第二十三屆英美文學學術研討會
會議主題:秘密
中華民國英美文學學會 成功大學外國語文學系
共同主辦
104 年 10 月 31 日
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會議主題:秘密
中華民國英美文學學會 成功大學外國語文學系
共同主辦
104 年 10 月 31 日
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秘密(Secret)一詞源自古拉丁文,由se-「除外」(“apart”) 和 cernere 「精選」(“sift”)組成,意謂「隱藏、獨有」,象徵真假、明暗、你我和公私之分。此定義有其歷史淵源,但如今卻受到後現代和後結構主義的質疑與挑戰。德西達在〈秘密文學〉(“Literature In Secret”)一文指出,「請原諒我保密,秘密之密……秘密之空無」。誠然,假如真正的秘密在於沒有秘密,揭露了秘密,正如撕毀了表象,只能見證祕密後的空白。然而,若沒有嘗試揭密的努力,又怎知秘密之後僅有空白?空白或許正是得以(再次)銘寫「真/假相」之所在。況且某部分被揭露後,其他部分卻被遮住,空白當真只是空白?如此更是帶出秘密與揭顯之間關係的複雜性。秘密的問題正是文學的秘密,不可說的「懸疑」與「隱匿」反而是敘事的源頭,真相隱去的同時卻觸發對實情的探尋與揭露。文學研究者因此始終無法忘情於以窮究秘密為導向的閱讀與詮釋模式,而在英美文學各文類與各時期的作品中也都可探查到各種不同型式的秘密所引發的敘事與情節張力。從《依底帕斯王》主角神秘身世被揭露的悲劇,命運已定而只能理解並接受,到後現代發展出的「懷疑詮釋學」,「秘密」的結構幾經轉換,左右了文學與文化的書寫、閱讀、以及詮釋,同時也開展不一而足的解密路徑。
發掘文本背後的意義,或者「秘密」,往往成為讀者首要的任務,然而文學之書寫、閱讀與詮釋實則圍繞在各種不同層次的「秘密」──意義層次、表達形式、認知層面與意識型態的,因為被遮蔽的並不只是秘密所隱藏的實情或知識,還有未明述的意識形態跟隱含的文化假設。監控機制的啟動確保所有秘密不外洩,卻供少數特選人士與聞。中世紀同業公會的「密規」反映了這樣的邏輯,在文藝復興戲劇及其遺續志異小說中,作者慢條斯理地向故事角色與讀者開展層疊掩藏的身分之謎,而風情喜劇與愛情小說中的曖昧調情是少數知情者得以遊戲人間的樂趣所在,十九世紀懸疑、鬼怪小說中的謎團在角色與讀者共同抽絲剝繭下解開,但也可能再次封存,在在展現出秘密與加密、解密之間的複雜曖昧關係,值得深究。
另外,秘密也不盡然是某種資訊,它也可以是某種體制、某套言說,在我們熟悉的世界之後運作,影響了對此一無所知的芸芸眾生。相信秘密會社存在與操弄的陰謀論,正是這種身陷不可知羅網之模糊意識的具像幻想。身處似乎無所不在的監控網羅,反抗者也形成自己的秘密網絡和語言來對應,或其存在本身就是統治者亟欲解開的謎團。主體與他者之間的關係就是複雜的加密與解密互動。酷兒書寫或後殖民文學中意義的迂迴隱晦皆係類似的運作。強勢的殖民論述和其遺緒常以面紗做為比喻,其開啟離散文學對於身分的反省提問,自我和他者的疆界也因之反覆不定。全球化時代公眾與私人領域的界線變得模糊難分,秘密在當今的作用與功能應是學者關注的課題。
有鑑於此,本研討會以「秘密」為主題,誠摯邀請學者專家針對英美文學中秘密的敘事與再現進行討論。此次會議的建議子題如下:
我們歡迎對上述議題有興趣的專家學者賜稿,稿件中、英文不拘。請於 2015 年 2 月 15 日前將論文題目、關鍵詞與摘要(中文 500 字為限;英文 300 字為限),以及投稿人之簡歷(姓名、服務單位、職稱、著作表、地址、電話、電子郵件等資料),以電子郵件附件方式寄至:
[email protected],並註明投稿研討會摘要。主辦單位將於2015年3月中旬前通知審查結果。
論文全文繳交日期為 2015 年 9 月 15 日。英美文學學會鼓勵投稿人以中文撰寫及發表論文,會後並將論文修訂版投稿至《英美文學評論》(該刊為 THCI Core 期刊,僅刊登中文稿件)。
※參加會議發表論文之前,必須具備或取得英美文學學會會員資格。
主辦單位聯絡方式:
地址:701 台南市東區大學路1 號 國立成功大學外國語文學系 轉
第二十三屆英美文學學術研討會籌備委員會收
電子郵件:[email protected]
重要日期:
論文摘要截止日期:2015 年 2 月 15 日
論文摘要審查結果通知日期:2015 年 3 月中旬
論文全文繳交日期:2015 年 9 月 15 日
研討會日期:2015 年 10 月 31 日
投稿內容:
第一頁:論文題目、摘要(中文 500 字為限;英文 300 字為限)、關鍵詞
第二頁:個人簡歷(含姓名、現職服務單位、職稱、學經歷、著作表、聯絡地址、電話、 電子郵件等資料)
發掘文本背後的意義,或者「秘密」,往往成為讀者首要的任務,然而文學之書寫、閱讀與詮釋實則圍繞在各種不同層次的「秘密」──意義層次、表達形式、認知層面與意識型態的,因為被遮蔽的並不只是秘密所隱藏的實情或知識,還有未明述的意識形態跟隱含的文化假設。監控機制的啟動確保所有秘密不外洩,卻供少數特選人士與聞。中世紀同業公會的「密規」反映了這樣的邏輯,在文藝復興戲劇及其遺續志異小說中,作者慢條斯理地向故事角色與讀者開展層疊掩藏的身分之謎,而風情喜劇與愛情小說中的曖昧調情是少數知情者得以遊戲人間的樂趣所在,十九世紀懸疑、鬼怪小說中的謎團在角色與讀者共同抽絲剝繭下解開,但也可能再次封存,在在展現出秘密與加密、解密之間的複雜曖昧關係,值得深究。
另外,秘密也不盡然是某種資訊,它也可以是某種體制、某套言說,在我們熟悉的世界之後運作,影響了對此一無所知的芸芸眾生。相信秘密會社存在與操弄的陰謀論,正是這種身陷不可知羅網之模糊意識的具像幻想。身處似乎無所不在的監控網羅,反抗者也形成自己的秘密網絡和語言來對應,或其存在本身就是統治者亟欲解開的謎團。主體與他者之間的關係就是複雜的加密與解密互動。酷兒書寫或後殖民文學中意義的迂迴隱晦皆係類似的運作。強勢的殖民論述和其遺緒常以面紗做為比喻,其開啟離散文學對於身分的反省提問,自我和他者的疆界也因之反覆不定。全球化時代公眾與私人領域的界線變得模糊難分,秘密在當今的作用與功能應是學者關注的課題。
有鑑於此,本研討會以「秘密」為主題,誠摯邀請學者專家針對英美文學中秘密的敘事與再現進行討論。此次會議的建議子題如下:
- 真理、揭露與掩蓋
- 秘密的道德學
- 秘密與共謀
- 秘密、權力、監控
- 秘密、勒索、流言
- 法律與隱私
- 宗教奧秘
- 秘密的買賣交易
- 「衣櫃」
- 密碼
- 公開的秘密
- 禁忌
- 偽裝與秘密身份
我們歡迎對上述議題有興趣的專家學者賜稿,稿件中、英文不拘。請於 2015 年 2 月 15 日前將論文題目、關鍵詞與摘要(中文 500 字為限;英文 300 字為限),以及投稿人之簡歷(姓名、服務單位、職稱、著作表、地址、電話、電子郵件等資料),以電子郵件附件方式寄至:
[email protected],並註明投稿研討會摘要。主辦單位將於2015年3月中旬前通知審查結果。
論文全文繳交日期為 2015 年 9 月 15 日。英美文學學會鼓勵投稿人以中文撰寫及發表論文,會後並將論文修訂版投稿至《英美文學評論》(該刊為 THCI Core 期刊,僅刊登中文稿件)。
※參加會議發表論文之前,必須具備或取得英美文學學會會員資格。
主辦單位聯絡方式:
地址:701 台南市東區大學路1 號 國立成功大學外國語文學系 轉
第二十三屆英美文學學術研討會籌備委員會收
電子郵件:[email protected]
重要日期:
論文摘要截止日期:2015 年 2 月 15 日
論文摘要審查結果通知日期:2015 年 3 月中旬
論文全文繳交日期:2015 年 9 月 15 日
研討會日期:2015 年 10 月 31 日
投稿內容:
第一頁:論文題目、摘要(中文 500 字為限;英文 300 字為限)、關鍵詞
第二頁:個人簡歷(含姓名、現職服務單位、職稱、學經歷、著作表、聯絡地址、電話、 電子郵件等資料)
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The 23rd Annual Conference
of the English and American Literature Association
Theme: Secrets
Conference Organizers: English and American Literature Association of the Republic of
China (EALA, Taiwan) & National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Date: October 31, 2015
Venue: National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Call for Papers
of the English and American Literature Association
Theme: Secrets
Conference Organizers: English and American Literature Association of the Republic of
China (EALA, Taiwan) & National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Date: October 31, 2015
Venue: National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Call for Papers
Originating from old Latin se-(“apart”) and cernere(“sift”), “secret” means “hidden, concealed, and private,” thereby signifying the distinction between the true and the false, the light and the dark, the self and the other, and the private and the public. This definition has its history and origin, and yet it is questioned and challenged nowadays by post-modernism and post-structuralism, as when Derrida considers in “Literature in Secret,” “Pardon for keeping the secret, and the secret of a secret . . . of not meaning at all.” If the secret one keeps is a secret “of not meaning at all,” unveiling the secret simply reveals its nothingness. And yet, without the endeavor to unveil the secret, how can one know that there is nothing behind it? Nothingness may allow one to inscribe (once again) the so-called “truth” or delusion. Moreover, when one part of the secret is revealed, others may be veiled. Is nothingness really nothing? This interplay between covering and uncovering the truth is where the complexity of the secret lies. The question of the secret is then the secret of and the secret in literature. That is, the unspeakable secret and the hidden exist at the heart of narrative, simultaneously concealing the truth and leading to the known and the revealed. Literature scholars have thus far been engaged with reading and interpreting strategies that decode the secret of the text, exploring the tensions between concealing and revealing that occur in various genres and time periods across the spectrum of English and American literature. From the tragic consequences in Oedipus Rex of the protagonist’s obscured identity to the hermeneutics of suspicion developed in the post-modern era, secrets transform, inform, and influence the writing, reading, and interpretation of literature and culture.
The reader’s task is to search for the concealed meaning or the “secret” of a text, which often revolves around the secret at different levels—at the level of signification, modes of expression, knowledge, and ideology, for what is veiled is, however, not only the truth or knowledge that is hidden behind thesecret, but also the unstated ideological agendas and implicit cultural assumptions. Mechanisms of surveillance are implemented to ensure that all secrets are guarded and available only to the select few. The “mystery” of the Medieval guilds reflects such an idea. The layers of identity in Renaissance drama (as well as its derivative, Gothic fiction) are only peeled off surreptitiously for the privileged protagonist and the audience. Winking flirtation in the comedy of manners and love romance is a game and fun for those who are in-the-know. Mysteries in nineteenth-century novels of suspense and horror may be unearthed through the labor of the characters, who may rather have them buried once again. Secrets, their encryption and decryption, their inscription and description—the complication and ambiguity involved, deserve further consideration.
Secrecy can characterize not only information, but also institutions and discourses that operate behind the world we know and affect the uninformed public. The belief in the existence of secret societies and their influence is probably a fantasy materialization of the vague consciousness of being trapped in an unknown network. Under seemingly omnipresent surveillance systems, resistance can form its own secret network and language; indeed, its existence is already a mystery for the ruling majority to crack. The coding and decoding of meaning in queer writing or post-colonial literature point toward similar operations of secrecy and revelation. The hegemony of colonialist discourse and its legacies, with the veil often used as a signifying trope, initiates the questions of identities in diaspora literature, rendering the boundary between the self and the other unstable. As the divide between the public and the private blurs in the age of globalization, the role and function of secrets should become a topic for scholarly discussion.
We invite papers and panel discussions on secrets and their relationship to the fields of English and American literature and culture. Possible subtopics may include, but are not limited to:
The official languages of the conference are English and Chinese. Interested scholars are invited to submit a 300-word abstract (including keywords) and a brief CV (including name, e-mail address, institutional affiliation, and publication list) to [email protected] by February 25, 2015. Electronic acknowledgements of submission will be sent to all submitters upon receipt of the abstract. Those selected to participate will be advised by March 15, 2015 and will be required to submit full papers by September 15, 2015.
Important Dates:
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the conference administrators at [email protected].
The reader’s task is to search for the concealed meaning or the “secret” of a text, which often revolves around the secret at different levels—at the level of signification, modes of expression, knowledge, and ideology, for what is veiled is, however, not only the truth or knowledge that is hidden behind thesecret, but also the unstated ideological agendas and implicit cultural assumptions. Mechanisms of surveillance are implemented to ensure that all secrets are guarded and available only to the select few. The “mystery” of the Medieval guilds reflects such an idea. The layers of identity in Renaissance drama (as well as its derivative, Gothic fiction) are only peeled off surreptitiously for the privileged protagonist and the audience. Winking flirtation in the comedy of manners and love romance is a game and fun for those who are in-the-know. Mysteries in nineteenth-century novels of suspense and horror may be unearthed through the labor of the characters, who may rather have them buried once again. Secrets, their encryption and decryption, their inscription and description—the complication and ambiguity involved, deserve further consideration.
Secrecy can characterize not only information, but also institutions and discourses that operate behind the world we know and affect the uninformed public. The belief in the existence of secret societies and their influence is probably a fantasy materialization of the vague consciousness of being trapped in an unknown network. Under seemingly omnipresent surveillance systems, resistance can form its own secret network and language; indeed, its existence is already a mystery for the ruling majority to crack. The coding and decoding of meaning in queer writing or post-colonial literature point toward similar operations of secrecy and revelation. The hegemony of colonialist discourse and its legacies, with the veil often used as a signifying trope, initiates the questions of identities in diaspora literature, rendering the boundary between the self and the other unstable. As the divide between the public and the private blurs in the age of globalization, the role and function of secrets should become a topic for scholarly discussion.
We invite papers and panel discussions on secrets and their relationship to the fields of English and American literature and culture. Possible subtopics may include, but are not limited to:
- Truth, Uncovering, and Concealment
- Ethics of Secrecy
- Secrecy and Conspiracy
- Secrets, Power, Surveillance
- Secrets, Blackmail, Gossip
- Law and Privacy
- Esotericism
- Trading of Secrets
- “Closets”
- Secret Codes
- Open Secrets
- Taboos
- Disguise and Secret Identity
The official languages of the conference are English and Chinese. Interested scholars are invited to submit a 300-word abstract (including keywords) and a brief CV (including name, e-mail address, institutional affiliation, and publication list) to [email protected] by February 25, 2015. Electronic acknowledgements of submission will be sent to all submitters upon receipt of the abstract. Those selected to participate will be advised by March 15, 2015 and will be required to submit full papers by September 15, 2015.
Important Dates:
- Abstract submission deadline: February 25, 2015
- Abstract acceptance notification: March 15, 2015
- Full paper submissions deadline: September 15, 2015
- Conference date: October 31, 2015
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the conference administrators at [email protected].
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