Fw: Bakhtin Centre Conference: Call for Papers

[Jack Haney]

Hurrah for the British! JV Haney, (D. Phil., Oxon.)



On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Andrew Jameson wrote:

> Meanwhile, in tranquil little England, we are getting on with
> the job of appreciating Bakhtin and his circle.
> Andrew Jameson
> Chair, Russian Committee, ALL
> Languages and Professional Development
> 1 Brook Street, Lancaster LA1 1SL UK
> Tel: 01524 32371  (+44 1524 32371)
>
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> > From: David Shepherd <D.G.Shepherd at sheffield.ac.uk>
> > To: russian-studies at mailbase.ac.uk
> > Subject: Bakhtin Centre Conference: Call for Papers
> > Date: 09 June 1999 10:10
> >
> > THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
> >
> > THE BAKHTIN CENTRE
> >
> > CALL FOR PAPERS FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
> >
> > `IN THE MASTER'S ABSENCE: THE UNKNOWN BAKHTIN CIRCLE'
> >
> > TO BE HELD ON 7 - 9 OCTOBER 1999
> >
> > As its title makes clear, the conference will focus on the
> > significance of the work of members of the Bakhtin Circle other
> > than Bakhtin himself, thereby resisting the widespread tendency
> > to underestimate the intellectual independence, scholarly
> > credentials and, not least, influence on Bakhtin of Voloshinov,
> > Medvedev and other members of the Circle. We aim to investigate
> > and discuss the historical contexts, the scope and the impact of
> > their writings, as well as to allow for the presentation of new
> > archival material pertaining to their scholarly careers.
> >
> > Speakers will include:
> >
> > Dmitrii Iunov on Valentin Voloshinov;
> > Iurii Medvedev on his father, Pavel Medvedev;
> > Vladimir Alpatov on the Bakhtin Circle and Linguistics;
> > Nikolai Nikolaev on Lev Pumpianskii;
> > Brian Poole on Matvei Kagan;
> > Galin Tihanov on Medvedev and Eurasianism;
> > Craig Brandist on the `Disputed Texts'.
> >
> > Proposals are invited for additional papers (up to 40 minutes)
> > in which the principal point of reference should be the work of
> > any member or members of the Bakhtin Circle other than Bakhtin,
> > although of course it is not expected that discussion of Bakhtin
> > can or should be avoided altogether.
> >
> > Proposals (up to 500 words) should be sent no later than 20 June
> > 1999 to one of the following:
> >
> > Dr Craig Brandist, AHRB Research Fellow, Bakhtin Centre,
> > University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; e-mail
> > c.s.brandist at sheffield.ac.uk; fax +44 (0)114 222 7416;
> > Dr Galin Tihanov, Junior Research Fellow in Russian and German
> > Intellectual History, Merton College, Oxford OX1 4JD, UK; e-mail
> > galin.tihanov at merton.ox.ac.uk; fax +44 (0)1865 276361.
> >
> > Decisions will be made on proposals by 1 July 1999, and a final
> > programme for the conference published by 20 July 1999.
> >
> > It is intended that there should be a publication arising from
> > the conference.
> >
> > This call for papers may also be found on the Bakhtin Centre's
> > Website:
> >
> > http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/A-C/bakh/homeconf.html
> >
> > Further information about the conference, including details
> > of costs, accommodation, etc., will shortly be available from this site,
> > and will also be the subject of further messages to the bakhtin-
> > news e-mail list. General enquiries may be directed to
> >
> > Professor David Shepherd, Director, Bakhtin Centre, University
> > of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; e-mail
> > d.g.shepherd at sheffield.ac.uk; fax +44 (0)114 222 7416.
> >
> > **************************************************
> > Bakhtin Centre
> > University of Sheffield
> > Sheffield S10 2UJ, England
> > Tel.: +44 (0)114 222 7415
> > Tel.: +44 (0)114 222 7400
> > E-mail: Bakhtin.Centre at Sheffield.ac.uk
> > URL: http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/A-C/bakh/bakhtin.html
> >
> > Director: Professor David Shepherd
> > AHRB Research Fellow: Dr Craig Brandist
> > Honorary Research Fellows: Mr Jonathan Hall, Dr Peter Speedwell
>