Call for Papers 

Return of the Song: The Milman Parry Collection
and Its Reception in the World / Povratak pjesme: Zbirka Milmana Parryja
i njeni recepcijski odjeci u svijetu

Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 3-6, 2008 / Tuzla, Bosna i Hercegovina, 3-6. juli 2008

CONTENTS 

Conference Description / Opis skupa

Organizer / Organizator

Place / Mjesto održavanja

Official languages of the conference / Službeni jezici skupa

Events / Događanja

Application deadline / Rok za prijavu

To submit application in writing / Za prijavu pismenim putem 

Conference registration fee / Kotizacija  

Conference proceedings / Zbornik radova skupa

Practical Information / Praktične informacije

Information about the Milman Parry Collection / Informacije o Zbirci Milmana Parryja

Conference program / Program konferencije

Conference Description / Opis skupa

Since its inception in the 1930s The Milman Parry Collection at Harvard University has played a central role in our understanding of oral literature, its formation, transmission, and cultural significance in different epochs and with different groups of people. Despite its predominantly South-Slavic corpus, the theories that sprang from it have had considerably broader ramifications. These have stretched far beyond both the Hellenic and Slavic worlds, which were the focus of research of Milman Parry and Albert Lord, the two scholars who established it. It is now hardly possible to find an oral tradition in the world the research on which has not been touched by the theories of Parry and Lord. The two researchers embarked on a challenging journey in search of the origins of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Along the way, they captured a slice of a bygone time in the archive they left behind, thereby allowing many other researchers to continue traveling and discovering.
    The goal of this conference is to provide a forum for scholars who have used the Parry-Lord theories or archival materials in their own work. In conjunction with this, we welcome papers on any aspect of oral traditional literatures from around the world. Areas of focus include (but are not limited to) cultural and anthropological studies, stylistic investigation of oral traditional forms, linguistic issues in the study of oral traditions, mythology, ethnomusicology, performance analysis, problems of genre, the crossroads of oral and institutional literatures, the collecting and classification of folk materials, questions of memory and composition-in-performance, cross-regional folklore studies, and the role of information technology in folklore research.

Od svog začetka 1930-tih godina do današnjeg dana, Zbirka Milmana Parryja na Univerzitetu Harvard odigrala je centralnu ulogu u našem poimanju usmene književnosti, njenog nastanka, prenošenja i kulturnog značaja u različitim vremenima i među različitim skupinama ljudi. Bez obzira na prevalentno južnoslavenski korpus, teorije koje su iznikle iz nje su imale znatno veću razgranatost. One su obuhvatile područje daleko šire od helenističkog i slavenskog svijeta koji su bili fokus istraživanja Milmana Parryja i Alberta Lorda, dvaju znanstvenika koji su zbirku ustanovili. Uistinu, teško je pronaći neku usmenu tradiciju u svijetu istraživanje koje nije dotaknuto Parryjevim i Lordovim teorijama. Dva znanstvenika su krenula na izazovno putovanje u potrazi za izvorima Ilijade i Odiseje. Uspješno obavivši taj zadatak,  uspjeli su također sačuvati i odsječak odmaklog vremena u arhivu koji su nam ostavili, otvorivši mogućnost time da mnogi drugi istraživači nastave putovati i otkrivati.
    Cilj ovog skupa je da posluži kao forum za znanstvenike koji su zasnovali vlastiti rad na Parryjevim i Lordovim teorijama ili koristili njihove arhivske materijale. U vezi s ovim, pozivamo Vas da predložite refereat na temu iz bilo kojeg vida usmene tradicionalne književnosti iz cijelog svijeta. Skup će biti usredotočen (ali ne i ograničen) na sljedeća područja: kulturološke i antropološke studije, stilističke analize usmenih oblika, lingvistička pitanja u istraživanju usmene tradicije, mitologija, etnomuzikologija, analize izvedbenog aspekta, problemi žanra, dodirne tačke izmedju usmene i institucionalne književnosti, sakupljanje i klasifikacija folklornih materijala, pitanja memorije i izvedbe, višeregijske folklorne studije, te uloga informacijskih tehnologija u istraživanju folklora.

Organizer / Organizator

School of Humanities, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Filozofski fakultet, Univerzitet u Tuzli, Bosna i Hercegovina: http://www.untz.ba/

The Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature, Harvard University: http://chs119.harvard.edu/mpc/

Public and University Library Tuzla / Narodna i univerzitetska biblioteka Tuzla: http://www.nubt.ba/ 

Place / Mjesto održavanja

School of Humanities / Filozofski fakultet
Address / Adresa: Muharema Fizovića Fiska 6, Tuzla, B&H 

Official languages of the conference / Službeni jezici skupa

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, English / Bosanski, hrvatski, srpski, engleski  

Events / Događanja

July 3rd / 3. juli: dolazak i registracija / arrival and registration

July 4th / 4. juli: opening ceremony at 9 a.m. / ceremonija otvaranja u 9 sati
Reception and dinner at 7 p.m. / prijem i večera u 19 sati

July 5th / 5. juli: evening program of Bosnian-Herzegovinian folklore performances and sevdah / veče  bosansko-hercegovačkog folklora i sevdaha

July 6th / 6. juli: optional sightseeing of Tuzla and surroundings; departure / razgledanje Tuzle i okolice po izboru; odlazak.

Application deadline / Rok za prijavu

 May 1st, 2008 / 1. maj 2008

To submit application in writing / Za prijavu pismenim putem

Send your name, contact information (including e-mail and/or telephone number), title of your paper and the paper abstract (ca. 200-300 words) to the following address:
Pošaljite svoje ime, kontakt informacije (uključujući e-mail i/ili telefon), naslov i sažetak rada (c. 200-300 riječi) na sljedeću adresu:
   
    a) if you reside in Europe / ako živite u Evropi:
            Mirsad Kunić
            Filozofski fakultet
            Muharema Fizovića Fiska 6
            75000 Tuzla
            Bosnia and Herzegovina
   
    b) if you reside on any other continent / ako živite na nekom drugom kontinentu:
            Aida Vidan
            Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
            Barker Center
            Harvard University
            Cambridge, MA 02138              U.S.A.

     c) Alternatively, you can send your paper proposal and contact information to: avidan@fas.harvard.edu

        Svoju prijavu sa sažetkom referata i kontakt informacijama možete također poslati direktno e-mailom na ovu adresu: avidan@fas.harvard.edu

Conference registration fee / Kotizacija

in the amount of €50 for foreign participants and 50KM for participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina to be paid (cash only) on site upon arrival / u iznosu od €50 za strane učesnike i 50 KM za učesnike iz Bosne I Herzegovine se plaća po dolasku (u gotovini)

Conference proceedings / Zbornik radova skupa

All participants will be asked to submit their papers for publication in the conference proceedings. The editorial board will reserve the right to publish only those works which meet the necessary scholarly standards.

     Svi sudionici će biti zamoljeni da prilože radove za publikaciju u zborniku skupa. Urednički odbor će zadržati pravo da objavi samo one radove koji zadovoljavaju znanstvene kriterije.

Practical Information / Praktične informacije

Getting to Tuzla / Dolazak u Tuzlu

If you are arriving by plane, the simplest option is to fly to Sarajevo and then take a bus to Tuzla. The distance is 125 km. Tuzla is also accessible from numerous other cities in the region by bus. On July 3rd as of 12 (noon), there will be a shuttle bus from the Sarajevo airport/bus station to Hotel Tuzla in Tuzla. Similarly, on July 6th, the same shuttle will operate from hotel Tuzla to Sarajevo airport and bus station. If you wish to register for this free service, you must indicate so on your application form. The shuttle will run every few hours and you will be contacted additionally with the bus schedule. In case you need transportation on another day, please indicate so on your application form.
   
    Ako stižete avionom, najjednostavnije je da dođete u Sarajevo i potom produžite autobusom do Tuzle. Udaljenost je 125 km. Do Tuzle se također može doći autobusom iz drugih gradova u regiji.     3. jula od dvanaest sati nadalje saobraćat će kombi od sarajevskog aerodroma (sa zaustavljanjem na sarajevskoj autobusnoj stanici) do hotela Tuzla u Tuzli. Isti će kombi voziti 6. jula od hotela Tuzle do sarajevskog aerodroma i autobusne stanice. Ako želiti koristiti ovaj besplatni servis, morate to naznačiti na prijavnici. Kombi će saobraćati svakih nekoliko sati. Bit ćete dodatno obaviješteni o rasporedu. Ukoliko trebate prijevoz za neki drugi dan, molimo naznačite to na prijavnici.

    Information office at the bus station in Sarajevo/ informacije, autobusna stanica Sarajevo:
    Tel: (+ 387 33); 21 31 00; 21 30 10
    Fax: (++ 387 33) 21 50 86
    E-mail: f.hodzic@centrotrans.com

    Information office at the bus station in Tuzla/ informacije, autobusna stanica Tuzla: tel: 035/ 320 320; 320 310; 280 738; 280 406; http://www.transturist.ba/kontakti.html

Accommodation / Smještaj

Hotel Tuzla Ulica ZAVNOBiH-a 13, 75000 Tuzla, Bosna i Hercegovina: http://www.hoteltuzla.com
Conference participants will pay a reduced rate which includes a breakfast. The hotel is situated across the way from the University building where the conference will take place.

     Učesnici konferencije plaćaju posebnu reduciranu cijenu smještaja koja uključuje doručkak. Hotel se nalazi preko puta zgrade Univerziteta gdje će se odvijati konferencija.

Restaurants / Restorani

 If you wish to get a taste of the local Bosnian cuisine, we suggest the following restaurants / Ako želite okusiti domaću bosansku kuhinju, predlažemo sljedeće restorane:
- Konoba «Sezam 4», Tenis, Šetalište Slana banja, Tuzla; tel. 273 – 544;
- Pivnica «Sezam 2», Turalibegova 22, Korzo, Tuzla; tel. 257 – 123;
- CITA DEL SALE, Turalibegova 18, Korzo, Tuzla; tel. 257 – 035;
- Senad od Bosne, Prokosovići, jezero Modrac, 16 km udaljeno od Tuzle; tel. 553 – 222;

Additional information on Tuzla / Dodatne informacije o Tuzli

Tuzla is the seat of the Tuzla Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census, it had 131,000 inhabitants. Taking the influx of refugees into account, the city is currently estimated to have 160,000 inhabitants. After Sarajevo and Banja Luka, Tuzla is the third largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name "Tuzla" is derived from the Turkish word for salt, and refers to the extensive salt deposits found beneath the city.
     Tuzla is located in the northeastern part of Bosnia, settled just below the Majevica mountain range, on the Jala river. The central zone of the city lies in an east-west oriented plain, with residential areas in the north and south of the city located on the Ilinčica, Kicelj and Gradina hills. The climate is moderate continental.

Tuzla je centar tuzlanskog kantona u Bosni i Hercegovini. U vrijeme cenzusa 1991. godine imala je 131,000 stanovnika. Imajući u vidu priliv izbjeglica, računa se da grad sada ima oko 161,000 stanovnika. Iza Sarajeva i Banja Luke, Tuzla je treći najveći grad u Bosni i Hercegobvini. Ime "Tuzla" izvedeno je iz turske riječi za sol i odnosi se na znatne količine solnih depozita koji se nalaze pod gradom.
      Tuzla se nalazi u sjeveroistočnom dijelu Bosne podno planinskog lanca Majevica na rijeci Jala. Centralna zona leži na ravni orijentiranoj istok-zapad, dok se nastanjene zone prostiru također sjeverno i južno od grada na brdima Ilinčica, Kicelj i Gradina. Klima je umjereno kontinentalna.

Information about the Milman Parry Collection / Informacije o Zbirci Milmana Parryja

    To find out more about the Parry Collection, click here:
    Za dodatne informacije o Zbirci Milmana Parryja pogledajte ovdje:
    http://chs119.harvard.edu/mpc/about/index.html

Conference program / Program konferencije

July 3rd / 3. juli

Panel 1

Preserving the Tradition

Očuvanje tradicije

6:00– 8 pm / 18:00-20 h

John Miles Foley, University of Missouri, USA

FoleyJ@missouri.edu

Editing Moslem Oral Epics from Stolac

Florence Graham, Franjevačka klasična gimnazija u Visokom/Franjevačka teologija, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

florence.graham@gmail.com

Bosanski prijatelji: The Bosnian Oral Tradition of  the Francsican Brothers, Ivan fra Frano Jukić and fra Grgo Martić 

Sead Šemsović, Filozofski fakultet, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hezegovina

seadsemsovic@hotmail.com

Folkloristički elementi u Bašeskijinom ljetopisu

Discussant: Ronelle Alexander, University of California at Berkeley, USA

ralex@berkeley.edu

July 4th / 4. juli

Opening ceremony at 9 am / Ceremonija otvaranja u 9h

The Language of Oral Epic Songs

Jezik usmenih epskih pjesama

10am -12:15 pm / 10-12:15h

Ronelle Alexander, University of California at Berkeley, USA

ralex@berkeley.edu

Spoken vs. Sung: The Importance of the "Epic Register"

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Lobanov, Russian Institute of Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia

malobanov@yandex.ru

The Verse of Bylina: Metrics – Semantics – Genesis

Marijana Nikolić, Univerzitet u Tuzli, Bosnia and Herzegovina

marijana.nikolic@untz.ba

Jezik epskog pjevača Murata Žunića     

Alen Kalajdžija, Univerzitet “Džemal Bijedić,” Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

alen.kalajdzija@unmo.ba          

Usmena kolokacija i frazeologizacija u epu „Ženidba Smailagića Meha“

Discussant: David Elmer, Harvard University, USA

delmer@fas.harvard.edu

Lunch break 12:15 pm -1pm / Pauza za ručak 12:15-13h

Panel 3

In Search of the Sources

U potrazi za izvorima

1-3:15 pm / 13-15:15 h

Mislav Ježić, Filozofski fakultet, Zagreb, Croatia

mjezic@ffzg.hr

St. George / Sv. Juraj in Croatian and Slavic Folk Poetry vs. the Vedic God
Indra and the Horse Sacrifice: Some Comparative Considerations

Robert L. Mann, independent scholar, USA

wolandusa@bellsouth.net

New Evidence that the Slovo o polku Igoreve and the Zadonshchina Tales Were   Oral Compositions

Aida Vidan, Harvard University, USA

avidan@fas.harvard.edu

How to Find a Dragon: Forgotten Myths and Narrative Geographies

Krešimir Krnic, Filozofski fakultet, Zagreb, Croatia

kkrnic@ffzg.hr

Parry-Lordova teorija i Valmikijeva Ramayana

Discussant: Peter McMurray, Brandeis University/Harvard University, USA 

plmcmurray@gmail.com

Panel 4

The Balkan Cultures as Reflected in Their Songs and Tales

Balkanske kulture i njihovi odrazi u pjesmama i pričama

3:30-5:45 pm / 15:30-17:45 h

Peter McMurray, Brandeis University/Harvard University, USA  plmcmurray@gmail.com

Toward an Aesthetic of Quality: Pacing ("Fatanje") and Articulatio ("Odvajanje") in the Performance of Oral Epics from the Western Balkans

Margaret Beissinger, Princeton University, USA

mhbeissi@Princeton.EDU

Traditional Banquets in Balkan Oral Epic: How Narrative and Performance
Overlap

Lada Buturović, independent scholar, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
                 

Three Tales in Light of Oral Formulaic Theory

Stephen Schwartz, Center for Islamic Pluralism, USA

schwartz@islamicpluralism.org

karastjepan@yahoo.com

Balkan Sephardic Song

Discussants: Elizabeth Thornton, University of California at Los Angeles, USA

ethornton@ucla.edu

Panel 5

Between Epic and Prose Genres

Između epskog i proznog žanra

6-8 pm / 18-20 h

Sonja Petrović, Filološki fakultet, Belgrade, Serbia

sonjapetrovic@sbb.co.yu

Kosovska epika Milovana Vojičića u Zbirci Milmana Perija

Amira Dervišević, Pedagoški fakultet Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina

amira.be@bih.net.ba

Pripovjedač pjesama - usmenoprozno pribježište na izmaku epskog pamćenja

Andrej Fajgelj, CERCAM, Université Paul Valéry – Montpellier III, France

fajgelj@gmail.com

Misunderstandings of Epic before and after Parry

Discussant: Munib Maglajlić, Filozofski fakultet, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

biblioteka@bih.net.ba

Dinner in the restaurant Tenis (Šetalište Banja) beginning at 8:30 pm / Večera u restoranu Tenis (Šetalište Banja) s početkom u 20:30h

July 5th / 5. juli

Panel 6

The Balkan and Scottish Ballads and Their Echoes

Balkanske i škotske balade i njihovi odjeci

10-12:30 am / 10-12:30 h

Thomas Butler, University of Wisconsin, emeritus; Former Asst. Curator of Parry Collection, Harvard University, USA

thomas.butler3@comcast.net

The Hasanaginica: Some Unanswered Questions

Paul Rosdy –Rosdy Film, Vienna, Austria

office@rosdyfilm.com

Emir and Merima: From an Oral Song to a Screenplay

David Atkinson, Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, UK

david.atkinson@zen.co.uk

Textuality of the Ballad

Phoebe Giannisi, School of Architecture, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece fogianni@arch.uth.gr

 Water, Body Articulation, and the Immortal Poem

Thomas A. McKean, Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, UK t.a.mckean@abdn.ac.uk

Integrating Textures of Life and Song

Discussant: Vanja Lichtensteiger, University of Zurich, Switzerland

vanja.lichtensteiger@gmail.com

Lunch break 12:30-2  pm and program of oral traditional songs / Pauza za ručak 12:30-14 h i program tradicionalnih usmenih pjesama

Panel 7

At the Crossroads of the Balkan and Oriental Oral Traditions

Na raskršću između balkanskih i orijentalnih usmenih tradicija

2 pm -4:15 pm / 14-16:15 h

Mirsad Kunić, Univerzitet u Tuzli, Bosnia and Herzegovina

mirsad.kunic@untz.ba

Pjesme o Aliji Đerzelezu u Parryevoj zbirci

Mostafa Younesie , Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

younesie@modares.ac.ir

Comparison of Epic Narrator in Ancient Greek and Persian

Medisa Kolaković, Filozofski fakultet, Novi Sad, Serbia

medisa@eunet.rs

medisa@unsff.ns.ac.yu

“Umer izbavlja Muja i Halila”: priča o junačkoj inicijaciji

Zymer Neziri, Univerzitet u Prištini, Kosova

zneziri@hotmail.com

O Lordovim pjevačima u sjevernoj Albaniji

Discussant: Andrej Fajgelj, CERCAM, Université Paul Valéry – Montpellier III, France

fajgelj@gmail.com

Panel 8

The Oral and the Literary

Usmeno i književno

4:30-6:30 pm / 16:30-18:30 h

Erna Mujkić, Univerzitet u Tuzli, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

dzemillun@yahoo.com

Dvije pjesme istog naslova u zbirci Milmana Parryja

Vanja Lichtensteiger, University of Zurich, Switzerland

vanja.lichtensteiger@gmail.com           

Prikaz Alije Đerzeleza u umjetničkom djelu Ive Andrića i usmenim epsko-  junačkim pjesmama Milman Perijevog blaga

Dragana Vukičević, Filološki fakultet, Belgrade, Serbia

carnavuk@eunet.yu

Usmena književnost i srpska realistička proza – tipovi citatnih relacija

Discussant: Tanja Pavlović, Univerzitet u Tuzli, Bosnia and Herzegovina

tanja.memisevic@untz.ba

Sightseeing tour of Tuzla at 7pm / Razgledanje Tuzle u 19:00

July 6th  / 6. juli

Panel 9

Avdo Međedović: Magnum Opus

9-11:15 am / 9-11:15 h

Munib Maglajlić, Filozofski fakultet, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

biblioteka@bih.net.ba

Život epskih likova u pjesmi “Ženidba Smailagić Mehe”Avde Međedovića

David Elmer, Harvard University, USA

delmer@fas.harvard.edu

Međedović and Vlahovljak, Stesichorus and Homer: Competing Notions  
of Truth in Bosniac and Ancient Greek Epic Tradition

Alma Avdić, Osnovna škola Lukavac, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

 pedagogica.a@hotmail.com

 “Ženidba Smailagić Mehe” – koliko je prisutan u školskim planovima i koliko se zna o njemu

Enes Kujundžić, Univerzitet u Zenici, Bosnia and Herzegovina

knjigara@yahoo.com

Uz prvo izdanje "Ženidbe Smailagić Mehe" u BiH 1987. godine

Discussant: Mirsad Kunić, Univerzitet u Tuzli, Bosnia and Herzegovina

mirsad.kunic@untz.ba

Panel 10

Teaching and Translating Oral Traditional Texts

Podučavanje i prevođenje tradicionalnih usmenih tekstova

11:30 am -1:30 pm / 11:30-13:30 h

Tanja Pavlović, Univerzitet u Tuzli, Bosnia and Herzegovina

tanja.memisevic@untz.ba

Translating Traditional Bosnian Poetry – (Im)possible Task

Mersiha Šljivić, Univerzitet u Tuzli, Bosnia and Herzegovina

sl.ji.vic@hotmail.com

Some Linguistic Concepts in the English Translation of  the Heroic Song "The Wedding of Smailagić Meho" 

Elizabeth Thornton, University of California at Los Angeles, USA

ethornton@ucla.edu

Substitution “Systems,” Psycholinguistics and the “Return of the Song” for Science Students: Neglected Elements of the Oral-Formulaic Theory and Homer’s Place in an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Setting

Discussant: Florence Graham, Franjevačka klasična gimnazija u Visokom/Franjevačka teologija, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

florence.graham@gmail.com

Conference closing/ Zatvaranje konferencije 1:30