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>From: Angel Ramirez <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: CFP International congress marking the
>150th year of Heinrich Heineâ*™s und Robert
>Schumannâ*™s deaths in 1856
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>Passages: Crossing the Borders between Arts and Cultures
>International congress marking the 150th year of
>Heinrich Heineâ*™s and Robert Schumannâ*™s deaths in 1856
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>07 - 10 May 2006 in Düsseldorf
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>organized by the Heinrich-Heine-Institut Düsseldorf, the
>Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf and the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule
>Düsseldorf
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>Related to Heine and Schumann, the following topics can either be addressed
>with direct reference to the artists or with reference to a more general
>position that is pertinent to both. The individual contributions should be
>open to literary and musical questions, regardless of whether the papers
>concentrate on specific research issues within the fields or whether they
>are concerned with more general aspects that cross the borders of art and
>culture.
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>1. Section: Biographical and Working Spaces (Milieus)
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>Similarities and differences in the biographies of Heine and Schumann
>Salons/publishers/Arts societies and associations/theaters
>19th century Jewish history and culture
>Politics
>The business of culture und the rise of virtuosity
>The commercialization of art
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>2. Section: Music, Image and Literature: Interpretations and Media Theories
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>Artistic concepts and images of artists
>Terms of genius and artistic inspiration
>Transcending genres
>Intermediality: music, image, dance, literature
>â*œPoetical musicâ* und â*œmusical poetryâ*
>The end of classical art and the beginnings of modernism
>â*žErdgeister und Himmelsmächteâ*œ: Peri,
>Undine und other fairytale motifs in
>music and literature
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>3. Section: Artistic and cultural criticism. Heine and Schumann as Critics
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>Topographical considerations for artistic criticism: international, national
>and regional
>Objects of criticism: literature â*“ music â*“ visual arts
>Figures in criticism: Goethe, Jean Paul, Chopin, Liszt, Delacroix etc.
>The media of criticism: journals, newspapers etc.
>Hindrances to criticism: censure, bans
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>4. Section: Late Works 1848-1856 â*“ Political Crisis, Illness und Death
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>The failure of the 1848 Revolution
>Resignation
>Religion
>Art as illness /art as therapy
>Imaginary spaces
>Popularity und exclusivity in Heineâ*™s and Schumannâ*™s aesthetic concepts
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>Abstracts (1 page in length and clearly marked â*œHeine-Schumann-Kongressâ*œ)
>may be submitted by 15 September 2005 as indicated below:
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>Post: Heinrich-Heine-Institut, Bilker Straße 12-14, 40213 Düsseldorf
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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