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CFP: Madness & Literature (1/15; 4/2-4/3) (fwd)
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From: "Julian W. Connolly" <jwc4w@virginia.edu>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> MADNESS AND LITERATURE
>
> AT THE
>
> THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL
>
> COMPARATIVE LITERATURE CONFERENCE
>
> APRIL 2-3, 1998
>
> CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
>
>The Department of Comparative Literature and Classics invites abstracts on
>the above topic from faculty and graduate students in Comparative
>Literature, Classics, English, and related disciplines. Scientific papers
>are also welcome from faculty and graduate students in Psychology and
>Psychiatry. Abstracts must be received by December 15, 1997. Invited
>participants will be notified by January 15, 1998. Papers should not
>exceed 20 minutes in length. (8-10 typed pages)
>
>Our Thirty-Third annual conference seeks to explore the connection between
>madness and literature or literary theory in all its forms. We also seek
>discussions of current medical and psychological research on the
>connection between bipolar disorder (manic-depressive syndrome) or other
>psychopathic disorders and literary creativity.
>
>Proposed panel topics include: Virginia Woolf, Portrait of the Artist as a
>Madwoman; Dostoevsky and The Idiot, Hercules Furens: Stoic Madness, Love
>and Madness, The Dark Night of Edgar Allen Poe, Madness and Civilization.
>Suggestions for other panels or topics are encouraged.
>
>Abstracts should be approximately 300 words and may be submitted by mail,
>e-mail or fax. Include name, address, institutional affiliation and paper
>title. Abstract should give clear indication of presenter's topic and
>include an abbreviated relevant bibliography. Abstracts, inquiries or
>suggestions for panels may be directed to:
>
> Douglas Domingo-Foraste, Chair
> Comparative Literature and Classics
> California State University, Long Beach
> 1250 Bellflower Blvd.
> Long Beach, CA 90840-2404
>
> e-mail: dforaste@csulb.edu
> telephone: 562/985-4241
> fax: 562/985-4863
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> MADNESS AND LITERATURE
>
> AT THE
>
> THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL
>
> COMPARATIVE LITERATURE CONFERENCE
>
> APRIL 2-3, 1998
>
> CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
>
>The Department of Comparative Literature and Classics invites abstracts on
>the above topic from faculty and graduate students in Comparative
>Literature, Classics, English, and related disciplines. Scientific papers
>are also welcome from faculty and graduate students in Psychology and
>Psychiatry. Abstracts must be received by December 15, 1997. Invited
>participants will be notified by January 15, 1998. Papers should not
>exceed 20 minutes in length. (8-10 typed pages)
>
>Our Thirty-Third annual conference seeks to explore the connection between
>madness and literature or literary theory in all its forms. We also seek
>discussions of current medical and psychological research on the
>connection between bipolar disorder (manic-depressive syndrome) or other
>psychopathic disorders and literary creativity.
>
>Proposed panel topics include: Virginia Woolf, Portrait of the Artist as a
>Madwoman; Dostoevsky and The Idiot, Hercules Furens: Stoic Madness, Love
>and Madness, The Dark Night of Edgar Allen Poe, Madness and Civilization.
>Suggestions for other panels or topics are encouraged.
>
>Abstracts should be approximately 300 words and may be submitted by mail,
>e-mail or fax. Include name, address, institutional affiliation and paper
>title. Abstract should give clear indication of presenter's topic and
>include an abbreviated relevant bibliography. Abstracts, inquiries or
>suggestions for panels may be directed to:
>
> Douglas Domingo-Foraste, Chair
> Comparative Literature and Classics
> California State University, Long Beach
> 1250 Bellflower Blvd.
> Long Beach, CA 90840-2404
>
> e-mail: dforaste@csulb.edu
> telephone: 562/985-4241
> fax: 562/985-4863
>