INGEBORG BACHMANN CENTRE FOR AUSTRIAN LITERATURE & CULTURE
at the
INSTITUTE OF MODERN LANGUAGES RESEARCH
CALL FOR PAPERS
Marlen Haushofer in Context. A Conference to Mark the Centenary of her Birth
London, Thursday, 14 and Friday, 15 May 2020
Marlen Haushofer's dystopian novel Die Wand has reached a wide and varied audience since its publication in 1963: far from being restricted to an academic readership, it has become both a cult book and a modern classic. Despite having written an international bestseller, Marlen Haushofer remains a relatively undiscovered figure and presence within her generation of Austrian writers. In this she is comparable to Ilse Aichinger and Gerhard Fritsch, and in marked contrast to Ingeborg Bachmann and Thomas Bernhard.
This conference, which will mark the 100th anniversary of Haushofer's birth and the 50th of her death, is broadly conceived. It will seek to situate her work within the historical contexts of the post-war period and the Cold War, as well as within the cultural contexts of Austrian literature in particular and dystopian fiction in general.
Contributions that will be considered include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
* Intersections, parallels, contrasts, cross-influences, legacy: Haushofer's work in context
* The post-war period and the Cold War in and as literature
* Ecocritical and interspecies perspectives, posthumanism
* Gender
* Guilt, complicity and resistance
* Loneliness and seclusion
* Marlen Haushofer in translation (not restricted to English)
* Marlen Haushofer's reception
* Marlen Haushofer on stage and screen
Confirmed speakers: Emily Jeremiah, Margaret Littler, Ursula Schneider, Annette Steinsiek
Papers may be given in English or in German
Please send your proposals (approximately 200 words) to Andrea Capovilla ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
Closing date: 31 July 2019
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