British Comparative Literature
Association
1st Annual Graduate Conference
Hosted by the University of Manchester
9 January 2003
UNDERGROUNDS
FINAL Call for Papers
From the literal subterranean spaces of mine, burrow and cellar, to more
metaphorical conceptions of the unconscious or the subtext, the underground
constitutes a rich thematic vein running through the varied strata of cultural
production.
This one-day conference, taking place at the University of Manchester, aims to
bring together postgraduates from a wide range of departments and institutions;
providing a forum to promote research within the national postgraduate
community as well as enabling discussion and exchange between individuals.
Proposals for twenty-minute papers on topics involving comparative and
interdisciplinary approaches are invited. Contributors may wish to be guided
by, but not limited to, the following list of suggested areas:
The geography/architecture of the underground
The nature of subterranean inhabitants
Theoretical undergrounds (the Freudian unconscious, the Marxist base etc.)
Textual undergrounds (subtexts, lacunae etc.)
Descents into the underground
Dissent in the underground
Holes, burrows, wells, caves, cellars, dungeons, mines
Underclasses, subalternity
Concealment, burial
The underground and gender
The final deadline for receipt of 250-word abstracts is 30 November 2002.
Please e-mail abstracts and enquiries to the conference co-ordinators: Kiera
Vaclavik ([log in to unmask]), Jonathan Hensher
([log in to unmask]), or Joseph McGonagle
([log in to unmask]).
For more about this conference, the BCLA and its other activities
see www.bcla.org
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