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Short Fuse, an Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference (Oct. 10, 2014)

Short Fuse, an Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference (Oct. 10, 2014)

 

From the quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns to Julien  Gracq’s  La  littérature  à  l’estomac; from Zola’s  J’accuse...! to  Celine’s  pamphlets,  from Marinetti's Parole in libertà to Dario Fo's political farces, anger has often been a creative force; art, a forum for indignation. Yet, the point of origin of short-fused productions can be many: artistic disagreements, social debates, and political views are only three examples of what explosive literature and art can bring to light.

 

Possible themes and topics include but are not limited to:

* polemical literature

* acting/ reacting

* revolts

* revolutionary/ reactionary

* revulsion

* rhetoric of terror

* violence

* indignation

* satires and parodies

* anger

* disgust

* engaged literature

* chaotic debates

* hatred and loathing

* intolerance

* distrust

* attacks and critics

* political oppositions

* explosion/ implosion

* gender oppression

* offensive literature

 

Presentations will be limited to a reading time of 15-20 minutes (8-10 pages). Abstracts should not exceed

250  words.  Please  include  your  abstract  with  a  letter  indicating  the  prospective  title,  author’s  name,

department/major, telephone number, and e-mail address, by September 10, 2014 to pitt.frit.conference@gmail.com (Gina Mangravite and Paulina Tomkowicz). Submissions in English, French and Italian (English preferred). Open to undergraduate students.

 

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jan Miernowski

Professor of French University of Wisconsin-Madison