“Of paradise terrestre”: Secular and Spiritual Modernisms

Session sponsored by the International Lawrence Durrell Society

Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture after 1900

The International Lawrence Durrell Society requests proposals for 20-minute presentations on the relationship of the profane and the holy in the modernist era.

Potential topics include:

• Spiritual crises and formal experimentation
• Mysticism and the Avant-Garde
• Spirituality and the body
• Modernism and non-Western faith
• Rituals and subversion
• Gender, spirituality and modernism

Deadline for submission of proposal is 5 October 2024.

Please plan for a presentation of no more than twenty minutes. Submit proposal by email to jdecker@icc.edu

 Include two attachments in pdf, rtf or doc format:

1. The first attachment should consist of a 300-word abstract (double-spaced and titled), omitting all references to the submitter.
2. The second attachment should contain a cover page that includes the following information:

• Name as it will appear in the program
• Address (preferably home address)
• E-mail address (necessary to confirm your acceptance)
• Academic affiliation, if applicable
• Title of paper/work (as it will appear in the program)
• National origin/genre of work(s) discussed (please be specific)
• Personal biographical note (100-150 words)

The 52nd annual Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture after 1900 will be held at the University of Louisville, February 20-22, 2025.

Please see the conference’s official website for additional information.