Department of English Studies
Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz
is organising
the 4th English Literary Meeting
on the theme of
Living and Writing
Pisanie i życie
16-18 May 2012
The suggested topic areas include:
- representations and creations of the self in writing
- (re)presentations of the lives of nations and ethnic groups
- autobiographical and biographical strategies in fiction
- confessional mood in literature
- fact and fiction in life writing
We welcome various critical perspectives on:
- biographies, autobiographies, fictional biographies and autobiographies, memoirs, journals, diaries, travel accounts, letters, epistolary novels, and other related forms
Proposals (200-word abstracts) on any of these (or related) topics should be sent to: literaturoznawcy.ukw@gmail.com
The deadline for abstracts is 31 January 2012.
Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 29 February 2012.
The language of the conference: English (preferable) and Polish
Time for each paper: 20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion
Conference fee (covering participation, meals, conference materials, and publication of conference proceedings): 150 PLN / 40 EUR
Organisers:
dr Paweł Schreiber
mgr Joanna Malicka
mgr Marcin Czarnota
mgr Jakub Lipski
