CONFERENCE ORGANISATION
Convenors: Dominic Keown (Cambridge) and Montserrat Roser i Puig (Kent)
Technical Editor: Magí Almirall (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
HOW DO I CONTACT THE CONFERENCE ORGANISERs?
Send an email message to dk209@cam.ac.uk or m.roser-i-puig@ukc.ac.uk
WHEN IS THE CONFERENCE BEING HELD?
From Monday 27 November 2000 to Friday 8 December 2000.
WHERE IS THE CONFERENCE BEING HELD?
In the virtual conference centres of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and at the virtual
campus of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.
IS THERE A TIMETABLE FOR DISCUSSING PARTICULAR ISSUES?
The final timetable is as follows. This may be changed during the proceedings if
circumstances warrant.
23-26 November 2000
The papers will be displayed for you to read and study.
27-30 Novembre 2000
Debate on the critical appraisal of specific authors (Group 1). These are:
Rosemary Clark, Normalisation and/or an Ethics of Difference: Marsé's Rabos de lagartija in a Post-Colonial World
Salvador Company i Gimeno, "Gregor", el conte com a paràbola de la crítica i viceversa
Carles Cortés Orts, La contribució crítica dArmand Obiols i de Joan Sales en la narrativa de Mercè Rodoreda
Josep Lluís Martos, La revaluació crítica de Joan Roís de Corella
1 - 4 December 2000
Debate of the papers on literary criticism (Group 2). These are:
Josep Ballester, Joan Fuster i la funció de la crítica
Maria Àngels Francés, "La tristesa com a estil": La rèplica calderiana al realisme històric de Joaquim Molas
Dominic Keown, El paradigma arbori de lassimilació poètica
Montserrat Roser i Puig, Chance or Design? Arthur Terry and Catalan Literary Criticism
4-8 December 2000
General debate on criticism in Catalonia.
WHAT ARE THE SITE ADDRESSES FOR WWW?
You may access the Conference via the following sites:
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE?
By subscribing to a discussion list created for this purpose.
Before 24 November 2000:
Simply look for catalan-studies in: http://www.mailbase.ac.uk and follow instructions to "Join the List".
After 27 November 2000:
Look for catalan-studies in: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk and follow instructions to "Join the List".
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO SUBSCRIBE?
There is no charge for the Conference
ARE POSTINGS TO THE CONFERENCE MONITORED?
Yes
WILL EVERY MESSAGE SENT GO TO THE LIST?
Messages will be forwarded to the list at the discretion of the convenor. If there is a
high volume of messages not all may not get through, but all messages will be read. Please
note that posting to the list does not imply that the convenor shares the views expessed,
and the convenor accepts no responsability for loss, damage or other liability arising
from participation in the conference.
HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE PARTIPATING IN THE CONFERENCE?
The messages will go to some 300 people
WILL THE PROCEEDINGS BE ARCHIVED?
It is intended to preserve a record of the proceedings in some form, either as raw data or
in an edited form.