Dear Colleagues,
Please find below a Call for Papers.
Best wishes,
Henk
(Apologies for cross-posting)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Tzvetan Todorov Colloquium
Monday, 23 March 2015
University of Sheffield, UK
Originally known above all for his ground-breaking work in literary
theory, Tzvetan Todorov is now firmly established as one of the wold’s
foremost cultural critics. A true son of the Enlightenment, he both
defends our fundamental values and questions our deepest certainties.
His critical interventions cover an astounding range of topics, from
narratology to anti-Semitism, from painting to politics, and from
history to current affairs. Todorov addresses highly complex
intellectual and social challenges with lucidity and equanimity, yet
without avoiding controversial issues such as Islamic fundamentalism,
the war in Iraq, and the International Criminal Court.
The aim of the colloquium is to explore the variety of domains
encompassed by Todorov’s intellectual activity.
Papers focussing on:
- critical humanism and the legacy of the Enlightenment
- totalitarianism and democracy
- the role of the intellectual in the 21st century
- literature and the humanities
are particularly welcome, but proposals for other avenues of
investigation will be gladly considered too.
Please send abstracts of 200-250 words plus your details (including a
short bio-/bibliography) to the conference organisers, Henk de Berg
([log in to unmask]) and Karine Zbinden ([log in to unmask]), by 30
September 2014.
A selection of papers will be published. All papers should be in
English. Submission deadline for papers to be considered for
publication: 30 May 2015.
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Henk de Berg
Department of Germanic Studies
University of Sheffield
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