Religion, Literature and Arts Conference



Sydney, February 1 : The Society for the Study of Religion, Literature and the Arts Announces its Tenth International Religion, Literature and Arts Conference. Venerable A Paññājoti will participate and speak on "Historical Background of Buddhism in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh".

Melancholy, Nostalgia and the Religious Imagination
Key Note Speaker: Professor Norman Simms
The University of Waikato, New Zealand.
"Crypto-Jews: Quixotic Knights of the Sad Countenance"

Papers touching on the above themes will be given precedence in the conference timetable and will be considered for publication as a chapter in a collected edition to be published by Sydney University Press early in 2008. Other papers that consider the nexus between art, performance, literature and religion will also be considered for inclusion in this conference.

Venue: The Woolley Building
University of Sydney
Date: Thursday 20 and Friday 21 September 2007.

The cost of attending is projected at approx $100AUD for both days including catering.

Synopses of proposed papers (200-300 words) must be returned by Monday 2 July 2007. Please send abstracts to:

Dr Christopher Hartney
hartney@arts.usyd.edu.au
Studies in Religion
Woolley A20
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Australia