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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 19:08:15 -0500
From: Eric Falci <efalci@drew.edu>
Call for Papers
"Whitman and Dickinson Across the Disciplines:
Literary, Cultural, Historical & Religious Perspectives"
Drew University
The Caspersen School of Graduate Studies
Saturday, April 22nd, 2000
The Caspersen School of Graduate Studies at Drew University will be
hosting a one-day conference entitled “Whitman and Dickinson Across the
Disciplines” on Saturday, April 22nd, 2000. This conference will
explore the ways in which our understanding of these two seminal
American poets can be enhanced through the adoption of an
interdisciplinary approach to their works and lives. This conference is
dedicated to showcasing the original works of graduate students.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- How these poets made unique contributions to the history of
the book, relating
especially to the problems of editing, textual
re-construction.
- The ways in which both poets depict their own sexuality of
the self, as well as
that of the other; popular conceptions of the poets’
ambivalent sexuality;
the ways in which various groups have appropriated both
poets as sexual icons.
- The historical background of their lives and works,
especially Whitman
and the Civil War, and Dickinson and 19th century New
England.
- The role of religion and spirituality in their lives and
literary style, especially
Dickinson and Puritanism, Dickinson and the hymn, Whitman
and psalm
prosody, and the relation of both poets to mysticism and
Eastern philosophy.
- The role of nineteenth century philosophy and science as
evidenced in their
works and lives.
- The ways in which Whitman and Dickinson Studies have changed
as a result of
shifting interests in literary criticism.
- The role of popular culture in the formation of Whitman and
Dickinson as social
icons.
- The ways in which reader-response criticism can expand our
conception of the
poets as individuals and writers.
All papers on Whitman and Dickinson are welcomed; special preference,
however, will be given to those which address both poets simultaneously.
Please send a one-page abstract by February 1, 2000 to:
Rebecca Wisor
P.O. Box 802 C.M. #1866 Drew University
Madison, NJ 07940-0802
or via e-mail to rwisor @ drew.edu or efalci@drew.edu
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