26th Annual International Conference on Medievalism (Studies in Medievalism)
Medievalism, Arthuriana,and Landscapes of Enchantment
Call for Papers
The conference committee for Studies in Medievalism is pleased toinvite paper and session proposals for its 26th Annual International Conferenceon Medievalism, to be held at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, on October 20–22, 2011.
Thetheme of this year's conference is “Medievalism, Arthuriana, and Landscapes ofEnchantment.” We therefore especially invite proposals addressing any or all ofthese concepts. We will also welcome proposals on any topic related to the invocation orrepresentation of the Middle Ages in post-medieval periods. As aninterdisciplinary organization, we also encourage proposals from all areas ofthe humanities, social sciences, and beyond, particularly proposals thataddress interdisciplinary themes or employ interdisciplinary theories andmethods. Post-medieval interest in Arthuriana has flourished unabatedly sincethe 19th-century medieval revival and is, for instance, reflected inthe 2010 publication of Joerg O. Fichte's FromCamelot to Obamalot: Essays on Medieval and Modern Arthurian Literature.
Subthemes for the conference mightinclude, but are not limited to:
Re-imaginingsof important Arthurian figures (King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Gawain,Morgan le Fay, Perceval, Lady of the Lake, etc.)
Representationsof Arthuriana in art
Womenand questions of gender in Arthuriana
Arthurianthemes in music
Rolesof landscapes in modern Arthurian works
Arthurianaand enchantment in modern historical novels (including mysteries)
Connectionsbetween magical enchantments and landscapes
Arthurianaand enchantment on the contemporary stage
Arthurianain Shakespeare
Tolkien,Arthuriana, and enchantment
Enchantmentin contemporary Arthurian works
Arthurianaportrayed on film, television, and/or the radio
Arthurianaand enchantment on the Internet
Arthurianaand enchantment in electronic and/or non-electronic games
Publication Opportunities:
Selected papers related to the conference theme will bepublished in The Year's Work in Medievalism.
Submission Deadline: April18, 2011
Please send 250-word abstractsfor individual papers and session proposals as an email attachment in Word orpdf formats to:
Anita Obermeier, ConferenceChair
International Conference onMedievalism
Institute for Medieval Studies
University of New Mexico
http://ims.unm.edu/sim
The University of New Mexicois located in Albuquerque, in the Land of Enchantment.