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CFP: The IV James Joyce Birthday Conference in Rome

Posted by James Joyce Italian Foundation on 05/08/2010

CFP: The IV James Joyce Birthday Conference in Rome
“Why Read Joyce in the 21st Century?”

The IV James Joyce Conference in Rome, endorsed by The James Joyce Italian Foundation, will be hosted by the Department of Comparative Literatures at the Università di Roma Tre, on the occasion of Joyce’s 129th birthday, February 2-3, 2011.

Papers are invited on any aspect of Joyce’s writings. Issues may include, but are not limited to:

1. Joyce and the Reading Public
2. Reading Joyce at University
3. Joyce and Visual Culture
4. Joyce’s legacy in Contemporary Literature
5. Joyce and Nationalism, Internationalism and Socialism
6. Joyce between Ireland and the World
7. Joyce in Eastern Europe
8. Postcolonial Joyce

We welcome proposals and abstracts for both individual papers and panel sessions. Proposals and abstracts should be limited to 250 words. Papers and presentations are limited to a maximum of 20 minutes. Submissions must include name, contact information, and institutional affiliation or independent scholar status.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: October 15, 2010
Proposals should be sent via email to: joyce.foundation@uniroma3.it.