CFP: Transatlantic Henry James (2/28/05; MMLA, 11/10/05-11/13/05)

The critical discussion of American Literature has taken a sharp=20
transatlantic turn in recent years and Henry James, who straddled the Atlan=
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culturally and physically, is uniquely placed for any assessments of the va=
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such an approach. Proposals are invited for papers which deal with the issu=
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of James and the transatlantic (however broadly interpreted), at the levels=
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of both his theory and practice as a writer. Areas might include, among =20
others, James=E2=80=99s shifting sense of what could be meant by a national=20=
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American or otherwise, the specifically transatlantic dimension of his so-ca=
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international fiction, and the discourses of expatriation and exile, within=20=
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 transatlantic paradigm, at play in his work. Please send a title, an=20
abstract of no more than 250 words, and a brief vitae (including your insti=
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affiliation) as an e-mail attachment in Word to _rawlings2000_at_aol.com_=20
(mailto:rawlings2000_at_aol.com) by 28 February 2005.
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Dr Peter Rawlings
Associate Head: School of English & Drama
Bristol UWE
St Matthias Campus
Bristol BS16 3YN
UK

Tel: +44 (0)7790 039852
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