The LITHUANIAN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE ASSOCIATION

is pleased to announce the Third International Congress of the

RÉSEAU EUROPÉEN D'ÉTUDES LITTÉRAIRES COMPARÉES / EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES (REELC-ENCLS)

TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN LANDSCAPE:

ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN THE SELF AND THE OTHER

September 11-13, 2009 Vilnius, Lithuania

The Lithuanian Comparative Literature Association, in cooperation with Vilnius Pedagogical University and the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, is organizing the Third International Congress of the Réseau européen d'études littéraires comparées / European Network for Comparative Literary Studies, to be held from September 11-13, 2009, on the topic TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN LANDSCAPE: ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN THE SELF AND THE OTHER.


Suggested themes/topics:


1. The Changing Cultural Map of Europe.

The changing cultural and literary geography of Europe; newly evolving relationships between the center and the periphery, between the boundaries of West, Central and East Europe and adjacent border areas. Cultural collisions between different areas and the appearance of new cultural zones. The shifting concept of Eastern Europe. Periphery as a challenge; traditional and alternative cultural capitals.

Seas of encounter: The Baltic, the Mediterranean, the North Sea, the Black Sea.


2. A Museum of European Images.

Old and new images of Europe; images, myths and symbols which reveal various aspects of European culture. Displacement and transformation of images in time. Digital images, museums and archives. Artifacts and cultural memory. Changing concepts of European history and its innovative interpretations in art. The importance of historical turning points, such as war or struggle for independence, for literature and culture as a whole.


3. Narratives of journeys: pilgrim, tourist, spiritual, educational, etc.; their visual representation in photography, iconography, cinema and other art forms. The relationship between elite and tourist culture, manifestations of mass or tourist mentality. The mirroring of exodus and migration in art.


4. Rhetoric of Identity in Contemporary Europe.

Questions related to the deconstruction of ethnocentric identities. The many-faceted strategies of including the other in one's own identity. Rhetoric of identity and the fear of loss. Problems of linguistic identity.


5. Reception of Lithuanian literature and/or culture in other European countries.

Comparison between topics, myths, images of Lithuanian literature and other European literature.


Working languages of the conference: English, French, German.



Registration fee is 30 EUR or equivalent in Litas payable upon arrival in cash (at the registration of the conference). We are currently trying to get funding to cover accommodation, meals etc.


Deadline for submission of proposals for 20 minute papers is January 25, 2009.



The registration forms should be sent by e-mail to: llla@vpu.lt

or to the following address:

Lithuanian Comparative Literature Association (LCLA)
T. Sevcenkos 31-306

LT-03111 Vilnius, Lithuania

Fax. (370 5) 233 52 99


web: http://www.eurolit.net

(direct link to conference webpage: http://www.eurolit.net/index.php?q=node/668)

Papers from the Conference will be published.


Organizing Committee of the Congress:

Prof. Dr. Vilija Salien_ (Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuania)

Prof. Dr. Alain Montandon (Université de Clermont-Ferrand, France)

Prof. Dr. Jüri Talvet (Tartu University, Estonian Association of Comparative Literature, Estonia)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nijole Kaselionien_ (Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuanian Comparative Literature Association, Lithuania)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vytautas Martinkus (Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuanian Comparative Literature Association, Lithuania)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ausra Jurgutiene (Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, Lithuanian Comparative Literature Association, Lithuania)

Dr. Lucia Boldrini (Goldsmiths, University of London, British Comparative Literature Association, General Coordinator of REELC-ENCLS, United Kingdom)


Coordinator

Dr. Zydron_ Kolevinskien_ (Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuanian Comparative Literature Association, Lithuania )
tel.: (370 5) 2333 635, 233 06 11, e-mail: llla@vpu.lt , zkolevinske@gmail.com


Congress Location

T. Shevchenko Street 31, Vilnius Pedagogical University, Faculty of Lithuanian Philology (Naujamiestis District).




To register / propose a paper, please download a registration form from the website (http://www.eurolit.net/index.php?q=node/668), or print the following section of this email, and send it to the conference address




LITHUANIAN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE ASSOCIATION

&
RÉSEAU EUROPÉEN D'ÉTUDES LITTÉRAIRES COMPARÉES / EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES (REELC-ENCLS)



TRANSFORMATIONS OF EUROPEAN LANDSCAPE:

ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN THE SELF AND THE OTHER



REGISTRATION FORM



September 11-13, 2009, Vilnius



Full name


Academic Title


Institution


Title of the contribution


Abstract (about 300 words)












Address

Telephone

Fax
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Accommodation (date)

® University Hostel ® No accommodation required


® Guesthouse ® City Hotel



Please send a completed application form to the congress mailing address by 25 January 2009.

Congress mailing:

Lithuanian Comparative Literature Association (LCLA)

T. Shevchenko Street 31-306

LT-03111 Vilnius, Lithuania

E-mail: llla@vpu.lt

Fax. (370 5) 233 52 99




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Dr Lucia Boldrini

General Coordinator, European Network of Comparative Literary Studies/ Réseau Européen d'Etudes Littéraires Comparées


Address for correspondence:

Department of English & Comparative Literature

Goldsmiths University of London

New Cross

London SE14 6NW

UK


Tel: 020 7919 7434 (direct line); 020 7919 7430 (Departmental Office)

Fax: 020 7919 7453

e-mail: l.boldrini@gold.ac.uk

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