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.
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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
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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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