Futurisms - Precursors, Protagonists, Legacies

Utrecht University will held an international conference on "Futurisms: precursors, protagonists, legacies", from 1 till 3 December 2009.
Confirmed keynote speakers: Günter Berghaus (Bristol University), Giovanni Lista (CNRS, Paris), Marjorie Perloff (Stanford University) and Jeffrey Schnapp (Stanford University); confirmed invited speakers are Walter Adamson (Amory University, Atlanta), Timothy Campbell (Cornell University), Silvia Contarini (Paris-X Nanterre) and Luca Somigli (Toronto University).
Organisors: Geert Buelens (chair of modern Dutch literature, University of Utrecht), Harald Hendrix (chair of Italian Studies, University of Utrecht), Monica Jansen (assistant professor in Italian Studies, Universities of Utrecht and Antwerp) and Wanda Strauven (associate professor in Film Studies, University of Amsterdam).

Information:
Conference website: www.hum.uu.nl/futurisms
Mail: futurisms@uu.nl.