Cfp: "The Experience and Expression of Space," School of Architecture, Mississippi State University, Oct. 1-3, 2009.

34th Annual Conference of the International Merleau-Ponty Circle. Keynote Speakers:

• Steven Holl, Steven Holl Architects, New York
• Suzanne Cataldi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
• Helen Fielding, University of Western Ontario
• Alberto Pérez-Gómez McGill University

Panels:

• Merleau-Ponty’s Philosophy by Lawrence Hass (Panelists: Dorothea Olkowski, Jonathan Singer)
• The Experience and Expression of Space (Panelists: Steven Holl, Suzanne Cataldi, Helen Fielding, Alberto Pérez-Gómez; Commentary on Steven Holl: Hugh Silverman)

Interdisciplinary by design, the 2009 meeting is co-organized by Rachel McCann (School ofArchitecture, MSU) and Patricia Locke (St. John’s College, Annapolis). We welcome papers investigating all aspects of spatial experience and expression. Music, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture, and embodied daily experience are all expressions that are illuminated by this central theme in Merleau-Ponty’s thought. See other side of this sheet for questions in play. Papers: Submit your completed paper (maximum 4,000 words/30 minutes' reading time) with a 100-150 word abstract. Graduate students who wish to be considered for the annual M. C. Dillon Memorial Lecture, an honor and monetary award for the best graduate student submission, should indicate this in their cover letters. Submit materials to the address below. Submissions by email attachment (pdf) arepreferred. Hardcopy must be submitted in triplicate, to the MSU address. DEADLINE for submissions: APRIL 15, 2009. Rachel McCann (rmccann@caad.msstate.edu), Patricia M. Locke (patricia.locke@sjca.edu) Merleau-Ponty Conference Organizers School of Architecture Mississippi State University P. O. Box AQ Mississippi State MS 39762 Further details are here: http://www.caad.msstate.edu/merleau-ponty/.