---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: H-Net Announcements <[log in to unmask]> Neighbours and Strangers: Germany, Austria and Central Europe: Literary and Cultural Relations since 1989 Location: United Kingdom Call for Papers Deadline: 2002-01-31 Date Submitted: 2001-09-03 Announcement ID: 128340 http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=128340 Neighbours and Strangers The last decade of the twentieth century and the beginning of the new century have been marked by changed relations in the literary and cultural landscape, as well as by a restructuring of the political environment in Central Europe. Nowhere have these changes been felt more keenly than in the German-speaking countries and their neighbours, particularly to the east and south. This conference will re-examine the literary and cultural interfaces between Germany and Austria, their immediate neighbours and other countries of east central Europe. The focus will be on the period since the end of the Cold War, 1989 to the present. Papers examining the changes that have taken place over a longer period, in a particular writer's work, for example, are also welcome. Proposals are invited on any aspect of this topic. Suggested themes, not an exhaustive list, might include the following: German/ Austrian writers' perceptions of Slavic neighbours (and vice versa) New reflections on the Habsburg myth German writing by writers of east Europe East European writers in Germany Changed perceptions of Germans/ east Europeans in literature and culture Reception of writers abroad, e.g. in translation Gendered perceptions Locations/ melting pots, e.g. Berlin, Vienna Evolving attitudes in writers/ genres The Bosnian war East and West German perspectives Abstracts of 250 words should be sent by 31 January 2001. Ian Foster / Juliet Wigmore School of Languages University of Salford Salford M5 4WT UK Email: [log in to unmask] Visit the Call for Papers website at http://www.languages.salford.ac.uk/neighbours&strangers.htm