CFP: Dorothy to Hermione: Representing Girls in Children's Fantasy (9/15/06; 3/1/07-3/4/07)

Dorothy to Hermione: Representing Girls in Children's Fantasy

Submissions are solicited on portrayals of girls in fantasy novels and
popular culture, with a particular focus on their adherence or nonadherence
to stereotypical gender roles. We've come a long way from Dorothy=85 recent
portrayals range from the relatively passive Susan and Lucy in the
Chronicles of Narnia film adaptation to bookworm Hermione Granger of the
nearly-ubiquitous Harry Potter media barrage.

We invite submissions of comparative essays or papers focusing on a
particular icon. Authors who might be particularly suitable for discussion
include Tamora Pierce, Garth Nix, J.K Rowling and Jane Yolen among many
others.

The conference:

38th Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
March 1-4, 2007
Baltimore, Maryland

Please include with your abstract:

Name and Affiliation
Email address
Postal address
Telephone number
A/V requirements (if any)

Email abstracts to Anastasia Salter by September 15th:
anastasia_at_selfloud.net

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