italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies With sincere apologies for cross-posting, here is a Final Call for Papers. Please note that the deadline is final, and very close. Looking forward to reading your abstracts, Mirna Cicioni ------------------------------------------------------------- This is the final call for papers for MURDER AND MAYHEM IN THE MARE NOSTRUM, an international conference devoted to crime and detective film and fiction set in the Mediterranean or from any country bordering the Mediterranean. Organised by Manchester Metropolitan University and Monash University, the event will take place at Monash's Florence campus, Italy, 5-7 July 2004. Possible topics include: · Anglo-American representations of crime in the Mediterranean · Feminist reconfigurations of the genre · Gender issues in crime fictions and film: ie the femme fatale and the crisis of masculinity · Intercultural dialogues · National and regional crime fictions and film (French, Israeli, Italian, North African, Portuguese, Spanish, etc.) · True crime narratives Please submit abstracts by 24th November 2003 to [log in to unmask] For full details please see our website at: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/conferences/murder_mayhem/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Mirna Cicioni Italian Studies Program School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics Monash University, Clayton Campus Victoria 3800, AUSTRALIA Tel. 61-3-9905-2212 Fax 61-3-9905-5437 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/italian-studies.html