2011 - New Critical Perspectives on the 'Trace'

New Critical Perspectives on the 'Trace'
20 to 22 October 2011
University of Malaga, Spain
Website: http://www.thetraceinliterature.com/presentation.p...
The Conference aims to explore the critical
notion of the 'trace' and its applicability to
contemporary literature written in English. The
turn to ethics and trauma studies in
contemporary criticism has attracted much
critical interest. However, little attention has
been given to the concept of the 'trace' and the
ways in which it engages questions of ethics,
memory studies and trauma in contemporary
literature. This Conference will address the
renewed critical position of the 'trace', and
foster discussion among scholars working in
different fields. This Conference is part of a
Research Project, funded by the Spanish
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Ref. FFI2009-
09242).

Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Prof. Pilar Hidalgo
(University of Málaga, Spain), Prof. Ann
Heilmann (University of Hull, UK), Prof. Roberta
Maierhofer (Graz Universität, Austria) and Prof.
Cora Kaplan (University of London ? Southampton
University, UK)

We welcome 300-word abstracts, in English, on
any of the topics listed below:

1. The trace in recent critical theory
2. The trace in contemporary literary
engagements with the past
3. The trace in neo-Victorianism
4. The trace in literature and other arts and
fields of knowledge

To submit a proposal:

Proposals should be sent via electronic form at
http://www.thetraceinliterature.com/index.php

The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 25 April
2011.

Enquiries: thetraceinliterature-AT-gmail.com
Web address:
http://www.thetraceinliterature.com/presentation.p...