CALL FOR PAPERS: 2005 SHAKESPEARE AT KALAMAZOO
Fortieth International Congress on Medieval Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 5-8 May 2005
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.
Shakespeare at Kalamazoo invites proposals for a panel entitled
"Shakespearean Psycho" for the Fortieth International Congress on Medieval
Studies in 2005. This panel welcomes papers that seek to explore
Shakespearean encounters with figures contemporary psychology and popular
culture classify as pathological: the serial killer, the sadist, the
psychopath: what Coleridge once identified in Iago as "a motiveless
malignity." Our cultural fascination with remorselessness did not begin
with Hitchcock's study of dispassionate murder in Psycho, or with Bret
Easton Ellis's use of the psychopath in American Psycho, which critiques
the emptiness of contemporary values systems. We are interested in
addressing discussion to Shakespeare's use of early modern equivalents of
the 'psycho,' and the purposes to which he puts these characters in his
dramatic and non-dramatic texts. Possible topics may include, but are not
limited to: Shakespeare's depictions of violent aberrant psychology;
Shakespeare theorizes the 'psycho'; motivationless rage or violence;
murder, torture, or rape; early modern medical, religious, or
psychological notions of the 'psycho' and their relation to Shakespeare's
drama; aesthetic violence or the violence of aesthetics; the theatricality
of the 'psycho'; manifestations of the 'psycho' in comedy; studies of
particular plays or poems, or groups of plays or poems, that explore these
ideas.
The Congress on Medieval Studies provides a unique milieu for an exchange
of insights about 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 submit an
abstract.
1. All abstracts must include the following information at the top of the
first page: title of paper; author's name; complete mailing address,
including e-mail and fax if available; author's institutional affiliation,
if any; confirmation of the fifteen- to twenty-minute reading length;
statement of need for audio-visual equipment.
2. Paper abstracts must not be more than 300 words in length, and should
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 is not an indication that
papers will be published.
3. THREE HARD COPIES OF ABSTRACTS or COMPLETED PAPERS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY
1 SEPTEMBER 2004. 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 have not
been presented in public before.
6. The Congress encourages graduate student submissions, although graduate
students who wish to submit an abstract should consult with their advisors
about the suitability of their work and the regulations (if any) of their
university.
7. Papers submitted may not take more than TWENTY MINUTES reading time,
including slides, films, or other audio-visual support. Session leaders
will hold papers strictly to this limit in order to facilitate discussion.
8. In order to allow as many scholars to participate in the program as
possible, individuals should submit ONLY ONE ABSTRACT to the Fortieth
International Congress.
Send inquiries, abstracts, and papers to Jonathan Walker at:
jwalke5@uic.edu.
If you cannot send proposals electronically, please mail hard copies to:
Melissa Smith
Department of English
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada, L8S 4L9
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