[Discussion] The Politics of Memory (grad) (1/9/06; 3/31/06-4/2/06)

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The Politics of Memory (grad) (1/9/06; 3/31/06-4/2/06)

The Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto invites
abstracts for its 17th annual graduate student conference

The Politics of Memory

to be held from March 31st to April 2, 2006.

Papers may address interdisciplinary issues related to, but not limited to, the
following questions:

In what ways does literature illuminate the historical construction and
remembering of particular identities, events, and nations?

How do different genres and media (poetry, theatre, film, graphic novels, etc.)
depict history? How does their language (verbal, visual, etc.) influence or
challenge collective historical memories?

How do different readers receive a historical narrative? What happens when one
reader is more familiar with the depicted historical event?

What is the responsibility of the author/reader toward history as it concerns
real people and events?

How does interdisciplinarity today offer new techniques for studying the
relationships among literature, memory, and history, as well as their political
implications?

Abstracts of 500 words should be sent to:
complit_colloq06-at-yahoo.ca
by January 9, 2006.

Graduate students from various disciplines are encouraged to apply. Please
observe the following procedures to enable blind peer review: 1) attach a short
biographical note on a separate page, 2) do not include your name on the same
page as your abstract, and 3) type “abstract” in the subject line of
your email.

Papers may be given in English or French with citations in any language. The
Centre will publish a selection of papers from the conference in TRANSverse: A
Comparative Studies Journal.

Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Toronto
93 Charles St. W.
Toronto, ON M5S 1K9 Canada

Tel: (416) 813-4041
Fax: (416) 813-4040
Email: complit_colloq06@yahoo.ca

Visit the website at http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/complit/colloquium.html