THREE DAYS OF SHAKESPEARE
The Drew University Graduate School in association with the New Jersey
Shakespeare Festival presents "A Conference in Shakespearean Performance and
Performance Criticism." For three days Drew University will be host to
Shakespearean scholars, teachers, actors, and directors including: Jay Halio,
Harry Keyishian, Herbert Coursen, James Lusardi, James Bulman, Pauline Kiernan,
the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, and Lisa Harrow of the RSC. Conferences
fees: $170 for non-students; $50 for students. Conference fees include all
presentations, discussions, performances (except As You Like It), reception, and
most meals. Housing available. Academic credit is also available. For more
information write to: Shakespeare in Performance, c/o Drew University Graduate
School, Madison, NJ 07940, T: (973) 408-3285, email: focchiog@drew.edu
Madison, New Jersey; June 22-24, 1999
FRANCO-AMERICAN PASSAGE
The University of Western Ontario presents "Paris-SubStance-USA: The
Passage of Literary and Cultural Criticism." The first SubStance-UWO
Conference will be held from 22-24 October, 1999 on the campus of the University
of Western Ontario, London. Topics include: the historical context of
French-American intellectual exchange; the American appropriation of French
thought; the relevance of French thought to the education system in America; the
losses and gains suffered by French theory in its transfer to
"America"; the future of French thought; and the future of American
literary theory and cultural criticsm. Fifteen speakers will address issues
raised in papers given by invited speakers: Marc Angenot, Françoise
Gaillard, Martin Jay, Françoise Meltzer, Christopher Norris, Tiphaine
Samoyault. The board of the journal SubStance will act as respondents. For
further information and free public access to the archive of the journal
SubStance, consult the Web at www.substance.org, or contact Prof. Robert Barsky,
rbarsky@julian.uwo.ca
London, Ontario: October 22—24,
1999
CONSUMING POPULAR MUSIC
"Don't Stop Till You Get Enough: Consuming Popular Music," the 1999 meeting
of IASPM-US (Int'l Assn. for the Study of Popular Music, US Branch), welcomes
papers on the cultural roles of music and musicians, how music gets to its
audiences, and how it is interpreted and used by listeners in a variety of
contexts. The conference will focus especially on consumption practices rather
than concentrating on producers at the expense of consumers: we still understand
and investigate very little who listens to popular music, how they hear it, and
how that music affects their lives. In addition, we welcome any other
disciplinary and interdisciplinary examinations of popular music. Also, $200
awards for the three best papers by graduate students will be presented. Panels
and other activities will be held in Nashville as part of the conference program.
Deadline: May 15, 1999. Send all proposals (preferably by email) to: Professor
Thomas Swiss, Chair, Program Committee, 1514 Buresh Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52245.
email: <thomas.swiss@drake.edu.> Further information: Prof. Paul Fischer, Dept.
of Recording Industry, Box 21, Middle Tenn. State Univ., Murfreesboro, TN 37132.
email: <pfischer@frank.mtsu.edu>
Murfreesboro, TN: September 30-October 2,
1999
OSCAR WILDE
The Hofstra Cultural Center presents "Oscar Wilde: The Man, His Writings, and
His World: Celebrating the Oscar Wilde Centenary." During his life, Wilde was a
dramatist, poet, novelist, critic, aesthete, raconteur, family man, homosexual,
convict, and exile. On the centennial of his death, this conference will explore
the world of the wit and wisdom of Oscar Wilde. Suggested topics for papers
include: Ireland, parentage, education; Travels: America, France...; Sexual
Orientation; Last years; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Lawsuits, trials,
imprisonment. Other topics will also be considered. Presentations will be limited
to 20 minutes. A one- or two-page summary of proposed paper and a CV are
requested by May 1, 1999. A final paper and one-page abstract are required by
September 1, 1999. Papers must be submitted in hard copy and on computer diskette
(WordPerfect 6.0 preferred). Previously published material should not be
submitted. Submit to Conference Director Dr. Robert N. Keane, English Department,
107 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-1070. T: (516) 463-5472; F: (516)
463-6395; email: engrnk@hofstra.edu; Conference Coordinators Deborah Lom and
Richard Pioreck, Hofstra Cultural Center, 200 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
11549-2000, T: (516) 463-5669; F: (516) 463-4793; email: <hofculctr@hofstra.edu>
Hempstead, NY: April 27-29, 2000
THE THATCHER YEARS
"The Thatcher Years: The Rebirth of Liberty?" presented by Hofstra University
and The University of Buckingham. A prospectus or letter of intent is required
by May 31, 1999; two copies of completed papers are required by October 1, 1999.
Papers must be submitted in hard copy and computer disk (Wordperfect 6.0 or Rich
Text Files preferred). Previously published material should not be submitted;
selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Conference
co-directors: Dr. Bernard J. Firestone, Dean, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts
and Science, Hofstra University; and Professor Robert Taylor, Vice-Chancellor,
The University of Buckingham. For papers in the USA contact: Dr. Stanislao G.
Pugliese, Department of History, Heger Hall, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
11549, T: 516-463-5611, F: (516) 463-2201, email hissgp@hofstra.edu For papers
to be presented in England contact: Dr. John Clarke, Director, Centre for
International Studies, The University of Buckigham, Buckingham, MK 18 1EG UK, T:
01280.820294, F: 01280.822245, int'l. T:+441280.814080,
email:john.clarke@buckingham.ac.uk
Hempstead, NY: March 27-28, 2000 and Buckingham, England: April 3-4, 2000