Transpacific, Transnational and Translational:

Australian Literature in the Age of Globalization

 Call for Papers 

International Conference

Hosted by Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade

Time: October 31-November 1 (Sunday-Monday), 2010 

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 Conference Theme

 With globalization as a world tendency manifested pervasively in the flow of finance, people, and cultural products, the studies of literature become all the more an imperative. The conference tries to bring together scholars from across the world to explore the prospects of Australian literature in the age of globalization. Contributions are encouraged of comparative perspectives on border crossing in Australian literature, as the conference aims to promote cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural studies and teaching of Australian literature regionally, nationally and internationally. 

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Suggested Thematic Areas

l      Globalization and the rewriting of Australian literary history

l      Diaspora Studies

l      Translation and canonization

l      Australian literary studies and Australian cultural studies

l      Comparative Studies of Australian Literature

l      Eco-critical Perspectives on Australian Literature

l      Australian literature in China and Chinese literature in Australia

l      Australian Studies in the world

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Keynote Speakers

David Carter: Professor, and Director of the Australian Studies Centre, University of Queensland

Robert Dixon: Professor, The University of Sydney, past-President of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities

Peter Pierce: Honorary Research Fellow and Professor, National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University

Wenche Ommundsen: Professor, Dean in the Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong

Brian Castro: Novelist, Chair of Creative Writing, The University of Adelaide

Wang Guanglin: Professor, Director of Australian Studies Centre and Dean of School of Languages, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade

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Organizing Institutions

Australian Studies Centre, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade

School of Languages, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade

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Guidelines for Submission and Presentation

Paper proposals are preferably in English of less than 300 words to be submitted through shinysuns@shift.edu.cn by June 20^th, 2010 for evaluation, before notifications of acceptance are delivered at the beginning of June.  The working language of the conference is English.

Each participant will be given 20 minutes to present the paper, followed by 10 minutes of panel comments and discussion. A selection of papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

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Registration Fee

Registration fee: RMB 500 yuan (80 USD) to cover partially, the expenses of academic program, conference documentation, coffee breaks, dinner and a tour around Songjiang and the old town of Shanghai.

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Accommodation

Accommodation: Liston Hotel (inside Thamestown) at Songjiang, close to the conference venue or Jinjiang Hotel in downtown Shanghai, about 45 minutes’ shuttle-bus ride to Songjiang Special rates for conference participants are negotiable. For details, please connect the conference website: http://www.shift.edu.cn/home/siftasc/activity/2010 Conference.html

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