[Discussion] 1st Global Conference Future Literature, Future Criticism

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

1st Global Conference Future Literature, Future Criticism
Thursday 17th March - Saturday 19th March 2005
Prague, Czech Republic

This conference aims to take stock of the genealogy of current literary
practices and their critical adjuncts with a view to speculating on
future developments in both literature and criticism. An inter-
disciplinary approach will be adopted so as to provide the basis
for dialogue between the various disciplines currently inputting into
literary and critical production, including media studies, cultural
studies, philosophy, literary theory, rhetoric, poetics, theology,
sociology and psychology.

Papers, short papers, and workshops are invited on issues related to any
of the following themes:

    * Epochs of literature
    * Genealogy of critical discourse on literature
    * Relation between various literary genres
    * Blurring of literature/criticism distinction
    * Philosophy and Literature
    * Contemporary religious experience in literature
    * Digital and virtual literature
    * Conflicts in contemporary literature
    * Disciplinary topics in literature
    * Regionalism and contemporary literature
    * Literature and education/the university
    * Avant-gardism
    * The future of literature and criticism

Papers will be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts
should be submitted by *Monday 22nd November 2004.* If an abstract is
accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by
Friday 11th February 2005.

300 word abstracts should be submitted to the Organising Joint Chairs;
abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, PDF or RTF formats.

Dr Jones Irwin
St Patrick's College
Dublin
Ireland
Email: derrida66@yahoo.com

Dr Rob Fisher (contact information provided below)

The conference is part of the 'Probing the Boundaries' programme of
research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas
and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are
innovative and exciting.

All papers accepted for and presented at this conference will be
published in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers will be developed for
publication in a themed hard copy volume.

Fort further details about the project, please go to:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ptb/flfc/flfc.htm

For further details about the conference, please go to the website given
below.

	Dr Rob Fisher
Inter-Disciplinary.Net
Priory House
149B Wroslyn Road
Freeland
Oxfordshire
OX29 8HR

Tel: 01993 882087
Fax: 0870 4601132
Email: rf@inter-disciplinary.net <mailto:rf@inter-disciplinary.net>
Visit the website at
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ptb/flfc/flfc1/flfc05cfp.htm