7th Triennal Conference for the Kenneth Burke Society

"7th Triennial Conference
for the Kenneth Burke Society

The conference theme, "Transcendence by Perspective," calls on conference participants to explore the relevance of Burkean thought for the transcendence of conflicts, whether enduring (as in the American "racial divide") or ephemeral (as in the humanitarian crises of today). While always encouraging submissions focused around the conference theme, we also welcome work by faculty and students on any subject related to Burkean scholarship.

Keynote addresses by Joseph R. Gusfield and John S. Wright

Featured Speakers: A. Cheree Carlson, Michael Hyde, and Robert Perinbanayagam

Featured Seminar Leaders: Ann George, Scott Newstok, Mari Boor Tonn, and Robert Wess

Tributes to Bernard Brock, Leland Griffin, and William Rueckert

Evening with the Burke family

Reading of Burke’s Poetry

Submission Deadline for Paper and Panel Proposals: February 1, 2008.Full Papers submitted by May 1, 2008 eligible for awards. For more details on the conference and submission of proposals, visit http://communication.villanova.edu/burke/index.htm

Hosted by:

Villanova University Department of Communication
Graduate Programs in Communication
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Vice President for Academic Affairs
800 Lancaster Ave.
Villanova, PA 19085-1699"