UPDATE: Masochism avant la lettre (3/20/05; MLA '05)

Deadline extended:

MLA 2005
Special Session
CFP: Masochism avant la lettre 3/20/05; MLA '05)
Deadline extended to 3/20/05

I seek papers for a special session at the 2005 MLA in Washington, D.
C. on the topic of representations of masochistic pleasure in English
literature before 1800. Masochism has been largely associated with
religious contexts in medieval and early modern texts; for this
panel, I am looking for papers that discuss either representations of
masochistic pleasures/practices in secular contexts or representations
of masochistic pleasures/practices that break down the distinction
between a religiously-inflected masochism and a more secular practice.
While I welcome a variety of approaches to representations of masochism,
one particular point of concern for the panel will be the continuities
and/or differences between modern practices and understandings of
masochism and earlier practices and understandings of masochism. Send
500-word abstracts and a brief c.v. as MS-Word attachments to James
Bromley at jbromle_at_luc.edu by March 20.

Reminder: Panelists must join the MLA by April 7.

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