CFP: T. Coraghessan Boyle and Social Satire (9/15/02; NEMLA, 3/6/03-3/9/03)

From: Miriam Hardin (miriam.hardin@lycos.com)
Date: Tue Jul 02 2002 - 12:56:59 EDT

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Call for Papers for a panel on T. Coraghessan Boyle and Social Satire, at
the 2003 NEMLA Convention in Boston, March 6-9.

In interviews, T. Coraghessan Boyle has pointed to the ability of social
satire to be corrective; to point to behaviors and attitudes that are best
avoided. However, he has also expressed a reluctance to preach in any
way--it is up to the reader to decide how to respond to his fictional
narratives.

How does this tension--between social satire as corrective vs. an
anti-didactic approach--play out in Boyle’s novels and short stories?
This call seeks 15-minute presentations dealing with any aspect of this
issue. Papers may address, but are certainly not limited to:

** (Re)Writing history in _Water Music_, _World’s End_, _The Road to
Wellville_, or _Riven Rock_

** Use of biography

** (In)Effectiveness of personal political activism in _A Friend of the Earth_

** Human as animal in stories such as "Descent of Man"

** Culture clashes, racism, and xenophobia (_East is East_, _The Tortilla
Curtain_)

** Abuse of power in _Budding Prospects_, _World’s End_, _East is East_,
_A Friend of the Earth_

Please send one-page abstracts, via e-mail, to Miriam Hardin
<miriam.hardin@lycos.com> no later than September 15, 2002. Panelists are
required to be members of NEMLA by December 1, 2002.

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