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<center><bold><color><param>ffff,0000,0000</param>Signifying Boredom @
2000:
Archeology, Materiality, Practices
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How did boredom/ennui (or l'ennui, Langeweile, la noia, skuka, etc.) and
the boring emerge and permute?
What are its contemporary meanings, functions, and status?
How is it codified in literature(s), arts, sciences, and popular
culture?
How is boredom treated outside the Western paradigm?
All perspectives especially are welcome.
1-2 page abstracts or papers by <underline>20 Mar.
</underline>Please send submissions and inquiries to:
Michael W. Irmscher
Department of German Studies
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2030
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