DEADLINE EXTENSION NOW 31 JANUARY, 2001
The Fourth English Literature Conference
at Eastern Mediterranean University
Literature and the Poetics/Politics of Space
May 10 - 11, 2001
CALL FOR PAPERS
On May 10 - 11, 2001 the Department of English Literature and Humanities =
at Eastern Mediterranean University in North Cyprus will host its fourth =
annual conference on "Literature and the Poetics/Politics of Space".
In his essay, "Of Other Spaces", Michel Foucault claims that: "The =
present epoch will perhaps be above all the epoch of space. We are in =
the epoch of simultaneity: we are in the epoch of juxtaposition, the =
epoch of the near and far, of the side-by-side, of the dispersed". With =
this in mind, we invite papers from various disciplines which will =
address the multifaceted, as well as contested, aspects of space in =
literary and cultural representations. Suggested panel topics may =
revolve around the following:
*the privileging of time over space
*spatial metaphors and postcolonial theory
*the politics/poetics of 'forgotten' spaces
*monumental space and the space of the monument
*the location of memory and longing
*architecture and social action
*space as the catalyst of history
*psychoanalysis; Imaginary, Symbolic and Real space
*film and constructions of mise-en-scene
*subaltern spaces
*performance and theatrical spaces: dance, drama, music
*literature in cyberspace
*is space straight?
*the modern metropolis and myth
*philosophy as a spatial proposition
*cultural topographies
*gendered spaces
*art and the spatial subject
Interested participants should submit an abstract of no more than 250 =
words by 31 January, 2001. You will be notified by mid-February, 2001. =
Paper presentations should not exceed twenty minutes. Proposals for =
full panels will be considered. Performance artists are also warmly =
invited. Participants should bring copies of their papers to the =
conference in both hard-copy and diskette form (Microsoft Word). =
Selected proceedings will be published.
We look forward to your participation.
Address: Dr. Lorraina Pinnell =20
Department of English Literature & Humanities
Eastern Mediterranean University
Gazimagusa, T.R.N.C.
(via Mersin 10) Turkey
Fax: 00 90 392 365 1640
Tel: 00 90 392 630 1312=20
E-mail: lorraina.pinnell@emu.edu.tr
Registration Fee: US$50 (payable on first day of conference).
Airport: Ercan Airport, North Cyprus (accessible =
from Izmir, Antalya, Istanbul only).
Hotels: Accommodation information will be sent with acceptance =
notification and registration form.
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