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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Dear All, We are pleased to announce the theme for a forthcoming graduate conference in modern languages jointly organised by the universities of Bristol and Exeter: Reconfigurations. We warmly welcome submissions from postgraduate and early career researchers, based around the call for papers below. Best wishes, Angela Berrichillo, Marjorie Gerhardt, James McFarthing, Tamzin Simmons and Claire Thomas Call For Papers Reconfigurations : from Papyrus to Post-structuralism 19th and 20th September 2012, University of Bristol Keynote Speakers: Dr Kate Griffiths (European Studies, University of Cardiff) + TBA 'Reconfigurations' is an upcoming graduate conference that will explore ideas and themes around figure, change and transformation across a wide breadth of modern language disciplines. The conference is a collaboration between the universities of Bristol and Exeter, and seeks to gather together current postgraduate and early career researchers working across the fields of literature, linguistics and the arts. It offers an excellent opportunity for researchers to present their work in a critically engaged forum of fellow modern languages students as well as established keynote speakers. 'Reconfigurations' comes at an important time in modern language studies. As well as cementing a significant co-institutional relationship, it will raise important questions about the evolution of literature and the function of aesthetics in the structure, delivery and reception of meaning. This might pose questions of artistic or linguistic form, or perhaps delve into more specific topics such as medieval depictions of the transfiguration of Christ or representations of the disfigurement of First World War veterans. We welcome proposals from graduate and postdoctoral students working in all areas associated with the study of Modern Languages, including, but not limited to, literature, film, media, linguistics, philosophy, politics, and visual cultures. Papers submitted for the conference may explore some of the following themes: - generic reconfigurations and/or adaptations - transfiguration - linguistic transformations - fragmentation - configuring the literary canon - narratology - figure and reconfiguration in literary and visual cultures, from sculpture to poetry, the novel to cinema - form and reform - disintegration - disfigurement and distortion Abstracts of 200-300 words, along with any other enquiries, should be sent to [log in to unmask] by Friday March 16th 2012. Sponsored by BIRTHA ********************************************************************** 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