Dear FEAST Colleagues,

 Please find below and as attachment the call for papers to The 20th 
 International Conference of The Simone de Beauvoir Society:

 SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR: PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE AND THE HUMANITIES
 at the University of Oslo, Norway, June 20th–23rd, 2012.

 Deadline for submission is April 1st, 2012.

 Confirmed keynote speakers include: Associate professor Nancy Bauer, 
 Tufts University, Professor Barbara Klaw, Northern Kentucky University 
 Professor Toril Moi, Duke University.

 Online information is available at
 http://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/forskning/aktuelt/calls/beauvoir_call_eng.html

 Please forward the cfp and information to anyone you think may be 
 interested.

 With kind regards,
 Tove Pettersen

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 CALL FOR PAPERS

 THE UNIVERSITY OF OSLO (OSLO, NORWAY) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND 
 THECNOLOGY (TRONDHEIM, NORWAY) ARE PLEASED TO HOST

 The Twentieth International Conference of the Simone de Beauvoir 
 Society
 Simone de Beauvoir: Philosophy, Literature and the Humanities

 OSLO, NORWAY, JUNE 20 – 23, 2012

 “There is no strict distinction between philosophy and literature”, 
 claimed Simone de Beauvoir, and throughout her life she was equally 
 drawn to both disciplines. The point of expressing oneself through 
 philosophy and literature is, she asserted, to conquer solitude and 
 loneliness, to show that “others have felt like you”, and to create 
 values. The values articulated, criticized and created within the 
 humanities are of utmost importance. These disciplines can, according to 
 Beauvoir, create a new universe of values through words. These words 
 become actions that bite into the world; and change “the face of the 
 earth more profoundly than kings and conquerors”.

 The 20th International Conference of the Simone de Beauvoir Society 
 will take place at the University of Oslo, Norway, from June 20-23, 
 2012, hosted by the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art & 
 Ideas in cooperation with The Norwegian University of Science and 
 Technology, Trondheim.We welcome submissions on Beauvoir’s life and 
 works from a broad range of perspectives, disciplines and locations, 
 addressing the impact in her own time as well as her significance for 
 the 21st century. Also  welcomed are  perspectives, interpretations, 
 analyses and discussions on how Beauvoir can shed light on the 
 interaction between theory and practice, between academia and 
 contemporary society. In particular, we encourage presentations 
 exploring how Beauvoir's works can contribute to recent discussions on 
 the values and utilities of the humanities.

 To submit your proposal, please send an abstract of no more than 800 
 words in English, French, Norwegian, Danish or Swedish, and a short 
 Curriculum Vitae including your contact details and institutional 
 affiliation, if any, to both conference organizers: Associate Professor 
 Annlaug Bjørsnøs, ([log in to unmask]) and Professor Tove 
 Pettersen, UiO ([log in to unmask]) by April 1st, 2012.



-- 
 Tove Pettersen
 Professor, Dr. art.
 Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas
 University of Oslo,
 Box 1020 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway.

 http://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/om-instituttet/ansatte/vit/tovepe.xml

-- 
 Tove Pettersen
 Associate Professor, Dr. art.
 Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas
 University of Oslo,
 Box 1020 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway.

 http://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/om-instituttet/ansatte/vit/tovepe.xml

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