on the aesthetic, physical and social functions of texts in
the design, production and consumption of the built environment. The
conference also aims to discuss these insights within the context of
Glasgow. The social and performance events - to include a champagne
reception at the City Chambers, a walking tour of the Necropolis, a trip
down the Clyde, and visits to the old industrial and residential areas
of the city - will encourage participants to reflect on the connections
between their 'academic' and other uses of text and space.
We welcome a wide range of disciplinary theorisations of the concepts of
text and space, literature and architecture. This international event
aims to bring together scholars, artists, architects, writers, urban
planners and film-makers and many other interested individuals and
organisations. We are happy to accept contributions in any media but
proposals for 20-minute presentations and 10-minute A2 poster sessions,
focused around the following Architectural themes, are invited:
Different Genres; Historical Movements; Public and Private Lives;
Notational Systems - please contact [log in to unmask] for
further details.
Abstracts of papers, 300 words maximum, should be submitted by 30
January 2008, by e-mail, to [log in to unmask] Final draft of
papers submitted for publication by 13 August 2008.
Contacts:
Craig McLean, doctoral students, Department of English Studies Dr. Sarah
Edwards, Lecturer, Department of English Studies Dr. Jonathan Charley,
Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture
Deadline: 30 January 2008
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