CFP: [Theory] Death in Modern to Contemporary Irish Literature - SAMLA session 2009

full name / name of organization: 
Victoria Bryan
contact email: 

This call is for the Irish literature panel affiliated with the annual
South Atlantic Modern Language Association conference to be held November
6-8, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

This session seeks to explore the ways in which death, dying, or the denial
of death show up in modern to contemporary Irish literature. Papers may
include studies of the practices of and attitudes toward death and/or
memorialization, the link that exists between living and dying, the
contradictions and paradoxes that exist in attitudes towards death, the
ways in which the finality of death is denied, avoided, or confronted in
life, etc.

The deadline for proposals is March 15, 2009. Please send inquiries and
proposals electronically to: Victoria Bryan (Victoria-Bryan_at_utc.edu).
Submissions should include a 250-word abstract, full contact information,
and audio/visual requests if needed.

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