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Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 14:18:39 +0000
Subject: CLA (Taiwan)
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CALL FOR PAPERS
READING THE FIN DE SIECLE, WRITING THE MILLENNIUM
THE EIGHTH QUADRENNIAL
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Tamkang University
Tamsui, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R. O. C.
We take great pleasure in announcing that the Eighth Quadrennial International Conference
on Comparative Literature, sponsored by the Comparative Literature Association of the
Republic of China and hosted by Tamkang University, will be held on Tamkang's campus in
Tamsui, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, on 27-29 August 1999.
The general theme of the conference is "Reading the Fin de Siecle, Writing the
Millennium." Papers related to the following topics are solicited:
1. Literary and Cultural Studies at the Crossroads
2. The Turn of the Century and the End of Literacy
3. Crossing into the Millennium: SciFi and Cyberspace
4. Space, the City and the Body at the End of the Century
5. Eschatology: Illness and Its Metaphors
6. Alternative Modernity and Postcolonialism
The official language of the conference is English. The conference seeks papers that span
the disciplines of literature, film, art, architecture, music, subculture, etc. Papers
accepted will be arranged for presentation at the conference. We also reserve the right
to publish the papers in the proceedings of the conference.
The deadline for proposals is 15 December 1998. Notice of acceptance, together with a
registration form, will be sent before 15 January 1999. The registration fee of the
conference is US$75. All participants from abroad whose papers have been accepted will be
provided with board and lodging for the duration of the conference. Please send your
proposal (500 words maximum) to:
Dr Robin Chen-hsing Tsai
The Eighth Quadrennial International Conference on comparative Literature
c/o English Department
Tamkang University
Tamsui, Taipei Hsien
Taiwan 25137
R. O. C.
Tel: +886-2-2621-5656 ext. 2957
Fax: +886-2-2620-9912
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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