To Students of World and
Comparative Literature,
I am delighted to invite you to attend the conference on “World
Literature in Between” to be held 18-20 December 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey.
The conference promises to be a unique
event and an inimitable opportunity for students of world and comparative
literature to come into contact and learn from leading scholars in their field,
as well as to do so in one of the world cities which both currently and historically
lies at the very heart of the many debates and interactions which we refer to
as “World Literature.” The conference is being organized jointly by the English
and Comparative Literature Department at Columbia University and the city of
Istanbul. Its program will consist entirely of plenary sessions presented by
prominent scholars and theorists of World Literature, and its audience will be
comprised mainly of graduate or advanced students from across Europe and
America. Though these students will not be presenting papers, they will receive
a certificate of credit in acknowledgment of their participation in this
singular event.
Advanced and graduate students with an
interest in world literature and theory are encouraged to apply to attend this
conference. An application can be found on page
3 of this document. Please submit completed applications by email to
world.literature.between@gmail.com by November
10. Accepted students will receive an official letter of invitation as well
as guidance in arranging transportation and accommodation in Istanbul.
The conference organizers, Efe Çakmak,
David Damrosch, and I, very much hope that you will apply to take part in this event.
In the meantime, please feel free to send any questions you might have to
world.literature.between@gmail.com, and most of all, to peruse the exciting (and
growing) program of presenters which can be found on page 2 of this document.
Sincerely,
Emily Cersonsky
Department of English and Comparative
Literature
“World
Literature In Between” Program
Istanbul, December 2008
(updated 6 Oct. 2008)
December 18
Opening: David Damrosch, Orhan Pamuk
Keynote: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
1st Panel: Productive peripheries
Chair: David Damrosch
Speakers: Pascale Casanova
Péter Dávidházi, "From Periphery to Prophecy: The
Making of a National Poet in Hungary"
Hülya Adak
December 19
2nd Panel: Canon formation
Chair: E. Efe Çakmak
Speakers: Jale Parla, “A ‘chromatic’ view of the
Turkish novelistic canon”
Nergis Ertürk
Martin Puchner, "The World of Literature"
3rd Panel: Nationalism and cosmopolitanism
Chair: Sureyyya
Evren, "Burning Three Flags / Nationalism, Anarchism and Literature"
Speakers: Bruce Robbins
Murat Belge, “Nationalism
and Cosmopolitanism in Turkish Literature”
Mads Rosendahl
Thomsen, “Transnational literatures as a challenge to literary history”
December 20
4th Panel: Literature after Orientalism
Chair: Hilmi Yavuz
Speakers: Aamir Mufti, “Orientalism and the
Institution of World Literatures”
Sabry Hafez
Sait Aykut
5th Panel: Comparative Literature in exile
Chair: Faruk Birtek
Speakers: David Damrosch
Emily Apter, "Comparative Literature in Real Time"
Djelal Kadir, "Comparative Literature as Exile"
Throughout
Round Table and Discussion
Moderator: David Damrosch
Discussants: International Students of
Comparative/World Literature
Application for Participation
“World
Literature in Between” Conference, Istanbul, December 2008
Application due November 10, 2008 to
world.literature.between@gmail.com.
Name:
Email Address:
Mailing Address:
Telephone Number:
Affiliation:
Level/Year of Study:
Area(s) of Focus:
In approximately 200-300 words,
please describe your interest in World Literature and your reasons for wanting
to attend this conference.
