Genetic Narratology
The study of the logic, principles, and practices of narrative representation (narratology) usually analyses stories in their published form. This workshop investigates how we can combine this discipline with genetic criticism, which studies the dynamics of writing processes. How can we employ the gradual production process of a story to understand the product? How can the disciplines of narrative analysis and genetic criticism mutually enrich each other? That is what we will explore in this workshop on ‘genetic narratology’.
Preliminary programme:
Thursday, 23 February 2023
17.15
Welcome (Dirk Van Hulle)
Karin Kukkonen (University of Oslo), Manuscript and Material Agency: Shaping Time and Space on Paper
Friday, 24 February 2023
9:00
Lars Bernaerts (Ghent University), Genetic Narratology and the Cycle across Versions
Dirk Van Hulle (University of Oxford), ‘I’ll tell you. No, I’ll tell you nothing’: Genetic Narratology and the Allure of the Untold
10:00
coffee break
10:30
Rüdiger Nutt-Kofoth (Bergische Universität Wuppertal), Narratology and Scholarly Editing: Some Remarks on an Almost Unknown Relationship
Matthias Grüne (Bergische Universität Wuppertal), Genesis in a Snapshot: A Close Reading of a Story Outline of Theodor Fontane’s Novel Die Poggenpuhls as a Test Case for Genetic Narratology
11:30
short break
11:40
Luc Herman (University of Antwerp), Also for Irony: Historical Realism and the Move of a Chapter for the Final Version of V. by Thomas Pynchon
Vincent Neyt (University of Antwerp), The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You: How Stephen King Enhances Suspense Across Versions in IT
12:40
lunch break
13:30
Pim Verhulst (University of Oxford), Genetic Audionarratology: Samuel Beckett’s Radio Play Cascando and the ‘Unnarratable’
Lamyk Bekius (University of Antwerp), Nanogenetic Narratology: Where Narratology Meets Keystroke Logging Data
14:30
closing words and expected end
