CALL FOR PAPERS. Samuel Beckett: His works and thought

UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO DIVISIÓN DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES Y HUMANIDADES CAMPUS GUANAJUATO

International Conference

commemorating the 25th Anniversary

His works and thought

The University of Guanajuato, Division of Social Sciences and Humanities , Campus Guanajuato, and its Departaments of Philosophy, Hispanic Studies and Languages, invites submission to

the International Conference commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the death of Samuel Beckett: His works and thought that will take place between 5-7th November 2014 at the Mes贸n de San Antonio, in Guanajuato, Gto., M茅xico.

Samuel Beckett (Dublin, 13th of April 1906 – Paris,

22nd December 1989). Irish novelist, critic and playwright, Samuel Beckett was one of the most emblematic figures of 20th century literature. In 1969 he received the Nobel Prize for Literature “for his writing, which - in new forms for the novel and drama - in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation”1.

His breaking away from traditional drama techniques has turned him into one of the key figures of the theatre of the absurd. His plays, devoid of action and stage tricks, with decorated nudes, schematic characters and barely outlined dialogues, are of a symbolic nature exploring the human condition. In his study of radical solitude and the abandonment of each one´s particular existence, Beckett’s characters exemplify the fragility of personal identity. While his works have whipped up a number of controversies, and generated an impressive body of studies in the fields of literature, art and philosophy, they have managed to steer away from the melodramatic. Thus, it is undeniable that the dismal account of the absurd and human sordidness in search of a meaning for life will invite us to reconsider the tension between a person and the oppressive world around him; tension that is inherent to the existential antagonism that accentuates the human condition.

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http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1969/press.html

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submissions are invited on: The main subject: Samuel Beckett: His works and thought Topics may include but are not restricted to: literary criticism, the human condition, translation, novel writing, theatre, minimalism, etc.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30h August 2014 Participants will be notified by: 15th September 2014 For further information and abstracts, please contact: beckettenguanajuato@gmail.com Guidelines for submitting abstracts and presentations: • The abstracts should include: the title of the presentation, the name(s) of the presenter(s), their address, email address, institutional affiliation and key words in English and Spanish (3-5).

• Length: the abstracts should not exceed 300 words.

• Languages: Spanish or English.

The presentations should be considered for a time up to 20 minutes.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Guidelines for submitting articles for the proceedings: • The article should include: title, the name(s) of the presenter(s), their institutional affiliation and key words (3-5) as well as an abstract (max. 200 words) in English and Spanish.

• Length: the article should not exceed 15 pages (notes, images and references included).

• Format: Times New Roman, 12 point, 1.5 line spacing.

• Languages: Spanish or English.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

President: Dr. Javier Corona Fernández.

Professor researcher at the Universidad de Guanajuato and Director of the Division of Social Sciences and Humanities, Campus Guanajuato.

Dr. Aureliano Ortega Esquivel.

Academic Secretary, Division of Social Sciences and Humanities, Campus Guanajuato, and professor-researcher.

Dr. Rodolfo Cortés del Moral.

Director of the Department of Philosophy, and professor-researcher.

Dra. Luz Maria Muñoz de Cote.

Director of the Department of Languages, and professor-researcher.

Dra. Elba Margarita Sánchez Rolón.

Director of the Department of Hispanic Studies, and professor-researcher.

Dra. Mónica Uribe Flores.

Professor-researcher of the Department of Philosophy.

Krisztina Zimányi.

PhD Lecturer-researcher, invited by the Universidad de Guanajuato.

Mtra. Gergana Petrova.

PhD student in Philosophy, Division of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Cover illustration: Fernando Vicente Illustration inside: Edmund S. Valtman Editorial Design: Martha Graciela Pi単a Pedraza Guanajuato, Gto. 2014

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