Crossing the Boundaries

TL;DR: The Sixth International Melville Society Conference focused on Melville's works and their global impact.

Abstract: A s the representative of the African continent, I feel privileged to record my thoughts on the Sixth International Melville Society Conference organized by the Institute of British and American Culture and Literature, University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland) and Centre College, Danville, KY (U.S.A.) between 4 -7 August, 2007, under the honorary patronage of the Melville Society, the Joseph Conrad Societies in the U.K and U.S.A and His Excellency Victor Ashe, Ambassador of the United States; Janusz Janeczek, Rector of the University of Silesia in Katowice; and Piotr Krzystek, Mayor of