This is a call for papers for a proposed panel at the 2021 MLA Convention to be held in Toronto 7-10 Jan 2021. For more information about the convention, click here.
CFP: Dostoevsky at 200: International Receptions
Considerable research has been devoted to Fyodor Dostoevsky’s incorporation of non-Russian art and texts as inspiration for his writing. Comparatively less attention, however, has been to paid to the immense influence the author’s own life and works have had on literature, drama, philosophy, and art. This panel seeks to explore Dostoevsky’s reception, as a man and as an author, by 20th and 21st century writers and artists. It is co-sponsored by the International Dostoevsky Society and the Reception Study Society in celebration of the author’s 200th year.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Dostoevsky’s influence on existentialist philosophy
- Postcolonial adaptations of Dostoevky’s writing
- Dostoevsky’s role in shaping Modernist and Post-Modernist literatures
- Shifts in international acclaim or censure
- Diverse interpretations of Dostoevsky’s anti-heroes
- Counters to Bakhtin’s influential reading of Dostoevsky
- The global reach of Dostoevskian fiction
- Fictional interpretations of Dostoevsky’s life
- Adapting Dostoevsky for theatre or film
Less researched areas of influence are especially welcome. Please submit your abstract (max. 300 words) and CV to Melanie Jones (feuillyjones@gmail.com) by 15 March 2020.
Contact: Melanie Jones, Katherine Bowers, Kelsey Squire
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