Russian Representations of World War II (Seminar)
42nd Annual Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
April 7-10, 2011
New Brunswick, NY – Hyatt New Brunswick
Host Institution: Rutgers University
This seminar invites papers on Russian representations of the Second World War in diverse artistic and rhetorical modes (poetry, prose, journalism, music, visual art, film, translation). Papers might treat creative and documentary practices during the war (1941-45); the war as a cultural or intellectual moment; issues of narrative, memory, selfhood, and ethics. Seminar participants (of whom there will be 5-10) will submit 10-15 page papers for pre-circulation. Please send 250-word abstracts to Данный адрес e-mail защищен от спам-ботов, Вам необходимо включить Javascript для его просмотра. (Emily Van Buskirk, Rutgers University) by September 30, 2010.
Please include with your abstract:
Name and Affiliation
Email address
A/V requirements (if any; $10 handling fee with registration)
The 42nd Annual Convention will feature approximately 360 sessions, as well as dynamic speakers and cultural events.
Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA session; however panelists can only present one paper (panel or seminar). Convention participants may present a paper at a panel and also present at a creative session or participate in a roundtable. Do not accept a slot if you may cancel to present on another session.
Convenient links:
Convention homepage: http://www.nemla.org/convention/2011/index.html
CFP: http://www.nemla.org/convention/2011/cfp.html
Russian/East European Panels: http://www.nemla.org/convention/2011/cfp.html#russian
NeMLA homepage: http://www.nemla.org/
Membership and fees: http://www.nemla.org/about/information/membership.html
