Important information!

In regard to the development of our conference the deadline for the paper proposals submission has been extended to 24th July.

We hope that it will encourage those of you who still hasitate :)

Old Masters in New Interpretations

second edition

Rediscovering Shakespeare

conference of young researchers

October 27-28, 2016

First Circular

Dear Colleagues and Students,

Following the successful outcome of the first edition of the “Old Masters in New Interpretations” conference, we would like to announce the second edition of this event. Therefore we are delighted to invite you to take part in the conference of young researchers and their Masters, both in literature and in life, to be held in the beautifully located town of Olsztyn, Poland, 27-28 October 2016. This time, since the year obligates, it will be devoted to various re-interpretations of one particular Old Master, i.e. William Shakespeare.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Prof. Jacek Fabiszak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, PL

Prof. Mikołaj Jazdon, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, PL

Dr Karol Samsel, University of Warsaw, PL

FIRST CIRCULAR AND CALL FOR PAPERS

In celebration of the 400^th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare we would like to provide a space for academic discussion for all interested in the influences of the playwright and his works on the texts of culture that were created after Shakespeare. It is difficult to overemphasize Shakespeare’s influence on many realms of art throughout the centuries. Since his death in 1616, the poet and his works have been the subject of diverse literary output and literary allusions as well as academic research in various aspects and methodologies. The very first verses of praise that appeared as early as the first part of the 17^th century (poem "On Mr. Wm. Shakespeare, he died in April 1616" by William Basse, written somewhere between 1616 and 1623, or the famous Ben Jonson’s eulogy of 1623), sparked a never-ceasing interest in Shakespeare and his works. From then on the poet continuously inspires more and more generations of scholars, artists and recipients of popular culture. The evidence of that may be found in the popularity of the projects such as National Theatre Live which enables the spectators around the world to rediscover plays like Hamlet or As You Like It, or in the music productions like album Ophelia by Natalie Merchant to name  but a few of multiple creative initiatives carrying open or veiled references to Shakespeare.

Thence, we are eager to know which of the features of Shakespeare’s works are  most appealing to the young researchers of today and how he is perceived by them. We also warmly invite more experienced scholars to take part in the conference to share their views and expertise.

Consequently, we would like to confine the conference discussions to both direct and indirect references to Shakespeare and his works. The following aspects serve as an inspiration for the topics of papers.  Please do not feel limited by them:

• Why is WH a master?
• Direct and indirect references to WH in literature, theatre and other media
• Translating WH
• WH and art
• How to teach (about) WH?
• WH from various perspectives (structuralism, new historicism, postcolonial criticism and other)
• Speculation and doubts about WH
• WH in pop culture, parody, pastiche
• Shakespearian themes and stylistics:
• Madness
• Illusory nature of the world
• Protagonist
• Female
• Irony
• Politics and power
• Love and romance 

You are very welcome to add more.

The language of the conference will be English. Papers are scheduled to take 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minute discussion. We are also prepared to organize a poster session. You are, therefore, welcome to submit your poster proposals. The speakers are asked to submit abstracts of proposed papers, not exceeding 150 words, by 24 June 2016, using the following e-mail address: oldmasters2016@gmail.com

You will be notified of the acceptance/rejection of your submission by 30 June 2016.

The Conference fee is 250 PLN/ $ 65 / € 60 and it covers the following:

conference materials

coffee breaks

two lunches

            a reception

reviews of the articles accepted for publication

post-conference publication .

The fee should be paid by 1 September 2016. Details concerning the bank account of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn as well as some useful information regarding the conference venue and accommodation will be provided in our next circular.

With best regards,

Conference organizers
 
Anna Kwiatkowska, PhD
Eliza Gładkowska, MA

Dorota Gładkowska, MA

"Ars Vocale Choir" is another promising part of the conference - it will add some splendour to the closing of our event. 

We can't wait!

Podczas koncertu z chórem „Ars Vocale”
Fot. B. Wawrzyniewicz
Źródło: Galeria MOK w Olsztynie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F29tPLRIGZs

As next Tuesday's event approaches, we would like to introduce an artist Zbigniew Urbalewicz whose installation will complete our conference.


Please follow the link: http://urbalewicz.blogspot.com/

         We are glad to announce the programme of the conference, which is very promising. We cannot wait to see you in October in Olsztyn!

Programme

Old Masters in New Interpretations

Conference of Young Researchers

27^th of October, Olsztyn

9.00 – 10.00 Registration (at the entrance) 10.00 – 11.30 Opening of the Conference, Plenary Session room 37
Prof. Izabela Szymańska,  University of Warsaw, Poland “Ever-Green Gables. On Modernised Retranslations of Children’s Classics” Prof. Joanna Kokot  University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland “W.B. Yeats – Between Drama and Ritual: the Tradition of Celtic Legends”
11.30 – 12.00      Coffee Break room 102
12.00 – 14.00     Session 1 – POETRY room 103 Chairperson: Eliza Gładkowska, M.A.	12.00 -14.00   Session 2 – ART & CULTURE room 104 Chairperson: Anna Krawczyk-Łaskarzewska, Ph.D.
Agata G. Handley, Ph.D., University of Łódź, Poland “Old Masters in Tony Harrison’s Poetry. Revisiting the Past” Dominika Kotuła, M.A., University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland “Andrzej Sosnowski - (Re)interpreting the Poetry of Old Masters. Notes in the Margins, Insertions and Deletions” Dorota Gładkowska, M.A., University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland “Reflections upon Holy Sonnets and The Songs and Sonnets by J. Donne” Wojciech Boryszewski, M.A., University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland  “William Blake in the Polish Countryside. Intertextual analysis of Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk”	Anna Kwiatkowska, Ph.D., University of Warmia and Mazury “Pre-Raphaelite Day Off – the Visual Aspects of Katherine Mansfield’s Bank Holiday” Piyush Gupta, M.A., University BITS Pilani, Rajasthan “Revisiting Shakespeare’s Hamlet through Haider (2014)” Olivier Harenda, B.A., Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland “Bram Stoker's Dracula: The Master of Terror and His Impact on Popular Culture” Barbara Pietrewicz, University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Praise or Ridicule?”
14.30 – 15.30 Lunch
15.30-17.00  Session 3 Tales of horror room 103 Chairperson: prof. Joanna Kokot	15.30 – 17.30   Session 4 Theatre and Opera room 104 Chairperson: Anna Kwiatkowska, Ph.D.
Eliza Gładkowska, M.A., University of Warmia and Mazury “Fairy Tales  or Sly Tales  in Anita Brookner’s Novels” Józefina Białek, University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland “Like Father, Like Son: Comparative Analysis of the Literary Output of Stephen King and His Son Joe Hill on the Basis of Selected Novels of Both Authors” Vesma Levalde, M.A., University of Latvia, Latvia “William Shakespeare’s Tragedy Hamlet in Oļģerts Kroders’ tage Versions: the Text and Its Interpretation”	Aleksandra Ożarowska, M.A., University of Warsaw, Poland “Opera in Contemporary Light: the Challenges of Presenting and Translating Modernised Opera Productions” Ieva Rodina, M.A., University of Latvia, Latvia  “Modernistic Transformations of William Shakespeare's Works in Eduards Smiļģis’ Stage Directing: Midsummer Night's Dream (1930) and Much Ado About Nothing (1931)” Lauma Mellēna Bartkeviča, M.A., University of Latvia, Latvia “Wagner and 21st Century Contribution of Contemporary Opera Direction”
17.45  Ars Vocale Choir, Conductor: prof. Katarzyna Bojaruniec, the Institute of Music, UWM Artistic Installation by Zbigniew Urbalewicz, MA, the Institute of Fine Arts, UWM Closing of the Conference

Department of English Philology

at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

and Student Interest Group Anglo-Cooltura Seniors

announces

Old Masters in New Interpretations

doctoral candidates and students' conference, 27 October 2015, Olsztyn

First Circular

   

Dear Students,

In celebration of the 20^th anniversary of the founding of our Department we would like to provide a space for academic discussion for all interested in the current state and prospects of English philology. Therefore,  we would like to invite you to our conference “Old Masters in New Interpretation” which is organized to accompany the sessions of the “Between Clarity and Confusion: Delusions of Academic Objectivity” conference.

We believe that the scholars at the beginning of their academic career already have many pertinent reflections – they are educated in critical time for academia, the time marked rather with question marks than full stops. Therefore, their research will most probably be a new interpretation of the old educational paradigm. We are particularly interested in your  perception of the canonical texts of culture. Who are Old Masters? Are contemporary works of art influenced by them? Is it possible to create 'new classics' without the reference to the established conventions? These basic questions remain open and serve as a starting point for stimulating discussion.  We would like to invite you to this vibrant intellectual exchange. We welcome young researchers representing various fields of humanities since we aim at an interdisciplinary approach in an international company.

We have gathered a few topic suggestions and/or deliberately vague ideas already, hoping to inspire you. The potential is definitely there.

• The concept of a master now and then
• When a master becomes old?
• Immortal authors - intertextual adventures of canonical texts
• Masters of literature in literature, cinema and other medi
• Translation or re-reading
• History of art or Art of history
• Old Masters in education – challenges, possibilities, reflections
• Film footage, ready makes – the crisis of creativity?
• Chronology and methodology – how to study old Masters now and how to teach them in the future

You are very welcome to add more.

Plenary speaker:

Joanna Kokot, Ph.D. hab

The language of the conference will be English. Papers are scheduled to take 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minute discussion. We are also prepared to organize a poster session. You are, therefore, welcome to submit your poster proposals. Presenters are asked to submit abstracts of proposed papers, not exceeding 150 words, by 10 May 2015, using the following e-mail address:

oldmasters2015@gmail.com

You will be notified of the acceptance/rejection of your submission by 24 May 2015.

The Conference fee is 60 PLN, and it covers conference materials, coffee break, lunch and  the publication of the reviewed and accepted articles. The fee should be paid by 15 September 2015. Details concerning the bank account of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn will be provided in our next circular.

With best regards,

Conference organizers                                         

Joanna Kokot, Ph.D. hab.                                            

Anna Kwiatkowska, Ph.D.

Anna Krawczyk-Łaskarzewska, Ph.D.

Conference Secretary

Eliza Gładkowska, MA.

Old Masters in New Interpretations

27 October 2015, Olsztyn

Proposal submission form

Full name and academic title
Address
E-mail
Phone number
Affiliation
Title of your paper
Participation without presentation
Research field (underline the appropriate)	1.      Literature 2.      Art/culture 3.      Film, (social) media 4.      Translation 5.      Teaching 6.      Other ………………………………………………………......
Requirements concerning equipment
Abstract

The filled-in form should be submitted via e-mail to:

oldmasters2015@gmail.com

by May 10, 2015