The Medieval Romance Society is sponsoring the following session at the
37th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, in 2002.
"Medieval Romance and Queer Theory: Exploring Sexual Identities"
This session on queer theory will address a surprising gap in romance
studies. Although critics have explored many romance texts from the
perspective of gender theory, very few have applied queer theory
specifically to the genre. Medieval romance--with its episodes of same-sex
bonding, man-to-man combat, and even the occasional cross-dressing--is an
ideal subject for this approach. We invite proposals for papers that will
invigorate more theoretical readings of romance texts from a queer theory
perspective.
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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