|
View the H-NewEngland Discussion Logs by month
View the Prior Message in H-NewEngland's September 2009 logs by: [date] [author] [thread] View the Next Message in H-NewEngland's September 2009 logs by: [date] [author] [thread] Visit the H-NewEngland home page.
Call for Participation/Papers Poe and the Writers and Artists of New England 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe in Boston. Throughout his life, Poe’s relationship with New England was both troubled and passionate, from his literary criticism (including the Longfellow War) to his love affair with Sarah Helen Whitman of Providence. His first book, * Tamerlane,* was credited only as “By a Bostonian,” but his later visits to Boston were marred by controversy. To mark the anniversary of his birth, and to examine his relationship with New England and his profound influence on and dialogue with generations of New England’s writers, poets, visual artists and composers and musicians, the University Massachusetts Amherst will present a conference on Halloween weekend 2009. The program will include papers and panels featuring scholars, writers and artists discussing Poe, his work and his world, and his influence on past and present creative work in New England. In addition to the conference, the weekend will include public readings, book signings, a concert and exhibition of Poe-inspired visual arts. In addition, student organizations will present a Poe film series and other campus events. The conference will take place at the university’s Campus Center conference facility and hotel. The conference will take place Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, 2009. Prior to the conference itself, on Thursday evening, October 28, there will be a public reading and book signing by several New England authors of their own poems and stories and works by Poe, including John Crowley, Martin Espada, and Elizabeth Hand. The conference committee invites the submission of proposals for papers on any aspect of the topic, including Poe’s relationship to New England literary, fantasy, horror, science fiction and mystery and detective writers and works, works of art, music and poetry by New England writers, artists and composers, including classic, folk and rock music, Gothic literature and the Goth subculture, Poe’s New England connections and experiences, his relationship to his contemporaries in New England, or New England literary, folkloristic or historical events and traditions that influenced his work. The committee also invites writers and artists of or from New England to participate in the conference. We welcome writers, artists and composers who would like to talk about the relationship of Poe to their work or that of other New England creators and works. Please send a 250-word abstract, or a brief note about your work as an artist, writer or composer to either or both of the committee chairs: N. C. Christopher Couch, nccouch@complit.umass.edu, or Steven C. Tracy, sctracy@afroam.umass.edu. -- N. C. Christopher Couch Program in Comparative Literature Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures 325 Herter Hall University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA 01003 phone 413-577-1309 fax 413-545-0908
 Humanities & Social Sciences Online 
|