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BCLA Malcolm Bowie Memorial Lecture 2012
Professor Terence Cave
"The Balloon of the Mind: Literature and Cognition"
3 p.m., 21 January, 2012
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London
Further details and poster available here

BCLA/SOAS Research Students Conference
"Comparing Centres, Comparing Peripheries"
19 - 21 January 2012
School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Poster available here, and also conference programme, abstracts and further information
Information also available on conference site

International Comparative Literature Association
XXth ICLA Congress
Université Paris-Sorbonne
July 18 -24, 2013
"Comparative Literature as a Critical Approach"
Information and call for papers in English and French

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The John Dryden Translation Competition 2011/2012 is now open.
Closing date for receipt of entries February 15 2012
Download entry form here

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Studies in Comparative Literature published in collaboration with the BCLA

European Network for Comparative Literary Studies

International Comparative Literature Association

Professor Malcolm Bowie
A tribute to his life and work

The British Comparative Literature Association (BCLA), founded in 1975, aims to promote the scholarly study of literature without confinement to national and linguistic boundaries, and in relation to other disciplines. The BCLA's primary interests are in literature, the contexts of literature and the interaction between literatures.

Through its regular publications, its conferences and other activities the Association:

• encourages research along comparative, intercultural and interdisciplinary lines, as well as in the fields of general literary studies and literary theory
• fosters the exchange and renewal of critical ideas and concepts
• keeps its members informed about national and international developments in the study of literature
• provides a forum for personal and institutional academic contacts, both within Britain and with Associations and individuals in other countries

The revised Constitution contains a fuller description of the BCLA's aims and objectives.

Smatterings: Why Languages Matter
Conference at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire
26th - 27th March 2012
In partnership with the British Academy and the BCLA

Why do languages matter? The current crisis in foreign language education and its consequences for trade and diplomacy are well acknowedged. Yet knowledge of another language - even if only a smattering - can provide cultural, intellectual and health benefits. This conference explores a broad range of the cultural aspects of language acquisition and language use, and asks if these can help us to reverse the downward trend in modern language uptake in our schools and universities.

Find out more and register here; download a copy of the programme