Call for Papers
New Clear Forms is an international 2-day conference to be held at the University of Glasgow on 11th and 12th September 2009. It aims to explore the poetic responses to national and international affairs of this era, in a bid to further understand the deep and complex relations between propaganda and private consciousness, rebellion and art, nation and self.
We are currently inviting proposals for 20-minute papers that reflect on these themes. Topics may include but are by no means limited to:
- War
- Schools, groups and movements
- Anthologies
- Capitalism and consumerism
- Adolescence, youth and counter-culture
- The avant-garde
- Links between poetry and art
- Communism
- Transatlantic concerns
- Nuclear power and apocalypse
- Eco-poetics
- Nostalgia
- Idealism
- Lyric
- Epic
- Elegy
If you are interested in presenting, please email a 250-word abstract (in Word format) to: newclearforms@googlegroups.com, by Friday 1st May 2009.