[ecrea] CFP: New Approaches to Bob Dylan

*CFP: New Approaches to Bob Dylan*

*University of Southern Denmark, October 4 and 5 2018.*


Bob Dylan's songs have been the subject of countless close readings and 
interpretations. Philological research has identified many of the 
literary sources for Dylan’s lyrics. His songs have been studied in 
relation to the ballad tradition, romanticism, modernism, and 
postmodernism. Dylan’s revisionary approaches to what it means to be a 
poet have also been widely discussed. Drawing on the occasion of Dylan’s 
recent Nobel Prize, this conference seeks to open up new avenues and 
different approaches to his songs.


We are especially interested in the following topics:


*Attachment and Attunement*

The various uses of Dylan’s songs by fans and academics. How and why are 
fans attuned to Dylan’s lyrics? Do the attachments of Dylan fans differ 
from those of Dylan scholars? What are the various ties that connect 
Dylan to literature and the literary universe?


*Recognition and the Social Dimensions of Song*

Have the social dimensions of Dylan’s songs changed over time? Do his 
songs help listeners to recognize aspects of their experiences? Is Dylan 
the poet of the precariat?**Have Dylan’s songs and artistic practices 
helped to change conceptions of what it means to be a poet and how a 
poet acts?


*Questions of Method: Beyond Close Reading and Literary History?*

Do we need to move beyond close reading and traditional literary and 
cultural history to get a better grasp of Dylan’s significance as a 
poet? How helpful are new approaches such as actor-network-theory, 
affect studies, or related fields?

The conference is hosted by the SDU research project “Uses of 
Literature: The Social Dimensions of Literature.” More information about 
the aims and methods of the research project can be found at


http://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu/institutter_centre/c_uol


  Abstracts (max 500 words) should be submitted by March 1 2018 to 
Professor Anne-Marie Mai, University of Southern Denmark, (ammai /at/ sdu.dk) 
<mailto:(ammai /at/ sdu.dk)>. Travel expenses to Denmark will be covered for 
those whose abstracts are accepted.



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