Call for Papers
"Dateline Camelot--Televising the Arthurian Legend"
A Special Session of the 37th International Congress on Medieval Studies at
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 2-5 May 2002
Abstracts by 15 September 2001 (email preferred)
Thanks to the efforts of Arthurian film scholar Kevin J. Harty,
most enthusiasts of American Arthurian popular culture are familiar with the wide
variety of Arthurian-themed films that have been produced in the United
States since the beginning of the twentieth century, yet relatively few of
these individuals know about the equally active world of Arthurian
television programming. For the initiated, it is a fascinating world, which
includes animated series (most recently discussed by Michael Salda),
comedies, documentaries, dramas, made-for-television movies, science fiction
series, and westerns in addition to the expected action adventure and
fantasy series. The purpose of this panel is to let the spotlight shine
briefly on this ephemeral cousin to Arthurian film and allow those who know
these works most intimately to share them with the wider audience that they
deserve.
Proposals are welcome from any aspect of Arthurian television (as described
above). I am particularly interested in papers on the recent mini-series,
'Merlin' and 'The Mists of Avalon'.
All submissions will also be considered for inclusion in "The Reel World of
Arthurian Film and Television," a special section of the 2002 Film & History
CD-ROM Annual.
For more information, or to submit a proposal (300 words maximum), please
contact:
Mr. Michael Torregrossa
University of Connecticut
Department of English
215 Glenbrook Rd., Unit 4025
Storrs, CT 06269-4025
Michael.Torregrossa@uconn.edu
Abstracts must be accompanied by the Kalamazoo "Abstract Cover Sheet"
available from the conference web site at
http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/37cfp/02avreq.html
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