CFP Seen and Unseen in Supernatural Literary Contexts of the Long-Nineteenth Century (8/31/2024; SAMLA 11/15-17/2024)

The Seen and Unseen in Supernatural Literary Contexts of the Long-Nineteenth Century

deadline for submissions:
August 31, 2024

full name / name of organization:
Ben P. Robertson / Troy University

contact email:
bprobertson@troy.edu

source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/08/05/the-seen-and-unseen-in-supernatural-literary-contexts-of-the-long-nineteenth-century


The Seen and Unseen in Supernatural Literary Contexts of the Long-Nineteenth Century
South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) Conference
15-17 November 2024
Jacksonville, Florida, USA



From ghosts in Shakespeare’s plays to mysterious curses in the poetry of Tennyson, literary depictions of the supernatural provide important sites of division between the seen and the unseen. This panel will explore how authors from diverse cultural backgrounds leverage supernatural phenomena as critical components of their literary explorations of identity in the long nineteenth century. Ironically, that which is unseen often serves as a catalyst for transformative personal development that brings the unseen into the realm of the seen.



This panel will focus the conference theme (Seen/Unseen) on supernatural phenomena as a means of engaging in the greater conference-level discussion about the seen and the unseen, either literal or figurative.



Possible topics might include (but are not necessarily limited to) the following: Ghosts, hauntings, spiritualism, supernatural/mythical creatures, prophecies, destiny, folklore, ancestral spirits, curses, adaptations, personal identity, revelations



This panel will include traditional academic papers for presentations of approximately 15 minutes each. Please submit abstracts of about 250 words by 31 August 2024 to the session link at https://samla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19207. Questions may be addressed to Ben P. Robertson, Troy University, at bprobertson@troy.edu.



More information about SAMLA: https://southatlanticmla.org/



Last updated August 8, 2024

CFP Snake Sisters in Literature and Film (6/25/2024; SAMLA)

Snake Sisters in Literature and Film

deadline for submissions: June 25, 2024

full name / name of organization: 96th SAMLA (South Atlantic Modern Language Association) Conference

contact email: qianyima@link.cuhk.edu.hk

source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/06/07/snake-sisters-in-literature-and-film

Although a monster with a head of swarming snakes, Medusa has been firmly embraced as a snake sister by more women. In her 1975 essay “The Laugh of the Medusa,” Hélène Cixous pioneeringly urges women to re-visit their mythological snake sister - Medusa - who has long been (mis)construed as ugly and sinful. Cixous writes, "You only have to look at the Medusa straight on to see her. And she’s not deadly. She’s beautiful and she’s laughing” (885). In current feminist terms, Medusa is often read sympathetically: “The ugliness she first experienced as an unjust punishment” is transformed into her greatest strength she “learned to use as a weapon” (Zimmerman 3). Through feminist reinterpretations, Medusa, once condemned by Athena as a snake monster, has transformed into a symbol of empowerment—a snake sister—for any woman who aspires to wield a gaze as fierce and fearless as hers.

Beyond the revolutionary Greek-origin Medusa, other snake sisters have also persisted from worldwide mythology into contemporary speculative fiction. For instance, the Chinese snake women figure “embodies both the dangerous and glamorous aspects of female sexuality and fertility” (Wang 186). White Snake emerged as a defiant female rebel in earlier premodern Chinese fantasy. Across tales from the Tang and Song Dynasties, she has been depicted as a ferocious spirit, indulging in sexual pleasures and serial killings. Though White Snake was later transformed into an angelic wife in stories since Ming times, the image of the snake rebel has been revitalized in contemporary feminist retellings, such as Hong Kong author Li Bihua’s Green Snake (1986) and Chinese American Cindy Pon’s Serpentine and Sacrifice (2015, 2016).

This session seeks to construct an imaginary genealogy of snake sisters derived from worldwide literature and film. We welcome any studies concerning the images of snake women, from iconic figures like Medusa and White Snake to more characters. Hopefully, these snake sisters have embodied subversive female subjectivities in parallel worlds of imagination.

Submission Guidelines:
Please submit your abstract of 200-300 words, along with a short biography of 100-150 words, to this link:https://samla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19150 by 06/25/2024.


Last updated June 11, 2024

CFP Literary Monsters (6/15/2023; SAMLA Atlanta 11/9-11/2023)

Literary Monsters

deadline for submissions:
June 15, 2023

full name / name of organization:
SAMLA / South Atlantic Modern Language Association

contact email:
tracie.provost@mga.edu

soure: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2023/04/18/literary-monsters

SAMLA’s 95th annual conference, (In)Security: The Future of Literature and Language Studies, will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia this year from November 9-11. Those accepted must be members of SAMLA to present. You can find more information at: https://samla.memberclicks.net/



Literary Monsters Panel

In today's culture, it's almost impossible to avoid "monsters." Straight from mythology and legend, these fantastic creatures traipse across our television screens and the pages of our books. Over centuries and across cultures, the inhuman have represented numerous cultural fears and, in more recent times, desires. They are Other. They are Us. This panel will explore the literal monsters--whether they be mythological, extraterrestrial, or man-made--that populate fiction and film, delving into the cultural, psychological and/or theoretical implications.



Please submit a 250-300 word abstract, a brief bio, and any A/V needs by June 15, 2023 to Tracie Provost, Middle Georgia State University, at tracie.provost@mga.edu.



Last updated April 27, 2023

EXTENDED Literary Monsters (5/31/2022; SAMLA Jacksonville, FL 11/11-13/2022)

Literary Monsters

source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2022/03/15/literary-monsters

deadline for submissions:
May 31, 2022

full name / name of organization:
Speculative Fiction Association

contact email:
tracie.provost@mga.edu



In today's culture, it's almost impossible to avoid "monsters." Straight from mythology and legend, these fantastic creatures traipse across our television screens and the pages of our books. Over centuries and across cultures, the inhuman have represented numerous cultural fears and, in more recent times, desires. They are Other. They are Us. This panel will explore monsters--whether they be mythological, extraterrestrial, or man-made--that populate fiction and film, delving into the cultural, psychological and/or theoretical implications.



Please submit a 250-300 word abstract, a brief bio, and any A/V needs by May 31, 2022 to Tracie Provost, Middle Georgia State University, at tracie.provost@mga.edu.

SAMLA’s 94th annual conference, Change, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel in Jacksonville, FL this year from November 11-13. Those accepted must be members of SAMLA to present.


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Last updated March 30, 2022

CFP Literary Monsters (3/31/2022; SAMLA Jacksonville 11/11-13/2022)

Literary Monsters

Source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2022/03/15/literary-monsters

deadline for submissions:
March 31, 2022

full name / name of organization:
Speculative Fiction Association

contact email:
tracie.provost@mga.edu



In today's culture, it's almost impossible to avoid "monsters." Straight from mythology and legend, these fantastic creatures traipse across our television screens and the pages of our books. Over centuries and across cultures, the inhuman have represented numerous cultural fears and, in more recent times, desires. They are Other. They are Us. This panel will explore monsters--whether they be mythological, extraterrestrial, or man-made--that populate fiction and film, delving into the cultural, psychological and/or theoretical implications.



Please submit a 250-300 word abstract, a brief bio, and any A/V needs by May 31, 2022 to Tracie Provost, Middle Georgia State University, at tracie.provost@mga.edu.

SAMLA’s 94th annual conference, Change, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel in Jacksonville, FL this year from November 11-13. Those accepted must be members of SAMLA to present.



Last updated March 15, 2022