NEMLA 2002 Convention
12-13 April 2002
Toronto, Canada
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Session Title: AIDS LITERATURE - COMMON METAPHORS
Certain images and metaphors have left their
distinctive mark on fictional AIDS literature. From
"The Valley of the Shadow" to ticking time bombs and
dead flowers, some metaphors re-occur over and over
again. This panel seeks to analyze the usage of
metaphors and images in AIDS context: by exploring
fiction, poetry, jokes and song we will establish
which metaphors are used when, where and how, and what
makes them so uniquely AIDS-related. In how far has
"AIDS language" been shaped by metaphors? Is the use
of metaphors in AIDS context a positive or a negative
phenomenon - i.e. are metaphors a necessary poetic
tool or are they just used to mask the realities of
life with HIV and AIDS?
Please submit 250-300 word proposals to:
Anne Ullenboom (anne@ullenboom.net)
e-mail submissions preferred. Hard copies may be sent
to:
Anne Ullenboom
Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (Germany)
Contact address: Am Chursbusch 21
44879 Bochum, Germany,
email: anne@ullenboom.net
Deadline: 15 September 2001. (Please note that
international mail may take up to a week)
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