CALL FOR PAPERS. Narrative: an International Conference

April 22-25, 2004

Burlington, Vermont

Co-sponsored by Middlebury College and the University of Vermont

 

Plenary Speakers: Jane Gallop and Peggy Phelan .

 

The nineteenth annual conference of the Society for the Study of Narrative Literature is dedicated to the investigation of narrative, its elements, techniques, and forms; its relations to other modes of discourse; and its power in cultures past and present. The Conference generally features 250-300 participants.

 

We welcome papers or panels on all aspects of narrative theory and practice, from any genre, period, nationality, discipline, or medium. We encourage literary subjects (including poetry, pre-modern narrative, and film), as well as cross-cultural and interdisciplinary topics (including art history, folklore, history, law, music, philosophy, politics, and science). Papers will receive preference if they make a point about narrative, the significance of which extends beyond the text or texts in question. Papers should be fifteen to twenty minutes long and in English; panels consisting of three to four papers are especially encouraged. Panels may be chaired by one of the presenters, but no individual may present more than one paper or organize more than one panel.

 

Presenters must join the Society for the Study of Narrative (SSNL) once their papers have been accepted. For more information on SSNL visit www.vanderbilt.edu/narrative/ .

 

For paper proposals, maximum 500 word abstract and brief vitae.

For panel proposals, maximum 700 word abstract -- summarizing the panel's rationale and describing each paper -- and a brief vitae for each speaker.

For hard-copy submissions, please include 2 (that's two) copies of all submitted material.

 

Make sure your proposal specifies the following information:

            Paper (and panel) title(s).

            Presenter or panel organizer's name, institutional affiliation, discipline or department,

mailing address, phone, fax, and e-mail address.

           

Deadline: October 15, 2003

Narrative Conference

Department of English

400 Old Mill

University of Vermont

Burlington VT 05405

 

narrative.conference@uvm.edu (Send attachments readable in Word or R.T.F.)

http://www.uvm.edu/~english/narrative/

 

For further information, contact Anne Moore at the above email address.

Coordinating Committee : Robyn R. Warhol, UVM, Chair. At UVM: Mary Lou Kete (English), Todd McGowan (English & Film), Valerie Rohy (English), Helga Schreckenberger (German & Women's Studies); At Middlebury: Daniel Brayton (English), Carole Cavanaugh (Japanese), John Elder (English & Environmental Studies), Antonia Losano (English), Yumna Siddiqi (English).