[Discussion] CFP: Pornography, Obscenity and Spectacle (grad) (1/7/05; 4/7/05-4/10/05)

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CFP: Conference on Pornography Obscenity and Spectacle (grad) (1/7/05;
4/7/05-4/10/05)

PORNOGRAPHY=92s NOt ABOUT
7th Annual Graduate Conference

University of Western Ontario
April 7-10, 2005
http://www.yaoci.com.mx

-The Graduate Programs in Comparative Literature, Theory and Criticism, a=
nd
Spanish invite proposals (500-750 words) for 20-minute presentations on
literature, literary theory, visual arts, cinema, music, science,
philosophy,
social sciences, linguistics, media studies, etc.

-Proposals in English, Spanish, or French should be accompanied by short
CV and
address, and submitted by JANUARY 7, 2005


DESCRIPTION:
What are pornography=92s =93NOts=94 about? What are the bouts of porn? Is=
 porn
always
graphic? Technologically restricted?  Defined =E0 rebours?  A commodity
image or
the bounds of the image?  Catharsis or mimesis?  Simulacra? Usage and
abusage
of language? Sex in-fringing the Word? Deictic fingers and onomatopoeias?
Euphemisms or lingua franca? Swearing to God? State affairs? Legally=96ph=
ilic?
Psychopatia Sexualis? Pedagogy/ Prophylaxis? Outcome-income? Empty hands =
on
dirty minds? Nobody=92s everybody? A gender/ a genre? Fetish I/lands?
Phalluscies? Clitorah? Hentai Pompei Pump-it USA? L.H.O.O.Q. ou les
acronymes
de l=92art? Gnosis? Boredom? Satire?

Points of DEPARTURE :
Scandal=85 scopophilia=85 Narcossism=85Obscenity=85 onanism=85 Snuff Wars=
=85 softwear &
hard-c drives=85 Dildonics=85 ennui d=E9cor netiquette? Pearl divers=85 c=
omics
stripped=85 pornology... speech-acts=85 Le Dernier Cri=85 Happiness=85 Pi=
nk
Flamingos=85
shoes=85 rouge=85 risk=85 Naked Lunch=85 cut&paste=85 fl=E2sheur=85 priva=
te eye=85 Disgust=85
toys R=92 us=85 propaganda=85 slut machines speed=85 Comstock=85 rigid ca=
non=85 Bang
banned=85 clinical eye=85 Venus in Furs=85 confession books=85 celestinas=
=85 heresy=85
secret museums=85 asepsis=85 divino furore=85 sin - optics=85 catoptrics=85
albur(del)=85
words 4-play=85 rape in wrappers=85 funk punk hippyhop=85 fun-house=85
peep-show=85?...
schlock shock plush Kitsch itch trash Abash lash cash sash SHhhhhhhhhhhh=85
add-gimmick. =AE


Please send SUBMISSIONS to:

Graduate Student Conference
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Room 115, University College
University of Western Ontario
London, ON, Canada, N6A 3K7
Tel: (519) 661-3196
Fax: (519) 661-4093

Or e-mail to Yaoci Pardo
pardodoy@yahoo.ca

or to Ariel Fuenzalida
afuenzal@uwo.ca


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