Call for Abstracts
NORTHERN IRISH LITERATURE:
WRITING THE TROUBLES
The editors of this proposed collection are interested in essays which
explore the way(s) in which Northern Irish writers have dealt with the
Troubles in Northern Ireland (1968-to the present) in their fiction,
drama, or poetry. The editors plan a collection which examines Ulster's
literary responses to this period in its divided political/social
history. We seek heretofore unpublished essays which examine the ways in
which the conflict has been used as a central theme, an underlying
theme, or as an ever-present backdrop, by many of the important literary
voices emerging from the North over the last thirty years. While we are,
of course, open to essays focusing on individual writers from the North
during this time, we are also interested in essays which explore the
following themes:
=B7 The Terrorist/Freedom Fighter Dichotomy
=B7 The Innocent Bystander
=B7 Politics and Poetry
=B7 The Portrayal of the Protestant
=B7 History and Contemporary Irish Writing: Fiction or Fact
=B7 Gender and Sexual Identity
=B7 Northern Irish Textual Cinema: Fiction to Film
=B7 The Writer's Responsibility in the Troubles
=B7 Women Writers
=B7 Unionist Writers
=B7 Nationalist Writers
=B7 Peace and Cease-fires Themes
=B7 Representations of Republicanism and Unionism
=B7 The Southern View: The Northern Situation as Represented
South of the Border
The editors of Northern Irish Literature: Writing The Troubles welcome
proposals from scholars who would like their work considered for this
volume. Those interested in writing an essay for this collection should
send an abstract of 500 words which discusses the essay they are
proposing for this collection, a short biography, and all pertinent
contact information (address, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses,
etc.). Do not send essays at this time. Deadline 12/3/99. Please, send
this information to:
Dr. Ray Wallace and Dr. Bill Gorski
Editors, Northern Irish Literature:
Writing the Troubles
Department of Language and Communication
318 Kyser Hall
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA 71497
Telephone: (318) 357-6272
Fax: (318) 357-5942
Deadline: December 3, 1999
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