SYLVIA PLATH 70th YEAR SYMPOSIUM
CALL FOR PAPERS
October 31 – November 2, 2002
Indiana University – Bloomington, IN
Indiana University Department of English and the Office of the
Chancellor invite you to participate in The Sylvia Plath 70th Year
Symposium to be held from Thursday, October 31 through November 2,
2002. This event is planned in conjunction with the IU School of Fine
Arts Gallery exhibition, “Eye Rhymes: Visual Art & Manuscripts of
Sylvia Plath,” featuring over 150 never-before seen works from the
Lilly Library and Smith College collections (September 2-November
22). This major literary and art event commemorates the 70th year
anniversary of Plath’s birth and 40 years since the composition of
poems for Ariel. The Symposium will include lectures, addresses, and
panels by scholars and educators who continue to shape our views of
Sylvia Plath and feminist scholarship, including Sandra Gilbert
(University of California at Davis), Diane Middlebrook (Stanford) and
Susan Van Dyne (Smith).
We will accept works dealing with a broad range of topics and
disciplines. Suggested topics include Sylvia Plath and:
- 20th century literary canon
- British / American literary scene
- Feminist Poetry / Fiction
- Life writing / Autobiography
- Contemporary women’s traditions
- The Fifties / Cold War era
- Genre of “confession” / “Extremist” poetry
- Motherhood / Family / Marriage
- Ted Hughes
- Psychology / Psychiatry / Medical world
- Popular iconography / Myth
- Literary criticism / Controversy
- Pedagogy
- Visual / Artistic expression
- Politics / War
- Mysticism / Magic
Submission Guidelines:
- Length of abstract: 200-250 word abstract
- Form of Submission:
* email your abstract as an attachment (Microsoft Word or Word
Perfect PC or MAC) OR include within the body of an email message
sent to: plath70@indiana.edu OR…
* mail 2 hard copies to: Kathleen Connors / Sylvia Plath Symposium /
Dept. of English / Ballantine Hall 442 / Indiana University /
Bloomington, IN 47405-7103 (preferred Font, point size & margins for
hard copies: Times New Roman, 12 point, 2” right & left margins)
- Submission deadline: June 15, 2002
- Notification date: July 15, 2002
For more information contact Kathleen Connors at:
plath70@indiana.edu. Detailed event information and registration will
be available starting May 15 at: ~plath70@indiana.edu
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