Columbia University&rsquo\;s Department of Philosophy\, the Morningside Institute\, and the \;Thomistic Institute invite graduate students in philosophy\, theology/religious studies\, \;literature\, and related disciplines to submit papers for &ldquo\;The Moral Imagination of the \;Novel.&rdquo\; The conference will examine the ways in which individual novels and the novel as \;a literary genre can be understood both to depict the search for moral\, philosophical\, and \;religious truth and to engage in this very search themselves. Is the novel a realistic or \;idealistic genre? Can novels expand our sense of moral possibilities? Can they contract \;them?
\nThe conference will begin with four twenty-minute graduate student papers on Friday\, \;October 4\, followed by talks that day and the next from faculty. Confirmed speakers \;include:
\nLimited financial assistance is available to defray the cost of travel for student presenters\, \;but students are encouraged to seek funds from their own institutions as well.
\nOne-page proposals should be emailed to Molly Gurdon at mcg2197@columbia.edu by \;Saturday\, August 31 to be considered. Invitations to present papers will be sent by Friday\, \;September 6. Submissions should not contain any identifying information except for a \;title\, but the author's institution and program\, along with the title of their proposed \;submission\, should be noted in the e-mail submission.
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