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We are back!

We are back for our ninth annual symposium! This year’s event will be a hybrid model held both in person and over Zoom. We are accepting submissions now until March 11th. The event will take place on April 9th, 2022 at the Comparative Literature Library in 4337 Dwinelle. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWH-nRwqBLyAokdNypHc07UPIjM8op4sy96w3dcWI-qUeK-g/viewform?usp=sf_link

A reminder to all applicants: the deadline to confirm your attendance is tomorrow night, March 21, at 5:00 PM PST. Please let us know if you are coming! Panels will be announced soon, along with the itinerary for the symposium. Looking forward to April 7th!

Hello, I was recently accepted to present but am coming from New Jersey. Will all living accommodations and travel be at student expense? Will there be any opportunity to house in a dorm overnight? Thank you!

Hello and thank you for responding! Participants are expected to be responsible for all travel and accommodation costs. However, for those who demonstrate need, we may be able to provide travel stipends ($100) if we speak to our department head.

REMINDER: The submission deadline is approaching! Submit your proposals by this Wednesday, March 7th, at 5 PM PST to be considered for this year's symposium. We look forward to reading your work! https://goo.gl/forms/29bjoT48W1HvSpQJ3

We are excited to announce that 2018 Symposium is currently accepting submissions! Follow the link below to learn about this year's theme, submission guidelines, and to submit your abstract!

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Abstracts for the Spring 2017 Symposium are due THIS FRIDAY, February 17 at midnight Pacific Time. Submit using the link below!

https://docs.google.com/a/berkeley.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSea8TujEeirie04IahfZ4DyBJiCF1cRxUafAUAaykxXjXetpg/viewform

April 1, 2017 in the UC Berkeley Comparative Literature Library! See previous post and/or our Facebook page for details on how to submit your abstract. Deadline for submissions: February 17, 2017.

This year’s theme: un/bounded

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The UC Berkeley Comparative Literature Undergraduate Research Symposium 2017 committee is currently accepting proposals for its 6th annual conference. The conference will take place on April 1st, 2017 on the UC Berkeley campus and will serve as a forum for undergraduate students of comparative literature and related fields to present and discuss their own research among peers, graduate students, professors, and the Berkeley community. Attending and presenting at the conference is an excellent way to learn about current trends in literary research and to meet current undergraduates, graduate students, and professors in Comparative Literature -- especially if you are considering pursuing further research and study in the field of Comparative Literature.

In order to be considered, applicants must submit an abstract (200-400 words) detailing their research by February 17, 2017 at midnight Pacific Time. Please click on this link to submit your abstract: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSea8TujEeirie04Ia…/viewform.

Please see the LINK below to read about this year's theme and guidelines for presentations. https://docs.google.com/…/1zqKqzna5DZkWrQ4sQU91RbNzG80…/edit

Questions? Please e-mail Madeline Zimring at [email protected] with any queries, concerns, or comments.

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Would you allow a first year graduate student to present a paper that they wrote as an undergrad?

Yes, you can still submit your abstract here:

https://docs.google.com/a/berkeley.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSea8TujEeirie04IahfZ4DyBJiCF1cRxUafAUAaykxXjXetpg/viewform

We look forward to your submission!

Hello, I am a graduated student of the Faculty of Languages and Literatures of the University of Bologna, Italy. I would like to present a paper to this symposium on a comparison between English and Italian Literature, but I would like to ask you if I can take part, even thought I am graduated and If I can take part only as a proceeding publication and not to take part physically to this event? Also how much is the fee for presenting an article for proceeding? Thank you!

If you are asking about publishing a paper without physically attending the Symposium -- we do not publish the papers that are submitted, participants present their research and writing as more of an interactive lecture, usually with visual aides. (Though I’m not sure I entirely understood your question, so please correct me if I am wrong). There is no fee to submit an abstract for consideration. For further details and a link to the submission form, please see our Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/calcomplit/

Are presentations usually based on one work, or a collection of works? How long (pages) are the papers?

As the symposium is comparative in nature, normally presentations consider more than one work -- either by discussing multiple pieces of literature or incorporating secondary sources, critical theory etc. to talk about a given work. We ask that participants not read from a paper, but instead give a more interactive presentation with some sort of visual aid. Presentations should run from 25-30 minutes, leaving 5-10 minutes for audience questions at the end. You can read the full details on our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/calcomplit/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel