call Groningen

[Cornelius Hasselblatt]

*Call for Papers*

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*Fifth International Symposium on Finno-Ugric Languages in Groningen 
(The Netherlands)*

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*The Finno-Ugric contribution to international research on folklore, 
myth and cultural identity*

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*University of Groningen, 7 to 9 June 2011*

Folklore research has always been one of the core fields of scholarly 
activity in Finno-Ugric studies. As a consequence of their relatively 
late literarisation many Finno-Ugric languages have preserved a rich 
stock of folk poetry and oral traditions which formed the basis for 
different fields of research including linguistics, ethnography, 
ethnology, cultural anthropology, comparative mythology and literary and 
cultural studies in general. Finno-Ugric folklore research has also 
played an important role internationally as shown by the fact that one 
of the most distinguished monograph series of the field (/Folklore 
Fellow Communications/) is edited in Finland and that the international 
scientific community uses a classification system for fairy tales 
initiated by a Finnish scholar (ATU = Aarne / Thompson / Uther).

The aim of this conference is to combine this valuable Finno-Ugric 
research experience with modern methods and to bring together scholars 
from different disciplines and different fields of study such as 
linguists, folklorists, literary critics and others. The main question 
is how Finno-Ugric studies have contributed to international research in 
the respective field, and vice versa, how international research 
tendencies have been and can be applied in the study of specific 
Finno-Ugric languages and cultures.

Answers to these more general questions should be sought in concrete 
case studies dealing with specific languages, cultures, mythologies or 
oral traditions. Detailed studies on single phenomena are as welcome as 
broader comparative investigations; no specific method is preferred, and 
especially implementations of more recent concepts like the 
post-colonial perspective, ethnic studies or culturalism are very 
welcome; papers are admitted from all disciplines and fields of study, 
the only prerequisite being that at least one Finno-Ugric language be 
involved. However, as the general approach should be based on language, 
papers on e.g. folk dancing or knitting techniques are not expected.

Invited keynote speakers:

Mihály Hoppál (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest)

Seppo Knuuttila (University of Joensuu)

Ülo Valk (University of Tartu)

The symposium languages are English and German. Scholars who wish to 
present a paper at this symposium are invited to submit a title and 
brief outline (250 words) to the organising committee not later than *30 
November 2010*. Please use the link at the symposium homepage: 
www.let.rug.nl/fu2011 <http://www.let.rug.nl/fu2011>

Notification on acceptance will be sent out by 15 January 2011. The 
papers should be 20 minutes in length (15 000 characters). With 
discussion included, each speaker will have 30 minutes at her/his 
disposal. The registration fee will be EUR 75 until 1 April 2011, after 
which it will be 100 EUR. The organisers plan to publish a peer-reviewed 
selection of the (possibly extended) papers from the symposium in the 
series Studia Fenno-Ugrica Groningana.

/Organising committee/:

Cornelius Hasselblatt (chairman), Lili Ahonen, Ágnes de Bie-Kerékjártó, 
Hanneke Boode, Mária Czibere, Marja-Leena Hellings, Adriaan van der 
Hoeven, Edit Zsadányi

/Address:/

Department of Finno-Ugric Languages and Cultures / University of 
Groningen, P.O. Box 716

9700 AS Groningen, The Netherlands, Fax: +31 50 363 5821, e-mail: 
FU2011 at rug.nl

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Prof. dr. Cornelius Hasselblatt
Faculteit der Letteren / Finoegristiek
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
postbus 716
NL-9700 AS Groningen
T +31-50-3637481 F +31-50-3635821 P +31-594-500334

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