>
> The Columbia and NYU Graduate student associations are planning a joint
> conference for the Spring of 1998. We hope it will be of interest to
> members of the Italian studies list:
>
> Call For Papers:
>
> BODIES AND OBJECTS
>
> April 4-5 1998
>
> New York, NY
>
> The physical presence of bodies and the diverse representations
> interpretations and speculations that give meaning to these bodies present
> a complex problem, crucial not only to our understanding of individual
> identity but extending to notions of the metaphorical "bodies" of
> literature, politics, etc. How do our conceptions of bodies and of the
> objects that surround them influence, participate in or even effect a
> particular understanding of epistemological categories and structures?
>
> In response to these questions, we are interested in papers that focus on
> bodies (biological, textual, political) in all states (sexed/gendered;
> violated, intact; mutilated, fragmented; marginal, central; subversive,
> constituent) and/or on the "objects" that surround the body (clothing,
> tools, ornaments). How do these objects and bodies relate to one another?
> How do these positions affect the meaning of each? If our understanding of
> the body is fundamental to the concept of a "subject" within ideological
> structures -- oppressive or otherwise -- how do the models we use to
> interpret these bodies, objects and positions contribute to our
> understanding of "subject" and "object" ?
>
> While our concept originates from the perspective of Italian studies, we
> are open to papers that both work within and that extend any limits
> implied by this category. We welcome all approaches, applied to any and
> all periods and genres. Please submit a 2 page abstract, in English or
> Italian, by November 1 1997 to:
>
> NYU-Columbia Conference Committee
> Casa Italiana Zerrilli Marimo'
> 24 West 12th Street
> New York, NY 10011
> Tel. (212) 998-8790 / Fax. (212) 995-4012
> e-mail, [log in to unmask] -- [log in to unmask]
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