Theories of the Novel Now
A Conference in Celebration of Forty Years of NOVEL |
November 9-10, 2007
Providence, Rhode Island Keynote Speaker: Franco Moretti |
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In honor of the 40th anniversary of Novel: A Forum on Fiction, the journal's editorial board is pleased to announce its plans to host a Fall 2007 conference titled THEORIES OF THE NOVEL NOW.
This conference will take place on November 9-10 at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island, and will feature a keynote address by Franco Moretti, a plenary panel chaired by Nicholas Brown with Roberto Schwarz and Ato Quayson, and twenty-five sponsored panel sessions. Panels and workshops on a variety of topics, organized by major scholars and critics across the field, will present work at the intersection of the novel and contemporary theory. We hope you will join us for what promises to be an exciting and memorable event in novel studies.
Conference Program The complete conference program is now available. Conference Registration We encourage you to register and make your travel plans now to guarantee a spot at the conference. Registration fees cover all events, including lunch on both days and opening and closing receptions: $100 faculty; $30 graduate students. After September 1, a $10 surcharge will be added. Checks should be made payable to Brown University. Please download, print, and complete the registration form and mail it, along with payment, to:
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Panel organizers include: Carlos J. Alonso Rita Barnard Timothy Bewes Nicholas Brown Rey Chow Nicholas Dames Madhu Dubey Ian Duncan Kate Flint Olakunle George Cora Kaplan Deidre Shauna Lynch Laura Marcus Sharon Marcus Jeffrey Nunokawa John Plotz Kathy Alexis Psomiades Priscilla Wald Rebecca Walkowitz |
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This event is sponsored by Novel: A Forum on Fiction and generously co-sponsored by the Department of Modern Culture & Media and the Malcolm S. Forbes Center for Media and Culture; the Charles K. Colver Lectureship and Publication Fund; the C.V. Starr Foundation Lectureships Fund; the Department of Comparative Literature; the Department of English; the Cogut Center for the Humanities; the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies; the Center for Latin American Studies; and the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women.
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