Albert Camus Society 2008
January 4th, 2008What is the purpose of the Albert Camus Society? The answer is to simply gather together people interested in keeping the ideas of Albert Camus alive. The website exists to take care of the ‘gathering’ but can not keep the ideas fresh on its own. What is needed is an active journal and regular meetings to get discussions going.
The journal
The problem with the journal is simply a lack of material. Some people have provided excellent papers, others have proposed papers that unfortunately have not materialized. For this reason, no journal has as yet been sent to the printers. All papers submitted to the Society will be posted as PDFs for download (and discussion) in the members area. In addition, anyone who wishes to write something for the website is welcome to submit material.
It could be the case that many people not from academic backgrounds feel unqualified to submit their ideas, this would be a shame. The Society welcomes all discussion related to Albert Camus. To submit a paper simply email a Word attachment of the work to secretary [at] camus-society [dot] com.
Meetings
Our members are spread across the globe with people living as far apart as the US, the Middle East, Australia, and the UK. Obviously, arranging regular meetings would be tricky. Which is why within the members area there is a place for people to post links to their blogs and websites with the hope that members will arrange meetings within their own areas.
March 2008 is our goal to set up a meeting in London. Hopefully, even it consists of just a handful people, we can have an enjoyable and productive day.
Wishing you all a happy New Year!