Durrell School of Corfu, Greece: 'The Literature of War', 20-25 May, 2007

October 23, 2006

DURRELL SCHOOL OF CORFU

SEMINAR ON THE LITERATURE OF WAR

Corfu, Greece, 20-25 May 2007

The Durrell School of Corfu will host an international seminar on The Literature of War at its Library and Study Centre, 20-25 May 2007. It invites submissions on aspects of literature and film relating to war. In particular, but not exclusively, the organisers hope to receive submissions on the work of Lawrence Durrell.

The seminar will not, however, concentrate only on the works of Durrell, nor will it concentrate solely on literature from that period. Submissions will be welcome on all aspects of war (eg the First World War, Spanish Civil War and conflicts in Ireland) in all periods, including the work of war correspondents (beginning with Thycidides).

Topics which may be addressed include (but do not exclude other topics):

Ancient Greek literature on war
First World War
Second World War
Spanish Civil War
Women novelists on war
American Civil War
Greek Civil War
Films and television series which are based on novels will also be eligible for discussion, for example Catch-22, Fortunes of War (Olivia Manning's Balkan and Levant trilogies), All Quiet on the Western Front, A Farewell to Arms, The Red Badge of Courage, etc..

The Moderators for the seminar will be Eve Patten (Trinity College, Dublin) and Robert Stone (author of Dog Soldiers [1974], Damascus Gate [1998] etc.).

We hope to draw on expertise in as many areas as possible in order to elucidate the ways in which war is experienced, described and understood.

Proposals (2 pages maximum), together with the author's CV, should reach the Durrell School - e-mail: durrells@otenet.gr - by 1 February 2007.

A limited number of scholarships is available: in the first instance, contact the Administrative Director at:
durrells@otenet.gr .

For further details of the international seminar please visit http://www.durrell-school-corfu.org/cfp2007_low.htm and for information about the Durrell School of Corfu please visit: http://www.durrell-school-corfu.org/ .

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