International
conference on
Frontiers in Comparative Metrics
November
21-23, 2008, Estonia
The Frontiers in Comparative Metrics
conference (in memoriam Mikhail Gasparov) will be held on November 21–22, 2008
in Tallinn and on November 23 in Tartu, Estonia. The organizers of the
conference are the Department of the Cultural Theory at the Tallinn University
and the Departments of Semiotics and Classical Philology at the University of
Tartu. The language of the conference will be English.
Main topics of the conference:
·
Theory of
versification and comparative studies in metrics and rhythmics
·
Frontiers in
Indo-European metrics
·
Fenno-Ugric metrics
·
Classical heritage
and contemporary poetic culture
·
Semantics of verse
Estimated time for the speech is 30
minutes (20 minutes for presentation
and 10 minutes for discussion).
Participation fee: 75 EUR. The participation fee should be transferred to the account of
the Estonian Semiotics Association (account number: 334409040007 at the Sampo
bank, the reference info: FCM 2008, conference fee) by October 1, 2008.
Organizing committee:
Mihhail
Lotman
Maria-Kristiina Lotman
Katre Kaju
Annika
Kuuse
Aile
Tooming
Organizers:
Department
of Cultural Theory, Tallinn University
Department
of Semiotics, University of Tartu
Estonian
Semiotics Association
Department
of Classical Philology, University of Tartu
Supporters:
Estonian
Science Foundation
Tallinn
University
Estonian
Institute of Humanities
Cultural
Endowment of Estonia
Cultural
Endowment of Tartu
City
Government of Tartu
Centre
of Excellence in Cultural Theory
For
any further questions, please contact us at maria.lotman@mail.ee
Looking
forward to seeing you in Tallinn and
Tartu in November 2008!