Vladimir Nabokov

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From: "Corinne Scheiner" <cscheiner@ColoradoCollege.edu>
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> Call for papers for
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> The Modern Language Association
> Annual Convention
> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
> 27-30 December 2004
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> Deadline: 15 March 2004
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> How is one to reconcile the self-proclaimed, apolitical Nabokov with some
> of his more political "strong opinions"? Might there exist a political
> Nabokov, whose scientific, ethical, metaphysical and/or aesthetic views
> may be implicated in a political agenda? Might one read his works as
> political despite his protestations? Papers addressing these questions or
> any aspect of the intersections between Nabokov and politics welcome.
> Please email 250-word abstracts to Corinne Scheiner:
> cscheiner@coloradocollege.edu
> For more information on the conference, please see the conference website:
> http://www.mla.org/convention
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> Corinne Scheiner
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> Comparative Literature
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