CFP: Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood (2/28/07; collection)
From: John J. Han <hanjn_at_mobap.edu>

Previously unpublished critical essays are being sought for a new volume in Rodopi Press's Dialogue series on Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood. The "Dialogue" series offers emerging and experienced scholars the opportunity to present alternative (point/counterpoint) readings and approaches to classic texts that have received canonical acceptance in either American or Continental literature.

Emerging scholars will demonstrate the following qualifications: M.A., A.B.D., recent Ph.D., instructor, lecturer, or assistant professor status; publications limited to articles in journals, monographs, or chapter studies; and/or a doctoral degree awarded within the past six years. Experienced scholars will demonstrate the following: teach at the associate professor level or above, have at least seven years' experience since the awarding of the Ph.D., be published in book-length studies, and/or be considered an authority or well-known commentator on the title or author.

Possible topics include but are not limited to:
* The effectiveness of Wise Blood as a Christian novel
* The structure of Wise Blood
* Portrayal of Protestant evangelism/fundamentalism in the novel
* A Christian reading versus a nihilistic/Nietzschean reading
* O'Connor's alleged Jansenism
* Representation of women
* Literary influences on the novel
* Kafka and Wise Blood

To express interest and request a more detailed list, please e-mail the editor, John J. Han, at hanjn_at_mobap.edu. Abstracts of proposed essays (500 words) and a brief professional vita should be submitted as Word attachments by February 28, 2007. Deadline for completed essays of 15-20 pages is November 30, 2007.

John J. Han, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Chair, Humanities Division
Missouri Baptist University
St. Louis, MO 63141-8698
(314) 392-2311 (office)
(314) (314) 434-7596 (fax)
hanjn_at_mobap.edu
 

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