{"id":170,"date":"2014-03-19T07:55:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T14:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawrencedurrell.org\/wp_durrell\/?page_id=170"},"modified":"2014-05-10T23:23:14","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T06:23:14","slug":"omg-xviii-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lawrencedurrell.org\/wp_durrell\/omg-xviii-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"OMG XVIII &#8211; Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Draft (subject to change &#8211; last updated 5 May 2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the most current information, please use the <a href=\"http:\/\/lawrencedurrell.org\/wp_durrell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/OMG-XVIII-Programme.pdf\">OMG-XVIII-Programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>~~ Wednesday, 14 May 2014 ~~<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4:30-6:00 :: Special Exhibition and Opening Reception<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fairleigh Dickinson University &#8211; Vancouver Campus<\/li>\n<li>842 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Evening Free<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong>~~ <\/strong>Thursday, 15 May 2014<strong> ~~<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9:00 AM :: Conference Registration (Reception, Fairleigh Dickinson University)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coffee &amp; Tea, morning refreshments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>9:30 AM :: Welcome &amp; Opening Remarks :: Room 130 &#8211; Lecture Theatre<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"James Gifford (Fairleigh Dickinson University)\" href=\"http:\/\/alpha.fdu.edu\/%7Ejgifford\/\" target=\"_blank\">James Gifford<\/a>\u00a0(President, International Lawrence Durrell Society).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>10:00-11:00 :: Panel 1 :: Chaired by James Clawson (Grambling State University)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Lorenz (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff), &#8220;Aut Tunc aug Nunquam&#8230; Quare?:\u00a0<em>The Revolt of Aphrodite<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Beauchesne (University of Alberta), &#8220;<em>A Vision<\/em> of <em>Monsieur<\/em>: The Modern\/Postmodern Occult in Durrell and Yeats&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>11:15-12:15 :: Panel 2 :: Chaired by Paul Lorenz (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kiyoko Magome (University of Tsukuba), &#8220;Place in Durrell&#8217;s\u00a0<em>The Alexandria Quartet<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Lindsay R. Parker (Fairleigh Dickinson University) &#8220;Aesthetic Ontologies, Revolutionary Space, and\u00a0<em>The Revolt of Aphrodite<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12:15-1:30 :: Break for Lunch<\/p>\n<p>1:30-2:30 :: Panel 3 {Student Panel} :: Chaired by James Gifford (Fairleigh Dickinson University)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sheena Jary (Simon Fraser University), &#8220;Navigating the Parallax Equilibrium in Lawrence Durrell&#8217;s &#8216;Heraldic Universe&#8217;\u2019&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Nyarai Tawengwa (Fairleigh Dickinson University), &#8220;Who is the True Native? The Post-colonial Relationship between the Colonial and the Native in a Durrell&#8217;s &#8216;Oil for the Saint; Return to Corfu'&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2:45-3:45 :: Plenary Session 1 :: Chaired by James Clawson (Grambling State University) (open to the public)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corinne Alexandre-Garner (Universit\u00e9 Paris Ouest Nanterre La D\u00e9fense), &#8220;Durrell\u2019s\u00a0<em>Letter to a Young Writer<\/em> in the Light of Rilke\u2019s <em>Letters to a Young Poet<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4:00-5:00 :: Poetry Reading :: Introduction by Ian S. MacNiven (open to the public)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ryan Fitzpatrick (Simon Fraser University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5:00-6:00 :: Reception &amp; Book Launch<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ravindran Nambiar,\u00a0<em>Indian Metaphysics in Lawrence Durrell&#8217;s Novels<\/em> (2014)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This reception is generously hosted by Fairleigh Dickinson University &#8211; Vancouver Campus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Evening Free<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong>~~ <\/strong>Friday, 16 May 2014<strong> ~~<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9:00 AM :: Conference Registration<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coffee &amp; Tea, morning refreshments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>10:00-11:00 :: Panel 4 :: Chaired by Paul H. Lorenz (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Martha Klironomos (San Francisco State University), &#8220;Lawrence Durrell and the Task of the Translator&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Fiona Tomkinson (Yeditepe University), &#8220;Space and Place in Durrell\u2019s\u00a0<em>Sappho<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>11:15-12:15 :: Panel 5 :: Chaired by Nicholas Beauchesne (University of Alberta)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Clawson (Grambling State University), &#8220;Pessimist! Realist! Pragmatist! New Romanticism in Lawrence Durrell&#8217;s Novels&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>James Gifford (Fairleigh Dickinson University), &#8220;Fragmentation, Parataxis, &amp; Materialism: The Late Cultural Logics of <em>Revolt<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12:15-1:30 :: Lunch<\/p>\n<p>1:30-2:30 :: Panel 6 :: Chaired by James Clawson (Grambling State University)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Luca Pignataro (Independent Researcher), &#8220;Italian Aegean and Dodecanese Islands 1912-1947: Between Politics and Culture&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Afroditi Athanasopoulou &amp; Irene Christodoulou (University of Cyprus), &#8220;Durrell in Cyprus: Orientalism and Nationalism in Literary Perspective&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2:45-4:15 :: ILDS Business Meeting<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>all society members welcome<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4:30-5:30 :: Keynote 2 :: Chaired by James Gifford (Fairleigh Dickinson University) (open to the public)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ian S. MacNiven (Writer), &#8220;Fallen Among Writers: A Meditation on Byron, Fermor, and Durrell&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5:30-6:30 :: Reception<\/p>\n<p>Evening Free<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong>~~ <\/strong>Saturday, 17 May 2014 ~~<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9:00 AM :: Conference Registration<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coffee &amp; Tea, morning refreshments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>10:00-11:00 :: Panel 7 :: Chaired by Kiran Toor (Fairleigh Dickinson University)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ravi Nambiar (Independent Scholar), &#8220;Livia\u2019s Role in the <em>Quintet<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Nabil Abdel-Al (United Nations), &#8220;How Elusive to Interpretation\/Translation is Gerald &amp; Lawrence Durrell&#8217;s Sense of Humor&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>11:15-12:15 :: Panel 8 :: Chaired by Fiona Tomkinson (Yeditepe University)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alice Bailey Cheylan (Universit\u00e9 du Sud Toulon-Var), &#8220;Lawrence Durrell\u2019s Provence: Life and Death in a Glass of Wine&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Merrianne Timko (Diversified Research Associates), &#8220;French Cuisine and the Lure of Provence in the <em>Avignon Quintet<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12:15-12:30 :: Closing Remarks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"James Gifford (Fairleigh Dickinson University)\" href=\"http:\/\/alpha.fdu.edu\/%7Ejgifford\/\" target=\"_blank\">James Gifford<\/a>\u00a0(Past President, International Lawrence Durrell Society)<\/li>\n<li>TBA (Incoming President, International Lawrence Durrell Society)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6:30-9:00 :: Banquet :: <a title=\"Sylvia Hotel Bistro\" href=\"http:\/\/sylviahotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sylvia Hotel Bistro<\/a> :: 1154 Gilford Street on English Bay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Draft (subject to change &#8211; last updated 5 May 2014) For the most current information, please use the OMG-XVIII-Programme. ~~ Wednesday, 14 May 2014 ~~ 4:30-6:00 :: Special Exhibition and Opening Reception Fairleigh Dickinson University &#8211; Vancouver Campus 842 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC Evening Free ~~ Thursday, 15 May 2014 ~~ 9:00 AM :: Conference &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencedurrell.org\/wp_durrell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/170"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencedurrell.org\/wp_durrell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencedurrell.org\/wp_durrell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencedurrell.org\/wp_durrell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencedurrell.org\/wp_durrell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencedurrell.org\/wp_durrell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":275,"href":"https:\/\/lawrencedurrell.org\/wp_durrell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/170\/revisions\/275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawrencedurrell.org\/wp_durrell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}