Scholars are invited to submit an abstract for the inaugural meeting of The Kristeva Circle, Oct. 12-13, 2012, at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y.

Abstracts of 500 to 750 words on any topic related to the work of Julia Kristeva, to kristevacircle@gmail.com by March 15, 2012. Submissions from across all disciplines are welcome. Abstracts should be suitable for blind review; applicants should include a separate document with name, paper title, affiliation and contact information.

Keynote speakers at the conference will be: Noëlle McAfee of Emory University and Maria Margaroni of the University of Cyprus.

The Kristeva Circle, established in 2011, supports research on or influenced by philosopher, psychoanalyst and novelist Julia Kristeva. The group’s mission is to establish and advance Kristeva scholarship nationally and internationally.