call for papers

[Reid, Allan P]

Hello Tamara

I hope you don't mind being asked a sort of preliminary question, prior to a submission.
 I am working on Natalia Gorbanevskaia, the Russian poet and dissident, who has been
living in Paris since 1976.  She has been a "Polonofile" since the 50's, and has
translated numerous Polish poets--most notably Milosz' Traktat, and has been translated
by several Poles, incl Baranczyk, Drawicz, Woroszylski. . .   She just became a Polish
citizen  (partially throught he intervention of the Pol President)  a month or so
ago-although she will continue to live in Paris.  She was recently featured in the
Polish version of Newsweek under the heading Polka Honoris Causa, a nickname given to
her by the Poles in Paris in the '80's who she supported in various ways.  (Lots of
details about her work on Katyn, Solidarity, etc. are interesting here.)

To the point:--there is only one journal published in Poland in Russian for export to
Russia on Polish Lit, Culture, history, etc.  It's a monthly called Novaia Polsha, and
has been published since 99.  In many ways it's a continuation of the special Russian
issues put out by Kultura in 61, 71, and 81, and was at least partly inspired by
Gedroyc's vision.  Gorbanevskaia is in the editorial board, the main translator and
quite a bit of her work appears there.

What I will propose is a sort of overview of this publication, its function, vision,
etc, in bringing (the new) Poland to a Russian audience (in "new" Russia).  (It is
supported by the gov't)  I would also connect it to certain things in Paris esp in the
80's incl Kultura, some of the underground publications, such as Kontakt, (which she
came up with as a title!) etc. and she would be the connecting thread, although the
focus would be the journal.

Why the question:  --I'm not sure if it quite meets the criteria of the general headings
you have set out.  It is probably close to III and IV, but I'm not sure how flexible
you are, etc.

I realize I would have to prepare a proper abstract/submission, which would be judged on
its own merits, but I don't want to do it if it isn't going to fit the conference
themes.  I think it would be a geat audience for this part of my project, and of
interest to lots of the participants, but maybe I'm too optimistic.  (I've just arrived
in Moscow from Warsaw where I interviewed a number of people, and am naturally qute
excited about the timing of my work with your CFP!)

So if you are able to answer the basic question, I'd really appreciate it, and I
apologise if I gave you more info than you needed.

Best wishes

allan reid

Цитирую trojanowska <t.trojanowska at UTORONTO.CA>:

> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> The Polish Language and Literature Program in the Department of
> Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Toronto, the
> Polish Studies Center at Indiana University in Bloomington, the
> Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University,
> and the International Polish Studies at the Jagiellonian University
> in Krakow are inviting papers for the upcoming international
> conference: IN SEARCH OF (CREATIVE) DIVERSITY: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN
> POLISH LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES ABROAD.
>
> FEBRUARY 1-5, 2006
> TORONTO, CANADA
>
> We are looking for papers that
> I. place Polish literature in comparative and interdisciplinary
> contexts; present specific instances of using comparative and
> interdisciplinary approaches in Polish studies in institutional
> contexts both in Poland and North America; examine strengths and/or
> weaknesses of comparative and interdisciplinary approaches in North
> America;
> II. place Polish literature in new theoretical frameworks; examine
> the impact of new theories on the study of Polish literature and
> culture; explore the relationship between new theoretical frameworks
> and methodologies and more traditional approaches to literary and
> cultural studies;
> III. examine the changes in the Polish canon and factors that
> underlie such changes; address theoretical and practical issues
> surrounding construction and deconstruction of the canon; analyze the
> influence of the canon on the representation of Polish identities
> both in Poland and North America;
> IV. present йmigrй contexts; deal directly or indirectly with the
> status of immigrant literature and culture in mainstream literary and
> cultural studies; use recent exilic and diasporic theories and/or
> methodologies in discussing Polish йmigrй literature and culture;
> place Polish йmigrй literature and culture in comparative contexts.
>
> We are also inviting presentations for the round-table discussions on
> the following topics:
> I. Research Resources  (Internet, library, and media resources for
> Polish Studies; future formats for collaborations; networking;
> synergies; dissemination of information; institutional contexts:
> relationship between Polish Studies in Poland and abroad).
> II. Literature as a Teaching Resource (a need for a new
> English-language history of Polish Literature, Polish literature and
> culture as a resource for language instruction).
> III. Issues of Translation (translation needs, strategies of
> translation; Polish literature and North American academia; impact of
> translations on the canon as it functions abroad).
>
> Please send the proposals to Prof. Tamara Trojanowska, Chair of the
> Organizing Committee, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures,
> University of Toronto, 121 St. Joseph Str., Toronto, M5S 1J4, Canada
> (t.trojanowska at utoronto.ca). The deadline for submissions is
> September 30, 2005.
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