Thursday, 9 January

Session 103. Narrative Empathy for the Other

3:30–4:45 p.m.

Program arranged by the International Society for the Study of Narrative

Presiding: Patrick Horn, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

1. “Narrative Empathy as Acknowledgment,” Ann Jurecic, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick

2. “Narrative Strategies for Developing Cross-Racial and Cross-Cultural Empathy in the Short Fiction of Sandra Cisneros and Jhumpa Lahiri,” Marilyn Edelstein, Santa Clara Univ.

3. “Real ‘Others’: Pathways for Empathy in Autobiographical Narrative,” Leah M. Anderst, Queensborough Community Coll., City Univ. of New York

Saturday, 11 January

Session 594. What Makes a Modernist Plot? Modernism and Narrative Innovation

3:30–4:45 p.m.

Program arranged by the International Society for the Study of Narrative and the Modernist Studies Association

Presiding: Richard Walsh, Univ. of York

1. “Endless Plot: Modernism’s Sequel Problem,” Matthew Levay, Harvard Univ.

2. “The Art of Biography and the Form of Modernist Fiction,” Nathaniel Cadle, Florida International Univ.

3. “Virginia Woolf and Plots Driven by Feelings,” Marta Figlerowicz, Univ. of California, Berkeley

Call for papers:

3rd Conference of the European Narratology Network – Paris, March 29-30, 2013

Pre-Conference Doctoral Seminar – March 27-28, 2013

Deadline for proposals: October 15, 2012

For full information:

http://www.narratology.net/sites/www.narratology.net/files/webfm/Call%20for%20Papers_final.pdf

ENN website: http://www.narratology.net

All graduate students who present papers at the conference are invited to compete for the prize
for the best graduate student paper. The winner will receive a copy of a Perkins Prize-winning book
of his or her choice and will be encouraged to expand the winning paper for consideration by
Narrative. In addition, the 2012 award winner will be eligible for $500 toward expenses to attend the
2013 conference. Submit papers electronically as attachments (Word PC-compatible files) to both of
the judges, Kurt Koenigsberger <kurt.koenigsberger@case.edu> and Erin McGlothlin <emcgloth@
artsci.wustl.edu>. Papers should be sent to them by Monday, April 30, 2012. Papers must be
unrevised conference presentations.

The Call for Papers for the 2012 International Society for the Study of Narrative Conference in Las Vegas, NV, USA is now online:

http://narrative.georgetown.edu/conferences/2012_Narrative_Flyer.pdf

Additional details will be forthcoming.

Next year’s Narrative Conference will be held April 7-10, 2011, and is sponsored by Washington University in St. Louis.  For further information please visit the conference website: narrative.wustl.edu. Please send proposals to narrative.conference@wustl.edu.  The deadline for proposals is October 30, 2010 (10/30/10).

Because we hope each year to attract new participants to the Narrative Conference, we would greatly appreciate your forwarding our CFP to any interested colleagues and directing those on any appropriate listservs to our web site (narrative.wustl.edu), which includes a downloadable flyer.

The organizers of the 2012 Narrative Conference have suggested compiling a list of listservs that would reach people interested in attending a narrative Conference.  To make this possible, the group kindly suggests to post any listservs of interest to the ISSN list (narrative@georgetown.edu).  Please feel free to suggest names and addresses of listservs on topics including any of the many dimensions of narrative theory and practice that Narrative Conferences welcome.

For any questions, please email the 2011 Conference organizers: Emma Kafalenos, emkafale@artsci.wustl.edu, or Erin McGlothlin, mcglothlin@wustl.edu

The ISSN will have one special session at the 2011 MLA Convention, January 6-9 in Los Angeles. All topics and approaches are encouraged. Any current member of the Society wishing to propose a topic and organize the panel should send a brief proposal (100-150 words) to Brian Richardson at  richb@umd.edu by November 15.

Sponsored by the International Society for the Study of Narrative and hosted by Case Western Reserve University, the International Conference on Narrative is an interdisciplinary forum addressing all dimensions of narrative theory and practice. This year’s Conference will take place on April 8-11 at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, at Case Western Reserve University, and at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Plenary speakers include Susan Stanford Friedman (University of Wisconsin Madison), author of Mappings, Penelope’s Web, and Psyche Reborn; Rita Charon (Columbia University), founder and director of the Program in Narrative Medicine, author of Narrative Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness, and co-editor of Stories Matter: The Role of Narrative in Medical Ethics; and Greil Marcus, author of Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century, The Dustbin of History, and The Shape of Things to Come: Prophecy in the American Voice.

We welcome proposals for papers and panels on all aspects of narrative in any genre, period, nationality, discipline, and medium.

Proposals

For individual paper proposals, please include an abstract (500 words max.) and a brief vita (no more than 2 pages). All paper proposals must include the title of the paper; presenter’s name and institutional affiliation; mailing address, phone and fax number, and email address.

For panel proposals, please include an abstract (700 words max.) summarizing the panel’s rationale and describing each paper. All panel proposals must include a title for the panel and a title for each paper. In addition, please include each panel member’s institutional affiliation; mailing address, phone and fax number, and email address, as well as a brief vita (no more than 2-3 pages) for each of the panel members.

This year, the Society will hold a poster session on the teaching of narrative. This session will enable poster presenters to share their approaches to teaching narrative. Posters may have multiple authors. To submit a proposal for a poster, please include an abstract (500 words max.) and brief vitas on all presenters.

Deadline for receipt of proposals: October 30th, 2009.

Please send all proposals by email in Word, WordPerfect, or PDF format to: narrative@case.edu

If you are unable to send your proposal by email, send two copies of all materials to:

Kurt Koenigsberger
Narrative Conference Coordinator
Department of English, Case Western Reserve University
11112 Bellflower Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44106-7117  USA

Please address all questions to Kurt Koenigsberger (narrative@case.edu).

All participants must join the International Society for the Study of Narrative . For more information on the ISSN, please visit:  http://narrative.georgetown.edu/

The 2011 International Conference on Narrative will be hosted by Washington University in St. Louis.  The conference will be held on April 7-10.  Additional information will be posted to the Society’s web site as it becomes available.

Thursday 4^th June 2009-Saturday 6^th June 2009

http://narrativesociety.bham.ac.uk

Hosted by the University of Birmingham, UK, and sponsored by the International Society for the Study of Narrative, the 2009 Narrative Conference offers a multi- and interdisciplinary forum for addressing all dimensions of narrative and representation.

We welcome proposals for papers and panels on all aspects of narrative in any genre, period, medium and nationality. We are particularly keen to encourage participation from scholars in a range of disciplines, including, but not limited to: history, art history, literary studies, linguistics, philosophy, classical studies, modern languages, women’s studies, film studies and sociology.

Plenary speakers will include:

• David Lodge
• Francis Smith Foster
• Frank Ankersmit

Paper proposals:

Please send a maximum 300 word abstract and brief curriculum vitae (250-300 words) for 20 minute papers. Proposals must include the title of the paper, presenter’s name and institutional affiliation; email address, mailing address and telephone number.

Panel proposals:

Please send a maximum 700 word abstract-summarizing the panel’s rationale and describing each paper-and a brief curriculum vitae for each speaker (50-300 words). Proposals must include titles of papers and panel; presenters’ and panel organizer’s names and institutional affiliations; email addresses, mailing addresses and telephone numbers.

As we get closer to the deadline further detailed information on proposals will be available on the conference website.

Please send proposals to Anna Burrells – burrealz@adf.bham.ac.uk – including ‘Narrative Conference Proposal’ in the subject line of your email by no later than 0.00 GMT on 31^st October 2008.

All submissions will be peer reviewed.

Registration:

All speakers and delegates must register for the conference. Registration fees will be £140 for delegates and those giving papers, and £115 for students. Student places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

Please visit the website at http://narrativesociety.bham.ac.uk for registration and all of the most up to date information about the conference.

If you have any further queries please contact the conference team at:

burrealz@adf.bham.ac.uk

You need to join the International Society for the Study of Narrative in order to attend the conference: http://narrative.georgetown.edu/

Full terms and conditions for late registration, cancellation, data protection and student registration will be available on the website shortly.

BEST GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER

All graduate students who present papers at the ISSN Annual Conference are invited to compete for the prize for the best graduate-student paper of the 2008 conference. The winner will receive a copy of a Perkins Prize-winning book of his or her choice and will be invited to expand the winning paper and submit it for consideration by Narrative. Submit your papers electronically as attachments (Word PC-compatible files, please) to both of the judges, David Richter, drichter@nyc.rr.com and Lisa Zunshine, lisa.zunshine@yale.edu, no later than May 18, 2008. Be sure to submit the paper you actually presented at the conference, not some expanded or edited version of it.