CALL FOR PAPERS: THE INCONVENIENT POLITICS OF MODERN EUROPEAN
ARTISTS AND WRITERS

FOR: Modernist Studies Association conference, Buffalo, NY,
October 6-9, 2011

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: April 7, 2011

Scholars who study an artist or writer that has a clear political
dimension to their work, or who is politically engaged, must at some
point determine how to handle the politics of their subject. If their
subject's politics are deemed acceptable, for instance broadly
progressive, then the task may be easier. There is no dearth of studies
on the art and politics of Dada. However, what if the subject's
politics are considered far less acceptable: fascist, anti-Semitic,
totalitarian, etc.? Often, research on the politics of these artists
and writers lags far behind that done on their cultural
production - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and Louis-Ferdinand Céline are
two examples that readily come to mind.

If you are working on an artist or writer whose 'inconvenient' politics
are in fact under-studied, and are attempting to incorporate your
subject's politics into a more holistic analysis, please submit a
proposal for this panel.

To be considered, send a 250 word abstract and your CV by April 7, 2011
to:
eialongohostos.cuny.edu and eialongoyahoo.com

Sincerely,
Dr. Ernest Ialongo
Assistant Professor of History
Dept. of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Hostos Community College,
The City University of New York
500 Grand Concourse, B-317
Bronx, NY 10451
718-319-7933
http://hostos.digication.com/ialongo