CFP: MLA 2015 "Dickens: Surface, Depth, Close, Distant" (2/15/2014; 1/8-11/2015)

MLA 2015

Vancouver, Canada

January 8-11, 2015

Deadline: February 15, 2014

The Dickens Society/Dickens Universe sponsored panel at MLA 2015 welcome proposals for:

"Dickens: Surface, Depth, Close, Distant"

Are Dickens’s novels all "surface” lacking depth? Critics urge "surface" (Best & Marcus) or "distant" (Moretti) readings. Examine Dickens using surface, depth, close, distant readings.

Please send 500 word abstracts by February 15, 2014 to dickensmla2015@gmail.com