[Bilimsel Haber] UPDATE: The Fiction of Nonfiction (grad) (2/16/07; (dis)junctions, 4/6/07-4/7/07)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

UPDATE: The Fiction of Nonfiction (grad) (2/16/07; (dis)junctions,
4/6/07-4/7/07)

This call for papers is for a proposed panel to be held at
(dis)junctions 2007: Malappropriation Nation at the University of
California Riverside's 14th Annual Humanities Graduate Conference on
April 6-7, 2007.

The recent controversy around James Frey's A Million Little Pieces has
exposed several key concerns around the writing of nonfiction.
Considering the fact that many 'fictional' books contain
autobiographical details and that 'nonfiction's claims to truth have
been undercut by poststructuralist criticism of many stripes, has the
fiction/ nonfiction binary been rendered useless?

With this in mind, contributors are invited to submit papers that
address any aspect of the fiction/ nonfiction controversy. Possible
topics include, but are not limited to:

	Is there such a thing as fiction?
	Is there such a thing as nonfiction?
	Recall and memory in memoir writing
	Ethical concerns of writing
	Marketing 'the truth'
	Implications/ effects of the 'Based on/ Inspired by a true story/
actual events' caveat

In addition to critical examinations of the above themes, creative works
that consciously blur the binary of fiction/ nonfiction are also encouraged.
	
Abstracts of 250-300 words should be submitted by email to
michael.podolny at email.ucr.edu by the deadline of February 16, 2007.
Please include all contact information and institution affiliation.

For more information, please visit the conference website at
http://english.ucr.edu/gsea/disjunctions/

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