The following are new and recent calls for papers that may be of interest:
2010 Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association (MAPACA) Conference (10/28-31/10 at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, 901 North Fairfax, Alexandria, VA 22314) [no posted deadline] (
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The Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association (MAPACA)invites academics, graduate and undergraduate students, independent scholars, and other professionals to submit papers for the 2010 annual conference, in Old Town Alexandria, VA. As an inclusive professional organization dedicated to the study of Popular Culture and American Culture in all their multidisciplinary manifestations, MAPACA hosts presentations in a wide range of areas.
Those interested in presenting at the conference are invited to submit ONE proposal or panel to ONE of the areas listed below. Include a brief bio with your proposal. Single papers, as well as 3- or 4-person panels and roundtables, are encouraged. Sliding scale registration fees apply.
The 2010 Film & History Conference: Representations of Love in Film and Television (3/1/10 2nd Round Deadline; 11/11-14/10 at at the Hyatt Regency, in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (
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Mythcon 41--The 41st Annual Mythopoeic Conference: War in Heaven (4/15/10; 7/9-12/10 at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas) (
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Theme: War in Heaven
From the great epic poems of ancient Greece and ancient India to the Book of Revelation and the Poetic Edda; from John Milton and William Blake to J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams; from Philip Pullman to Neil Gaiman and beyond, theomachy (conflict amongst and against the gods) has been a perennial theme in mythology and mythopoeic literature. Moreover, the year 2010 marks our theme with special significance as the 80th anniversary of the publication of Charles Williams’s novel
War in Heaven.
Papers dealing with the conference theme are especially encouraged. We also welcome papers focusing on the work and interests of the Inklings (especially J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams), of our Guests of Honor, and other fantasy authors and themes. Papers from a variety of critical perspectives and disciplines are welcome. Each paper will be given a one-hour slot to allow time for questions, but individual papers should be timed for oral presentation in 40 minutes maximum. Participants are encouraged to submit papers chosen for presentation at the conference to
Mythlore, the refereed journal of the Mythopoeic Society.
Paper abstracts of no more than 300 words, along with contact information, should be sent to the Papers Coordinator at the address below (e-mail preferred) by April 15, 2010. Please include your A/V requirements and the projected time needed for your presentation.
All paper presenters must register for the full conference; please see the Mythcon 41 web page,
http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/41/, for information and rates.
Guests of Honor:
Tim Powers: Author Tim Powers is a science-fiction and fantasy author. He has received numerous awards and nominations for his works, including the World Fantasy Award for his novels
Last Call (1992) and
Declare (2000). He has been nominated for four Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, most recently for
Three Days to Never (2006).
Janet Brennan Croft: Scholar Janet Brennan Croft is the editor of
Mythlore, one of the premier periodicals on the Inklings and fantasy literature. She has published many articles and three books on J.R.R. Tolkien, including
War in the Works of Tolkien (2005), which won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies.
Robin Anne Reid
Mythcon 41 Papers Coordinator
Department of Literature and Languages
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce TX 75429
Robin_Reid-at-tamu-commerce.eduAlt:
rrede13-at-yahoo.comSFRA 2010 "Far Stars and Tin Stars: Science Fiction and the Frontier" (4/15/10; 6/24-27/2010 at Carefree Resort and Villas in Carefree, Arizona)The idea of the frontier, as boundary, as limit, as the edge of the known and the start of the unknown, has been central to science fiction throughout its history. SFRA 2010, to be held at the Carefree Resort and Villas in Carefree, Arizona, will focus on the frontiers behind us and the territory ahead. For more information, visit the conference website at:
http://sfra2010.ning.com/ The 2010
Science Fiction Research Association conference theme, “Far Stars and Tin Stars: Science Fiction and the Frontier,” reflects the conference’s
venue in the high desert of Carefree, Arizona, north of Phoenix. The frontier, the borderland between what is known and what is unknown, the settled and the wild, the mapped and the unexplored, is as central to science fiction as it is to the mythology of the American West.
Submissions are invited for individual papers (15-20 minutes), full paper panels (3 papers), roundtables (80 minute sessions), and other presentations that explore the study and teaching of science fiction in any medium. Preference will be given to proposals that engage the conference theme.
Paper and other session proposals should be 200-300 words. Paper panel proposals should include the proposals of all three papers and a brief statement of their unifying principle. Include all text of the proposal in the body of the email (not as an attachment). Please be sure to include full contact information for all panel members and to make all AV requests within each proposal. E-mail submissions by April 15, 2010 to Craig Jacobsen:
jacobsen at mesacc dot edu.
