[hardy-l] CFP

[Rosemarie Morgan]

Hi everyone - The Hardy Society (Dorchester) has asked me to post this CFP

Chers
Rosemarie
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THE NINETEENTH INTERNATIONAL THOMAS HARDY                CONFERENCE AND 
FESTIVAL
                                                    Dorchester, UK

                                             24th July – 1st August 2010

                                               CALL FOR PAPERS

The 2010 International Thomas Hardy Conference marks the 170th anniversary 
of the birth of Thomas Hardy.  Like its predecessors it will be designed to 
appeal both to Hardy scholars and to the lay readers who attend in large 
numbers.  The academic sessions will be supplemented by a wide variety of 
excursions and entertainments relating to the local context which Hardy’s 
work celebrated, and from which it emerged.
Our invited speakers include Professor Penny Boumelha, Professor Linda 
Shires, Professor Tim Armstrong, Dr Sophie Gilmartin, Professor Michael 
Millgate, Claire Tomalin and there will be poetry readings from Andrew 
Motion, Brian Pattern and Christopher Reid. We are also soliciting papers 
from Hardy scholars across the world.  A series of thirty-minute talks will 
be given in chaired parallel sessions.  Proposals for such lectures, which 
may concern any aspect of Hardy’s work, should take the form of an abstract 
not exceeding 250 words in length.  They should be addressed to:
                                                  ‘Call for Papers’ –
( The Thomas Hardy Society)
Dr. Jane Thomas, Department of English
University of Hull, East Yorkshire HU6 7RX
Email: <mailto:j.e.thomas at hull.ac.uk>j.e.thomas at hull.ac.uk

All submissions will be read and adjudicated by an academic panel.  The 
closing date is 31st December 2009..
The best of the papers given at the Conference will be eligible for 
publication in the book-length Thomas Hardy Journal appearing in Autumn 2010.

THE THOMAS HARDY SOCIETY
c/o Dorset County Museum
Dorchester, Dorset. DT1 1XA
Tel/Fax: 01305 251 501
Website:  <http://www.hardysociety.org/>www.hardysociety.org
Email: <mailto:info at hardysociety.org>info at hardysociety.org
       March  2009

       Dear Members,

       As an Educational Charity the Thomas Hardy Society 
promotes            knowledge and appreciation of the works of Thomas Hardy 
both            nationally and internationally; the Society encourages 
study at school      and university level and provides members of the 
Society with the         opportunities for fellowship.

       To this end, the biennial conferences are an important element,
       offering a wide-ranging programme of lectures and seminars,
       dramatic interpretations, musical events and poetry readings.

       The Society is keen to welcome members from as many parts of 
the      world as possible. In past years we have been privileged to 
have       delegates from as many as seventeen different countries.  It is
       sometimes the case, however, that people who are involved in 
Hardy     studies, either as students or teachers, are unable to attend 
because
       of the cost involved. The Society has limited funds available that 
might    enable us to make a contribution towards costs in a few cases.

       Those who find themselves in this situation are invited to write 
stating     their circumstances, the nature of their interest in Hardy, and 
their needs     in terms of being able to attend this year’s conference in 
Dorchester       (24 July – 1 August 2010)) including specific details of 
travel expenses   etc.       Letters for consideration should arrive at the 
Hardy Society’s    office by 31st December 2009.

       Yours sincerely
       Mike Nixon
        Secretary