CFP: Henry James Conference (including Film Component)

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From: laurence raw <[email protected]>

International
Henry James Conference

9-10 May 2013
Baskent University
Ankara, TURKEY

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Department of American Culture and Literature, Baskent University,
Ankara, Turkey, is pleased to announce its "International Henry James
Conference,"  which will be held on 9-10  May 2013, at Baskent
University, Ankara, Turkey. As a prolific writer of his time, Henry James’s
writings cover a wide range of genres and modes that include fiction, drama,
non-fiction, travel, criticism and letters, and today he remains a
compelling
literary presence for research, criticism, and film as well as stage
adaptations. Therefore, it is expected that, during this two-day
international
conference, Henry James and his work will be addressed and discussed through
multiple and interdisciplinary approaches, and the following topics among
others may be suggested for papers:

·         Henry James and the Art of the Novel
·         Henry James and the Art of Short Fiction
·         Henry James and the Theater
·         Henry James on Stage and Screen
·         Social Realism in Henry James
·         Henry James’s Narrative Techniques
·         Henry James: Sources and Influences
·         Class and Politics in Henry James
·         Gender Relations in Henry James
·         Sexuality in Henry James
·         Henry James and Popular  Culture
·         Henry James and Imperial Ideology
·         Henry James as the “Interpreter of His Generation”
·         Henry James as a Literary Critic
·         Henry James as an Art Critic
·         Henry James’s Autobiographical Writings
·         Henry James’s Travel Writings
·         Henry James’s Letters
·         International Reception of Henry James
·         Americanness and Europeanness in Henry James
·         Contemporary Critical Approaches to Henry James
·         Culture and Power in Henry James
·         Intertextuality in Henry James
·         Henry James and Orientalism

200-word abstracts for 20-minute individual papers, written in single-space
and
Times New Roman font 12,  are welcome together with a short biographical
note, including  institutional affiliation, address, e-mail, fax and
telephone numbers.
Please send abstracts and the required information as e-mail attachments to
Dr.
Berkem Gurenci Saglam, Department of American Culture and Literature,
Faculty
of Science and Letters, Baskent University, Baglica Campus, 06810 Ankara,
Turkey.
E-mail: [email protected]
Deadline for abstracts:15 November 2012.
Notification of acceptance: 30 December 2012
Further information concerning plenary speakers, accommodation, travel,
conference
program and other details will be available in due course on the conference
website:
 http://amerconference2013.baskent.edu.tr

Laurence Raw,
Baskent University.
Department of English, Ankara, Turkey.
Editor: Journal of American Studies of Turkey
http://baskent.academia.edu/LaurenceRaw
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