Of Pynchon And Vice:
America’s Inherent Others
JUNE 09-12, 2010, Lublin
(within easy reach of Warsaw), Poland.
The city of Lublin has been flickering in the middle of the Zone chapter of Gravity’s Rainbow for thirty-five years. Associated by Pynchon with a flight westward from an oppressive regime at the end of WWII and presented by another American writer, Isaac Bashevis Singer, as radiant with the magic of the by now perished Jewish culture–but witnessing at present a revival of interest in its Jewish heritage–Lublin invites Pynchon scholars, students, fans, critics, and artists from all over the world to participate in the biennial IPW Conference in 2010. While focusing on Against the Day and Pynchon’s eagerly awaited most recent novel, Inherent Vice, the conference is open to engagement with any aspect of Pynchon’s oeuvre and any Pynchon-related subject. The organizers hope to provide a forum for scholars in various disciplines, ranging from literature through cultural studies to the exact sciences, taking any critical or theoretical approach. There is no participation fee.
All presentations will be in plenary session. Each speaker will be allotted thirty minutes (including discussion). Presentations may take the form of individual papers, media presentations, or panels. Please submit proposals/abstracts (in English) of 500-750 words for individual presentations, or of 1,000-1,500 words for panels. Responses to inquiries and notification of acceptance will be sent by e-mail.
Deadline for proposals: November 30, 2009
Decisions by January 15, 2010
Proposals/abstracts should be e-mailed to Zofia Kolbuszewska: zofkol@kul.lublin.pl
Conference Organizers:
Andrzej Antoszek
Department of American Literature and Culture, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Tomasz Basiuk
American Studies Center, University of Warsaw
Paweł Frelik
Department of American Literature and Culture, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin
Zofia Kolbuszewska
Department of American Literature and Culture, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Accomodation
The International Pynchon Week conference is to be held in Lublin. The options of accomodation are listed on Information for Participants page.
Make your reservations with this password: PYNCHON.
In case of problems and/or doubts concerning your accomodation please contact Andrzej Antoszek: antoszek@kul.lublin.pl