[Discussion] UPDATE: The Sea, the Bridge, the Land: (Hi)Stories of Communication (1/30/05; 8/26/05-8/28/05)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

New dead-line for call for papers: January 30, 2005.

The Sea, the Bridge, the Land: (Hi)Stories of Communication
Bilingual Interdisciplinary Conference
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
26-28 August 2005


CALL FOR PAPERS

How could a breach be created, between earth and sea? (Derrida)
The poet said: water, which stagnates immobile and lifeless, becomes
brackish and muddy. On the contrary, rushing and singing water stays
pure and limpid. So the human soul...(Tournier)

We propose, within a context of the humanities, to reflect on two
fundamental principles, the sea and the land and on the bridge that
connects the two, both literally and figuratively. We will look at
bridge as place, bridge as mode of travel, bridge as a way of
communicating, and bridge as openness towards others. History of
communication among human beings, humans and animals, peoples,
continents, and ideas is made up of stories told through time and space,
stories that can shed light on the problematic of modernity, and offer
possible responses to questions of our relationships with one another
and with the world we inhabit. How can one bridge the gap between
oneself and the other when this distance is geographical, sentimental,
religious or national? Where does one place a limit or border in this
impossible relationship between the self and the other? We invite
proposals ranging from the concrete to the abstract, with a focus on
history, geography, psychology, psychoanalysis, poetry, music,
philosophy, the visual arts, and cinema. Please send a 200-word proposal
(including title), with a short CV specifying your affiliation, by
January 30, 2005 to
lamer.lepont@voila.fr

Organized by: Scott Lee and Sanda Badescu
Modern Languages Department. University of PEI
550, Avenue University, Charlottetown (PEI)
C1A 4P3. Canada
Tel: (902) 566-0431
Fax : (902) 566-0359




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