Kalamazoo Update: Why Arthur? Round Table Details

Here are the details for our single session for next May's International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University. We will also offer a joint business meeting/reception with the Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain.

“Why Arthur? Reflections on the International Appeal of the Matter of Britain in the Post-Medieval World” (Round Table)

Co-Sponsored by the Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages and the Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain

Organized by Michael A. Torregrossa, Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages/Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain

Presider: Mikee Delony (Abilene Christian University)

PAPER 1: Joshua Fullman (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)
“Glorious Gods: The Eschatology of Camelot”

PAPER 2: Matthew T. Hanson (Cornell University)
“Arthur’s Popularity: Legacy, Hybridity, and Salvation”

PAPER 3: Heidi Breuer (California State University, San Marcos)
“Crafting the Witch: The Transformation of Morgan le Fay”

PAPER 4: Kara Larson Maloney (SUNY Binghamton)
“Perception and Joy: Political Commentary in Dryden’s King Arthur and Milton’s Paradise Lost”

PAPER 5: Anne Berthelot (University of Connecticut)
“Arthur and Merlin go to France: Arthurian Fantasy in French”