Records of Early English Drama/ Victoria College/ 150 Charles Street W Toronto Ontario Canada Phone (416) 585-4504/FAX (416) [log in to unmask] http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/reed.html => REED's home page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/reed-l.html => REED-L's home page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/stage.html => our theatre resource page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/archive.html => library & archives page ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 21:23:36 -0400 From: Konrad Eisenbichler <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: "FICINO: FICINO Discussion - Renaissance and Reformation Studies" <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list FICINO <[log in to unmask]> Subject: conf. call for papers FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS THE SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY FOR GENERAL LITERARY STUDIES (SAVAL) BIENNIAL MAIN CONGRESS HOSTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG A SENSE OF SPACE 2-5 JUNE 1998 An international, interdisciplinary conference will be held at the University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg from Tuesday 2 June to Friday 5 June 1998. The theme of the Congress, "A Sense of Space" aims to attract scholars from a wide range of disciplines and to stimulate debate around "the spatial forms and fantasies through which a culture declares its presence" (Paul Carter). Proposals are invited for papers addressing the conference theme and related areas. Topics could include: Narrative Metaphors: Labyrinths, Mazes, Worlds Architectural space, Landscapes Images and Realities Nation, Space, Identities Utopias Travel Writing Colonial Space, Centres, Peripheries, Boundaries Spatiality: Subjectivity, Metaphysical Theatrical and Visual space Cyberspace Translation, Transgression, Transposition Psychoanalysis Social Space The Congress will be held back to back with the AGM and seminar of the South African Translators' Institute (SATI). This offers a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary discussion. Interdisciplinary papers between these two fields are encouraged (this would apply particularly to literary translation). Papers should not exceed 30 minutes. Those wishing to present papers at the Congress are invited to send a provisional title and a brief synopsis not later than 1 NOVEMBER 1997. Your paper will be scheduled in an appropriate session. Papers delivered at the Congress will appear in published Proceedings. These will also be made available on the Internet via the SAVAL homepage. Proposals and enquiries should be addressed to: Rita Wilson or Carlotta von Maltzan Department of Modern Languages and Literatures University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Private Bag 3 WITS 2050 Phone: (+27 11) 716 3270 or (+27 11) 716 3426 Fax: (+27 11) 403 7289 E-mail: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] The University of the Witwatersrand is located in the largest metropolitan area and the industrial and commercial heart of South Africa. Wits is recognised both nationally and internationally for the quality of its graduates and its excellence in teaching, research and service to society. It has a longstanding commitment to university autonomy, academic freedom and non-discrimination. The Congress will be centred on the university's West Campus, located only minutes from Johannesburg's city centre. Full details of the Congress, including registration forms, will be forwarded at a later stage but any general enquiries now should be addressed to the Convener of the Organising Committee, c/o The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the above address. SAVAL (The South African Society for General Literary Studies) is an important interdisciplinary forum for general literary discussion, especially in the areas of literary theory and comparative literature. While most of its membership has been traditionally drawn from Departments of English and Afrikaans, at present it has 250 members from a wide range of disciplines, ranging from Theology to Romance Literatures. SAVAL (the acronym is derived from the Afrikaans name of the Society) is affiliated to the International Comparative Literature Association. SAVAL members regularly participate in activities of the ICLA. SAVAL is in fact in the final stages of a bid to host the 2000 ICLA Congress. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rita Wilson Department of Modern Languages and Literatures University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Private Bag 3, WITS 2050 Tel: +27 11 7163270 Fax: +27 11 4037289