| Call for Papers Vonnegut and Attention a satellite workhop of The Arts of Attention Conference 2013 September 12-14, 2013 Károli Gáspár University Budapest, HungaryThe works of Kurt Vonnegut
prominently feature issues connected to attention through tropes and
topics as well as through literary technique: it is a core motif in many of his
writings, and is of key importance with regard to his style. This workshop
invites contributed papers approaching the notion of attention in the
Vonnegutian œuvre through literary theory, philosophy,anthropology, and
psychology among others. Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words to vonnegut.and.attention@gmail.com as an attached Word or PDF file (please do not paste the abstract into the body of your email!), and include your name and affiliation (if applicable) as well as whether you need any kind of multimedia equipment (projector, etc.) for your presentation. Participants will have approximately 20 minutes for presentation, which will be followed by a 10-minute Q&A session and discussion. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 12 PM, March 31, 2013. You shall receive a response on acceptance/rejection by April 5. We are looking forward to receiving your proposals! See you in Budapest! Best regards, the Organizers: Rebeka Sára Szigethy & Ádám T. Bogár |
