[EDLING:2308] CFP: Resistance to English in Anglophone Literature

Francis M Hult fmhult at DOLPHIN.UPENN.EDU
Sun Jan 28 21:34:37 UTC 2007


> Division 33 (Literature in English other than British and American)
> plans a panel for the Chicago convention (12/27-30/07) on the following
> topic: "Resistance to English in Anglophone Literature."  Is English a
> viable postcolonial language?  Where does the Asmara Declaration of 2000
> stand today?  Can we speak meaningfully of "Englishes," and what might
> their existence facilitate: Indian English vs. American English vs.
> Nigerian English, etc.  How does translation theory relate to questions
> of authorial voice, authenticity, opposition to master discourses,
> globalization of literary standards, choice of audience(s), etc. 
> 250-word abstracts to John Hawley by March 15: JHawley at scu.edu .



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