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>From: "Verena V. Kuzmany" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: CFP: Imagination: Public or Private? (2/12/07; 5/17/07-5/18/07)
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>CFP:  Imagination: Public or Private? (2/12/07; 5/17/07 - 5/18/07)
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>University of Washington Graduate Conference for Interdisciplinary Studies/
>in conjunction with an interdisciplinary faculty conference 
>"Inventions of the Imagination: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on 
>the Imaginary since Romanticism"
>
>May 17-18, 2007
>Keynote Speaker:  David Clark (English and Cultural Studies, 
>McMaster University)
>
>While the concept of imagination is typically conceived of in 
>relation to individual endeavor, it is simultaneously invoked in a 
>variety of contexts which extend beyond the individual. As a 
>creative force, imagination has been integral in understanding 
>broadly ranging phenomena within not just a private space of 
>invention and production but also a public realm. By exploring 
>representations of human imagination, this conference proposes to 
>examine manifestations of both the private imagination as well as 
>its function within a variety of public milieus. Of particular 
>interest will be the investigation of the sources and forums of the 
>imagined as well as discussions of the cross pollination, 
>convergence and conflict of its private and public elements. How can 
>thinking about the role of the imagination in the production of the 
>public and private enable us to reconsider their boundaries?
>
>The graduate students of the University of Washington welcome papers 
>on "Imagination: Public or Private?" from all disciplines. Given the 
>interdisciplinary platform of this conference, candidates are also 
>encouraged to consider how their work can be situated within a wider 
>academic discourse.
>
>Proposed Panels:
>--Urban Space and Cityscapes
>--Text: Publication and Dissemination
>--Exhibition, Spectacle and Themed Environments
>--Image and Film
>--Family
>--Archives, Documentation and Collections
>--Locality, Nationality and Globality
>--Journals, Diaries and Travelogues  
>--Historiography
>--Virtual Realities
>
>We are happy to announce that this year's event will be held in 
>coordination with the international faculty conference "Inventions 
>of the Imagination: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Imaginary 
>since Romanticism" which will be held at the University of 
>Washington from 5/18-5/20, 2007. We encourage participants to attend 
>panels and lectures of distinguished scholars invited to present 
>their research. More information concerning this event can be found 
>at http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/projects_imaginary0607.htm
>
>Papers will be allotted 20 minutes (8-10 pages MLA). Abstracts (250 
>words) should include full name, paper title, institutional 
>affiliation and indication of preferred panel.  Submission deadline 
>is 2/12/2007.  Abstracts should be sent to [log in to unmask] 
>For more information regarding the conference and our speaker, 
>please visit our website at: 
>http://depts.washington.edu/uwclit/colloquium_07.htm

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