[Discussion] Antony Easthope

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     Manchester Metropolitan University

                        Department of English



                             THEORY NOW:

                 A One Day Conference in Memory of

                           Antony Easthope

                      Saturday 4. October 2003


                Keynote Speakers:       Catherine Belsey

                                                    Fred Botting

                                                     Jonathan Dollimore

                                                     Scott Wilson



                           CALL FOR PAPERS



Antony Easthope was one of the major figures involved in the development
and teaching of Critical and  Cultural Theory in
Great
Britain. His work and publications include a wide range of topics such
as:  Poetry and Theory, Masculinity, Film Theory,
National
Identity, Psychoanalytic Criticism, especially the  work of Jacques
Lacan, Literary and Cultural Theory, Romanticism and
the
development of British  poststructuralism. Together with Kate McGowan he
founded the MA in Critical Theory at the
Department of
English of the Manchester Metropolitan University on which he taught for
many years.  He had a passionate interest in
Critical
Theory and was well known at conferences for his thought  provoking
papers and questions.

This conference is in honour and memory of Antony’s contribution to the
field of Critical and Cultural  Theory and invites
papers on
all aspects of the field, in particular on areas covered by his work
and  research interests. Papers on film theory, gender
studies,
postmodernism/structuralism, psychoanalytic  criticism, literary theory
and postcolonialism will be welcomed, as will more
general
papers investigating  and debating the development and future of
Critical Theory as an academic discipline in general. We
also welcome
suggestions for specific panel sessions.

Abstracts of papers (max. 300 words) are to be sent by 30. August  2003
to Angelica Michelis  (a.michelis@mmu.ac.uk) or
Department of English, Manchester Metropolitan University,  Geoffrey
Manton Building, Rosamond Street West,
Manchester M15 6LL