[Bilimsel Haber] CFP: Literature, Culture, and Tolerance (Poland) (1/31/07; 5/28/07-5/30/07)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

International Interdisciplinary Conference

Literature, Culture, and Tolerance
(Lodz, 28 - 30th of May, 2007)


Tolerance is a cultural value often associated with such phenomena as
humanism, pacifism or acceptance of human variety and diversity. Such an
association has, undoubtedly, historical and geographical determinations
but, according to some contemporary thinkers, this particular
relationship between toleration and other values might have essential,
evolutionary dimension.

Is there any decisive correlation between literature as a medium of
culture and toleration? We would like to discuss many other questions
with a multidisciplinary group of scholars of literature, culture,
and philosophy.


We are particularly enthusiastic about issues such as:

-    historical representations of tolerance and intolerance in culture
and literature;
-    literature and culture as a crucial test for authenticity of values;
-    literary and quasi-literary justification of tolerance and/or
fanaticism;
-    a role of literary and quasi-literary conventions (genres) in
shaping culture of tolerance (e. g. satire, caricature etc.)
-    relationship between tolerance and freedom of satire and raillery;
-    relationship between tolerance and liberty; tolerance and
individualism, tolerance and politeness; tolerance and culture;
tolerance and dissidents in religion and society.

This list is a proposal and is not exhaustive.


Plenary speakers:
              Sharon Achinstein (St. Edmund Hall, Oxford)
              Dame Gillian Beer, (Clare Hall, Cambridge University)
              WÅ‚odzimierz Bolecki (IBL PAN, Warsaw)
              Leszek Kołakowski (Oxford, unconfirmed)
              Lars Loennroth (Goethenburg University, Sweden) (unconfirmed)
              Charles Russell, Director of American Studies and
Associate Director of the Rutgers Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and
the Modern Experience at Rutgers University, USA
              Magdalena Sroda (University of Warsaw)
              Janusz Tazbir (IH PAN, Warsaw) (unconfirmed)



Language of the conference is English and Polish.

A book of papers from the conference will be in Polish (all English
contribution will be translated)


Deadlines:

31st  of October 2006 –  declaration of interest in the conference

31st  of January 2007  deadline for submitting a brief information on
the content of  a 20-min. presentations (the registration form reaches
the organisers)

10th of February 2007 –  confirmation of  acceptance of proposals

31st of March 2007 – deadline for submitting abstracts of 20 minutes
presentations (in English, up to 500 words)


Conference co-ordinators:
Prof. Grzegorz Gazda,Assoc. Prof. Jaroslaw Pluciennik (tel. + 48 42  617
13 42, e-mail:jarrek at uni.lodz.pl).Dr. Irena Hübner.

Honorary Committee consists of President of the Institute of
Tolerance in Lodz, Joanna Podolska.

Please send your declaration of interest by email to:
Jaroslaw Pluciennik
University of Lodz
Chair of Theory of Literature
Institute of Theory of Literature, Theatre and
Audio-Visual Arts
Palac Biedermanna, Franciszkanska 1/5
91-431 Lodz, Poland

tel. +48 42 665 51 33
Fax: +48 42 665 51 32
e-mail: jarrek at uni.lodz.pl
     	
http://free.art.pl/ktltf/Plucienn.htm
http://free.art.pl/ktltf/Pluciennik-eng.htm


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