"Perspectives On Slavistics" Conference

September 17-19, 2004

Second Call for Papers

The Department of Slavic and Oriental Studies at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven , Belgium, is pleased to announce the First International "Perspectives On Slavistics" Conference. The conference will take place on the Faculty of Arts campus in Leuven , Belgium, September 17-19, 2004.

The goals of the conference are to encourage the study of Slavic languages and literatures and to establish connections among (young) scholars working in these areas. There will be two parallel colloquia, one focusing on literature, the other reserved for linguistics. The linguistics colloquium will have the honour to host the 2004 Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Conference ( SCLA ). This way we can bring together cognitive linguists and linguists working in other frameworks, and offer a forum for collaboration and discussion on current developments in Slavic Linguistics. A selection of the papers from both the linguistics and literatures conferences will be published as special volumes of the Belgian journal for Slavicists Slavica Gandensia . Confirmed keynote speakers include Tore Nesset from Tromso University in Norway, Elżbieta Tabakowska and Aleksander Fiut from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Laura Janda from the University of North Carolina at Chapell Hill, Elwira Grossman from the University of Glasgow and David Danaher from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The following keynote lectures will be presented:

Cognitive Linguistics and (versus?) Cognitive Poetics: Tolstoy's Use of Metaphor in Anna Karenina ( David Danaher )
How to describe a Cultural Melting Pot? A Methodological Proposition ( Aleksander Fiut )
Navigating the New Landscape for Slavonic/Polish Studies ( Elwira Grossman )
Exploring the Conceptual Pathways of Russian Aspect ( Laura Janda )
Allomorphy in the Usage-Based Model: The Case of Russian ( Tore Nesset )
On Grammatical (Cross)categorisation: Nominal Aspects of Polish Verbs ( Elżbieta Tabakowska )

Submissions from any scholar working on Slavic languages or literatures are welcomed, including those in Slavic departments, as well as in specialized linguistics or literature departments. Papers and posters will be considered on topics relating to the diachronic or synchronic study of Slavic languages and literatures from any theoretical perspective. Each paper will be allowed thirty minutes (including 10 minutes for discussion). The deadline for submissions is March 15 2004. All submissions should follow the abstract specifications .

Presentations and posters should be in English in order to open the conference up to researchers working on non-Slavic languages and literatures. We strongly encourage the use of modern presentation software, e.g. Powerpoint. The goal of this is to enhance the effectiveness of the presentation and to facilitate discussion afterwards. Laptops and beamers will be provided.

The participation fee will be 50 euros (25 for graduate students and passive participants), to be paid in advance. Detailed information on payment options & deadlines and hotel accommodation will be provided by April 2004. The participation fee covers the abstract booklet, other conference materials, refreshments and snacks. A limited number of participants from economically disadvantaged countries may be allowed free participation upon application. Please include a motivated application for free participation when sending in your abstract. In assigning waivers priority will be given to graduate students and non-tenured scholars.

For details or questions concerning the linguistics section, please contact Dagmar Divjak ( dagmar.divjak@arts.kuleuven.ac.be ). If your questions relate to the literature session, contact Kris Van Heuckelom ( kris.vanheuckelom@arts.kuleuven.ac.be ).