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CALL FOR PAPERS 2003
SHAKESPEARE AT KALAMAZOO
Thirty-eighth International Congress on Medieval Studies
Kalamazoo, MI
May 8-11, 2003
Proposed sessions for this conference are subject to approval by The
Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University. SHAKESPEARE AT
KALAMAZOO has organized programs at the International Congress since
1989.
Session 1: Gender and Sexuality. This session invites papers that
discuss Shakespeare's textual production and/or staging of gender and
sexuality. Possible topics include Shakespeare's mothers, present and
absent; queens and drama queens; cross-dressing and cultural anxiety;
masculine desire and jealousy; violence by and against women; the
queering of friendship. Papers that address continuities or
discontinuities between medieval and early modern constructions of
gender and sexuality are also welcome. To enable greater participation
in this session, papers should be limited to twenty minutes reading
time.
Session 2: Politics and Economics. This round table panel invites
scholars from a variety of disciplines to discuss the relations between
Shakespeare's plays and early modern discourses of politics and
economics. Possible topics might include emergent practices of
consumption; Protestant politics and economics; masterless men and
women; mercantilist philosophy; discipline and punishment; imperialism
and foreign trade. Papers that discuss continuities or discontinuities
between medieval and early modern discourses of politics and economics
are also welcome. To enable greater participation in this session,
papers should be limited to ten minutes reading time.
The Congress on Medieval Studies provides a unique milieu for an
exchange of insights in Shakespeare's place in the continuum of
culture. The following rules, corresponding to those established by
the Board of the Medieval Institute, should be strictly adhered to if
you intend to submit an abstract.
1. All abstracts must include the following information at the top of
the front page: title of paper, author's name; complete mailing
address, including e-mail and fax if available; institutional
affiliation, if any, of the author; confirmation of the ten- or twenty-
minute reading length; statement of need for audio-visual equipment.
2. Abstracts of papers must be not more than 300 words long, and
clearly indicate the paper's thesis, methodology and conclusion.
Accepted abstracts will be submitted for publication to the Shakespeare
Newsletter and other periodicals. Publication of abstracts does not
preclude publication of papers.
3. THREE HARD COPIES OF ABSTRACTS or, PREFERABLY, COMPLETED PAPERS MUST
BE SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2001. Abstracts or papers submitted after
the deadline cannot be considered. Three members of the governing
board of SHAKESPEARE AT KALAMAZOO will select the papers. E-mail
submission is encouraged to facilitate transmission among the selection
panel.
4. Submission of an abstract or paper will be considered agreement by
the author to attend the Congress if the paper is accepted.
5. It is understood that papers submitted are essentially new and not
presented in public before.
6. Graduate students who wish to submit an abstract should consult
their advisors about the suitability of their work and the regulations
(if any) of their university.
7. Papers submitted many not require more than TWENTY MINUTES reading
time for Session 1 or TEN MINUTES of reading time for Session 2,
including slides, films, or other audio-visual support. Session
leaders will hold papers strictly to this limit to facilitate
discussion.
8. In order to allow as many scholars to participate in the program as
possible, ONE ABSTRACT ONLY should be submitted to the Thirty-eighth
Congress.
Send inquiries, abstracts and papers to Jonathan Gil Harris, Department
of English, Ithaca College, Ithaca NY 14850. Phone: 607-274-1578/ Fax:
607-274-3474/ E-Mail: harrisj@ithaca.edu
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