CFP: Medieval Romance & Postcolonial Theory (9/15/01; Kalamazoo, 5/2/02-5/5/02)

From: Tamara O'Callaghan (ocallaghant@nku.edu)
Date: Mon Jul 23 2001 - 10:38:41 EDT

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    The Medieval Romance Society is sponsoring the following session at the
    37th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, in 2002.

    "Medieval Romance and Postcolonial Theory: Exploring Empire and Culture"

    This session on postcolonial theory invites proposals for papers that
    investigate the "colonial" impulse of medieval romance. Topics for
    consideration include racialized geographies, cultural hybridity, and
    representations of foreignness from the perspectives of such postcolonial
    theorists as Antonio Gramsci, Homi Bhabha, and Gayatri Spivak. We are also
    interested in papers dealing with romance texts of the New World.

    Please note that the Medieval Romance Society is particularly interested in
    cross-cultural issues and romance; therefore, we welcome papers which
    examine medieval romance literature from any culture/language (English,
    Celtic, French, German, Italian, Spanish, etc.). We also welcome papers
    from scholars of all levels--from the graduate student to senior academic.

    Papers are to be no more than 20 minutes. The deadline for receipt of
    abstracts is September 15, 2001. Please submit one-page abstracts (plus any
    requests for audio-visual equipment) via email, fax, or regular mail to

    Dr. Tamara F. O'Callaghan
    Department of Literature & Language
    Northern Kentucky University
    Landrum 500
    Highland Heights, KY 41099-1500

    Email: ocallaghant@nku.edu
    Fax: (859) 572-6093

    The 37th International Congress will be held 2-5 May 2002. Please consult
    the website for the Congress for further information:
    http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/37cfp/index.html

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