Annual Modern Language Association Convention, San Francisco, 2008

Conrad and Modernism Revisited

What new knowledge and fresh perspectives can we bring to bear on our understanding of Conrad's literary modernism? Some topics papers may consider: globalization and the proliferation of empire, new psychoanalytic perspectives, recent scientific developments, new constructions of the history of modernism, etc. Send proposals by March 12 to Carola Kaplan cmkaplan@verizon.net

Chairs: Carola Kaplan and Andrea White

Conrad's Haunted Imagination

From Almayer's Folly (1895) to Victory (1915), Conrad's works are haunted by ghosts, ghouls, vampires, and other monsters of the imagination. Papers are invited that explore where, how, and why he employs supernatural imagery and metaphors, as well as what their connections to empire, modernity, or a fear of the feminine might be. Send proposals by March 12 to Richard Ruppel at ruppel@chapman.edu

Chair:  Richard Ruppel and Vanessa Burrows Park

The Joseph Conrad Society (UK) Annual Conference 2008

The Joseph Conrad Society's 2008 Annual International Conference, its 34th, will be held at Bishop Grosseteste University College in Lincoln from 2-5 July 2008. (Note: The conference will run from mid-day Wednesday through Saturday morning, and not the usual Thursday through Saturday.) Preliminary Information about accommodation, both at the College and in town, and about travel will be posted on the Society's website by mid-November 2007 ( www.josephconradsociety.org ). Proposals for papers on all aspects of Conrad's life and works are welcome. The deadline for abstracts is 30 March 2008. These should be sent as MS Word documents to Dr Keith Carabine, Chair (kc4@kent.ac.uk) no latter than 31 March 2007.

You are cordially invited to attend. Participants who are not already members of The Society are required to take out membership for one year.