INTERNATIONAL LAWRENCE DURRELL CONFERENCE
2ND AND 3RD JANUARY 1998
S. B. COLLEGE, CHANGARASSERY, INDIA
Wednesday, 31 December 1997
Reception at 06:00 at Bharat Tourist Home, Cochin
07:00 Kochi to Changanassery (Via) Alapuzha, Kumarakam
Thursday, 1 January 1998.
09:15 A. M. Opening Ceremony.
Dr. Paul H. Lorenz (Secretary, International Lawrence Durrell Society)
Presidential Address
Rev (Dr) Joseph Vattakalam (Principal, S B College)
Inaugural Speech
Dr. Ayyapa Paniker
10:15 A.M. -10: 30 A.M.
Tea
10:30 A.M.-11:30 P.M.
Durrell and India
- Dr. Ian S. MacNiven
- Dr. James R Nichols
- Dr. V. Rajakrishnan
- Dr. Frank Kersnowski
11:30 A.M. -13:00 P.M
Durrell's Cousin's. Moderator: Dr. V Rajakrishnan (Kerala University)
Dr. Ian S MacNiven (S U N Y Maritime College)
"Richard Sidney Blaker, Lawrence Durrell's Indian Cousin"
Dr. Alice Kersnowski (St. Mary's University)
"Reluctant Cousins: India, Ireland, Durrell, Joyce and Yeats"
Ms. Jyolsna Ben (Govt. Brinnan College, Tellichery)
"The Durrells and Their Love of Animals"
13:00 P.M.-14:00 P.M.
Lunch
14:00 P.M.-15:30 P.M.
Durrell's Lyricism. Moderator: Dr. James R. Nichols
Dr. P. M. Chacko (U C College, Alwaye)
"Durrell as a Lyricist"
Dr. Pramod K. Nair (Kuvempu University, Shimoga)
"'Aging into Art'": The Poetry of Lawrence Durrell"
Dr. C. P. Sivadasan (Kannur University)
"'Green Coconuts Rio': A Stylistic Analysis"
15:30 P.M.-15:45 P.M.
Tea
15:45 P.M.-16:30 3P.M.
Durrell's Constance. Moderator: Dr. Alice Kersnowski
Ms. Leena Nambiar (Government College, Vatakara)
"Sahaja in Durrell's Novels"
Dr. Susan Vander Closter (Rhode Island School of Design)
"The Meaning of Constance"
17: 30 P. M.
Entertainment
09:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.
Durrell's Passage to India. Moderator: Dr. C. P. Sivadasan
Ms. Jamuna B S (University College, Trivandrum)
"Durrell's Heraldic Universe"
Dr. Paul H. Lorenz (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff)
"Manifestations of Mandukya Upanishad in Durrell's Avignon Quintet"
Mr. Rao S N (Former Director of Fisheries, Kerala State)
"Eastern Mysticism in Lawrence Durrell"
11:00 A.M.-11:15 A.M.
Tea
11:15 A.M.-13:00 P.M.
Content and Structure. Moderator: Dr. Ian S. MacNiven
Dr. James R. Nichols (Georgia Southern University)
"The Hypocrisies of Narrative Form : The Conflict between Content and Structure in the Avignon Quintet"
Mr. Josy Joseph (S B College, Changanassery)
"Durrell as a Dramatist : Form and Content"
Ms. Saroja Haridas (S N College, Kollam)
"Myth and Mysticism in Durrell's Quartet
13:00 P.M.-14:00 P.M.
Lunch
14:00 P.M.-15:30 P.M.
Some Crosscurrents. Moderator : Dr. Susan Vander Closter
Dr. Frank Kersnowski (Trinity University)
"The Baggage He Carried : Durrell as Colonial/Expatriate"
Dr. C. R. Nambiar (Director, Centre for Durrell Studies)
"The Art of Dying in Durrell's Novels"
Ms. Tresiamma Cyriac (Assumption College, Changanassery)
"The Concept of Women in Durrell's Works"
15:30 P.M.-16:30 P.M.
The Quartet Revisited. Moderator : Dr. Frank Kersnowski
Dr. Bala Kothandaraman (Osmania University)
"The Treatment of Time in The Alexandria Quartet"
Dr. Bratcher (City College, New York)
"The Indigenous People in Durrell's Quartet"
Mr. Gigy Joseph (S B College, Changanassery)
"The Treatment of Time: An Exploration at Durrell's Vision in The Alexandria Quartet"
16: 30 P.M.
Vote of Thanks: Ms. Susan MacNiven (SUNY Maritime College)
18: 30 P.M.
Banquet
07: 00 A.M.
Trip to Thekkady