Call for papers: international conference «The Deep History of Stories», Edinburgh, August 28-30, 2007
CALL FOR PAPERS
Offers of papers are invited for a joint conference to be held by The International Association for Comparative Mythology (secretary: Boris Oguibenine: oguibeni@umb.u-strasbg.fr) and The Traditional Cosmology Society (www.tradcos.co.uk) at The University of Edinburgh, Scotland on 28-30 August 2007 on the topic The Deep History of Stories
There will be two main themes:
- The spread of stories throughout the world from the earliest times and the meaning of any suggested fundamental narrative elements.
- Indo-European myths.
Proposed paper titles and abstracts of 150-200 words should be sent to the conference organiser (preferably by email) to arrive by 31 December 2006. The conference committee will respond in January 2007. It will be possible for proposals to be considered at an earlier date in the case of those who need to know whether or not a paper has been accepted in order to apply for funding before an earlier funding deadline. The conference organiser would be pleased to receive early proposals at any time.
31 December 2006 is also the deadline for those who wish to register for the conference without proposing a paper.
Conference organiser: Dr Emily Lyle
Celtic and Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh
27 George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LD
Email: e.lyle@ed.ac.uk
Publication
Conference papers will be published in Volume 23 (2007) of the refereed journal COSMOS.
Cost
The conference fee will be £75 (75 pounds Sterling) for members of the organising societies and £90 (90 pounds Sterling) for others. Participants will receive the volume of conference papers, which will be published in 2007 or early 2008. The fee covers meeting room expenses, lunches, hot and cold drinks and the conference dinner.
Accommodation
A group booking is being made at the University of Edinburgh’s Pollock Halls of Residence for the nights of 27, 28, 29 and 30 August 2007. Both single and double rooms will be available under this arrangement. Rates are still to be confirmed but a rough estimate of a sample cost per night for bed and breakfast is: single standard £24, and twin ensuite £75.
Details of accommodation and booking arrangements will be given in a circular in January 2007.
Financial support
Participating scholars will receive letters of invitation which will allow them to apply for funding to their own institutions or other sources known to them. The conference committee is, however, in a position to offer the following limited support, and anyone who would like to be considered under one of the following categories should mention this when first contacting the organiser.
- Four scholarships will be available to students to cover the conference fee. Applications are not confined to those offering papers.
- The Deirdre Green Fund of the Traditional Cosmology Society invites applications from those offering papers who have no institutional support for conference attendance. It normally provides one grant a year and the amount on this occasion is likely to be £75.
- Application will be made in January 2007 to the British Academy to support attendance by several scholars from countries where there are financial difficulties. We will be happy to include scholars in the conference programme provisionally while the decision of the British Academy is awaited.