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1912 - 2012: New Perspectives on 100 Years of French Modernism (Nemla 2012)

1912 - 2012: New Perspectives on 100 Years of French Modernism (Nemla 2012)

Publié le par Bérenger Boulay (Source : Mark Andrew Hall)

NeMLA 2012 Convention

http://www.nemla.org/convention/index.html

Rochester, New York; March 15-18, 2012

CFP - French and Francophone

http://www.nemla.org/convention/2012/cfp_french.html

1912 - 2012: New Perspectives on 100 Years of French Modernism This panel will revisit and explore French modernism from a variety of perspectives in order to reevaluate our relationship to modernism and its continued relevance. Papers are invited on any aspect of that addresses modernism in the French context, especially those that take a broadly comparative approach, whether between authors, genres, media, traditions, cultures, or critical perspectives. Send abstracts (250 - 300 words) to Mark Andrew Hall, mhall@ithaca.edu.

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All About Eve: Representations of Eve in Contemporary French Fiction This panel seeks to reinterpret the figure of Eve in contemporary French fiction from new and inventive perspectives, not simply as the Biblical figure, but in terms of her role as transgressor and discursive disruption. Possible reinterpretations of Eve might consider her through deviance, textual disturbance, insubordination, otherness, or even a 'feminine' interruption. Please send 200-250 word abstracts to Elizabeth Berglund Hall, ehall@ithaca.edu.

Animalité, bestialité et postcolonialisme Alors que l'animalité et la bestialité prennent une place de plus en plus visible dans la littérature postcoloniale francophone, comment cette littérature appréhende-t-elle ces concepts dans une perpétuelle optique de libération des individus et des communautés ? Quelles sont les méthodes et techniques stylistiques par lesquelles la littérature postcoloniale francophone fournit à l'animal et au bestial un accès privilégié au domaine de la littérature ? Résumés de communication (en anglais ou en français), 200-250 mots, à hebouche@buffalo.edu

Childhood and Adolescence in Contemporary Women's Autobiographies in French The aim of this panel is to look at childhood and adolescence as increasingly important in contemporary women's autobiography as a literary mode. Far from being narrated as a blissful state of innocence, for female authors the description of early events can function as a way to resist constrictive social rules, to denounce religious oppression and gender discrimination, to break taboos, to reveal secrets and ultimately to start healing traumatic ruptures. Please send 250-300 word abstracts to Anna Rocca at arocca@salemstate.edu

Childless Women in French Literature and Film Feminism has forced us to reassess in radical ways the cultures and practices of motherhood. Nevertheless, one important aspect of motherhood has so far been understudied: the rejection of it. This panel seeks to compare literary and cinematic representations of childless women; women who have chosen to remain childless, who have aborted, who have given up a child for adoption, who have committed infanticide... Please send abstracts of 300 words to Natalie Edwards at natalie.edwards@wagner.edu

Defining and Reshaping Francophone Africa through Literature: The Age of Updates This panel will address the relevance or influence of literary works by francophone African writers of the colonial and early post-colonial periods in the age of modern Africa as well as works by the new generation of francophone African writers that critically reflect on the twenty-first century socio-political realities in African nations. Could literature help shape the future of Africa? Send 250-300 word abstracts in body of email or as Word document attachment to Kodjo Adabra, adabra@geneseo.edu, with 'NeMLA-Francophone' in subject line.

Ecocritical Approaches to Francophone Literatures We seek ecocritism of Francophone literatures that explores environmentality, ecologies of local place, or the unique characteristics of ecocritical approaches to the environment. Proposals may incorporate postcolonial or feminist theory, philosophy and ethics, environmental justice, regional studies, etc.. Send 500 word abstracts as .doc or docx attachments to Doug Boudreau, dboudreau@mercyhurst.edu and Marnie Sullivan, msullivan@mercyhurst.edu. Include complete contact information, academic affiliation, and a brief biography in your email.

Femmes et résistance pendant la pénétration coloniale : instinct cosmogonique This panel will explore the role of African female heroines in the quest of collective identity in Africa. How do these representative figures contribute to mold a collective African's identity? We will examine the historical aspects that describe the relationships of the dominated to the dominant in order to measure the impact of the domination on the construction of the collective identity such as bravery, hope, and dignity. Abstracts to Karim Simpore <Ksimpore@stlawu.edu>

Food and the French This panel seeks papers concerning food in French literary works of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from Proust's madeleine to Barthes' steak frites and Nothomb's chocolat blanc. Whether in fiction or non-fiction, in selected passages or entire oeuvres, food plays a pivotal role and we welcome submissions that explore this, allowing us to better savor the works as a whole. Please send inquiries or 250-500 word abstracts to Priya Wadhera, Adelphi University, pw27@columbia.edu.

Haiti after the Earthquake: the Shape, Role and Power of Writing This panel is devoted to works written after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, to the shape, role and power of literature, to the necessity of writing that follows such a traumatic event. Words try to encompass the complexity of the new face of Haiti. Words try to capture the absence. How can fiction transcribe the memory, the witnessing? What is the role of literature, what is the role of the writer, when survival becomes central? Please submit 250-300 word abstracts in English or French to: Emmanuelle.Vanborre@gordon.edu

The Idea of Revolution in French and Francophone Literature This panel seeks to explore the idea of revolution in French and Francophone literature. Papers may interpret the term in either or both of its contradictory, yet sometimes complimentary, senses of revolving (rotation, orbit, cyclical movement) or of radical rupture. The notion of revolution may be considered from a variety of perspectives: thematic, stylistic, structural, sociological, political, etc. Submissions pertaining to any genre and from any historical period are welcome. Send 300 word abstract to Peter Vantine at pjvantine@gmail.com.

Insurrections et transgressions françaises et francophones Appel à des communications qui traitent de l'insurrection et/ou la transgression dans le développement des identités politiques et/ou socio-culturelles en France et dans la francophonie contemporaine. Des analyses portant sur des sujets tels que les transgressions sexuelles, les mouvements insurgés, les représentations cinématographiques/littéraires de la contestation, les conflits entre tradition et transgression. Merci d'envoyer vos propositions (200 mots) à J-F Hennuy (Hennuy@Bennington.edu) et C. Johnston (cristina.johnston@Stir.ac.uk).

L'écriture du corps dans le roman francophone Ce panel envisage d'examiner le corps, tel qu'il est représenté dans le roman africain francophone. Nous nous proposerons d'en considérer la fonction dans la négociation des espaces géographiques et culturels. Envoyez vos propositions à Moussa Sow .

National Francophone African Literatures and Global Relevance This panel will focus on an old trend that had slowed down in recent years, but which coincided with the consolidation of national identities: A focus on national literatures, especially in Africa, as a means to reach global relevance. We invite papers on national literatures, from francophone Africa with the view of highlighting the works and topical trends of new and rising writers, including women writers. Please send abstract and affiliation information to Marc Papé at mpape@sjfc.edu and Viviane Bekrou at BekrouV@cofc.edu.

Novel as Threat, Novel as Therapy This panel seeks to explore the use of medical metaphors (contagion, pathogen, medication, cure) to advocate or warn against the practice of reading novels in French/Francophone literature from the 17th century onward. What are the stakes of such strategies for readers, male and female? How does this discourse inflect our conception of the communication and transmission of ideas and sentiment? How might we understand the relation of pathos, pathology, and pathogen? Please send 300-word abstracts to Jessica Tanner, jtanner@fas.harvard.edu.

Postmodern Mythology: Rewriting Myth in 20th and 21st Century French Literature This panel seeks papers that discuss the state of myth in 20th and 21st century French and francophone literature. Are there examples of classical myths being rewritten in a postmodern way? How do these mythical reworkings reflect the changes that have transpired in our contemporary milieu? Possible topics include: myth, intertextuality, archetypes, collective unconscious, psychoanalysis, postmodern literary theory. Papers can be in either English or French. Please submit a 300 word abstract to Melissa Panek <38panek@cardinalmail.cua.edu>.

Representations of the Wound in French and Francophone Literature This panel seeks papers on the representation of wounds and physical injury in French/Francophone literature and film. From the Middle Ages to the present day, this topos has challenged the limits of representation. To what degree can the wound qua corporeal inscription be read as a master metaphor for text? What are its implications for our understanding of the relationship between the artwork and its audience? Please send inquiries or abstracts to Kathryn Rose (kgrose@fas.harvard.edu) and Ian Thomas Fleishman (ifleishm@fas.harvard.edu).

Rethinking the World: Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century French Writers This panel will focus on uncovering the ideas and philosophy proposed by seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French writers to change or improve their world. We will discuss their personal ideas, beliefs, and value systems in light of the reality of their time. Major seventeenth- and eighteenth-century authors will include female and male philosophers, moralists, essayists, poets, novelists, and playwrights. The method of analysis is open. Send abstracts (200-300 words) to Stéphane Natan, Rider University: snatan@rider.edu

Sympathy and Justice in French literature This panel will examine the relationship between sympathy and justice through the representations of pain, its causes and effects, and its moral consequences in French literature. In The Basis of Morality, Schopenhauer argues that the basis of all voluntary justice lies in sym-pathy (together-pain) alone that is stirred by another's pain. Yet, how does pain-sharing lead to justice? This panel will reflect upon this question through the lens of French literature. Abstracts should be addressed to Philippa Kim (philippa.kim@gmail.com).

Teaching French Popular Culture (Roundtable) This roundtable will focus on the benefits and challenges of teaching French popular culture to American students. Thanks to the internet, teachers and pupils have unprecedented access to authentic source material. How should we contextualize this information? What cultural and linguistic lessons can they teach? What is the proper balance between education and entertainment? Please submit 250-500 word abstracts concerning your experiences and perspectives on teaching popular French culture to Skye Paine <spaine@brockport.edu>.

Word Made Flesh, Flesh Made Word: Narratives of Pain, Pained Narratives This panel seeks to explore various dimensions of pain in French and Francophone literature. How is pain represented? What are the moral, aesthetic, and epistemological stakes of such representation? Does the staging of pain shape or distress textual integrity or architecture? Might we speak of a textual pain? How do pained and painful narratives affect the reader? Please send 300-word abstracts to Tali Zechory, tzechory@fas.harvard.edu.

The Work of Nancy Huston (Roundtable) This session will discuss the prolific Canadian writer Nancy Huston, an Anglophone who chooses to write in French. Papers may be on her fiction, non-fiction, or theater. Please send 300-word abstracts to Natalie Edwards at natalie.edwards@wagner.edu

You Are What You Read: Fictional Readers of French Literature This panel welcomes papers analyzing the representation of characters in any fictional work [eg. Huysmans, O'Neill, Pasolini] reading French literature of any period. How and why do these characters read French literature? What influence does it exert on them? What is the value of French literature in these works? Please send 300 word abstracts, in English or in French to Ana Oancea (aio2101@columbia.edu)