Licencorship \;for fiction - Modalities of aesthetic\, epistemic \;and ethical \;authorisation \;processes \;
\n(Collaborative Research Center \;(CRC) \;1385 Law and Literature\, \;University of Muenster\, Germany) \;
\nJune 30 - \;July 2\, 2021 \;
\nConfirmed keynote \;speaker:
\nProfessor \;Peter Lamarque (Professor of Philosophy\, \;University of York) \; \;
\nThe Collaborative Research Center \;(CRC) 1385 &lsquo\;Law and Literature&rsquo\; of the University of Muenster will be hosting an international conference \;in Muenster\, Germany \;on \;June 30 \;- \;July \;2\, 2021. The conference theme is \;licencorship \;for fiction. The keynote lecture will be delivered by Professor Peter Lamarque (University of York). \;
\nThis conference focuses on the \;processes of authorisation and permission of fiction\, \;which we have \;coined as processes of \;licencorship. \; &lsquo\;Licencing&rsquo\; is not to be confused with the juridical (technical) term. \;Taking into account\, instead\, the original semantics of the Latin term \;licere\, \;licencorship \;is conceived as the authorisation of fictional works. Licences \;for fiction \;can then be granted a priori (self-licencing) or\, as \;one \;among many \;others \;options\, a posteriori through an act of self-empowerment and in accordance with \;the \;labelling of one&rsquo\;s own work \;as fiction. \; \;
\nOur theme of \;licencorship \;is broadly defined \;and the aim of the conference is to \;offer an antipole to the long-standing debate on the \;borders \;of \;fiction. We seek to bring scholars of literature and law and of other related disciplines\, such as philosophy\, aesthetics\, cultural studies\, sociology and political science\, into conversation in an interdisciplinary setting at this three-day event. \;The conference \;seeks to understand \;three \;main dimensions of \;licencorship: \;
\nSince \;fiction \;is often seen as potentially referring to reality by the judiciary and thus as capable of being truthful\, (legal) limits on/of \;fictional \;works \;are \;at times \;imposed. By contrast\, \;this conference will initially \;follow the credo \;&lsquo\;We grasp fiction in opposition of reality (actuality)&rsquo\; \;(Lubomí\;r Doležel: \;Heterocosmica). \; \;
\nLicencorships of fictional \;works \;as the authorisation to stand \;above \;&lsquo\;the&rsquo\; \;law are to be examined \;across fields \;in terms of epistemic\, ethical as well as aesthetic aspects and modes. Ethical licences of \;fiction\, in particular\, are \;to be emphasized by raising the question whether a \;&lsquo\;willing suspension of moral sense&rsquo\; \;(Johannes Franzen: \;Contested Inventions) can indeed be observed in the reception of fiction. \; \;
\nActs and practices of \;de-licencorship\, \;which are performed by legal practice and jurisprudence as well as &ndash\; though less often and less obviously \;&ndash\; by literary studies. Such practices can be best \;conceived \;when considering the judicial prohibition of the distribution of novels (i.e.\, Maxim Biller&rsquo\;s \;Esra) as precedents within this debate\, \;which \;grants \;a glimpse of the complexity and difficulties faced by court rulings on issues of fictional works. \;
\nPossible topics \;might \;include but are not limited to: \;
\nTheories\, \;techniques and functions \;of \;fiction \; \;
\nFiction and cognition\, fiction and emotion \;
\nInterfaces between fact and fiction\, including \;autofiction\, life writing\, autobiography\, etc. \;
\nLiterature and (Post-/Self) censorship \;
\nLegal status of literature \; \;
\nHermeneutics in law and literature \;
\nLicences and limits of fiction \;
\nDiscursive formation of literature licences \;
\nJudging \;art from a legal perspective \;
\nLegal issues \;around the world \;in fiction \;
\nPlease submit paper proposals \;of \;up to 500 words either in German or in English. \;In addition to proposals from all areas of literary studies and \;jurisprudence\, we also \;encourage \;contributions from \;fields \;ranging from \;philosophy\, aesthetics\, cultural studies \;to \;sociology\, political science and related disciplines. \;Young \;researchers \;in particular are \;kindly \;invited to submit proposals. \;All abstract submissions must be received by 31 March 2021. \;Lectures should not \;exceed \;20 \;minutes \;in length. \; \;
\nImportant dates: \;
\nSubmission of Abstracts: \;31 March 2021 \;
\nNotification of applicants: \;15 April 2021 \;
\nEarly registration will start from \;1 May 2021 \;
\nWe are planning \;on \;publishing \;selected contributions in an anthology \;after the conference. \; \;
\nDepending on the development of Covid-19\, we reserve the \;option of moving the \;conference \;to \;an \;online format. The conference languages are German and English. \;Pre-registration by e-mail (please contact Nursan Celik: ncelik@uni-muenster.de) \;is required. \;
\nSubmissions and \;general inquiries \;should be sent to Daniel Arjomand (d_arjo01@uni-muenster) and Nursan Celik (ncelik@uni-muenster.de). \;
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