Primarily a group for administrative matters, the site contains listings of Comparative Literature programs and departments, a collection of email addresses that you can use to contact Comp Lit administrators, etc. Publications Social Semiotics . Edited by Professor David Birch , Deakin University. Published by Carfax . It is intended to provide an opportunity for participants to, on the one hand, exchange ideas on the poetics and politics of travel writing and, on the other, examine the theoretical repercussions of the metaphoric uses of travel in contemporary literary studies.
Doctoral students are also welcome to submit paper proposals on their research findings.
Stipends, some traveling expenses, room and board will be provided to paper presenters with a grant from the Ministry of Education, Council for Cultural Affairs, and National Science Council, Taiwan. Comparative literature and interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged especially those exploring links between literatures and art, film, history, religion, music, psychology, anthropology, and others. Papers in English, French, Italian, and Spanish will be limited to a reading time of 20 minutes. Indicate also if any audiovisual aid will be needed for the presentation. Submissions must be postmarked by 20 December 1999.