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Conference program | Seminar list | Book Display |
About the conference | Conference format and participation | Contact Information |
Penn Humanities Forum Address | Registration and fees | Membership dues and benefits |
Plenary Speakers | Hotel accommodations | MSA and Modernism/Modernity |
Poetry Readings | Special airfare rates | Call for papers: Modernism/Modernity |
Seminars (registration deadline July 1) | Frequently Asked Questions | Back to MSA homepage |
about the conference |
The recently founded Modernist Studies Association is devoted to the study of the arts in their social, political, cultural and intellectual contexts from the late-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. The organization seeks to develop an international and interdisciplinary forum to promote exchange among scholars in this revitalized and rapidly changing field.
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penn humanities forum address |
Edward Said, Special guest of the Penn Humanities Forum Visit the Forum's website: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu |
plenary speakers (two speakers in dialogue) |
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (Columbia University) and Michael North (University of California-Los Angeles) |
Janet Lyon (University of Illinois-Urbana) and Peter Wollen (University of California-Los Angeles) | |
Robert O'Meally (Columbia University) and John F. Szwed (Yale) |
poetry readings
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On three nights, nine contemporary poets read their work through the influence of a modernist. Project hosted by the Kelly Writers House: www.english.upenn.edu/~wh Silliman on Williams, DuPlessis on Woolf, Bernstein on Benjamin, Armantrout on Dickinson, and more. |
seminars
Registration deadline extended until July 1. |
Group discussions (15 members maximum) will be based on brief papers (5-10 pages) submitted in advance of the conference. A limited number of spaces are still available in some seminars; please note designations of open and closed seminars in the list below. If you would like to participate in one of the open seminars, please send us a ranked list of two or three seminar choices, along with your name, professional affiliation, mailing address, summer address (if applicable), phone number, fax and e-mail address. Seminar assignments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Many seminar leaders will welcome auditors in their sessions at the conference. All registered conference participants will be permitted to audit these seminars; no additional registration procedure is required. Information on leaders' policies on auditors will be available in the conference program. |
You may register your seminar preferences by e-mail by contacting Emily Zinn, assistant to Bob Perelman, at zemily@english.upenn.edu. To register by mail or fax, use the following address: Bob Perelman, |
Click on the title of a seminar from the list below to see its description.
Charles Altieri (English, University of California, Berkeley) Modernist Experiments and Structures of Feeling Invited participant: Michael Levenson CLOSED |
David Brownlee (Art History, University of Pennsylvania) Modernism and Post-Modernism in Late Twentieth-Century Architecture CLOSED |
Jessica Burstein (English, University of Washington) Fashion and Modernism Invited participants: Jennifer Wicke and Jane Garrity CLOSED |
Anne Charles (English, University of New Orleans) Sapphic Modernism Invited participants: Diana Collecott and Cassandra Laity CLOSED |
David Chinitz (English, Loyola University of Chicago) Modernism, Poetry, and Culture CLOSED |
Michael Coyle (English, Colgate University) and Bernard Gendron (Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Modernism and Jazz CLOSED |
Marianne DeKoven (English, Rutgers University) Postmodern Modernism CLOSED |
Laura Doyle (English, University of Massachusetts) Race, Modernism, Modernity Invited participants: Phillip Brian Harper, Peggy O'Brien, Radha Radhakrishnan, Marlon Ross CLOSED |
James English (English, University of Pennsylvania) Modernism and Prestige CLOSED
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Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi (Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara) Fascism and the Avant-Garde CLOSED |
Norman Finkelstein and Tyrone Williams (English, Xavier University) Diaspora CLOSED |
Nancy K. Gish (English, University of Southern Maine) and Keith Tuma (English, Miami University) Languages and Legacies of Modernism - "Britain" and Ireland Invited participants: Alex Davis, Romana Huk, Steven J. Matthews, and Peter Middleton CLOSED |
Mary Gluck (History, Brown University) Modernism and the City CLOSED |
Eileen Gregory (English, University of Dallas) Models of the Classical in Modernism CLOSED |
Linda Dalrymple Henderson (Art and Art History, University of Texas) and Bruce Clarke (English, Texas Tech University) Modernism and Science Invited participant: Susan Squier CLOSED |
Kerry Johnson (English, Merrimack College) Modernism and Caribbean Literatures Invited participant: Mary Lou Emery CLOSED |
Gail McDonald (English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) Feeding Modernism CLOSED |
David McWhirter (English, Texas A & M University) Modernist Abstraction Invited participants: Anke Finger and Robert Kaufman CLOSED |
Cristanne Miller (English, Pomona College) Crossing Boundaries in the Arts Invited participant: Bonnie Costello CLOSED |
Robert Morgan (Music, Yale University) Coherence and Incoherence in Modernist Literature, Art, and Music CLOSED |
Carol Oja (Music, College of William and Mary) Spirituality and Early 20th-Century Modernism CLOSED |
Brian Richardson (English, University of Maryland) Modernism and the Reader Invited participants: David Kadlec, R.B. Kershner, Patrocinio Schweickart CLOSED |
John Paul Riquelme (English, Boston University) Modernist Orientalism CLOSED |
Luca Somigli (Italian, University of Toronto) The Genres of Modernism Invited participants: Christina Della Colletta, Mario Moroni CLOSED |
Leon Surette (English, University of Western Ontario) Literature and Economics An Unholy Alliance? Invited participants: Jack Amariglio, Hildegard Hoeller, Alec Marsh, and David Ruccio CLOSED |
Denise Von Glahn (Music, Florida State University) Futurism SPACE AVAILABLE |
Wallace Watson (English, Duquesne University) Modernism and the Movies Invited participants: Peter Christensen, Carole Dole CLOSED |
Barrett Watten (English, Wayne State University) and Rachel Blau DuPlessis (English, Temple University) Avant-Garde and Cultural Studies CLOSED
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format and participation
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The conference is structured to allow all participants to attend the plenary sessions, and to participate in a seminar, a panel or both. You may apply to participate in the conference by submitting a proposal for a complete panel by May 31, or by submitting a ranked list of two or three seminar choices by July 1. Since we can accept only a limited number of panel proposals, we encourage all prospective panelists to consider registering for one of our seminars at the same time. If your panel proposal is not accepted, you are guaranteed your place in one of the seminars. If your proposal is accepted, you still have the option of taking part in the seminar as well. For seminar registration instructions, click here. |
Panel proposals, due May 31, should include the following information:
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Note: we can only accept proposals for complete panels, not single papers. Each session at New Modernisms II must have a chair who is not delivering a paper; the chair will introduce the session, keep speakers to time, and moderate the question and answer session. You may choose to designate a chair for your panel yourself or ask the MSA to assign one. Please send panel proposals
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registration and fees |
Conference registration fees are $75 for faculty participants, $40 for graduate students and adjunct faculty participants. Participants may register for the conference by completing the registration form found in the New Modernisms II conference brochure. If you have not yet received a brochure in the mail, please contact Emily Zinn, assistant to Bob Perelman at: zemily@english.upenn.edu. The conference registration fee covers all program materials, two receptions, and refreshment breaks. Registrants are responsible for paying for all other meals and for their lodging. Conference registration may be paid by check, money order, or credit card. No purchase orders will be accepted. You must be a member of the MSA to attend the annual conference. Click here for information about membership dues and benefits.
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send registration form and payment to:
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Conference
Service University of Pennsylvania 222 Sansom Place East Philadelphia, PA 19104-6183 Attention: MSA Tel. 215.898.9319 All questions concering registration and payments should be directed to Conference Services. You will be notified of your registration, including hotel reservation, room rate, and confirmation number, by Conference Services within 3-4 weeks of mailing your registration and payment.
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hotel accommodations |
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Participants may reserve accommodations for New Modernisms II through the University of Pennsylvania Conference Services Office by completing the registration form found in the conference brochure. If you have not yet received a brochure in the mail, please contact Emily Zinn, assistant to Bob Perelman at: zemily@english.upenn.edu |
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A limited number of rooms has been set aside at each of three hotels, two on Penn's campus and one a short cab ride away in Center City Philadelphia. |
special airfare rates
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US airways is the official airline carrier for the New Modernisms conference. For discount rates, call US Airways' Group and Meeting Reservation Office at 877.874.7687 and refer to Gold File Number 34131526. Some restrictions may apply. |
special needs | The University of Pennsylvania encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing special accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Penn Conference Services before your visit. |
contact information also check the MSA homepage
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For PANEL information: Casandra Laity, claity@drew.edu
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For SEMINAR information: Gail McDonald, g_mcdona@hamlet.uncg.edu
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For conference REGISTRATION questions: Penn Conference Services, confsvcs@pobox.upenn.edu; (PLEASE NOTE: The phone number on the printed New Modernisms II brochure is incorrect. Please use the phone number above.)
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For ALL OTHER conference questions: Bob Perelman, perelman@dept.english.upenn.edu |
book display
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New Modernisms II will feature a display of works by conference participants hosted by the Penn Bookstore. The Bookstore is conveniently located at 3601 Walnut Street, next door to the Inn at Penn, the central conference facility. If you wish to have your book displayed at the Bookstore, please contact Choti Weiler at choti@pobox.upenn.edu or Christine Hibbard at chibbard@pobox.upenn.edu. For each book, please provide the following information:
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