CfP: “The American Short Story: An Expansion of the Genre” Symposium, Oct. 20-22, 2016

Call for Papers, Conferences, Events, News

CALL FOR PAPERS

The American Short Story: An Expansion of the Genre

A Symposium of the American Literature Association organized by

The Society for the Study of the American Short Story (SSASS)

October 20-22, 2016

Hyatt Hotel, Savannah, GA

The Society for the Study of the American Short Story (SSASS) requests proposals for papers and presentations at an international symposium on the short story to be held in Savannah, October 20-22, 2016, at the Hyatt Hotel.

Proposals need be only a single page with one paragraph that describes the subject of the paper and another that gives the credentials of the speaker. In addition to traditional panels, the symposium will also hold discussion forums, seminar conversations, and roundtable sessions. Creative writers are also invited to present work in progress. All papers will also be considered for publication in the first volume of the new Society journal scheduled to appear in 2018.

A central focus of the symposium will be the expansion of the genre through the discovery of new writers from all racial and ethnic groups, the development of innovative types of stories (flash fiction, micro-fiction, and other forms), the recovery of fiction published in languages other than English, and the reconsideration of the contributions of other writers to the expansion of the genre. Close readings of stories by any American author are appropriate as are broad discussions of historical periods and movements. Examinations of the contributions of minority authors are especially welcome as are explorations of stories originally written in languages other than English.

The Savannah symposium will be followed a year later by an international conference in Germany, October 26-29, 2017, directed by Professor Oliver Scheiding, University of Mainz. More details about this event will be posted on the society website late in 2016.Please send all proposals and program suggestions for the Savannah symposium to the president of the society, Jim Nagel, at jnagel@uga.edu.

Deadline for proposals: July 1, 2016

Dowload the full CfP here.

“Karl Dietz Memorial Lecture“ & Symposium in Honor of Prof. Herget & Prof. Lubbers

“Karl Dietz Memorial Lecture“ & Symposium in Honor of Prof. Herget & Prof. Lubbers

Events, Lectures, News

“Karl Dietz Memorial Lecture“ & Symposium in Honor of Prof. Herget & Prof. Lubbers

 

+++ UPDATE +++

You can now download the speeches given by PD Dr. Gessner and Prof. Achilles in honor of Prof. Herget and
Prof. Lubbers:

Laudatio Professor Herget and Slides
Laudatio Professor Lubbers

Also, Prof. Kelleter kindly sent a video message with greetings (in German) which you can watch here.

 

11/26/2015

10:15am-3:45pm, Philosophicum, Hörsaal P5

The faculty and staff of the Transnational American Studies Institute are pleased to invite to this year’s Karl Dietz Memorial Lecture on Thursday, 26 November 2015. It is a great pleasure to combine this annual event with a symposium in honor of two eminent members of Mainz American Studies, Professor Winfried Herget and Professor Klaus Lubbers, to celebrate their 80th birthday. We have selected Thanksgiving for this special occasion to recognize the important achievements of these American Studies scholars.

Lectures:
Prof. David Hall (Harvard University): “New Life in Old Bones? The State of ‛Puritan Studies’ in America and Britain“ (10:15am-11:45pm)

Prof. Julie Rak (University of Alberta): “Mountaineering and First Nations People: Min Aodla Freeman“ (2:15-3:45pm)

For more information, please see the flyer.

Evening Lecture with Rita Charon, MD, PhD on 12/02/15

Evening Lecture with Rita Charon, MD, PhD on 12/02/15

Events, Lectures, News

Evening Lecture with

Rita Charon, MD, PhD

(the founder of Narrative Medicine)

December 2, 2015; 6.30 pm
Hörsaal 19, Anatomie
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

 

From the twentieth century to the twenty-first century, the interpretative models and spaces of action in medicine have shifted from observing and influencing biological processes towards the biological and technological shaping of health and disease. Examples are manifold: assisted reproduction, prenatal diagnostics, organ transplantation, longevity and dying – in all of these boundary experiences, the role of medicine has changed fundamentally and has influenced the ways in which we conceptualize and deal with human life.

These developments have also resulted in new approaches to explaining and understanding human life and life narratives in social and cultural studies (life writing). As a result, the field of the humanities with its expertise in narratives and interpretation has increasingly been incorporated in biomedical research and health care. The inter-disciplinary graduate program is dedicated to investigate the complexities of narrativity and narratability between the life sciences and life writing.

Download the flyer

Lecture Series with Greg Robinson: May 12 to May 22, 2015

Lecture Series with Greg Robinson: May 12 to May 22, 2015

Events, Lectures, News

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Greg Robinson is Professor of History at the Université du Québec À Montréal, Canada and Obama Fellow. He is visiting the University of Mainz in May and will give several lectures dealing with a variety of topics.
A preliminary program can be downloaded here.

Dietz Memorial Lecture with Prof. Gerd Hurm

Dietz Memorial Lecture with Prof. Gerd Hurm

Events, News

Thursday, 11.12.2014, 12.15-13.15, Room 00 151, Audi MaxThe Institute for Transnational American Studies (ITAS) and IANAS host this year’s Dietz Memorial lecture. The lecture is given by Prof. Gerd Hurm working for the Center for American Studies at the University of Trier. His lecture is entitled “Transnational American Studies: Rethinking Edward Steichen’s Epochal Photography Exhibition ‘The Family of Man’.”