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CONTESTING CREATIVITY, 1740-1830
12-14 September 2008,
CALL FOR PAPERS
The concept of creativity in literature and the arts
has long been associated with individual genius and divine inspiration. Recent scholarship,
however, has begun to address the importance of other more interactive models,
and particularly the ways in which creativity might be understood as a social
process. Focusing on the period 1740-1830, this conference aims to find ways of
moving beyond genius, inspiration, and originality, towards thinking about
literary creativity in terms of collaboration, connection, and development.
Approaches that might be taken include:
·
Creativity as response/dialogue/negotiation
· Creative
networks/coteries/circles/institutions
·
Creativity through imitation/translation/plagiarism
·
Creativity as labour/craft.
Plenary speaker: Clifford Siskin (NYU)
We would welcome proposals for twenty-minute papers that
engage with these or related topics. Abstracts of 250 words should be sent via
email to Dr David Higgins,
This conference is the inaugural event of the
Creativity Project Leeds carried out by the
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/english/activities/conferences/cfps/creativity08.pdf
<http://www.leeds.ac.uk/english/activities/conferences/cfps/creativity08.pdf>
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