A nome del prof. Bizzarri
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The Departments of Comparative Literature, Hispanic Studies, and the Centre for Theory and Criticism at Western University invite you to submit your proposals to our 2023 Graduate Student Conference:
Travel Light: Apprehending Being on the Move
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- In the movement of meaning between languages, what is lost or gained?
- How can this movement of meaning be mapped upon the world when thinking about immigration, migration, and economic circulation?
- Why is “movement” so integral to metaphors of historical progress and capitalist development?
- How are we to think of tourism in relation to movement and its prohibition?
- How has the West’s obsession with newer, more advanced technologies of movement impacted our conceptions of place and possibility?
- How has “movement” as a thematic, metaphor, and/or motif changed in literature throughout its history?
- How can Disability Studies aid in the re-definition of movement through nonableist frameworks?
Please submit your proposals of 200 words to:
https://forms.office.com/r/B8W3AKAjG4
Dates:
Proposal submission deadline extended to: January 31, 2023
Notification of acceptance: February 10, 2023
Conference: March 10-11, 2023 – in person and online at Western University, Canada
Please see attached for more information.