Th, Fr, Sa October 12-14, 2006
at the UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG, Man., Canada

2006 LCMND President Elizabeth Dawes, UW, wrote on July 2, 2006,
including the Local Arrangements information below:

Dear colleagues,
Attached you will find the final call for papers for our Autobiographical Fiction conference to be held at the University of Winnipeg October 12-14, 2006. Our plenary speaker will be Marie VAUTIER (Univ. of Victoria), author of New World Myth: Postmodernism and Postcolonialism in Canadian Fiction.
The early call for papers has attracted participants from 15 different universities including Carleton, Lakehead, McGill, Regina, Toronto and Wilfrid Laurier. Due to the strong interest, the conference will now start a day earlier than initially planned. If you are interested in giving a paper, the final deadline is August 31.
Best wishes,
Elizabeth Dawes

Location:
University of Winnipeg (in downtown Winnipeg) 515 Portage Avenue Centennial Building, 3rd floor, Foyer of the Dept. of Mod. Lang. & Lit.
Dates:
Thursday October 12th to Saturday October 14th, 2006
Commencement of sessions: Thursday October 12th at 1 p.m.
Registration:
starting at 12:30 on Thursday October 12th.
Conference fees:
$60.00 (includes $15 membership fee) $45.00 (reduced rate for graduate students) Fees payable by cheque or in cash at registration.
Plenary speaker:
Marie VAUTIER, University of Victoria.
Author of New World Myth: Postmodernism and Postcolonialism in Canadian Fiction.
Excursion:
Guided tour of the childhood home of Gabrielle Roy with Professor Carol HARVEY, University of Winnipeg, author of Le Cycle manitobain de Gabrielle Roy. 375, rue Deschambault, Saint-Boniface
Banquet:
Papaluci’s Ristorante Italiano. 203 Kennedy Street. Saturday October 14th.
Cost of $30.00 payable at registration. Vegetarian meal available upon request.

Accommodations:
A block of rooms is being held at each of the following hotels. In order to receive the rates indicated, please mention that you are with the Linguistic Circle. Bookings must be made by Sept. 12th.
Holiday Inn Winnipeg South ($89.00 per night) 1330 Pembina Highway (204) 452-4747 Located in the south end of the city, this hotel is suitable for participants travelling by car.
Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown ($89.00 per night) 288 Portage Avenue (204) 956-0410 Toll free 1 (800) 333-3333 Parking: $10.00 per day Located in the downtown, this hotel is within walking distance of the University of Winnipeg.
Delta Winnipeg350 St Mary Avenue (204) 942-0551 Delta Room: $123.00 per night; Premier Room: $148.00 per night; Signature Club: $168.00 per night. Located in the downtown, this hotel is within walking distance of the University of Winnipeg.

2006 Secretary/Treasurer & 2008 LCMND President Alan MacDonell proposed a Session on Crime Writing on June 20, 3006:

"... I think this is rather in harmony with the overall theme of the conference, since crime writing is essentially about the past, though not always the autobiographical past. In addition, it speaks to a lot of our illicit, though not criminal tastes, since few academics have not indulged in a detective story. I plan myself on proposing something that seems a bit peripheral to questions of crime and of the past, a discussion of the prefaces of the famous French author of romans noirs, San Antonio . However these prefaces, which aggressively and amusingly disavow any direct relationship between fiction and reality, have a lot to say about how the reading public views a discussion of past events (was I the one this author was talking about? If so, may I sue?). Other interesting approaches might be the importance of the autopsy in the modern detective novel, as it reveals what our past really was and gives the lie to our present fictions, otherwise known as alibis. Yet another aspect of the detective novel that might merit study is the confrontation of witnesses, of conflicting accounts of the past, as a means of revealing the truth. Or the importance of " summing up" in the detective novel, of rehashing past events to seek the truth they hide. As a reader of San Antonio , who often reflects upon the novel while he is writing the novel, "summing up" is also revealed as a convenient way to remind the hasty or forgetful reader of what has gone by. This is by no means an exhaustive list of the possibilities of discussion of the importance of the past in crime writing, and any suggestions you have will be welcome.. Proposals may be sent to me at my e-mail address, where they will be promptly autopsied.

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Member Institutions:
Universities of Manitoba & North Dakota, both 1959- ; University of Winnipeg, 1980- ; North Dakota State University, 1985 ; and Minot State University, 1988-



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Submit Abstracts on the proposed & any other topics to the 2006 LCMND Officers listed on the "2006 Call"