Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 23:47:01 +0100 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?B=E9n=E9dicte?= Ledent <B.Ledent-AT-ulg.ac.be> Subject: Post-colonial Literature (Malta) (09/15/04; 03/21/05-03/26/05) Sharing Places Searching for common ground in a world of continuing exclusion EACLALS Triennial Conference, Malta, 21-26 March, 2005 CALL FOR PAPERS Malta, the venue of the next EACLALS Triennial Conference, is not only a very attractive destination but also one that is, by virtue of its location halfway between Europe and Africa, highly suggestive of the unending dynamics of colonialism, ^Ñpost^Ò-colonialism, and neo-colonialism. The Malta Conference should therefore prove an ideal opportunity for revisiting such familiar issues as: the clash of civilisations brought about by colonialism, which forcibly linked disparate geographies under the aegis of imperial regimes; the affirmations of territoriality which often go by the name of post-colonialism, no matter how much these rely on implicit protocols of exclusion; and the contemporary emergence of an explicit neo-colonial (^Ñnew world^Ò) order, in which the uneven distribution of resources across the globe is justified in the name of self-righteous cultural affiliations of diverse denominations. On the other hand, in a more hopeful mood, ^ÑMalta^Ò and its complex history may also serve as an objective correlative for the utopian ideal of acknowledging a shared zone of mutual responsibility where all human subjects may be considered as partial insiders to the project of conceiving a common future. The Conference theme, ^ÑSharing Places^Ò, thus strikes at the heart of contemporary experience while also allowing for the development of long-standing debates within ^Ñpost^Ò-colonial studies. Such a theme has numerous potential ramifications, which will be explored in a number of thematic sections dedicated to the following topics: - Frantz Fanon and the pitfalls of national consciousness - The sea and the erosion of cultural identity - Immigration as a challenge to the law of privilege (ie, etymologically, ^Ñprivate law^Ò) - Writing Europe (from an African or otherwise ^Ñexternal^Ò perspective) - From translation to bilingualism, or towards the sharing of mental space - Multidisciplinarity and the future of post-colonial theory - Feminism, patriarchy, and the limitations of gendered space - History as a collective site, historiography as a corrective swipe The organizers also welcome contributions relevant to the main Conference theme that may not seem to fit into the subsections outlined above. Abstracts of no more than 200 words for 20-minute papers should be submitted no later than 15 September, 2004. All correspondence should be addressed to the Conference chair, Dr. Stella Borg Barthet, stella.borg-barthet-AT-um.edu.mt . For further information as well as for all matters concerning registration or accommodation, please consult the Conference webpage which is already accessible at this address: http://www.um.edu.mt/noticeboard/eaclalsmain.html. For information on Eaclals: http://www.ulg.ac.be/facphl/uer/d-german/eaclals/eaclals.html --- StripMime Warning -- MIME attachments removed --- This message may have contained attachments which were removed. Sorry, we do not allow attachments on this list. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- text/html (html body -- converted) --- --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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