tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41517481744055165432024-02-06T21:49:54.922-05:00Researching the Villains of the Matter of BritainWelcome to Researching the Villains of the Matter of Britain, a blog sponsored by The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain. This site was founded in 2009 and is devoted to furthering discussion and debate on the antagonists and antiheroes of the Arthurian tradition from its medieval origins to the present and in all media in which Arthuriana appears.The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04275647834716076424noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-86994179089921213862021-05-04T00:31:00.002-04:002021-05-04T00:31:47.554-04:00Happy Birthday, Mordred<p> A belated birthday greeting for Arthurian villain, Mordred, born the first of May.</p>The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-41025810598016499292020-07-31T14:45:00.003-04:002020-07-31T14:45:27.393-04:00CFP Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media updated (expired 3/31/20)<i> Sorry to have missed this earlier in the year.</i><br /> <br /><div><b>Call for full chapters for an edited collection for Palgrave Macmillan (contract signed) entitled "The Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media" Only a few days left/Extention is possible only on request </b><br /></div><div><br /></div> <a href="https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2019/11/07/call-for-full-chapters-for-an-edited-collection-for-palgrave-macmillan-contract" target="_blank">https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2019/11/07/call-for-full-chapters-for-an-edited-collection-for-palgrave-macmillan-contract<br /> </a><br />deadline for submissions: <br />March 31, 2020 <br /> <br /> <br />full name / name of organization: <br />University of Gafsa, Tunisia <br /> <br /> <br />contact email: <br /><a href="mailto:villainycollection@gmail.com">villainycollection@gmail.com</a> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /><br />Call for Chapters for an edited collection on the performativity of villainy and evil in literature and media <br /><br />Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile,<br />And cry 'Content' to that which grieves my heart,<br />And wet my cheeks with artificial tears,<br />And frame my face to all occasions.<br />I'll drown more sailors than the mermaid shall;<br />I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk;<br />I'll play the orator as well as Nestor,<br />Deceive more slily than Ulysses could,<br />And, like a Sinon, take another Troy.<br />I can add colours to the chameleon,<br />Change shapes with Proteus for advantages,<br />And set the murderous Machiavel to school. <br /><br />(Henry VI Part III, 3.2) <br /><br />The emphasis on “the performativity of texts” (Skinner x) has now become common in literary studies. “The notion of literature as performative” (Culler 96) is now entrenched. It pervades many of the recent studies of the theory of literature. This is why the concept of performance is no longer confined to literary forms that are traditionally written to be performed on the stage, the pulpit or the podium, like drama, songs and sermons. Every form of literature can be considered as performative. Moreover, the works of Judith Butler, Quentin Skinner, Richard Schechner, Jonathan Culler, Jacques Derrida, Richard Rorty, and others have shown that performativity characterizes all the aspects of literature. The writing, marketing, reading and analysis of literature are performative. It is quite common to describe them as acts, esp. the act of reading. This performativity extends the concept of literature irrevocably beyond the boundaries of the written text. It also proves that we need to cope with the looseness of the term literature that can no longer be confined to classical genres. Many traditional and new (non)-discursive practices started to fall into the category of literature, from which they have long been excluded. Probably the most intriguingly appealing characters in traditional and contemporary literature, the representations of evil characters – be they villains in drama, antagonists in fiction and cinema, bosses in video games or corrupt public figures in satirical writings – has always been connected with the notion of performance. Evil characters, real or/and fictional, are – for the most part – defined by their deeds. This is why the notion of performance can be quite helpful in understanding them. To further contribute to the articulation of this interconnection between performativity and the literary representation of evil characters, we are seeking full articles for a collection of academic essays on the performativity of literary villains in literary texts that are conceived in the English language for Palgrave Macmillan. This volume tries to use the emerging interdisciplinary theories of performance to study the literary villain. It attempts to cover a wide range of classical as well as nonclassical and even experimentalist genres. The aim of this collection is to investigate the literary representation of the villain in different literary texts. It tries to emphasize the role of the villains and their performative energy in shaping the texts under scrutiny. The reviewers recommended that we extend the scope of the collection and, therefore, we are seeking full articles on the following topics: <br /><br />- Beowulf (we need more articles about this classic and its different adaptations) <br /><br />- Medieval literature (Chaucer, Arthurian Legends, Metaphysical Drama) <br /><br />- Evil in Everyman <br /><br />- The figure of Mordred in and Beyond the Arthurian legends <br /><br />- Celtic and Gaelic (folk)lore and its adaptations <br /><br />- Witchcraft in Medieval literature <br /><br />- The Murder of Thomas Beckett in Medieval Literature and Beyond <br /><br />- Witchcraft and evil <br /><br />- Fallen angels <br /><br />- The seven deadly sins <br /><br />- Evil spirits <br /><br />- Dark rituals <br /><br />- Giants <br /><br />- Monsters <br /><br />- Evil and body ornaments (Tattoos, branding, piercing, makeup, etc) <br /><br />- Robinhood Legends <br /><br />- Evil (and) Hierarchies <br /><br />- Muslim and Jewish characters as Medieval and Renaissance Villains (not in Shakespeare we got that covered) <br /><br />- Renaissance writers other than William Shakespeare (we do not accept any articles on Shakespeare we have enough. We only welcome articles on other early modern writers) <br /><br />- The tool villain in Renaissance drama and beyond <br /><br />- The plays of John Webster <br /><br />- The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil <br /><br />-The History of King Richard the Third by Saint/Sir Thomas More <br /><br />- The Early Modern representations of King John of England (Other than Shakespeare) <br /><br />- Dr. Faustus and its different versions and adaptations <br /><br />- Irish drama and fiction <br /><br />- Native American lore <br /><br />- Early American texts (may include early English versions/translations of Native American folklore) <br /><br />- The Salem Witchhunt and trials in Early American literature (and in contemporary media) <br /><br />- Milton's Paradise Lost <br /><br />- Milton's Satan long after Stanley Fish's surprised by sin <br /><br />- 18th century British Literature <br /><br />- Evil in the historical fiction of Sir Walter Scott <br /><br />- Romanticism <br /><br />- Jane Austin <br /><br />- The figure of Dracula (in and beyond Bram Stoker) <br /><br />- Dickens' representation of evil <br /><br />- Detective fiction <br /><br />- African American Literature <br /><br />- African literature in English <br /><br />- Australian literature <br /><br />- Canadian Literature <br /><br />- Evil Indigenous Literature in North America and Australia even if it is not in English (the article, however, should be in English) <br /><br />- Implications of the fact that indigenous villains in Western literature are not individualized like European villains <br /><br />- Disney films and cartoon <br /><br />- Comic books <br /><br />- Representation of Evil and villainy in musical performances <br /><br />- Music and evil <br /><br />- Cartoon <br /><br />- Caricature <br /><br />- (silent) Films <br /><br />- TV series <br /><br />- Al Capone and El Chapo in films and literature <br /><br />- Espionage in media (while we have articles on this topic, we would be very interested in an article about the TV series Mata Hari Series (esp. 2016) or Movies and/or James Bond Movies) <br /><br />- Hitler in British and American Literature, film and media <br /><br />- Evil intellectuals <br /><br />- Stories of Holocaust survivors in literature and media <br /><br />- Stalin in British and American Literature and (literary) media <br /><br />- Free Masonry and secret societies in literature and media (some focus on the representations of the rites of initiation would be appreciated) <br /><br />- Evil cults and cultists in literature and media <br /><br />- Conspiracies and conspiracy theories <br /><br />-Love as/and evil <br /><br />- The representation of evil in pornography and eroticism <br /><br />- Evil Fetishism and fetishized evil in literature and (literary) media <br /><br />- The vilified and eroticized woman/person in charge <br /><br />- Seduction as/and evil <br /><br />- (Eroticized) evil step-parents <br /><br />- The figure of the homewrecker in literature and film <br /><br />- The (de/sexualized) figure of the evil teacher/mentor <br /><br />- Evil philosophies/justifying evil in literature and (literary) media <br /><br />- video games (with focus on their literary aspect) <br /><br />- articles about telltale games and BioWare games are very welcome <br /><br />- contemporary Gothic literature and media <br /><br />- racialized evil <br /><br />- Evil and age(ing) <br /><br />- Evil in Netflix historical documentaries <br /><br />- evil in (auto)biographic literature <br /><br />- Children literature <br /><br />- Evil and the Law <br /><br />- Evil and the state <br /><br />- Shady organizations in literature and media <br /><br />- Marvel cinematic universe <br /><br />- The Lord of the Rings and its different adaptations <br /><br />- The Joker movie of 2019 <br /><br />- The Witcher (book, game and movie) <br /><br /> - The ethical controversies surrounding Joker (2019)or another film or video game (we have another article about the notion of the evil text but it is about a novel. Seeing a certain text as evil is worth investigation. Other articles written in this vein would be more than welcome) <br /><br />- Game of Thrones <br /><br />- Representation of Medieval evil in contemporary literature and media <br /><br />- Contemporary Historical Fiction <br /><br />- Vigilantism and/as evil <br /><br />- Vigilantes in literature and media <br /><br />- Philippa Kelly's fiction and its adaptations <br /><br />- The Song of Ice and Fire and its adaptations <br /><br />- Star wars and its different adaptations <br /><br />- fan studies <br /><br />- Celebrity and evil (also "evil"/mean celebrities) <br /><br />- Evil, clothing, and fashion in media (we have one article about evil and clothing in literature. One on media would be a great addition to this collection) <br /><br />- Populism and evil <br /><br />- Science and evil <br /><br />- Artificial intelligence and evil in literature and media (we already have an article about Mass Effect but its focus is not on the geth or the reapers or ED or SAM such focus would be welcome) <br /><br />- The evil imagination of villains <br /><br />- Evil in/and the natural world in media and literature <br /><br />- Medicine and evil in literature and (literary) media <br /><br />- Drugs and drug addiction as/and evil <br /><br />- Biological warfare and engineered diceases in literature and media <br /><br />- Genetic modification/cloning as/and "evil" <br /><br />- Vilifying the media in the age of populism <br /><br />- The represntation of Evil in "applied theatre" <br /><br />- The axis of evil in political media and creative discourses during and after the Bush era <br /><br />- Irani regime in British and US literature and media <br /><br />- Posthuman evil <br /><br />- Evil AI <br /><br />- Futuristic evil <br /><br />- Contemporary witchcraft in literature and media <br /><br />- The notion of evil in performance theory (esp. in Judith Butler) <br /><br /> Unfortunately, other areas have already been covered and the reviewers recommended no further additions to them. Because the contract requires that we submit the full manuscript before the end of the year, we cannot consider abstracts. We are seeking full articles. Please send your full article (that has never been published before and is not under consideration elsewhere) and a short bio to <a href="mailto:villainycollection@gmail.com">villainycollection@gmail.com</a> no later than March 31, 2020. For any query please do not hesitate to contact the editor Dr. Nizar Zouidi e-mail: <a href="mailto:nizarzouidinizar@outlook.com">nizarzouidinizar@outlook.com</a>. We look forward to your contributions. The deadlines are final. However, we may consider a 10-day extension after the deadlines (on request) only for Mediaval literature, Renaissance drama (other than Shakespeare), Evil and vilified teacher in media and literature, Evil in pornography, biological warefare, engineered diceases and genetic modification. Those interested may contact Dr. Zouidi. We will not accept any contributions after the deadlines unless they are granted extension by the editor. They still will go through peer review. Extension requests will not be accepted after the deadlines. <br /><br />The articles should be between 4000 and 8000 words. You can use MLA or Chicago style but please try to provide as much information as possible. (Please note that there are no publication or processing fees or anything of the kind. The quality of your article is what determines whether it will be published in this collection or not. Please do not inquire about fees) We also procured the help of a proofreader. However, he will only help with the formatting of the final manuscript as I cannot pay for the proofreading of individual articles. The authors should make sure there are no errors, typos or any kind of language problems - including wordiness and other stylistic defects. If they need professional help, they may use a proofreader. If they wish to benefit from the services of the same proofreader that is working with the editor, the latter may put them through to the proofreader but will not be a part of any transactions between them. It would be better that you make sure there are no mistakes or errors in your chapter before sending it. (Please forgive these remarks but since I send the articles straight to the peer reviewers after skimming through them (because the number of articles is quite considerable) and received some complaints that some articles need proofreading, I hope all authors polish their articles before they send them) <br /><br /> Last updated March 21, 2020 The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04275647834716076424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-59329375737454949392018-09-23T21:12:00.003-04:002018-09-23T21:12:31.415-04:00CFP The Evolution of Evil in Fantasy and Science Fiction, Academia Lunare (11/30/2018)<i>Here's an interesting call:</i><br />
<br />The Evolution of Evil in Fantasy and Science Fiction, Academia Lunare <br /><a href="https://www.fantastic-arts.org/2018/the-evolution-of-evil-in-fantasy-and-science-fiction-academia-lunare/">https://www.fantastic-arts.org/2018/the-evolution-of-evil-in-fantasy-and-science-fiction-academia-lunare/</a><br />July 9, 2018 <br /><br />Academia Lunare <br /><br />Academia Lunare is the Luna Press Publishing academic branch for Fantasy and Science Fiction. <br /><br />One of the most exciting aspects of fandom is the critical assessment of literature, as a way to show one’s love for a particular author or body of work. Speculative non-fiction is also a mirror for society, with an eye cast into the future. <br /><br />The Evolution of Evil in Fantasy and Science Fiction<br /> <br /> We are very proud to announce our third Call For Papers. The theme of the 2018 CfPs is: “The Evolution of Evil in Fantasy and Science Fiction”. <br /><br />Our first call for papers, “Gender and Sexuality in Fantasy and Science Fiction” received 2 BSFA Awards nomination and one BSFA Awards shortlist. The second call for papers, “The Evolution of African Fantasy and Science Fiction”, will be out this summer. <br /><br />It is time for a new challenge! <br /><br />Writers are invited to explore the concept of evil in all its shapes and developments, in literature, games, movies and TV. <br /><br />Here is some food for thought, though it should not restrict your own ideas: <br /><br />
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<li>Focus on a specific character which has embodied the concept of evil </li>
<li>The development of a specific archetypal character which, over the course of the centuries, has undergone a transformation from neutral/positive figure into an evil one, or vice versa – historical and socio-political influences that brought about this transformation </li>
<li>Development of a representative type of evil over time (trolls, fairies, mad gods, dark lords, vampires, demons, etc.) </li>
<li>The impact of religion on folklore </li>
<li>Latest incarnations of evil mirroring socio-political changes </li>
<li>Latest incarnations of evil in general </li>
<li>Evil as an embodiment of modern society </li>
<li>Evolution of evil through the ages </li>
<li>Possible representations of minorities as evil </li>
<li>Creating evil – what makes a successful villain? </li>
<li>Heroes as villains </li>
<li>Other representations of evil, e.g. hostile environments. Music as a tool for implying threat and hostility </li>
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<br /><br /> Before you start, get in touch! Send us an email either with your abstract or simply to let us know what topic you intend to explore: it is perfectly fine to have more than one author discussing the same topic, as long as the angle is different. <br /><br />Word Limit: up to 6,000 words. <br /><br />Full references for citations must be included using Harvard referencing style. Download the full guide and the quick guide on the Academia Lunare page. <br /><br />Closing Date: 30th of November 2018. <br /><br />Publishing contract for all participants, with shared royalties from each sale and a free copy of the book. <br /><br />Do not fear if this is your first non-fiction work: if you love research, you need a chance to start somewhere. Take a look at the past two Call For Papers blog posts and explore the articles submitted – it may help you decide your course of action. <br /><br />For more information, please see <a href="https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/academialunare">https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/academialunare</a>. <a href="https://www.fantastic-arts.org/#facebook">Facebook</a><a href="https://www.fantastic-arts.org/#twitter">Twitter</a><a href="https://www.fantastic-arts.org/#google_plus">Google+</a><a href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantastic-arts.org%2F2018%2Fthe-evolution-of-evil-in-fantasy-and-science-fiction-academia-lunare%2F&title=The%20Evolution%20of%20Evil%20in%20Fantasy%20and%20Science%20Fiction%2C%20Academia%20Lunare"></a><a href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantastic-arts.org%2F2018%2Fthe-evolution-of-evil-in-fantasy-and-science-fiction-academia-lunare%2F&title=The%20Evolution%20of%20Evil%20in%20Fantasy%20and%20Science%20Fiction%2C%20Academia%20Lunare"></a>The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-9617713863228895502018-06-24T01:00:00.001-04:002018-06-24T01:02:09.866-04:00CFP To Prove a Villain: On the Performativity of “Evil” Characters in Anglophone Literature Collection (7/30/2018)<i>An interesting idea:</i><br />
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To Prove a Villain: On the Performativity of “Evil” Characters in Anglophone Literature <br />
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deadline for submissions: July 30, 2018 <br />
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full name / name of organization: University of Gafsa, Tunisia <br />
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contact email: <a href="mailto:villainycollection@gmail.com">villainycollection@gmail.com </a> <br />
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Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile,<br />
And cry 'Content' to that which grieves my heart,<br />
And wet my cheeks with artificial tears,<br />
And frame my face to all occasions.<br />
I'll drown more sailors than the mermaid shall;<br />
I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk;<br />
I'll play the orator as well as Nestor,<br />
Deceive more slily than Ulysses could,<br />
And, like a Sinon, take another Troy.<br />
I can add colours to the chameleon,<br />
Change shapes with Proteus for advantages,<br />
And set the murderous Machiavel to school. <br />
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(Henry VI Part III, 3.2) <br />
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The emphasis on “the performativity of texts” (Skinner x) has now become common in literary studies. “The notion of literature as performative” (Culler 96) is now entrenched. It pervades many of the recent studies of the theory of literature. This is why the concept of performance is no longer confined to literary forms that are traditionally written to be performed on the stage, the pulpit or the podium, like drama, songs and sermons. Every form of literature can be considered as performative. Moreover, the works of Judith Butler, Quentin Skinner, Richard Schechner, Jonathan Culler, Jacques Derrida, Richard Rorty and others have shown that performativity characterizes all the aspects of literature. The writing, marketing, reading and analysis of literature are performative. It is quite common to describe them as acts, esp. the act of reading. This performativity extends the concept of literature irrevocably beyond the boundaries of the written text. It also proves that we need to cope with the looseness of the term literature that can no longer be confined to the classical genres. Many traditional and new (non)-discursive practices started to fall into the category of literature, from which they have long been excluded. Probably the most intriguingly appealing characters in traditional and contemporary literature, the representations of evil characters – be they villains in drama, antagonists in fiction and cinema, bosses in video games or corrupt public figures in satirical writings – has always been connected with the notion of performance. Evil characters, real or/and fictional, are – for the most part – defined by their deeds. This is why the notion of performance can be quite helpful in understanding them. To further contribute to the articulation of this interconnection between performativity and the literary representation of evil characters, we are seeking detailed proposals for a collection of academic essays entitled: <br />
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To Prove a Villain: On the Performativity of “Evil” Characters in Anglophone Literature <br />
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The proposals may address one or more of the following topics or other relevant topics within the scope of the literature written (conceived, developed, created, etc.) in English: <br />
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- Villains and villainy in literature <br />
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- Characterization of the evil characters <br />
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- Representations of crimes and evil deeds in literary discourses <br />
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- The role of evil characters in shaping the plot <br />
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- Villains and evil doers in mythology and religious literature <br />
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- The secular villain <br />
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- Magic, sorcery and devilish arts <br />
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- Technology and evil <br />
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- Evil characters in science fiction <br />
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- Evil in performance studies <br />
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- Visibility and invisibility in evil characters <br />
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- Temptation, seduction and the “virality” of evil <br />
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- Evil characters in children literature <br />
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- Ethnicity, gender, sexuality, difference and the evil character <br />
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- The (post)colonial villain <br />
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- Eroticizing evil (characters) <br />
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- Evil characters in Gothic literature <br />
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- Vampires, undead and other creatures as evil characters <br />
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- Dystopia, tyranny, ideology and “evil” leadership <br />
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- Satire <br />
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- Spectacular evil <br />
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- Graphic depiction of evil characters in visual literature <br />
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- The cult of literary villains (e.g. Dracula) <br />
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- Rehabilitation of literary and historical villains <br />
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- Physical portrayal of evil characters <br />
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- Evil characters in their own words (soliloquies, autobiographies, dialogues, etc.) <br />
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- Adaptations of literary works<br />
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Please send your proposals along with a short bio as Word attachments to the following email: <a href="mailto:villainycollection@gmail.com">villainycollection@gmail.com</a> by July 30th, 2018 <br />
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This email only accepts formal proposals <br />
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For queries and for further information please contact Dr. Nizar Zouidi (University of Gafsa, Tunisia): <a href="mailto:nizarzouidinizar@outlook.com">nizarzouidinizar@outlook.com</a><br />
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The chapters should be from 5000 to 8000 words in length and should be formatted according to the guidelines that will be provided after the abstracts are accepted by the peer reviewers. Upon completion, the chapters will be peer reviewed again and proofread by the committee in order to ensure their compliance with the publisher’s requirements. However, no change shall be made without the explicit consent of the authors.<br />
<br />The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-53823230699127688962018-04-05T00:35:00.000-04:002018-04-05T00:35:05.743-04:00CFP Villains In Medieval And Early Modern Life And Lit (7/2/2018)<i>Finally, a call of relevance to post:</i><br />
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panel of the 32nd Medieval-Renaissance Conference (UVA-Wise, Sept.
13-15, 2018) invites papers on medieval and early modern villains and
the dynamic ethical codes assigned them by authors, audiences, and
critics. By villains we mean criminals, tricksters (such as professional
beggers), political careerists, or poets and their characters,
charismatic or not. Some viable threads: villains as likable
(anti-)heroes; villains as reflections of med-ren political and social
audiences; the vices, virtues, and skills of villains; the ethical
implications their very existence conjures. Submit abstracts to Sherif
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</span>The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-63755797522274778992014-04-23T21:33:00.000-04:002014-04-23T21:33:37.267-04:00Arthurian Villains at Arthurian Congress 2014<i>Of interest if you're in Romania this summer:</i><br />
<br />
XXIV Triennial Congress of the International Arthurian Society - University of Bucharest<br />
(full program at <a href="http://arthuriancongress.unibuc.ro/programme/">http://arthuriancongress.unibuc.ro/programme/</a>)<br />
<br />
<br />
Monday, 21 July<br />
<br />
Panel 2 : 15.20-17.00<br />
Women and Magic<br />
Paper 4 (of 4): Carlos SANZ MINGO (Cardiff University), Other Worlds, other Cultures : Morgan in Spanish Arthurian Literature<br />
<br />
<br />
Tuesday, 22 July<br />
<br />
Panel 3: 11.50-13.00<br />
Lectures des sources arthuriennes<br />
Paper 1 (of 3): Yuri FUWA (Keio University), Sir Mordred the Malebranche — a possible source for the <i>Alliterative Morte Arthure </i>and its thematic significance<br />
<br />
<br />
Friday, 25 July<br />
<br />
Panel 1: 15.20-17.20<br />
Thematic Pannel : Children of the (K)night: Arthurian Bad Boys and Mean Girls<br />
Organizer : Kevin J. HARTY (La Salle University, Philadelphia)<br />
Participants:<br />
Christine NEUFELD (Eastern Michigan University), Bloodlines: The Sanguine Semiotics of <i>Dracula vs. King Arthur</i><br />
Susan ARONSTEIN (University of Wyoming), Thoroughly Modern Morgan?: Starz’ <i>Camelot</i>’s Arthurian Bad Girl<br />
Martin B. SHICHTMAN (Eastern Michigan University), Subversive Sorority: The Naughty Nuns of Starz’ <i>Camelot</i><br />
Elizabeth S. SKLAR (Wayne State University), Queering Mordred<br />
Donald L. HOFFMAN (Northeastern Illinois University), The Queering of Mordred Revisited<br />
Kevin J. HARTY (La Salle University), Using the Arthurian Legend to Turn Bad Boys into Good Boys: The Boy Scouts and Thomas Edison Make an Arthurian Film,<i> The Knights of the Square Table</i><br />
Laurie A. FINKE (Kenyon College), Ghosts of Chivalry: King Arthur and the Ku Klux Klan<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-12475624037461379792013-09-09T20:43:00.003-04:002013-09-09T20:45:09.902-04:00CFP Neo-Victorian Villain collecttion (9/15/13) <i>Proposals on villains are generally rare, so I thought I'd share this to readers (though, I confess, I would be a stretch to connect in directly to Arthurian villains).</i><br />
<br />
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<h3>
<a href="http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/52834" target="_blank">[UPDATE] Deadline extended for 'Neo-Victorian Villains' edited volume</a></h3>
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full name / name of organization: </div>
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Benjamin Poore, University of York, UK</div>
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contact email: </div>
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<a href="mailto:benjamin.poore@york.ac.uk">benjamin.poore@york.ac.uk</a></div>
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The
deadline for chapter proposals for this edited collection has been
extended to September 15th. There has been a very strong response so
far, but there are still some areas mentioned in the CFP (reproduced
below) that I would very much like to see proposals on, to help address
the full range of the subject and different approaches to
neo-Victorianism.<br />
<br />
As before, potential contributors are invited to submit a 250-word
abstract for consideration, along with a biographical note of 50 to 100
words, to:<br />
<br />
Dr Benjamin Poore (Department of Theatre, Film and Television, University of York) at <a href="mailto:benjamin.poore@york.ac.uk">benjamin.poore@york.ac.uk</a><br />
<br />
Neo-Victorian Villains: Neo-Victorian Fiction, Adaptation and Performance<br />
<br />
The collection will provide an innovative and wide-ranging
exploration of the afterlives of the Victorian villain, in fiction, and
stage and screen performance.<br />
<br />
Subjects covered may include, but are not limited to:<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Direct transmedia adaptations - from nineteenth-century classic
fiction and neo-Victorian novels, to stage, screen, console and graphic
novel. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Intertextuality – including allusion, pastiche and crossover fiction and film.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Genealogies of villainy from the nineteenth century to the present
day – investigating the development of such figures and types as the
supervillain, the master of disguise, the adventuress, the mesmerist,
the femme fatale, and the split-personality. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The afterlives of specific Victorian villains in modern culture, for
example: Augustus Melmotte, Michael Henchard, Count Fosco, Sweeney Todd,
Svengali, Dracula, Edward Hyde, Hawley Griffin, Dorian Gray, Professor
Moriarty, Jack the Ripper, Lucy Graham, Helen Vaughan, Lydia Gwilt.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Processes of production, from the commissioning, filming and design
of Victorian and neo-Victorian screen adaptations, to actors’ processes
and approaches to their roles, as well as those of playwrights and
screenwriters.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-5863778949891737252013-09-09T20:09:00.002-04:002013-09-09T20:09:59.863-04:00CFP Evil Incarnate Conference (1/1/14) <i>Cross-posted from Popular Preternaturaliana:</i><br />
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<h3>
<a href="http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/52700" target="_blank">Evil Incarnate: Manifestations of Villains and Villainy</a></h3>
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Case Western Reserve University and Crime Studies Network</div>
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<a href="mailto:evilincarnate@case.edu">evilincarnate@case.edu</a></div>
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<br />
Evil Incarnate: Manifestations of Villains and Villainy<br />
11-13 July 2014<br />
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH<br />
<br />
Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Prof. David Frankfurter (Religious
Studies, Boston University); Prof. Ronald Holmes (Justice
Administration, University of Louisville); Prof. William Paul (Film
Studies, Washington University in St. Louis)<br />
<br />
The concept of villainy is a universal: the dichotomy of good versus
evil has been a central conflict underlying ideologies and praxis
across cultures and time. What, after all, is a hero without the villain
as a foil? This conference asks: what defines villainy? Is it moral?
Cultural? Inherent or the product of circumstance? How are villains
represented textually, culturally, and politically? What does the
presence of the villain do to the issues in which they are embedded? How
would the issues change in their absence? By exploring the concept of
villainy as it manifests itself, we want to explore the various
permutations of villainy and their consequences.<br />
<br />
Ultimately, we seek definition for villains in an attempt to overturn
the characterizing of this pursuit as “[T]he motive-hunting of a
motiveless malignity,” because, unfortunately, the designation of evil
incarnate is also that of villainy beyond understanding (S. T.
Coleridge). Instead, this conference asks whether W.H. Auden provided a
more accurate depiction in his assertion that “evil is unspectacular
and always human.” We hope that by coming to terms with villains and
villainy, we can better understand the meaning of a hero’s victory.<br />
We are interested in papers from a variety of disciplinary and
inter-disciplinary perspectives.<br />
<br />
Possible topics include, but are not
limited to:<br />
<br />
• Villains and crime in literature and /or fiction<br />
<br />
• Villains and monsters in the media/ media constructions of villainy<br />
<br />
• Moral transgression, evil, and villainy<br />
<br />
• The making of national enemies<br />
<br />
• Evil and history<br />
<br />
• Evil as a necessity<br />
<br />
• Monsters Across Cultures<br />
<br />
• What Causes Evil<br />
<br />
• Aliens and alienation<br />
<br />
• Supernatural Evil and the Occult<br />
<br />
• Political villains such as Dictators,Tyrants, Fascists, and/or Nazis<br />
<br />
• Terrorists<br />
<br />
• Criminality in Society<br />
<br />
• Holocausts<br />
<br />
Please send 300-word abstracts words for papers of 20 minutes to
<a href="http://evilincarnate_at_case.edu/">evilincarnate_at_case.edu</a> by January 1, 2014. The abstract should also
include a 50-word biographical note and AV requests. Please indicate if
you wish the abstract to be considered for inclusion in the
post-conference publications. We will send acceptances by February 28,
2014. <br />
<br />
Conference Organizers: Drs. Malcah Effron and Brian Johnson (English, Case Western Reserve University)<br />
Conference Sponsors: CWRU Department of English and the Crime Studies Network<br />
Contact Details: <a href="http://evilincarnate_at_case.edu/">evilincarnate_at_case.edu</a><br />
Abstract Deadline: 1 January 2014<br />
<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-1960831115959721642013-08-18T18:38:00.000-04:002013-08-18T18:40:00.142-04:00Alliance/Blog Update August 2013Effective August 2013, the Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain has been absorbed by the revived Society for Arthurian Popular Culture Studies (founded 2000) and the resulting organization named The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain. The new group will function for the remainder of 2013 as an affiliate of The Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages and be based at the <i>King Arthur Forever</i> website at <a href="http://kingarthurforever.org/">KingArthurForever.org</a>. This site will be maintained as time permits.<br />
<br />
Further details can be found on King Arthur Forever at <a href="http://kingarthurforever.blogspot.com/2013/08/king-arhur-forever-reborn.html">http://kingarthurforever.blogspot.com/2013/08/king-arhur-forever-reborn.html</a>.<br />
<br />
Michael A. Torregrossa<br />
Co-Founder, The Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages<br />
Founder, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain <br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-7704481371731020472013-04-17T12:24:00.001-04:002013-04-17T12:24:53.367-04:00Our Kalamazoo Sessions 2013Time and technology continue to conspire against me, but here (at last) are the details of our sessions. The complete program can be accessed at <a href="http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/sessions.html">http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/sessions.html</a>.<br />
<br />
Saturday, 11 May 2013 at 12:00 PM<br />
Valley III 303
<br />
Business Meeting and Reception: Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the
Villains of the Matter of Britain; Institute for the
Advancement of Scholarship on the Magic-Wielding
Figures of Visual Electronic Multimedia; Virtual
Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the
Middle Ages <br />
<br />
All are welcome to attend to discuss and plan sessions for 2014 and 2015. <br />
<br />
<br />
Saturday, 11 May 2013 at 1:30 PM<br />
Session 422, Fetzer 1005<br />
Arthurian Monster Quest: Investigating the Monsters of the Arthurian Tradition (A
Roundtable)<br />
Sponsor:
Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of
Britain<br />
<br />
Organizer:
Michael A. Torregrossa, Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the
Villains of the Matter of Britain<br />
Presider:
Charlotte A. T. Wulf, Stevenson Univ.<br />
<br />
Ysbaddaden Pencawr: A Gentler Giant?<br />
Lisa LeBlanc, Anna Maria College<br />
<br />
The Giant of Mont-Saint-Michel: Grendelkin?<br />
Kris Kobold, York Univ.<br />
<br />
Monstrous Felines in Old French Arthuriana, or, There’s More Than One Way
to Skin a Chapalu<br />
Brandy N. Brown, Pennsylvania State Univ.<br />
<br />
Lycanthropy and Absence in
Arthur and Gorlagon<br />
Angela Tenga, Florida Institute of Technology<br />
<br />
“An Unsemely Sighte”: Medieval Arthurian Women as Monstrosities<br />
S. Elizabeth Passmore, Univ. of Southern Indiana<br />
<br />
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=============================<br />
Michael A. Torregrossa, MA<br />
Founder, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain<br />
<a href="http://arthurianvillainyresearch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://ArthurianVillainyResearch.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Other Links:</div>
<div>
The Monstrous Matter of Britain</div>
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<a href="http://monstrous-matter-of-britain.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://monstrous-matter-of-britain.blogspot.com/</a></div>
The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-30693491091877537582012-10-15T22:35:00.000-04:002012-10-15T22:47:17.529-04:00Arthurian Monster Quest UpdateI am pleased to announce the details of our sponsored session for next year's Medieval Congress:<br />
<br />
<br />
Arthurian Monster Quest: Investigating the Monsters of the Arthurian Tradition (Roundtable)<br />
Organizer: Michael A. Torregrossa, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain<br />
<br />
Presider: Charlotte A. T. Wulf, Stevenson University<br />
<br />
Paper 1: Ysbaddaden Pencawr: A Gentler Giant?<br />
Lisa LeBlanc, Anna Maria College<br />
<br />
Paper 2: The Giant of Mont-Saint-Michel: Grendelkin?<br />
Kris Kobold, York University<br />
<br />
Paper 3: Monstrous Felines in Old French Arthuriana, or There’s More Than One Way to Skin a Chapalu<br />
Brandy N. Brown, The Pennsylvania State University<br />
<br />
<br />
Paper 4: Lycanthropy and Absence in <i>Arthur and Gorlagon</i><br />
Angela Tenga, Florida Institute of Technology<br />
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<br />
Paper 5: “An Unsemely Sighte”: Medieval Arthurian Women as Monstrosities<br />
S. Elizabeth Passmore, University of Southern Indiana<br />
<br />
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<br />The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-30955141898989056682012-09-28T23:20:00.002-04:002012-09-28T23:21:24.303-04:00Kalamazoo UpdateMy apologies for the delaying in updating the site(s) and focusing on the Kalamazoo session on monsters. I have been thinking and reading much on monsters but (unfortunately) not doing much thinking about Kalamazoo these past few months.<br />
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Expect an update on the session by Monday and email responses to all proposals submitted to the Alliance address by tonight.<br />
<br />
Michael TorregrossaThe Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-6347373351459704602012-06-26T01:31:00.001-04:002012-06-26T01:33:23.086-04:00CFP Arthurian Monster QuestCALL FOR PAPERS<br />
ARTHURIAN MONSTER QUEST<br />
INVESTIGATING THE MONSTERS OF THE ARTHURIAN TRADITION, MEDIEVAL THROUGH MODERN <br />
A SESSION FOR THE 48TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES (WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, KALAMAZOO, MI) FROM 9-12 MAY 2013<br />
SPONSORED BY THE ALLIANCE FOR THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH ON THE VILLAINS OF THE MATTER OF BRITAIN <br />
PROPOSALS BY 1 SEPTEMBER 2012 (EARLY SUBMISSION RECOMMENDED) <br />
<br />
<br />
Inspired by the pioneering work of Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, teratology, the study of monsters, is experiencing a renaissance of late in Medieval Studies. Much of this new work has been conducted under the auspices of MEARCSTAPA (Monsters: the Experimental Association for the Research of Cryptozoology through Scholarly Theory and Practical Application), but there remain other avenues to explore, especially with regards to fields of interest, like Arthurian Studies, that stretch outside the medieval and into the various eras of post-medieval history. In sponsoring this session, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain hopes to offer some much needed illumination into the darker parts of Arthur’s realm and provide some sense of the history of the monsters that dwell in these shadows.
<br />
<br />
In existence for nearly fifteen hundred years, the Matter of Britain, the body of myths and legends associated with King Arthur and his court, has long been linked with the supernatural, chiefly in Arthur’s own nebulous fate as the Once and Future King and in the wonder-workings of the incubus-spawned Merlin, the fairy women variously called the Lady of the Lake, and Arthur’s sibling Morgan le Fay, who is of human origin despite her otherworldly title. These characters have all received much attention from scholars, but the larger mass of Arthurian preternature has not. Besides these examples, the denizens of Camelot presented in medieval texts encounter many further mystical creatures, all of which we might consider as unnatural, or monstrous, today, including demons, dragons, the Fair Folk, figures we would now label as witches, giants, griffins, hellhounds, the restless dead, unicorns, werewolves, and, who can forget, the enigmatic Questing Beast. These monsters, although important features of their respective narratives, have all received little attention in modern scholarship. Their successors have received even less attention, despite the continuance of all of these preternatural beings in post-medieval Arthurian texts, including such extremes as the <i>Blazing Dragons</i> franchise, which recasts Arthurian figures as anthropomorphic dragons. In addition, as the corpus of Arthuriana has expanded exponentially following the close of the Middle Ages, this new Matter of Britain has also introduced additional creatures of the night (such as ogres, vampires, zombies, and a plethora of new creations featured in the <i>Merlin</i> television series) not found in medieval tales of Arthur’s court. Modern Arthurian texts, moreover, have expanded the provenance of the monstrous and transformed ordinary figures from the legend into monsters. It is this world of Arthurian monsters that we seek to explore in these sessions with the intent of opening up their realm for further discussion and appreciation.
<br />
<br />
Please note, all submissions will also be considered for a special issue of <i>Arthuriana</i> on the topic. Completed essays will be due in June 2013.
<br />
<br />
<br />
PLEASE SUBMIT PROPOSALS OF 500 WORDS OR LESS, PARTICIPANT INFORMATION FORM (AVAILABLE AT
<a href="http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/submissions/index.html">http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/submissions/index.html</a>), AND A COPY OF YOUR CV TO THE ORGANIZERS AT
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/ArthurianVillainyResearch@gmail.com">ArthurianVillainyResearch@gmail.com</a>
PLEASE INCLUDE “KALAMAZOO 2013 PROPOSAL” IN THE SUBJECT LINE
<br />
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALLIANCE FOR THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH ON THE VILLAINS OF THE MATTER OF BRITAIN, PLEASE ACCESS OUR BLOG AT <a href="http://arthurianvillainyresearch.blogspot.com/">http://ArthurianVillainyResearch.blogspot.com/</a>The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-8890485846960698092012-06-16T20:12:00.000-04:002012-06-16T20:16:14.961-04:00A Go for Kalamazoo 2013I am very pleased to report that the organizing committee of the International Congress on Medieval Studies has looked favorably on our proposal for sessions on the topic of "Arthurian Monster Quest: Investigating the Monsters of the Arthurian Tradition, Medieval through Modern" (details in previous post), though they have approved only one of our two requested sessions. That does severely limit our energies and time/space for the project, but I do welcome your ideas and proposals via <a href="http://www.blogger.com/ArthurianVillainyResearch@gmail.com">email</a>. All proposals submitted, regardless of their acceptance for the panel, will be considered for a special issue of <a href="http://www.arthuriana.org/"><i>Arthuriana</i></a> on the topic.
Michael Torregrossa
Founder and Blog EditorThe Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-31559655085871980532012-05-29T02:36:00.004-04:002012-05-29T02:36:44.642-04:00Kalamazoo Proposal 2013<span style="line-height: 200%;">Here is the text of our </span><span style="line-height: 32px;">proposal</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> to the Medieval Institute for next year's International Congress on M</span><span style="line-height: 32px;">edieval</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> Studies:</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 200%;"><b>Arthurian Monster Quest: Investigating
the Monsters of the Arthurian Tradition, Medieval through Modern (2)</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="line-height: 200%;">Inspired by the
pioneering work of Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, teratology, the study of monsters, is experiencing
a renaissance of late in Medieval Studies. Much of this new work has been
conducted under the auspices of MEARCSTAPA (Monsters: the Experimental
Association for the Research of Cryptozoology through Scholarly Theory and
Practical Application), but there remain other avenues to explore, especially
with regards to fields of interest, like Arthurian Studies, that stretch outside
the medieval and into the various eras of post-medieval history. In sponsoring
these sessions, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of
the Matter of Britain hopes to offer some much needed illumination into the
darker parts of Arthur’s realm and provide some sense of the history of the monsters
that dwell in these shadows. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="line-height: 200%;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">In existence for nearly
fifteen hundred years, the Matter of Britain, the body of myths and legends
associated with King Arthur and his court, has long been linked with the
supernatural, chiefly in Arthur’s own nebulous fate as the Once and Future King
and in the wonder-workings of the incubus-spawned Merlin, the fairy women
variously called the Lady of the Lake, and Arthur’s sibling Morgan le Fay, who is
of human origin despite her otherworldly title. These characters have all
received much attention from scholars, but the larger mass of Arthurian preternature
has not. Besides these examples, the denizens of Camelot presented in medieval
texts encounter many further mystical creatures, all of which we might consider
as unnatural, or monstrous, today, including demons, dragons, the Fair Folk, figures
we would now label as witches, giants, griffins, hellhounds, the restless dead,
unicorns, werewolves, and, who can forget, the enigmatic Questing Beast. These monsters,
although important features of their respective narratives, have all received
little attention in modern scholarship. Their successors have received even
less attention, despite the continuance of all of these preternatural beings in
post-medieval Arthurian texts, including such extremes as the <i>Blazing Dragons</i> franchise, which recasts
Arthurian figures as anthropomorphic dragons. In addition, as the corpus of
Arthuriana has expanded exponentially following the close of the Middle Ages,
this new Matter of Britain has also introduced additional creatures of the
night (such as ogres, vampires, zombies, and a plethora of new creations
featured in the <i>Merlin</i> television
series) not found in medieval tales of Arthur’s court. Modern Arthurian texts,
moreover, have expanded the provenance of the monstrous and transformed ordinary
figures from the legend into monsters. It is this world of Arthurian monsters
that we seek to explore in these sessions with the intent of opening up their
realm for further discussion and appreciation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</span></div>The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-80830408910685223802012-05-14T18:01:00.003-04:002012-05-14T18:02:04.889-04:00Kalamazoo 2013 IdeasThe Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain seeks your input regarding our sponsored sessions for next year's International Congress on Medieval Studies. We are interested in submitting proposals for sessions on the monstrous and the Arthurian and on Mordred. If you're interested in presenting or helping to organize/preside, please email us (at <a href="mailto:ArthurianVillainyResearch@gmail.com">ArthurianVillainyResearch@gmail.com</a>) ASAP by 5/25 with details. Please use "Kalamazoo 2013" as your subject line.<br />
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Michael</div>The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-3952589885450503462012-05-14T17:56:00.002-04:002012-05-14T17:56:19.094-04:00Kalamazoo 2012A much delayed posting of our sponsored sessions for 47th International Congress on Medieval Studies (10-13 May 2012). The full program is online at <a href="http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/sessions.html">http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/sessions.html</a>.<div>
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Thursday, 10 May: 7:30 PM<br />Session 170 (Bernhard 204)<br /><br />Are You From Camelot? Recent Arthurian Film and Television as Innovators of the Arthurian Tradition and Their Impact (A Roundtable)<br />Sponsor: Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain; Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages<br />Organizer: Michael A. Torregrossa, Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages<br />Presider: Charlotte A. T. Wulf, Stevenson Univ.<br />Merlin: Magician, Man, and Manipulator in Starz’s <i>Camelot </i>(2011)<br />Caroline Womack, Univ. of Leeds<br />Morgan, Uther’s Other Child, in BBC1’s <i>Merlin </i>(2008–) and Starz’s <i>Camelot </i>(2011)<br />Cindy Mediavilla, Univ. of California–Los Angeles<br />Galahad and Indiana Jones: The Commodification of the Holy Grail in Modern Grail Quests<br />Schuyler Eastin, San Diego Christian College<br />Arthurizing the Wife of Bath: The <i>Wife of Bath’s Tale</i> in S4C’s <i>The Canterbury Tales</i> (1999) and BBC’s <i>Canterbury Tales</i> (2003)<br />Paul Hardwick, Leeds Trinity Univ. College<br />Respondent: Karolyn Kinane, Plymouth State Univ.<div>
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Saturday, 12 May: 12:00 PM<br />Valley II (Garneau Lounge)<br />Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain; Institute for the Advancement of Scholarship on the Magic-Wielding Figures of Visual Electronic Multimedia; Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages<br />Business Meeting and ReceptionThe Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-20250785985965958052012-05-14T17:52:00.003-04:002012-05-14T17:52:53.339-04:00Blog UpdateWow! I'm really behind on this blog and apologize to my 3 (!) followers. We've missed season 4 of BBC1's <i>Merlin </i>(featuring Morgana, Morgause, and Agravaine) and the specifics of our Kalamazoo sessions. I'll do my best to catch up over the summer on things.<br />
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MichaelThe Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-5798482615933314562011-09-25T23:21:00.003-04:002011-09-25T23:21:30.511-04:00Kalamazoo Roundtable UpdateThe details of our co-sponsored roundtable for the 2012 International Congress on Medieval Studies have now been finalized as follows. I am especially grateful to Ciny Mediavilla for her proposal on Morgan le Fay.<div>
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Are You From Camelot? Recent Arthurian Film, Television, and Electronic Games as Innovators of the Arthurian Tradition and Their Impact <br /><br />Organizer: Michael A. Torregrossa, The Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages <br /><br />Presider: Charlotte A. T. Wulf, Stevenson University <br /><br />1. “Merlin: Magician, Man, and Manipulator in Starz’s <i>Camelot</i> (2011)” <br /><br />Caroline Womack, University of Leeds <br /><br />2. “Morgan, Uther’s Other Child, in BBC1’s <i>Merlin</i> (2008-) and Starz’s <i>Camelot</i> (2011)” <br /><br />Cindy Mediavilla, UCLA Department of Information Studies <br /><br />3. “Galahad and Indiana Jones: The Commodification of the Holy Grail in Modern Grail Quests” <br /><br />Schuyler Eastin, San Diego Christian College <br /><br />4. Arthurising the Wife of Bath: The Wife of Bath’s Tale in S4C’s <i>The Canterbury Tales</i> (1999) and BBC’s <i>Canterbury Tales</i> (2003) <br /><br />Paul Hardwick, Leeds Trinity University College <br /><br />5. Respondent <br /><br />Karolyn Kinane, Plymouth State University <div>
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The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-7275458815307308352011-07-14T15:44:00.001-04:002011-07-14T15:46:38.588-04:00CFP Are You From Camelot? (Roundtable) (9/1/11; Kalamazoo 5/10-13/12)CALL FOR PAPERS<br />
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ARE YOU FROM CAMELOT?<br />
RECENT ARTHURIAN FILM, TELEVISION, AND ELECTRONIC GAMES AS INNOVATORS OF THE ARTHURIAN TRADITION AND THEIR IMPACT <br />
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A ROUNDTABLE FOR THE 47TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES (WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, KALAMAZOO, MI) FROM 10-13 MAY 2012<br />
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CO-SPONSORED BY THE ALLIANCE FOR THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH ON THE VILLAINS OF THE MATTER OF BRITAIN AND THE VIRTUAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF POPULAR CULTURE AND THE MIDDLE AGES<br />
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PROPOSALS BY 1 SEPTEMBER 2011 (EARLY SUBMISSION RECOMMENDED) <br />
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The Matter of Britain is alive and well in modern mass media, and the media of film and television, especially, have long been recognized as important disseminators of the Arthurian legend to audiences of various ages and in disparate countries across the globe. Such productions are often assessed by their fidelity to pre-established versions of the legend, an anxiety of influence that Norris J. Lacy has termed “the tyranny of tradition.” However, mass media like film, television and electronic games also function as innovators of new traditions for representing characters or motifs that then become fixed in popular Arthuriana (consider, for example, both the long-standing iconographic portrayal of Merlin, cemented via Wolfgang Reitherman’s THE SWORD IN THE STONE, as an aged figure with flowing white hair, beard and robes or John Boorman’s conflation—copied by many later writers—of Morgan le Fay and Morgause in EXCALIBUR and the resulting figure’s role as the mother of Mordred, an expansion of her traditional filmic role as an enemy within Camelot), yet, to date, few studies, beyond lamentations of how to, as Lacy, puts it to “unteach” these texts, have explored this aspect of these modern Arthurian texts. The late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, in particular, include many innovative productions (including Alexandre Astier’s KAAMELOTT; Steve Barron’s MERLIN; Chris Chibnall and Michael Hirst’s CAMELOT; Antoine Fuqua’s KING ARTHUR; Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps, and Julian Murphy’s MERLIN; Mythic Entertainment’s DARK AGE OF CAMELOT; SyFy’s STARGATE SG-1 and Type-Moon’s FATE/STAY NIGHT) that deviate significantly from preexisting literary and filmic/televisual traditions of the legend, and these works have influenced and will influence both further Arthurian texts and the popular reception of the Arthurian story as they are dispersed across the intertextual landscape of the modern Matter of Britain. For this session, in furtherance of the goals of the sponsoring organizations, we are particularly interested in how these recent representations of Arthurian characters (for example King Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin, Morded, Morgan le Fay, and Morgause) and motifs (such as the Grail legend) in film, television, and electronic games have shaped contemporary conceptions of these elements and, also, in exploring how these productions may influence ongoing or future Arthurian texts.<br />
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIRTUAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF POPULAR CULTURE AND THE MIDDLE AGES, PLEASE ACCESS OUR BLOG AT <a href="http://popularcultureandthemiddleages.blogspot.com/">http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.blogspot.com/</a>The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-69871484284914153422011-05-14T14:25:00.000-04:002011-05-14T14:25:02.928-04:00Arthurian Villains Recent Presentations (2010-2004)I've been working over at <a href="http://medievalcomicsproject.org/">The Medieval Comics Project</a> trying to put together a listing of recent presentations on the topic, and, in the process, came across the following of interest to our readers. Please let me know if I've missed you.<br />
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<b>Forty-fifth International Congress on Medieval Studies</b><br />
<b>May 13–16, 2010</b><br />
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“We are all shamed and destroyed for ever!”: The Treasonous Tale of King Mark<br />
Meredith Reynolds, Francis Marion Univ.<br />
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Crafting the Witch: The Transformation of Morgan le Fay<br />
Heidi J. Breuer, California State Univ.–San Marcos<br />
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<b>2010 Joint Conference of the National Popular Culture and American Culture Associations</b><br />
<b>March 31 – April 3, 2010</b><br />
<b>Renaissance Grand Hotel St. Louis</b><br />
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Arthurian Legends: Morgan, Mordred, and Magic: Arthuriana out in Left Field<br />
Session Chair: Michele D. Braun, Northeastern University<br />
“‘Sympathy for the Devil’: The Dichotomy of Mordred in Popular Fiction”<br />
Diana M. Vecchio, Widener University<br />
“Reining in Morgaine: Revising Feminist Possibilities out of <i>The Mists of Avalon</i>”<br />
Deidra Donmoyer, Wesleyan College<br />
“Magic and the Feminine in the BBC's <i>Merlin</i>”<br />
Christina Francis, Bloomsbury University<br />
“Saving Baseball, Saving Arthur: Morganna the Kissing Bandit Resurrects Morgan le Fay”<br />
Jill Hebert, University of St. Mary<br />
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<b>Forty-fourth International Congress on Medieval Studies</b><br />
<b>May 7–10, 2009</b><br />
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A Castle as a Prison: Morgan, Lancelot, and Bagdemagus’s Daughter<br />
Stephen Atkinson, Park Univ.<br />
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<b>2009 Joint Conference of the National Popular Culture and American Culture</b><br />
<b>Associations</b><br />
<b>April 8 – 11, 2009</b><br />
<b>New Orleans Marriott</b><br />
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Bearing the Royal Seed: The Body of Mordred‘s Mother in Feminist Fiction<br />
Amy S. Kaufman, Wesleyan College<br />
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<b>International Arthurian Congress 2008</b><br />
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« Morgana le Fay's children »<br />
Kristina HILDEBRAND <br />
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« Modred's sons »<br />
Edward Donald KENNEDY <br />
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<b>Forty-third International Congress on Medieval Studies</b><br />
<b>May 8–11, 2008</b><br />
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Who Would Write a Letter about Piers Gaveston in the Voice of Morgan le Fay?<br />
Michael W. Twomey, Ithaca College<br />
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The (Gendered) Politics of Change: Medieval Construction of English Identity and the Decline of Morgan Le Fay<br />
Amanda Dysart, Univ. of Virginia<br />
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Morgan’s Headdress: “Toreted and Treleted with Tryfles Aboute” (<i>SGGK </i>960)<br />
Laura F. Hodges, Independent Scholar<br />
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<b>Forty-Second International Congress on Medieval Studies</b><br />
<b>May 10–13, 2007</b><br />
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Stargate to Avalon: Pursuing Merlin and Morgan le Fey<br />
Christina Francis, Bloomsburg Univ.<br />
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The Televisual Mordred: Strategies for Representing Mordred in Arthurian Television<br />
Michael A. Torregrossa, Independent Scholar<br />
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<b>2007 Joint Conference of the National Popular Culture and American Culture</b><br />
<b>Associations</b><br />
<b>April 4 - 7, 2007</b><br />
<b>Boston Marriott Copley Place</b><br />
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Arthurian Legend I: The M’n’M’s<br />
One and Many: Morgan in Contemporary Fantasy<br />
Jill Hebert, Western Michigan University<br />
Mordred, Villain and Victim: Two Late Victorian Visions<br />
Thomas Hoberg, Northeastern Illinois University<br />
Reclaiming the Bad Seed: Mordred’s Rehabilitation in Modern Fiction<br />
Michael D. Amey, University of Maine at Presque Isle<br />
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<b>Arthurian Conference Utrecht, July 24-31, 2005 </b><br />
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Gawain’s Family<br />
Edward Donald Kennedy <br />
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Morgan la Fey: Feminine Sexuality and Arthurian Representation<br />
Maria-Kristina Perez <br />
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<b>Fortieth International Congress on Medieval Studies</b><br />
<b>May 5–8, 2005</b><br />
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Anna and the King: Mordred’s Claim to the Throne in Scottish Chronicles<br />
Alan Lupack, Univ. of Rochester<br />
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Morgan’s Morals: Sexuality in Malory<br />
Jill Hebert, Western Michigan Univ.<br />
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The Bedevilment of Morgan le Fay: Ethnographic Perspective and Hartmann’s Erec<br />
Kristen Elena Dachler, Duke Univ.<br />
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<b>26th Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum at Plymouth State University</b><br />
<b>April 15-16, 2005</b><br />
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“Queen Margawse: The Matrix of Revenge in Malory’s <i>Le Morte D’Arthur</i>.”<br />
Peter C. Schwartz, Elmira College<br />
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<b>Thirty-Ninth International Congress on Medieval Studies</b><br />
<b>6–9 May 2004</b><br />
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Can Mordred Be Portrayed with Sympathy?<br />
Edward Donald Kennedy, Univ. of North Carolina–Chapel Hill<br />
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Shapeshifter: Morgan le Fay as Arthur’s Unheard Political Advisor in Malory<br />
Jill Hebert, Western Michigan Univ.<br />
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<b>2004 Medieval Forum at Plymouth State University</b><br />
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"Morgan Le Fay: One Tough Witch."<br />
Stacie Harris (Student, Elmira College)The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-74402798146305008442011-05-12T13:38:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:45:26.240-04:00Villain Research at KalamazooThe International Congress on Medieval Studies convenes this week at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and includes two presentations of interest:<br />
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THURS., 12 MAY 10:00 AM<br />
Session 32 (Schneider 1275)<br />
On the Margins of King Arthur’s World<br />
Organizer: Tara Foster, Northern Michigan Univ., and Jon Sherman, Northern<br />
Michigan Univ.<br />
Presider: Tara Foster<br />
PAPER 3 OF 3: False! Traitor! The Marginalization of Mordred and the Ambiguities of<br />
Kingship<br />
Steven Bruso, Fordham Univ.<br />
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SATURDAY, 14 MAY <br />
10:00 AM<br />
Session 391 (Schneider 2355)<br />
Men, Women, and Their Relationships in Middle High German and Middle English<br />
Literature<br />
Presider: M. Wendy Hennequin, Tennessee State Univ.<br />
PAPER 4 OF 4: Anglo-Saxon Echoes of Feud and Family: The Sister’s Son in Malory’s <i>Morte Darthur</i><br />
Abraham Cleaver, Univ. of New MexicoThe Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-40064679914848513882011-04-26T23:34:00.001-04:002011-04-26T23:35:04.889-04:00New Mordred Research at the IAS Congress in JulyThe program for the 23rd International Congress of the International Arthurian Society to be held at Bristol University, Bristol, England, from 25-30 July 2011, is now available online and can be accessed at the following link: <a href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/medievalcentre/arthur/english/index_html">http://www.bristol.ac.uk/medievalcentre/arthur/english/index_html</a>. Further details and registration information can also be accessed there.<br />
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There are 2 presentations of interest to the Alliance and its virtual membership:<br />
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MONDAY, 25 JULY<br />
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4:30-5:30 PM<br />
E. Arthurian Ideals and Identities: Malory<br />
1. Lisa ROBESON (Ohio Northern University) – Political Propaganda and the Morte Darthur: Mordred and the ‘comyn voyce’<br />
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THURSDAY, 28 MAY<br />
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1:45-3:15 PM<br />
A. Time for Arthur: Ideological Deployments of Arthurian Space<br />
Moderator: Siân ECHARD (University of British Columbia)<br />
2. Megan LEITCH (University of Cambridge) – Fighting for Mordred in the Fifteenth Century: Insular Identities and the Geopolitics of Literary TreasonThe Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-31713409200129080202011-04-07T23:57:00.000-04:002011-04-07T23:57:09.382-04:00Merlin Season 3 Concludes Friday on SyFySyFy airs the season finale of BBC1's <i>Merlin </i>tomorrow at 10 PM and an all-day marathon airing of the complete season starting at 8 AM. The season was particularly relevant to our purposes as it prominently featured the half sisters Morgause and Morgana and their various attempts to depose Uther Pendragon and place Morgana, who was revealed at one point as Uther's own daughter, upon the throne of Camelot.<br />
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Details as follows:<br />
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FRI, 8 APR<br />
08:00 AM Merlin, Season 3--The Tears Of Uther Pendragon - Part 1<br />
09:00 AM Merlin, Season 3--The Tears Of Uther Pendragon - Part 2<br />
10:00 AM Merlin, Season 3--Gwaine<br />
11:00 AM Merlin, Season 3--The Crystal Cave<br />
12:00 PM Merlin, Season 3--The Changeling<br />
01:00 PM Merlin, Season 3--The Castle Of Fyrien<br />
02:00 PM Merlin, Season 3--The Eye Of The Phoenix<br />
03:00 PM Merlin, Season 3--Love In The Time Of Dragons<br />
04:00 PM Merlin, Season 3--Queen Of Hearts<br />
05:00 PM Merlin, Season 3--The Sorcerer's Shadow<br />
06:00 PM Merlin, Season 3--The Coming Of Arthur - Part 1<br />
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10:00 PM Merlin, Season 3--The Coming Of Arthur - Part 2 [season finale]The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4151748174405516543.post-63316976568145463782011-04-07T23:45:00.000-04:002011-04-07T23:45:28.891-04:00Kalamazoo 2012 Session ProposalsThe Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain in association with The Institute for the Advancement of Scholarship on the Magic-Wielding Figures of Visual Electronic Multimedia and The Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages has proposed the following session for the 47th International Congress on Medieval Studies to be held from 10-13 May 2012. Interested parties should contact the Society at <a href="mailto:Popular.Culture.and.the.Middle.Ages@gmail.com">Popular.Culture.and.the.Middle.Ages@gmail.com</a> (please note "Are You From Camelot 2012" in the subject line). An official call for papers will be distributed this summer upon notification of acceptance from the Congress's organizing committee. <br />
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<b>Are You From Camelot? Recent Arthurian Film, Television, and Electronic Games as Innovators of the Arthurian Tradition and Their Impact (Roundtable)</b><br />
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The Matter of Britain is alive and well in modern mass media, and the media of film and television, especially, have long been recognized as important disseminators of the Arthurian legend to audiences of various ages and in disparate countries across the globe. Such productions are often assessed by their fidelity to pre-established versions of the legend, an anxiety of influence that Norris J. Lacy has termed “the tyranny of tradition.” However, mass media like film, television and electronic games also function as innovators of new traditions for representing characters or motifs that then become fixed in popular Arthuriana (consider, for example, both the long-standing iconographic portrayal of Merlin, cemented via Wolfgang Reitherman’s <i>The Sword in the Stone</i>, as an aged figure with flowing white hair, beard and robes or John Boorman’s conflation—copied by many later writers—of Morgan le Fay and Morgause in <i>Excalibur </i>and the resulting figure’s role as the mother of Mordred, an expansion of her traditional filmic role as an enemy within Camelot), yet, to date, few studies, beyond lamentations of how to, as Lacy, puts it to “unteach” these texts, have explored this aspect of these modern Arthurian texts. The late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, in particular, include many innovative productions (including Alexandre Astier’s <i>Kaamelott</i>; Steve Barron’s <i>Merlin</i>; Chris Chibnall and Michael Hirst’s <i>Camelot</i>; Antoine Fuqua’s <i>King Arthur</i>; Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps, and Julian Murphy’s <i>Merlin</i>; Mythic Entertainment’s <i>Dark Age of Camelot</i>; SyFy’s <i>Stargate SG-1</i> and Type-Moon’s <i>Fate/Stay Night</i>) that deviate significantly from preexisting literary and filmic/televisual traditions of the legend, and these works have influenced and will influence both further Arthurian texts and the popular reception of the Arthurian story as they are dispersed across the intertextual landscape of the modern Matter of Britain. For this session, in furtherance of the goals of the three sponsoring organizations, we are particularly interested in how these recent representations of Arthurian characters (for example King Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin, Morded, Morgan le Fay, and Morgause) and motifs (such as the Grail legend) in film, television, and electronic games have shaped contemporary conceptions of these elements and, also, in exploring how these productions may influence ongoing or future Arthurian texts.The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0