-----Original Message----- From: Dominic McIver Lopes <[email protected]> To: news <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Jun 23, 2013 8:58 am Subject: [AE] Fwd: CFP - Essence, Fiction, and Value
Begin forwarded message: From: Philip Gaydon <[email protected]> Date: 20 June, 2013 14:05:11 GMT+01:00 Subject: CFP - Essence, Fiction, and Value Reply-To: Philip Gaydon <[email protected]> Call for papers 21st Century Theories of Literature: Essence, Fiction and Value University of Warwick, 27-29/3/2014 This conference aims to explore a series of theoretical themes that are relevant both for the philosophy of art and for literary criticism and theory. The aim is to bridge the gap between b philosophicalb and b literaryb approaches to the theory of literary interpretation, and to prompt participants coming from different backgrounds (Continental, Analyticalb&) to engage with one another. We aim to bring together a number of scholars from both philosophy and literary studies to discuss a series of shared issues, primarily of a theoretical nature. The hope is to bring about a heightened appreciation of the variety of approaches that are possible in each case. Confirmed speakers include Prof. Sergia Adamo (Trieste), Prof. Catherine Belsey (Swansea), Prof. Gregory Currie (Nottingham), Prof. Peter Lamarque (York), Prof. Stein Haugom Olsen (Cstfold). 500-word abstracts for 20-minute presentations should be sent to the organisers at [email protected] by 30/11/2013. We welcome contributions on the following themes: (1) Essence; (2) Fiction; (3) Value. We would particularly appreciate an engagement both with philosophical and literary-critical literature, but this is not a requirement. We welcome case studies and historical analyses, as long as there is an explicit theoretical dimension to the discussion. Possible themes may include but are not limited to: Essence: The definition of b literatureb : problems, implications, consequences The b objectb of criticism: text, context, author The philosophical implications of editorial practices Trans-historical definition of literary terms: advantages and drawbacks Changes/shifts in the way a single term has been used and different terms being used to indicate the same thing The concept of b essenceb in specific literary works Historical vagaries of specific concepts Fiction: Literary characters vs human beings The b constructednessb of fiction: consequences for literary interpretation Literature as history, history as literature Theoretical dimensions of the idea of b representationb Symbolism, metaphor, narrative levels: consequences for philosophical speculation Authors vs narrators vs characters The concepts of b meaningb and b truthb in literary works Relationship between explicit content and critical elaboration Hermeneutics of suspicion / symptomatic reading vs. taking the works on its own terms New applications of speech act theory The distinction between b literatureb and b fictionb Value: The cognitive value of literature: b strictly untrueb vs b metaphorically trueb The ethical value of literature: catharsis, imaginative expansion, ideological indoctrination Emotional compliance vs detached analysis Intrinsic vs instrumental value b Platonismb vs b Aristotelianismb today The b literarinessb of literature: a cultural phenomenon like any other? Advantages and drawbacks of bringing other disciplines to bear on literary phenomena Reading literature b as something elseb Literary studies and philosophy of literature: present and future The conference is organised by Prof. Thomas Docherty (English Department, Warwick), Philip Gaydon (Philosophy Department, Warwick), Prof. Eileen John (Philosophy Department, Warwick) and Andrea Selleri (English Department, Warwick), and it is funded by the British Society of Aesthetics, the Humanities Research Centre and the Philosophy Department at Warwick. Further information can be found on the website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/research/activities/21stcentury theoriesofliterature_______________________________________________ news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.aesthetics-online.org/listinfo.cgi/news-aesthetics-online.org
