Beowulf to Shakespeare Area CFP MAPACA (6/15/12; Pittsburgh 11/1-3/12))

CFP MAPACA Conference November 3-5 Pittsburgh
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Call for Papers Date: 2012-06-15
Date Submitted: 2012-04-19
Announcement ID: 194063

Beowulf to Shakespeare:
The wealth of material found in the Middle Ages and Renaissance continues to attract modern audiences in the form of with new creative works in areas such as fiction, film, and computer games, which make use of medieval and/or early modern themes, characters, or plots. This is a call for papers or panels dealing with any aspect of medieval or Renaissance representation in popular culture. Topics for this area include, but are not limited to the following:

-Modern portrayals of any aspect of Arthurian legends or Shakespeare

-Modern versions or adaptations of any other Medieval or Renaissance writer

-Modern investigations of historical figures such as Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Richards, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scotts

-Teaching medieval and renaissance texts to modern students

-Medieval or Renaissance links to fantasy fiction, gaming, comics, video games, etc.

Medieval or Renaissance Dramas

-The Middle Ages or Renaissance on the Internet

-Renaissance fairs

Panel and Workshop proposals are also welcome.



Diana Vecchio
Email: dmvecchio@widener.edu