Northeast Victorian Studies Association 2002 Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS
VICTORIAN ORIGINS AND EXCAVATIONS
28th Annual Meeting: April 19-21, 2002 at Queens University, Kingston,
Ontario
This year, we are interested in papers on excavations, both figural and
literal. Victorians sought knowledge through the study of origins;
contemporary thinkers seek self-understanding through the search for our
origins in Victorian culture. We are looking for papers that explore the
study of origins, and speculate on the attempt to explain by seeking
origins. We also welcome papers examining more literal Victorian
diggings. We are generally interested in rethinking origins and ends, and
this may include explanations of where our scholarship has been and ought
to be going.
Topics include (but are not limited to):
Natural Origins and Excavations: Darwins _Origin of Species_. New
geological theories. Geology vs. Genesis. Origins of the Universe. Deep
Sea Exploration.
Paleontology. Fossils. Physiological excavations: surgery, germ
theory and the origins of disease, anatomy, grave digging and grave
robbing, the development of mortuary science.
Cultural Origins: Origin of ethics. Archaeology. Theories of the
origin of Race. Darwins _Descent of Man_. Ideas and fantasies of National
Origin. Lost Civilizations and imperial explorations; _King Solomon's
Mines_.
Excavations of the mind: psychology, hypnotism, new theories of
epistemology.
Big Digs: The development of mining. The excavation of the
Underground in London. The Suez Canal. Sewers.
Scholarly Excavations: The origins of academic disciplines. The
development of philology and theories of the origin of language:
Whewells Origins of
Language vs. account in Chamberss Vestiges. The Higher Criticism
and theories of the history of the Bible. Genealogy. Ruins, art
fragments and antiquarianism. The Rosetta Stone. The phenomenon of
studying origins: the number of books whose titles start with _The Origin
of_. . .
Literary Origins and Excavations: The origins of genres: the
detective novel, science fiction, etc. Fables, Etiological Tales, _Just
So Stories_. Excavation as a mode of textual study: the search for
literary sources, texts as historical evidence. Interpretation as excavation.
Paper Proposals (no more than two double-spaced pages) by Oct. 15, to :
Professor Suzy Anger
Dept. of English
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Fax (attn: Suzy Anger): (410) 455-1030
Email: anger@umbc.edu
Please do not send complete papers. Please do not include your name on
your proposal: we review proposals anonymously. Please do include your
name, institutional and email addresses, and proposal title in the cover
letter that accompanies the proposal.
Finished papers should take 15 minutes (20 minutes maximum) so as to
provide ample time for discussion following each panel.
Roundtable
In an attempt to allow more participation in the program, and to
continue the conferences interest in teaching, we are continuing the
popular roundtable discussions on pedagogy that we initiated four years
ago. This year, in connection with our topic, we are interested in
presentations on teaching _The Origin of Species_ or, under
the rubric of textual excavations, on teaching Research Methods in the
field. If you would like to make a presentation, please send a note to
Professor Paula Krebs, Department of English, Wheaton College, Norton,
Mass. 02766 (fax: (508)286-8263; email: pkrebs@wheatonma.edu) describing
briefly (no more than one double-spaced page) the aspects of pedagogy that
you would like to share. Keep in mind that being a presenter means
creating an atmosphere for stimulating discussion rather than presenting a
paper.
The Coral Lansbury Travel Grant ($100.00) and the George Ford Travel
Grant ($100.00), given in memory of key founding members of NVSA, are
awarded annually to the graduate student, adjunct instructor, or
independent scholar who must travel the greatest distance too give a paper
at our conference. Apply by indicating in the cover letter of your
proposal that you wish to be considered. Mention also if you have other
sources of funding.
All who wish to join NVSA, and all members who have not yet paid their
dues for the 2001-2002 membership year should return the attached
tear-off. And Dr. Hartley Spatt (24 Center Street, Woodmere, NY, 111598)
urges all members to send him a note subscribing to the Victorian Studies
Bulletin ($5.00 a year).
To: Professor Joan Dagle, Secretary/Treasurer. NVSA
Dept. of English, Rhode Island College
Providence, RI 02908
I wish to renew my dues or become a member of the Northeast Victorian
Studies Association. I have enclosed a check to NVSA for ---$15 in U.S.
dollars (regular membership) or ---$10 (student).
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