CALL FOR PAPERS
SEVENTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS OF GERMAN
IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
The next meeting of the CUTG will take place at the University of Bristol,
2-4 April 2007. In keeping with the last two meetings at Leeds and Exeter,
the conference will feature a key panel, proposed by the host department.
This year, this panel will focus on British-German intercultural relations.
There will also be a number of other panels, detailed below, and members
are also encouraged to suggest their own panels, which should contain a
minimum of three papers. The selection of panels on offer this year is not
intended to limit the scope of this or future meetings.
If you are interested in contributing a paper to any of the panels, please
send your proposal directly to the e-mail address of the conveners listed
below. If you would like to propose a panel or if you would like to offer a
paper that does not fall within the remit of any of the listed panels,
please contact the Conference Secretary Dr Peter J. Davies
([log in to unmask]). Proposals for papers should be 150-200 words,
panel outlines 50-100 words.
Proposals for papers should reach the relevant conveners by 29 December
2006. Any proposals for additional panels should reach Peter Davies by 31
October 2006.
British-German Cultural Interrelations
Convener: Anne Simon (University of Bristol) [log in to unmask]
The interplay between Great Britain and Germany has always been fruitful
and lively. This panel seeks a closer look at cross-cultural influences
between the two countries during different time periods and in various
fields. Possible contributions could concentrate on:
" The reception and transformation of intellectual concepts in English and
German Literature
" Questions of translation and translators, including different media such
as books, newspapers, theatre, prints, films, TV etc.
" Travel literature, letters and diaries of 'tourists', collections of
artefacts
" The problem of exile and questions of cultural enrichment, integration
and identity
" National stereotypes, fashion, taste, wit and their reflection in the Arts
" Specific literary styles and forms such as the English tradition of the
essay, philosophical letter and dialogue or the German encyclopaedia,
system, treatise Linguistic aspects of language transfer, foreign words in
each language, youth language
" Images of 'Englishness' and 'Germanness'
Postmigrant culture in German-speaking Countries
Conveners: Jim Jordan (Warwick) and Margaret Littler (Manchester)
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This panel aims to explore a newly cosmopolitan German culture which has
resulted from global migrations of the 20th century. Proposals are welcome
on any aspect of literature, film, and popular culture, treating issues
such as the significance and relevance of diaspora for those who,
voluntarily or otherwise, are categorised as migrant or diasporic artists,
but whose relation to the experience of migration itself may be indirect,
mediated, or problematic. Equally, we are interested in discussing
connections with other cultural contexts and fields of study. We therefore
also welcome proposals which explore the relevance to German culture of
notions such as transculturation, diaspora space, and creolisation, as the
potential outcomes of cultural contact.
Critical Theory
Convener: Steve Giles (Nottingham) [log in to unmask]
The much loved CUTG Critical Theory panel is to return as a standard
feature of future meetings, starting with Bristol in 2007. Papers are
invited on any and all topics that fall within the remit of Critical
Theory, broadly conceived: aesthetics, cultural theory, social and
political theory, literary theory, any burning methodological issues - all
theoretical life is there, including applications of theory to specific
texts, corpuses, materials.
We will follow the traditional format for this panel, viz two 25-30 minute
papers
followed by 30 minutes discussion; at the Bristol meeting I would also like
to
inaugurate a discussion of future themes the panel might address. So please
put on your theoretical thinking caps and let me have some stunningly
brilliant and pyrotechnic proposals for Bristol.
History and Remembrance
Convener: Anna Saunders (Bangor) [log in to unmask]
This panel will focus on the mobilisation of history and practices of
remembrance for the purposes of identity construction. Papers could address
issues such as Erinnerungspolitik and processes of memorialisation and
musealisation, the reappraisal of historical narratives for political and
ideological purposes, questions of ownership and history, or the
preservation of collective memory through national traditions, rituals and
anniversaries.
Linguistics
Convener: Nils Langer (Bristol) and Christian Fandrych (Kings College
London) [log in to unmask]
This panel invites papers on any aspect of German and Germanic linguistics.
In particular we welcome papers on systemic and sociolinguistics as well as
the interface between linguistic analysis and practical language teaching.
Papers which contain a comparative element are keenly encouraged.
Gender and German Studies
Convener: Lyn Marven (Liverpool) [log in to unmask]
This panel focuses on literary and filmic representations of gender;
theoretical and fictional constructions of masculinity / femininity (and
anything in between / beyond); and ways of approaching texts/films which
take account of gender (of author / characters / reader/viewer). Proposals
are welcome for papers dealing with any period from the Medieval to the
21st century.
Medieval Studies
Convener: Sabine Rolle (Edinburgh) [log in to unmask]
The exact format of this panel on 'Germanistische Mediävistik' is open to
discussion, but it could be used to either present research and/or to
discuss the current situation of medieval German studies at British
universities: approaches, tools, aims and objectives. Proposals are welcome
for papers on any aspect of medieval German studies or the reception of the
German Middle Ages in later periods, and, as usual, contributions by
postgraduate students will be particularly welcome.
Early Modern Period
Contact Peter Davies ([log in to unmask])
The CUTG encourages members with an interest in the Early Modern Period to
volunteer to convene this panel, or to offer papers to the 70th meeting on
any aspect of Early Modern literature, culture, thought or the visual arts.
Eighteenth-Century Studies
Contact Peter Davies ([log in to unmask])
The CUTG encourages members with an interest in the Eighteenth Century to
volunteer to convene this panel, or to offer papers to the 70th meeting on
any aspect of Eighteenth-Century literature, culture, thought or the visual
arts.
Nineteenth-Century Studies
Convener: Eleoma Joshua (Edinburgh) [log in to unmask]
Papers are invited on any aspect of the culture of German-speaking
countries in the nineteenth century, including literature, theatre, visual
culture and thought.
Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Studies
Convener: Jon Hughes (Royal Holloway) [log in to unmask]
Papers are invited on any aspect of twentieth-century and contemporary
German cultural studies. Appropriate subjects for this panel include
literary, film and media studies (including work on the intersection
between media), cultural history, and area studies. We would particularly
welcome papers demonstrating innovative theoretical, methodological, and
interdisciplinary approaches.
Dr David Clarke, ILTM
Lecturer in German
Director of Studies, MA/Diploma in European Cinema Studies
Department of European Studies and Modern Languages
University of Bath
Bath BA2 7AY
Tel: +44 (0) 1225 386244
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