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Cervantes Society of
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Belated Winter greetings from Ohio, where a thaw finally appears to be under way. The various Cervantine activities at last December's MLA Convention in Toronto (as announced in the October Newsletter) were successful and warmly received. Equally warm was the hospitality of Toronto and our colleagues there, though the elements outside blew in another, rather more Boreal key. There is lots to report, so we will get right to the mintues.
Minutes of the Executive Council Meeting | 29 December 1993 |
In Attendance were: J. Allen, A. Cruz, W. Clamurro,
A. Martín, M. McGaha, and A. Williamsen. (Due to confusion about time
and place, other members missed this meeting; but despite lack of a quorum,
we went forward anyway.)
The meeting was called to order at 1:50pm by
Vice President Jay Allen. Minutes of the previous meetings (27 & 28 Dec.
1992) were read and approved.
After some brief announcements by Prof. Allen,
M. McGaha gave his Editor's Report, which he had written out, as follows:
During the past year sixteen articles
have been submitted to Cervantes. We accepted three of those articles,
invited the authors of five others to revise and resubmit them, and rejected
eight. Two articles have been revised and accepted on resubmission. As usual,
I have published Monique Joly's paper from last year's business meeting.
Vol. XII, no. 2, was a special issue guest edited
by Daniel Eisenberg and J. A. Cerezo, containing ten of the papers presented
at the symposium on Eroticism and Witchcraft in Cervantes in
Montilla in November and December of 1991. Except for the book reviews, that
entire issue was in Spanish. I was especially pleased that seven of the papers
were by professors from France and Spain, and one of the contributors was
from Japan. I hope that publishing these papers will help to make our journal
better known in Europe. The organizers of the conference in Montilla ordered
400 extra copies for distribution there. This undertaking has been so successful
that I also plan to publish selected papers from the conference on La
construcción del personaje en la obra cervantina held in Castro
del Río last month. Vol. XIII, no.2a
regular issuewas mailed out to our subscribers earlier this month.
I have just sent off
Vol. XIV, no. 1also a regular issuefor
typesetting. It contains five articles and three book reviews. The lead article
is Ted Riley's Cipión Writes to Berganza in the Freudian
Academia Española. Vol. XIV, no.
2, will contain the papers from last April's Southern California Cervantes
Symposium.
I am very grateful to Ed Friedman and
Bill Clamurro for all their help during the past year. I should mention that
I have recently appointed Daniel Eisenberg to the Editorial Board. Now that
he is no longer editing the Journal of Hispanic Philology, he should
have time to read some articles for us. As I'm sure you know, he is a very
demanding editor, and his comments are always erudite and
interesting.
Next, Wm. Clamurro gave the Treasurer's Report
for the calendar year 1993 (see the Report at the end of this Newsletter).
Happily, we seem to be in better financial shape than we were at the same
time a year ago.
J. Allen brought up, under the heading of Old
Business, the unresolved problem that the terms of Executive Council members
all begin and end at the same time, creating in a lack of
continuity that might result from some overlap of terms. Allen
suggested that we ,odify this so that members of the council would be elected
in a staggered fashion. Discussion ensued. It was agreed that,
to achieve this staggering of terms, we would suggest at the Open Meeting
that, for just this one time, we extend from two to three years the terms
of one group of the council members to be elected for the next term (1995
& 1996). After that, elections for the regional council members will
take place in alternate years from the elections of the at-large members.
It was then moved to elect a three-person
nominating committee for the next set of elections (in addition to new Executive
Council members, an election is needed for President, Vice President, and
Secretary-Treasurer, all of whose terms end at the end of 1994). Prof. Ed.
Friedman was nominated and elected without opposition to be on this committee;
two additional people would be elected at the Open Business Meeting.
Suggestions were made for next year's (December
1994) guest speaker. Several names were mentioned, including Agustín
Redondo, Michel Moner, and Rosa Navarro. Prof. Allen will explore these and
other possibilities.
Concerning the CSA's panel at the next MLA
convention, it was first decided to keep it an open topic situation.
Subsequently, it was decided to have the topic reflect the themes of the
recently published Quixotic Desire, edited by Ruth El Saffar and Diana
Wilson; the tentative title would be Reflections on Quixotic
Desire: Psychoanalytic Readings Pro & Contra. The deadline
for submission of proposals is March 15, 1994. J. Allen brought up the issue
of whether or not we wished to continue holding the annual CSA meeting in
conjunction with the MLA convention. Discussion ensued. The sense was that,
as undesirable as is the time of year (holidays), we may have little alternative.
But other ideas will be pursued (e.g., meeting at the Kentucky Foreign Language
conference).
The idea of exchanging e-mail addresses was
again brought up. (Subsequently, in February of 1994, a couple of possibilities
for e-mail linked Cervantes Discussion Groups have emerged; see the enclosed
announcements from G. Díaz Migoyo and J. T. Abraham)
It was agreed that the Secretary would reprint
the CSA Constitution and get copies to the Executive Council members and
other officers.
It was mentioned that J. M. Casasayas has stepped
down from his position in the Asociación Internacional de Cervantistas
and that the association will now be headquartered in the Centro de Estudios
Cervantinos in Alcalá.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:40pm.
Minutes of the Open Business Meeting | 29 December 1994 |
The meeting was called to order at 3:30pm by
Jay Allen, who made several announcements (including mention of our President
Ruth El Saffar's current condition, the idea of exchanging e-mail addresses,
and other issues previously discussed in the Executive Council meeting).
The Editor's and Treasurer's Reports (as included
above and at the end of this newsletter) were made.
J. Allen brought up the above mentioned proposal
for achieving a structure of staggered terms for Executive Council members.
R. ter Horst moved to approve this proposal; the motion was seconded by P.
Kenworthy, and was passed unanimously.
Concerning the nominating committee, Prof.
Allen announced the selection of E. Friedman. Ellen Anderson and Teresa Sears
were also nominated. It was moved to close nominations; Anderson and Sears
were elected by acclamation. It was agreed that the Sec.-Treas. would get
in touch with the members of the nominating committee and give instructions
about the process, along with the reprinted Constitution.
J. Allen introduced Prof. Amy Williamsen, who
introduced the invited speaker, Prof. Geoffrey Stagg (U. of Toronto), noting
Prof. Stagg's distinguished contributions to Cervantine studies. Prof. Stagg
delivered his address, The Composition and Revision of La
Galatea.
The session ended at 4:25pm.
Concerning e-mail and electronic discussion groups, the following announcement was received from Prof. Gonzalo Díaz Migoyo:
CERVNTES is a new Internet mailing
list-based discussion group devoted to all aspects of Cervantes' times, life,
and works. We hope that CERVNTES can serve as a shared resource for
on-going conversation among scholars working in any and all Cervantine subjects
throughout the world. Students and people outside the academy who have an
interest in things Cervantine are also welcome on CERVNTES
Why was it called CERVNTES, instead
of CERVANTES? Simple: the current mailing list's system allows only
eight characters in the title. Then again, the lack of this middle
A doesn't impede recognition, while it lends a distinctive electronic
allure to the group's name. Don't you agree?
All you need to participate in this group is
an e-mail account that can send & receive mail to & from the Internet.
Many US educational and research institutions, and many others worldwide,
offer this capability; typically, free of charge to its employees. You will
not be getting into something that will make any demand on you; joining the
group means only that you will receive any messages sent to CERVNTES.
You don't have to answer, or even read, them.
As with any list, CERVNTES will soon
adapt itself to the interests of the people who participate in it. We will
try to keep things as informal as possible. The list manager has no rigid
program in mind and no aversion to controversy, as long as arguments are
pursued in a manner appropriate to the poblic nature of the list. This is
an unmoderated list. I rely on your discretion.
1. To subscribe to CERVNTES, just send an e-mail message from
your own e-mail address to:
The body of the message should read:
For example, if Juan Gallo de Andrade wanted to subscribe, he would write:
2. Once subscribed, your e-mail address will be automatically recorded
and you will be able to send and receive comments, queries, etc., to/from
the list as e-mail messages. They will be automatically distributed to all
members.
PLEASE NOTE: Once subscribed, you will be sending and receiving messages
ONLY to/from this address:
3. If you have difficulties signing on, or have further questions
about the list and how it works, do not hesitate to contact me (regular mail,
e-mail, voice phone, or fax) at the address below:
List manager: | Gonzalo Díaz Migoyo |
Department of Hispanic Studies | |
Northwestern University | |
Evanston, IL 60208-2202 | |
e-mail: | gdmigoyo@nwu.edu |
Voice phone: | 708-491-8658 |
FAX: | 708-491-8128 |
CERVNATES is supported by Northwestern University's Academic Computing & Networking Services and by its Dept. of Hispanic Studies.
A second list group has evidently been initiated by James T. Abraham, at
the U. of Arizona. Its name, slightly different from Prof. Díaz Migoyo's
list, is CERVANTE (reinserting the A and dropping the final S). Mr.
Abraham sends the following instructions:
To subscribe to CERVANTE, a discussion
of Cervantes, send an email message to:
listserv@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu
Do not type anything on the subject line.
In the actual letter, type:
subscribe
cervante your personal name
(example:
subscribe cervante William Clamurro)
Send the note.
In a few minutes, the listserv will send you
back confirmation and further instructions. At this point, you're ready to
begin discussing Cervantes!
News notes from all over, publications, etc.
We are pleased to announce that our colleague
James A. Parr (UC Riverside) received a Significant Achievement Award from
the College or Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, his alma mater, on
November 15, 1993. During the spring quarter of 1994 he will be in residence
at the U. of Alabama in Huntsville as Eminent Scholar in the Humanities,
offering a graduate-level course on Don Quixote in English translation.
Recent publications that have come to our attention
include the following: Stephen Harrison, La composición de
Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda (Madrid: Editorial Pliegos, 1993);
Francisco Sánchez, Lectura y representación: Análisis
cultural de las Novelas ejemplares de Cervantes (NY, etc.: Peter
Lang, 1993); Alison Weber, Pentimento: The Parodic Text of La
gitanilla, HR winter 1994; 62(1): 59-75. Forthcoming from
Van der Heijden Publishers, in The Hague, Karl-Ludwig Selig, ed.,
Polyanthea: Essays on Art and Literature in honor of William Sebastian
Heckscher, which contains Prof. Selig's study, Don Quixote and
Sancho Panza meet the Duke and the Duchess Don Quixote, II,
30.
Last November's Coloquio of the Asociación
de Cervantistas (held in Alcalá) included 25 ponencias and
8 plenary addresses. The plenaries were R. Reyes Cano, La presencia
de Sevilla en la vida y las obras de Cervantes; F. J. Díez de
Revenga, Cervantes poeta y su recepción por los poetas de nuestro
siglo; M. Moner, Cervantes y la desconstrucción del texto
literario; A. Close, Cervantes, satírico literario;
R. Navarro, Escenas y gestos en las Novelas ejemplares;
M. McGaha, La Gran Sultana: La delicia turca de
Cervantes; D. Eisenberg, Cervantes, autor de la Toponimia
de Argel publicada por Diego de Haedo; and P. Jauralde, El
Quijote: II, 28.
Our colleague Salvador J. Fajardo (SUNY Binghamton)
is directing an NEH Summer Seminar for School Teachers, Reading Don
Quixote, 27 June-5 Aug. '94.
Finally, we are informed that the upcoming
Fourteenth Annual Symposium on Golden Age Spanish Drama (to be held at the
U. of Texas, El Paso, March 9-12) will include several papers on Cervantes's
theatre: Brian N. Stiegler (Penn State U.), The Coming of a New Jerusalem:
Apocalyptic Vision in Cervantes's La Numancia; Charles Oriel
(Washington U.), La Numancia and Speech-act Theory; Frederick
de Armas (Penn State U.), The Necromancy of Imitation: Lucan and Cervantes
in La Numancia; Francisco J. Martín, La novela
en los Entremeses de Cervantes; David Castillo & William
Egginton (U. of MN), The Rules of Chanfalla's Game; Frances
Meuser-Blincow (U. of Alabama, Birmingham), Narrativity in the
Comedias of Miguel de Cervantes; and Ellen Anderson (York U.)
and Dawn L. Smith (Trent U.), Depth Perception: Cervantes's Dramas,
with Interludes.
Final Reminders: The Deadline for submitting a proposal for the CSA
panel at the upcoming MLA Convention (San Diego) is March 15th; please contact
or send your proposal to Prof. John J. Allen, Dept. of Spanish & Italian,
U. of Kentucky, Lexington KY 40506-0027.
Please note the year number to the right of your name on the mailing label
of this Newsletter. We would like all members to be paid up through '94.
Your checks are warmly welcomed. Best wishes for a well-deserved spring!
Cervantes Society of America
c/o William H. Clamurro
Department of Modern Languages
Denison University
Box M
Granville, OH 43023
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