57th National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies Thursday, 19 and Friday, 20 March 2015 at the Institute of Modern Languages Research, University of London CALL FOR PAPERS The National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies is a biannual event organised in association with the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR ‐ formerly Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies) at the University of London. Launched in 1987, it provides an informal and friendly forum for graduate students in all areas of German Studies to present and discuss their current research. Offers of papers from graduate students working on any aspect of German Studies, including all periods of literature, the arts, social sciences, history, and linguistics are now invited for the 57th meeting, which will take place at the IMLR on Thursday, 19 and Friday, 20 March 2015. A general knowledge of German culture and language can be assumed, though not a specialized knowledge of individual topics. Presentations, no longer than thirty minutes in length, should be targeted to the occasion and make use of appropriate media. Papers may be given in English or German. Each paper is followed by a ten‐minute period for questions and discussion. The keynote lecture will be given by Professor Karen Leeder (Oxford), and Melanie Dilly (Kent), winner of the 2015 Sylvia Naish Lecture competition will give her lecture entitled ‘One Eye is not Enough: Stereoscopic Writing after WWII’. If you would like to contribute, please send an abstract of not more than 500 words to the organisers, c/o Jane.Lewin. The abstract should include the following information as part of the same file (in either MS Word or pdf format): • Your name, postal address, telephone number, and email address • The name of the institution at which you are registered • The media required for your presentation (e.g. OHP, cd/cassette player; slide projector, data projector/ laptop [PowerPoint], VHS player) Offers of papers can also be made using the form (pdf) which can be downloaded from the IMLR website at http://www.modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/graduate‐study/research‐training/national‐postgraduate‐colloquium‐
german‐studies. When completed, please return the form to Jane Lewin, Institute of Modern Languages Research, University of London, Room 239 Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. The form may also be emailed to [email protected]. Offers of papers must be received by Friday, 6 February 2015. Organising Committee: Stephan Ehrig (Bristol); Richard McClelland (KCL); Tom Smith (UCL); Primrose Young (Birmingham). January 2015