Monday, October 4, 2021

CFP Medievalism in Popular Culture (11/15/21; PCA/ACA Seattle 4/13-16/2022)

Posted on behalf of the organizer:

CFP: Medievalism in Popular Culture

PCA/ACA 2022 National Conference

April 13-16, 2022, Seattle, WA


The Medievalism in Popular Culture Area (including Early to Later Middle Ages, Robin Hood, Arthurian, Chaucer, Norse, and other materials connected to medieval studies) accepts papers on all topics that explore either popular culture during the Middle Ages or transcribe some aspect of the Middle Ages into the popular culture of later periods. These representations can occur in any genre, including film, television, novels, graphic novels, gaming, advertising, art, etc. For this year’s conference, I would like to encourage submissions on some of the following topics:

  • Medievalism and Intersectionality
  • The Arthurian World
  • “Medieval” as a social and political signifier
  • Medievalism in Television (e.g., Cursed, Miracle Workers Season Two, etc.)
  • Medievalism in Film (The Green Knight, Outlaw King, The Last Duel, etc.)
  • Robin Hood
  • Medievalism and Teaching (especially remote/distance education strategies)
  • Board Games (e.g., Coup, Carcassone, etc.)/Online Gaming and/or Cosplay
  • Anglo-Saxon or Viking Representations in Popular Culture
  • Medievalism in Novels/Short Stories/Poems/Graphic Novels

If your topic idea does not fit into any of these categories, please feel free to submit your proposal as well. I would like to encourage as much participation as possible, and depending on submissions, I may rearrange the topic groupings.

All papers will be included in sessions with four presenters each, so plan to present on your topic for no more than 15 minutes, inclusive of any audio or visual materials.

Panel submissions are also welcome on any topic of medievalism. If you would like to propose a panel, please submit your complete panel to me directly at cfrancis@bloomu.edu. Individual papers will then have to be submitted to the PCA online system (see below).


Submission requirements:

Please submit a title and a 250 word abstract to http://conference.pcaaca.org. All submissions must be directed to the online database.

Deadline for submission: November 15, 2021.


If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Christina Francis, Professor of English, Bloomsburg University, at cfrancis@bloomu.edu


Christina Francis, Ph.D. [pronouns: she/her]

Stephen J. Jones Professional U Fellow – College of Liberal Arts

Professor, Department of English

Director, Gender Studies Minor

Advisor, Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society 

Bloomsburg University

400 E. Second Street

Bloomsburg, PA 17815


 

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