Call for Papers: Audience Hindsight Bias and Renaissance Literature
Panel proposal for:
2005 Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting in Cambridge, UK.
April 7-9
The fundamental process for generating new interpretations of literature is
reengagement: scholars return to texts countless times in hopes of new
insights. Yet social psychologists have demonstrated that our perceptions of
probability are skewed by outcome knowledge, such as familiarity with plot.
While actors have long guarded themselves against “anticipation”, literary
scholars have continued to behave as if this pervasive “creeping determinism”
does not exist. Papers that address either how scholarship has been shaped by
hindsight bias or how scholars can avoid creeping determinism are invited for a
proposed panel. Deadline for submission (abstract/c.v.) is May 7, 2004.
Informal inquiries are welcome. Materials can be sent via email or mail.
Early submissions are encouraged.
Joseph Sullivan
English Department
Thomas Hall
Marietta College
Marietta, OH 45750
sullivaj@marietta.edu
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