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BOLLETTINO '900 - Notizie / D, aprile 1999
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XVIth Congress of the International
Comparative Literature Association
First Circular and Call for Papers
Transitions and Transgressions in an Age of Multiculturalism
Pretoria, 13-19 August 2000
The XVIth Congress of the International Comparative Literature Association
(ICLA) will be held from Sunday August 13 through Saturday August 19, 2000
at the University of South Africa (Unisa), in Pretoria, South Africa.
For submission of a paper, proposa l, title and abstract, please see the
enclosed application form. For enquiries as to specific sections of the
congress, please contact the person listed beneath the relevant section
description. For general enquiries concerning the congress, please cont
act the general organizer of the congress: Ina Grabe Department of Theory
of Literature University of South Africa (Unisa) P O Box 392 0003
Pretoria South Africa.
Tel. +27 12 4296700/6401
Fax. +27 12 4293221
E-mail:
Registration forms for accommodation, companion programmes, and pre- and
post-congress tours will be included in the second circular which will be
mailed during October/November 1999 to those colleagues who have sent
their application forms to the general organizer of the congress. Updated
information about the congress concerning the intellectual programme as
well as information on accommodation, travel and other practicalities will
also be made available, on a regular basis, on the following websites:
ICLA (Brigham Young University): http://www.byu.edu/~icla
Unisa ICLA 2000: http://www.unisa.ac.za/ICLA2000
Saval: http://www.puk.ac.za/engwww/saval
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ICLA
The ICLA was founded in 1954, at Oxford University, within the framework
of the Sixth Triennial Congress of the Federation Internationale des
Langues et Litteratures Modernes (FILLM). Officers elected at that time
included, among others, Fernand Baldensp erger, T.S. Eliot, Jean-Marie
Carre' and Carlo Pellegrini. Meetings of scholars working in comparative
literature were organized as far back as 1900. Significant efforts to
establish an international association of scholars were made as early as
1928. The meeting held in 1950 at the University of Tubingen led to the
formation of the ICLA prior to its first congress held in Venice in 1955.
Since then, triennial congresses have taken place around the world. The
most recent congress was held in Leiden, The Netherlands in 1997.
Whereas traditionally the ICLA used to meet either in North America or
Europe, and more recently, since the middle eighties, venues in Latin
America and Asia have also been indicated for bureau meetings or
congresses, the 2000 congress will be the first ever to be convened on the
African continent. This is a significant event, since it shows that also
in the choice of its meetings the ICLA seeks "to provide recognition of
the diversity of the locations and conditions in the development of our
knowledge" , thereby assuring "that its scholarly meetings are
representative of all those involved in comparative literature throughout
the world" (Letter from the President, Jean Bessière, in the *ICLA
Bulletin*, Volume XVII, No 1-2, 1997). This reiterates the objectives, as
stated by some former presidents of the Association, towards "bringing
together the comparatists of the whole world" ( Yves Chevrel and Gerald
Gillespie in the *ICLA Bulletin*, Volume VI, No 2, Fall 1985); and
"putting into practice an int ernationalization of the ICLA with a more
expansive and firmer scope, particularly in Africa and Latin-America"
(Maria-Alzira Seixo in the *ICLA Bulletin*, Volume XI, No 2, Fall 1991).
The statutes of the ICLA adopted at the General Assembly in Venice (1955)
and amended in Fribourg, Bordeaux, Innsbruck, New York, Paris, Edmonton
and Leiden state that the main objective of the Association is "to foster
the study of literature undertaken from an international point of view.
It attempts to realize this objective through international cooperation".
The Association is affiliated to FILLM and is represented on its executive
committee by the ICLA president or a designated representative; th rough
FILLM, it is linked with CIPSH and UNESCO and has received funds for
research and publication from both.
Since its inception, the Association has been perceived as a major agent
in promoting international research in comparative literature. A number
of research committees represent the pluralistic and international scope
of comparative literary research car ried out under the auspices of the
ICLA. While these committees meet annually at different venues around the
globe, specialized workshops are organized to coincide with the triennial
congresses of the Association. The *Coordinating Committee for the Hist
ory of Literatures in European Languages* (Coordinator, Mario Valdes,
Toronto) is an editorial committee for comparative literary history which
has overseen the publication of an impressive number of works during its
history of more than thirty years - i ncluding books on Sub-Saharan
African literature in European languages.
The *Committee on Intercultural Studies* (Coordinator, Eugene Eoyang,
Bloomington) concentrates on inter- and intra-regional relationships
mainly outside of the European and Euroamerican areas. The *Literary
Theory Committee* (Coordinator, Djelal Kadir, Pennsylvania) focuses on
different theoretical orientations in its research involving current
issues and cultural studies. The *Committee for Translation Studies*
(Coordinator, Ohsawa Yoshihira, Tokyo) similarly addresses various
aspects of translation , ranging from the relation between source and
target texts to contemporary theoretical issues concerning the reception
of translated texts. The *Committee on Issues and Methods in Comparative
Studies* (Coordinator, Lisa Block de Behar, Montevideo) focus es on
various manifestations of comparative literary study in different
locations around the world. The Committee on *Studies on Voyage in
Literature* (Coordinator, Maria Alzira Seixo, Lisbon) organizes annual
workshops in different parts of the world. T rue to its investigation of
the representation of voyage in literature, the Committee will conduct a
workshop on Multiculturalism and Identity in Travel Literature, to be held
in the Bartolomeu Dias Museum in Mossel Bay, prior to the main congress in
Pre toria. The *Committee on the Comparative Study of Literary and
Cultural Identity* (Coordinator, Rien T Segers, Groningen) addresses the
question of the possible expression and reinforcement of national and
cultural identity through literary works. In accordance with the general
theme of the main congress, the Committee will conduct a workshop on
Cultural Identity vis-a-vis the clash of cultures. Lastly, the newly
established *Committee for the Study of Modernity in Literature*
(Coordinator, Manfred Schmeling, Saarbrucken) intends focusing on the
representation of modernity in various literatures and different literary
traditions.
The Association also regularly publishes congress *Proceedings*, the *ICLA
Bulletin* - a bi-annual and official publication of the Association
disseminating the Association's business, announcements of congresses,
meetings and symposia, news of recent pu blications and research projects
in the discipline - and the *Literary Research/Recherche litteraire*
devoted to reviews of publications in the discipline. Today, the ICLA is
among the largest international associations in the humanities with over
6000 members throughout the world.
OBJECTIVES OF THE XVIth CONGRESS
The general theme of the Congress, *Transitions and Transgressions in an
Age of Multiculturalism*, focuses on an increased and increasing
interaction between numerous literatures and cultures from various parts
of the world. In the seven subsections comp rising the overall theme
different forms of transition and transgression characteristic of the
information society are identified. Whilst globalization entails almost
instant access to information about different literatures and cultures
from all over th e world, it does not necessarily follow that the
traversal of geographical boundaries, or the transcending of cultural
limits and traditions, will result in meaningful and productive debate
amongst present day writers and literary scholars, about such is sues as
the (re)reading of older or deceased authors or the understanding of
current writers from different regions, countries or continents. Various
questions could be raised in this regard: How does the communication
revolution affect literary scholars and, in particular, how does it impact
on comparative literary studies? Is the economically driven concept of
'globalization' underscored by cultural unity or is literary and cultural
diversity perhaps re-establishing itself in the reclaiming of national
identities? Has African literary scholarship been affected by modernist
methods or has its literature perhaps been left largely 'uncontaminated'
by global flows of people, money, ideas, information and technology? Or:
Is transgression integral to literar y interaction? If so, what challenge
does it pose to literary scholars? And what correctives could/should be
put forward by (traditional) comparative literary studies in this regard?
These and other issues will be argued in the President's Round Table on
the status and future of global comparative literary studies. The aim of
the Round Tables dealing with 'The World and Africa/Africa and the World'
is promoting interaction among compa ratists to draw attention to Africa's
position in the world - Africa, the so-called 'dark' continent, which,
despite the effects of globalization in an age of multiculturalism still
remains, to many literary scholars, a largely unexplored space. In the
envisaged programme for African doctoral students, offered as an
introduction to the main congress, the focus will be on the interaction
between different literary traditions both within and across continental
boundaries.
The general theme of the congress, as complemented by the round tables,
allows for the study of literature in relation to both recent and more
traditional approaches in literary scholarship generally and in
comparative literary studies particularly. Thi s means that, although not
explicitly mentioned in the short descriptions provided below for the
various divisions of the intellectual programme, general issues pertaining
to comparative literary studies may be addressed in any of the subsections
or round tables if and where appropriate. These could include, inter
alia, a) different types of literary relations, transtextual and
intertextual (influences, reception, contacts, imitations, adaptations,
assmilations, citations, etc.); b) international trend s and styles and
their local variations (baroque, romanticism, modernism, postmodernism
etc.); c) the circulation of themes, motifs, myths and formal patterns
(prosody, etc.); d) the current status of literature and its boundaries
(linguistic, aesthetic a nd pragmatic criteria of 'literariness';
literature and its relation to the arts, philosophy, and the sciences; the
controversy over canonization (univocity or plurality); literature and
paraliterature, the ascendance of "documentary" genres (autobiograp hy,
memoires, journals, letters, scientific popularisation, etc.).
In addition to topics and issues dealt with either in the various sections
of the main programme or the different round tables, workshops reflecting
the ongoing research projects of the ICLA will be presented by the
coordinators. These will reflect various current theoretical and
methodological issues in comparative literary studies, including the
current and future institutionalized status of comparative literature as a
discipline within the humanities.
*Please note*: All contributions should preferably be comparative and/or
general in scope in the sense that they should transcend purely local and
specific issues. This means that contributions should ideally not deal
with questions pertaining only to on e author and/or one ethnic or
national literature; and they should avoid focussing exclusively on mono-
linguistic aspects of any particular literature or culture .
THE MAIN SECTIONS OF THE CONGRESS
* Section 1: Comparative Literature in an Age of Multiculturalism*
This section welcomes contributions that focus on Comparative Literature
as a discipline in relation to national philologies and/or cultural
studies. What could or should be the function and value of Comparative
Literature departments or programmes in ed ucation, interactions with
public life, the body politic, and the production of knowledge? Questions
of institutionalization, didactics, empirical research, general literary
studies (*litterature generale*, *Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft*),
'world-lite rature', censorship, literary theory and interpretation would
be discussed here in relation to globalization and the information
society.
Contact person and Coordinator: Reingard Nethersole, Department of
Comparative Literature, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3,
2050 WITS, South Africa. Fax: + 27 11 7164083.
E-mail:<128RN@muse.arts.wits.ac.za>
* Section 2: Transgressing and Traversing Continental Boundaries*
This section will be devoted to the varying relationship and literary
interaction between continents along the East-West and North-South
trajectories, captured in themes, styles, genres (e.g. travel literature),
forms of transmission (e.g. mediators, 'influences') and translations.
Centres and margins: imperialism, colonialism and postcolonialism will be
addressed.
Contact person and Coordinator: John K Noyes, Department of German and
Theory of Literature, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch
7700, South Africa. Fax: +27 21 6502939. E-mail:
* Section 3: Transgressing Cultural and Ethnic Borders, Boundaries, Limits
and Traditions*
This topic seeks to highlight encounters with the Other, stranger,
foreigner, sub-altern etc. as enacted in literature and explores the
nature of these encounters as either benevolent or malevolent. What
guides our perception, what is the nature of the gaze with which we look
to and seek to apprehend the unfamiliar? Do we desire, tolerate or resent
the foreigner or that which presents itself as foreign? How are the
'hybrid' and the exile represented in various literatures? Do we need to
teach cultural literacy or literacies?
Contact person and Coordinator: Ampie Coetzee, Department of Afrikaans,
University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, 7530 Bellville, South
Africa. Fax: +27 21 9592376. E-mail:
* Section 4: Transgressing Gendered Stereotypes*
Under this heading various ways and means are explored by which
traditional gender roles and interpolations and their representation are
being questioned in literature, film and television. What constitutes the
function and depiction of taboos? What are the practices and purposes of
feminist criticism and gay studies in their relation to comparative
literature? By what means and methods can gendered receptions of
literature be investigated?
Contact person and Coordinator: Gerrit Olivier, Dean, Faculty of Arts,
University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, 2050 WITS, South Africa.
Fax: +27 11 3394524. E-mail:<070gerrit@muse.arts.wits.ac.za>
* Section 5: Temporal Transition: What was the Past; What will the
Future Be?*
This section is devoted to the space and place of literature in society in
the past, present and future. Various issues may give rise to debate:
a) What are the cultural technologies defining our notion of literature
(e.g. print culture, oral tradition, writing and the literary archive)?
b)How important are story-telling and poetic traditions and in what way
and manner do they insert themselves into the present?
c)What was/is the status of writing, reading?
d) What is the status of poetics, narratology, 'theory', aesthetics? Are
there theories that can explain changes in literary production and
reception?
e)What were/are the criteria that define fiction? How should changing
perceptions of 'fact' and 'fiction' be explained in the context of new
communication technologies?
f) How would different schools and movements (Romanticism, Realism,
Modernism) be reinterpreted in terms of recent evolutions and definitions
of literature? Popular literature, past and present, and the
commercialization of literature (best sellers, the literary market,
literature and the mass media, high-brow versus low-brow texts); the
canonization of marginalized genres (thriller, Gothic, science fiction,
comic books, etc.).
Contact person and Coordinator: Merle Williams, Department of English,
University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, 2050 Wits, South Africa.
Fax. +27 11 403-7309. E-mail:<071maw@muse.arts.wits.ac.za>.
* Section 6: Transgression and Transition of Genre and Media*
As print technologies are increasingly subsumed by electronic means,
images and sounds interrelate more and more with traditional text formats.
It seems as if cinema and television have discovered the literary text.
How do literary texts fare in the dif ferent media, and what are the
consequences (e.g. problems of intermedial transformation, popularization
of literary texts: 'you've seen the movie, now buy the book'; rediscovery
of the 'classics' etc.)? What are the interrelationships between literary
ar ts in different cultures at different times in the past and what could
these be in future? What are the reasons for and the effects of such
interrelationships like illustration, seduction, making communication
comprehensible, aesthetic considerations, etc .?
Contact person and Coordinator: Fanie Olivier, Afrikaans, P O Box 1298,
0920 Louis Trichardt, South Africa. E-mail:
* Section 7: Transgression, Transition and Information Technology*
The extremely rapid development of electronic information technology has
given rise to numerous fascinating opportunities and challenges. Which
transgressions and transitions are taking place? How do information
technology and literary theory interface w ith each other? How is
information technology influencing literature and comparative literature,
composition and other aspects of literary study? What are the nature and
implications of evolving new genres or systems like hypertext and virtual
reality? Is there a stylistics of hypertext, virtual reality, electronic
mail, the Internet, etc.? What is the significance of information
technology for development and teaching (especially of literature in the
African context)? Is copyright an obsolete notion? What will the future
hold?
Contact person and Coordinator: Hein Viljoen, Department of Afrikaans,
Potchefstroom University, 2520 Potchefstroom. Fax. +27 18 2992799.
E-mail:
ROUND TABLES
*The World and Africa/Africa and the World*
1 'White Writing'/'Black Writing' in Africa: Cultural Interaction and the
Assimilation and /or Rejection of Colonial Master Discourses
(Eurocentrism, Africanization); Indigenous and Anglophone, Francophone,
and Lusophone Voices.
Contact person and Coordinator: Michael Chapman, Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Natal, 4001 Durban, South Africa. Fax: +27 31 260-1507.
E-mail:
2 Transcending the African Divide between North and South (Mediterranean
and Sub-Saharan Africa). The impact of Islamic, Christian and other World
Religions upon the Literature of the African Continent. The reshaping of
foreign thought in African writing.
The problematic question of the reality of the 'African divide' in current
theoretical discourses and literary practices.
Contact person and Coordinator: Chris Swanepoel, Vicedean, Subfaculty of
Languages, Unisa, 0003 Pretoria, South Africa. Fax. +27 12 4293355.
E-mail:
3 Multilingualism, Publishers, Readers and the Question of Literary
Language in Africa: For whom are Stories Told and Books Written?.
Contact person and Coordinator: Louise Viljoen, Department of Afrikaans &
Dutch, University of Stellenbosch, 7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa. Fax.
+27 21 8084336. E-mail:
4 The Transition from European to North American Influences in Africa.
Which conventions shaped storytelling and orature in the past? What are
the determining factors in contemporary African writing?
Contact person: Loes Nas, Department of English,University of the Western
Cape, Private Bag X17, 7535 Bellville, South Africa. Fax. +27 21 9592202
E-mail:
President's Round Table
1 The Status and Future of Global Comparative Literary Studies.
Coordinator: Jean Bessiere, Univ. de la Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris III), 29
Rue Saint Amand, F-75015 Paris, France. Fax: 09 33-1-4325 7471.
E-mail:
WORKSHOPS
1 Postmodernity, History and Literary cultures: Explanation and
Understanding of Diversity
Organizer: Mario J Valdes,Department of Comparative Literature, 14045
Robarts Library, University of Toronto, Toronto M551A1, Canada. Fax:
1-416-971-3186.
E-mail:
2 Cultural Interchanges, Intermixtures, and Interrelations
Organizer: Eugene Eoyang, Department of Comparative Literature, Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. Fax: 812-855-2688
E-mail:
3 Cultural Encounters: Conjunctons and Disjunctions
Organizer: Djelal Kadir, Department of Comparative Literature,
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802-6204. Fax:
1-814-863-9692. E-mail:
4 Context Creation by Translations and Translators
Organizer: Ohsawa Yoshihiro, University of Tokyo at Komaba, 3-8-1 Komaba,
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan. Fax:+81-3-5454-4325.
E-mail:
5 Looking at Writing
Organizer: Lisa Block de Behar, Universidade de Montevideo, Avenida Rivera
6195, Montevideo 11500 Uruguay. Fax: +598-2611755
E-mail:
6 Travel Writings: Paths to Multiculturalism. Mossel Bay, 8-10 August.
Organizers: Maria Alzira Seixo, Largo Maria Leonor, 12-120 A, P-1495
Miraflores, Lisboa, Portugal. Fax: 351-1-79 60 063 (University).
E-mail:
Linda Labuschagne, Dias Museum. Fax: +27 444 911915.
E-mail:
7 How to Survive the Clash of Cultures: Cultural Identity, Threat or Antidote?
Organizers: Rien Segers, Department of Comparative Literature, University
of Groningen, P O Box 716, 9700 AS Groningen, The Netherlands. Fax:
31-50-363-5821
E-mail:
Hein Viljoen, Department of Afrikaans, Potchefstroom University 2520
Potchefstroom, South Africa. Fax: +27 18 2992799.
E-mail:
8 Literary Multilinguism and Modernity
Organizer: Manfred Schmeling, Allgemeine und Vergleichende
Literaturwissenschaft 8.5,Universitat des Saarlandes, Postfach 15 11 50,
D-66041 Saarbrucken, Germany. Fax: +49-681-302-2210.
E-mail:
9 Romantic Prose Fictions: Texts and Contexts Reconsidered
Organizer: Gerald E.P. Gillespie, Division of Literatures, Cultures, and
Languages, Bldg.260, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2030,
USA. Fax: 1-650-725-8421; E-mail:
PROGRAMME FOR AFRICAN DOCTORAL STUDENTS
*African Literatures: Comparative Studies & Research*
This seminar, which is not formally part of the congress, will be held
during the week preceding the congress proper, providing an opportunity
for advanced students of literature to engage in constructive debate with
prestigious international scholars. It will also provide a perspective on
work in progress on the African continent. Participants in the seminar
will be encouraged to stay for the congress itself.
Contact person and Coordinator: Andries Oliphant, Department of Theory of
Literature, Unisa P O Box 392, 0003 Pretoria, South Africa. Fax. +27 12
4293221. E-mail:
SCIENTIFIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
The Congress will consist of four substantial plenary sessions, various parallel sessions for shorter presentations, round tables, workshops, a seminar for African doctoral students as an introduction to the congress and two general assemblies (on the fir
st and last days of the congress). The organizers will invite plenary speakers after consultation with the Executive Council. Proposals for papers in the parallel sessions will be assessed by panels of international reviewers. A selected congress *Proce
edings* will be published by Unisa Publishers.
CONGRESS FEES
At present, it is envisaged that the regular congress fee will be
approximately US$150. Late registrations (after 1 April 2000) will be
subject to a 30 percent surcharge. ICLA members will benefit from a US$30
discount. In addition, the organizers will try to arrange for a limited
number of complete or partial waivers of congress fees for scholars from
countries with currency problems.
PRETORIA
Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa with an excellent
infrastructure to accommodate large international conferences. It is
easily accessible by air, rail and road and offers a pleasant environment
and places of interest worth visiting.
Although August is still in the middle of winter, the days are generally
sunny and pleasant. The nights can, however, be very cold and it is
advisable to bring adequate clothing. Most hotels and guest houses have
swimming pools and other recreational facilities where visitors may relax
after a taxing programme. The Johannesburg International Airport is the
largest airport in the country and is situated some 50 kilometres south of
Pretoria. The national railroad system links Pretoria to the rest of Af
rica and private bus services place the city within easy reach of anyone
living in the country or even in Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia,
Swaziland, Zimbabwe, etc.
Transportation of delegates between the airport and Pretoria; and between
their place of lodging and the conference site will be arranged in
agreement with local transport authorities. Package deals with South
African Airways and/or British Airways(Comai r) will be negotiated,
although it is advisable that delegates negotiate favourable airfares in
their own regions, since airlines normally have different special offers
and packages available. Full details and updated fares will be included
in the Secon d Circular; updated information will also be available on the
Unisa ICLA Website.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
The University of South Africa (Unisa) has two campuses in Pretoria - the
main campus at the entrance to the city and the Sunnyside campus situated
in the Central City Area. The *ICLA* congress will be held at both sites,
using the spacious Old Mutual Hall on the main campus for the opening,
closing and plenary sessions, whilst reserving the newly established
Conference Centre on the Sunnyside Campus, consisting of four buildings
with fully equipped seminar rooms and a spacious cafeteria, for parall el
sessions, round tables and workshops. Transport between the two campuses
will be provided by Unisa in collaboration with hotels and guest houses
where delegates will be staying.
Refreshments, tea and coffee at midmorning breaks as well as lunch, will
be provided by Unisa Catering Services for approximately 20-30US$ per
person per day. Delegates will be responsible for their own dinner
arrangements. Since the Sunnyside campus is s ituated in the Central City
Area, delegates will be able to choose from a variety of restaurants
within walking distance of the Sunnyside campus. Alternatively, dinner
could be taken at hotels or guest houses where delegates will be staying.
HOTELS & GUEST HOUSES
Ample accommodation is available in Pretoria and block reservations in
hotels and guest houses of various categories will be arranged by the
organizers. Hotel rooms are available at current rates from 30US$ (simple
rooms with modern amenities) to appro ximately 94US$ (Holiday Inn style).
Alternative accommodation is offered in a wide range of privately run
guest houses which provide an excellent personalized service to tourists
and other visitors to South Africa. Current fees for some guest houses,
wh ich are easily accessible from the central city area or Unisa, vary
from 43US$ (spacious rooms with modern facilities) to 90US$ (spacious
rooms with luxurious facilities). Full details of a list of selected
hotels and guest houses, as well as procedures for bookings in advance,
will be included in the Second Circular. In view of the very reasonable
rates, accommodation in student hostels is not recommended.
Transportation between different locations will be arranged by hotels and
guest houses in accord ance with the requirements of the programme as
stipulated by the organizers.
EXCURSIONS, PRE- AND POST-CONGRESS TOURS
The South African Tourism Board (SATOUR) will present a detailed package
of pre- and post-conference tours; places of interest include special
packages for visiting the Kruger National Park or private Nature Reserves
in South Africa, as well as excursion s to the rest of the African
continent, including, for example, Zimbabwe and the world famous Victorian
falls. During the Conference Programme itself, provision will be made for
sightseeing in and around Pretoria or Johannesburg. Places of interest
incl ude an underground tour of Johannesburg's mines, or places of
historical interest in Pretoria.
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XVIth ICLA Congress 2000 Pretoria
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To be returned, before May 31, 1999, by mail, fax, or e-mail to the
general organizer of the Congress: Ina Grabe, Theory of Literature, Unisa,
P O Box 392, Pretoria 0003, South Africa. Fax: +27 12 4293221. E-mail:
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