Those wishing to present a paper at the international conference on Philip K. Dick at Dortmund University, Germany, are reminded that the deadline for submitting a proposal has been extended until March 31, 2012. Confirmed speakers include: Marc Bould (University of the West of England, Bristol), Roger Luckhurst (Birbeck, University of London), Norman Spinrad (New York/Paris), Takayuki Tatsumi (Keio University, Japan) and Umberto Rossi (Rome).

Possible topics for panels and papers include
: The Realist Novels, Transnational Approaches, Dick’s Global
Reception, Dick and the SF Tradition, Dick and Fandom, Narrative
Structures and Aesthetics, Dick and Mainstream Literature, Adaptations, The Letters and Journals, The Final Novels, Dick and the Sixties, Dick and Global Capitalism.

Please send an abstract of no more than 500 words and a short biographical sketch to Stefan.Schlensag@udo.edu by 31 March 2012.

For the full call for papers please visit our webpage: philipkdickconferencedortmund.com