Update: the deadline from the previous call has been corrected from January
15, 2002 to February 1, 2002. Updated details of the call are also included.
ON MIRACLE GROUND XII - Conference of the International Lawrence Durrell
Society
Durrell & Co: A Multicultural Circle
June 20-24, 2002
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Submissions due by February 1, 2002
"But the proverb says that whoever sees the world from the back of an
elephant... becomes a seer. I had to be content to become a poet, but that
was enough for one life." Lawrence Durrell "From the Elephant’s Back"
Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990) was an expatriate par excellence and a
multiculturalist avant la lettre. From his childhood in India to his years
on the Mediterranean, Durrell was awake to the idea of a great synthesis of
East and West, and his work daringly blended the traditions and idioms of
Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. As a little boy he rode real elephants.
As a mature artist, he sat atop a metaphorical elephant, taking in
everything from Beowulf to the Buddha, from Cleopatra to Clea, and creating
his own exuberant, highly original syntheses.
The conference in Ottawa, a center of Canada’s own brand of multicultural
genius, will explore the wide range of Durrell’s inspirations and reach.
Particularly welcome are proposals that deal with the variegated sources of
his work and how his multicultural perspectives inform 20th-century
literature. Welcome also are discussions of Canada’s literary heritage and
how, like Durrell’s, it springs from many sources and merges many idioms.
As ever, we encourage papers on all aspects of Durrell’s work and on the
company he kept, his circle of fellow artists.
Calls specifically pertaining to Canadian Literature and supporting graduate
student involvement are forthcoming.
For more information:
http://www.cas.ucf.edu/durrell/omg12.htm
For aspects of the conference supporting graduate student involvement:
http://www.ualberta.ca/~gifford/omgxii.htm
Deadlines, Inquiries & Costs:
Please address all inquiries to Professor Paul H. Lorenz. Send all proposals
(one typed page, either double spaced or the electronic equivalent) by 1
February 2002 to:
Paul H. Lorenz, Conference Co-Director
International Lawrence Durrell Society
3201 S. Beech Street Apt. #40
Pine Bluff, AR
USA, 71603
Telephone: 870-575-8618 or 870-534-2931
Fax: 870-534-2931
Email: plorenz@soark.net
Registration:
The registration fee is $120 before 15 March 2002 ($140 thereafter). For
students, the fee is $60 before 15 March 2002 ($80 thereafter). Please send
all fees to Prof. Lorenz.
Ottawa:
The University of Ottawa, site for the conference, is set in the heart of
Canada’s national capital, a city of rivers, many green spaces, a lovely
canal, and a lively cultural scene. Summers here are bright and temperate.
The conference planners will take full advantage of the many opportunities
for excursions and entertainment. Detailed information about accommodations
and amenities will be forthcoming.
Deus Loci:
Papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in
Deus Loci: The Lawrence Durrell Journal. A volume of abstracts will also be
undertaken at a later date.
Students may apply for the $500 US Annual Durrell Prize For New Scholarship
http://www.cas.ucf.edu/durrell/prize.htm
The International Lawrence Durrell Society
http://www.cas.ucf.edu/durrell
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