Dear Jonna-
THANKS A LOT for the good news! You made my day!
Eugene
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonna Kangasoja" <jonna.kangasoja@helsinki.fi>
To: <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 4:16 AM
Subject: Re: Mikhail Bakhtin - Congress in FINLAND
> Hi Eugine,
>
> Not to worry, there is also an international Bakhtin Conference NOT
> conflicting with ISCAR'05:
>
> -Jonna
>
> > The XII International Bakhtin Conference Jyväskylä, July 18-22, 2005
> >
> > First Circular
> >
> > You are cordially invited to participate the XII International Bakhtin
> Conference which will take place July 18-22, 2005 in Jyväskylä, Finland.
The
> conference will be hosted by Department of Languages and Centre for
Applied
> Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä.
> >
> > ACADEMIC PROGRAMME
> >
> > During last two or three decades the ideas discussed by Mikhail Bakhtin
> and the so-called Bakhtin Circle have been interpreted, appropriated and
> applied extensively; despite this, they still continue providing new
> insights into a variety of disciplines. At the same time, starting from
the
> mid-1990s, the re-evaluation of the legacy of the Bakhtin Circle and its
> place in the Humanities has become a central issue in contemporary Bakhtin
> Studies. The publication of Bakhtin"s Collected Works and recent research
> into the possible intellectual sources of the members of the Circle have
> made inevitable the re-evaluation of Bakhtin"s ideas and the significance
of
> the contributions by the other members of the Circle. These two projects
> have helped us understand the formation of the ideas of the Bakhtin Circle
> and to appreciate their "originality in context".
> >
> > The main objective of the XII International Bakhtin Conference is to
offer
> a forum for scholarly discussions and debates concerning exegesis,
> interpretation and application of the ideas of Mikhail Bakhtin and other
mem
> bers of the Bakhtin Circle. We encourage presentations on a wide range of
> topics dealing with different aspects of the intellectual legacy of the
> Bakhtin Circle. The main themes of the conference are:Problems of the
> Exegesis of the Works by the Bakhtin Circle, The Formation of Ideas: the
> Contemporary Intellectual and Institutional ContextLinguistics and
> Philosophy of Language in the Works of the Bakhtin CircleThe Critical
> Investigation of the Influence of Bakhtin in Aesthetics and Literary
> StudiesPhilosophy, Human and Social Sciences: Dismantling Bakhtinian
> Metaphors The conference programme will include plenary sessions, keynote
> addresses, parallel sessions, symposia on specific topics, round tables
and
> workshops.
> >
> > ABSTRACTS
> >
> > Abstracts (max. 300 words) for 40 minute papers (including 10 min.
> discussion) to be read in parallel sessions should be sent by e-mail as an
> attachment (RTF). Proposals for symposia, round tables and workshops are
to
> be submitted as one abstract only (max. 500 words), sent by the moderator,
> with the list of participants (names, affiliation and their respective
> topics). Symposia may include a keynote address. Please note that round
> tables, consisting of 4-5 participants, should be structured around a very
> precise topic and consist of 90 min. debate on a pre-determined set of
> questions formulated by the moderator.
> >
> > CONFERENCE LANGUAGES
> >
> > Contributions are accepted in English and Russian.
> >
> > CONFERENCE FEE
> >
> > The conference has been set at 150 ? (for students, 100 ?). The
> organising committee may waive the registration fee in particular cases.
> Applications indicating the grounds for waiving the fee should be sent to
> XIIINTERNATIONALBAKHTINCONFERENCE@campus.jyu.fi
> >
> > DEADLINES
> >
> > Registration starts September 1, 2004. The deadline for the registration
> and submission of abstracts is December 1, 2004.
> >
> > ORGANISING COMMITTEE
> >
> > Mika Lähteenmäki, Chair (University of Jyväskylä)Hannele Dufva, Chair
> (University of Jyväskylä)Urpo Kovala (University of Jyväskylä)Tapani Laine
> (University of Tampere)Mikael Leiman (University of Joensuu)Sirpa Leppänen
> (University of Jyväskylä)Erkki Vainikkala (University of Jyväskylä)
Honorary
> President - Erkki Peuranen, Professor, Foreign Member of the Russian
Academy
> of Sciences
> >
> > FURTHER INFOMATION
> >
> > A second circular including further information will be issued in May,
> 2004.A third circular will be issued in September, 2004.Further
information
> is available at: http://www.jyu.fi/tdk/hum/venaja/bahtin/index.htm
> >
> > CONTACT INFORMATION XIIINTERNATIONALBAKHTINCONFERENCE@campus.jyu.fi
> >
> > Mika Lähteenmäki
> Hannele Dufva
> > Department of Languages/Russian
> Department of Languages/English
> > P.O. Box 35
> P.O. Box 35
> > 40014 University of Jyväskylä
> 40014 University of Jyväskylä
> > FINLAND
> FINLAND
> > tel. +358 14 2601499
> tel. +358 14 2601210
> > fax +358 14 2602501
> fax +358 14 2601212
>
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