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>Call for Papers
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>Political Fictions and the Poetics of Faith
>A Graduate Student Conference
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>University of Leeds, UK  July 10-11, 2004
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>ìIn religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in
>almost every
>case gotten at second-hand, and without examinationî.  ñMark Twain
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>This conference will focus on the interplay of literature, religion and
>politics.  We welcome papers that examine textual manifestations of sacred and
>secular beliefs, and their relationship to one another, whether harmonious or
>conflictual.  Participants may want to consider the dynamics of religious and
>political texts in communities, past and/or present.
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>Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
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>ï      Religion and cultural difference post-9/11
>ï      Religion as an agent and/or opponent of (inter)nationalism
>ï      Faith, literary form and ideology
>ï      Canon formation
>ï      Religious institutions and literary production
>ï      Blasphemy, heresy & censorship
>ï      Pilgrimage
>ï      Missionary activity
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>Applicants are encouraged to interpret the conference topic broadly;
>submissions dealing with all periods and regions, or from the perspective of
>any discipline, are welcome.
>
>The Conference will be structured around themed sessions, each composed of
>three 20 minute papers.
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>Please send proposals of no more than 300 words to
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