[ecrea] CFP: International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts (3/16-3/20/11; deadline 10/31/10)

>CALL FOR PROPOSALS: ICFA 32-The Fantastic Ridiculous
>
>Proposals for paper presentations and paper sessions are solicited for
>the 32nd annual International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts,
>which will take place March 16th - 20th, 2011 in Orlando, Florida at the
>Orlando Airport Marriott.
>
>Hosted by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, a
>scholarly organization devoted to the study of the fantastic (broadly
>defined) as it appears in literature, film, and the other arts, the
>annual conference attracts scholars, artists, and authors from around
>the world sharing interests in speculative media.
>
>Proposals are invited on any aspect of the fantastic; proposals on this
>year's conference theme, "the fantastic ridiculous," are especially
>desired.
>
>FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE RIDICULOUS: ICFA 32's conference theme, "the
>fantastic ridiculous," is the natural follow-up to ICFA 31's focus on
>the fantastic and the sublime.  From Rabelais to Monty Python, from
>Ionesco to Rocky Horror, and from Dante to Dr. Who, the fantastic and
>the ridiculous have been close bedfellows.  Paper and panel proposals
>are invited exploring the intersections of the fantastic with the
>comedic, the absurd, the carnivalesque, parody, and satire.
>
>
>The deadline for proposals is October 31st, 2010.
>
>Additional information on  how to submit your proposal is provided
>below, along with information about 2011 guests of honor Connie Willis
>and Terry Bisson, and guest scholar Andrea Hairston.  Information is
>also available at the International Association for the Fantastic in the
>Arts Web site, http://www.iafa.org
><https://mail3.cmich.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.iafa.org>
>
>2011 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts Guests
>
>Guest of Honor: Connie Willis
>
>Connie Willis is the award winning author of Doomsday Book, Passage, To
>Say Nothing of the Dog, and Bellwether, among others. Connie has
>received 10 Hugo Awards, 11 Locus Poll Awards, and 6 Nebula Awards. Her
>stories have an epic feel and range from laugh out loud funny to deadly
>serious.
>
>
>Guest of Honor: Terry Bisson
>
>
>Terry Bisson is the author of seven novels: Wyrldmaker; Talking Man, a
>World Fantasy Award nominee, Fire on the Mountain; Voyage to the Red
>Planet; Pirates of the Universe, the most reviewed SF novel of 1996; The
>Pickup Artist; Numbers Don't Lie - and two novellas, Dear Abbey,
>nominated for the British Science Fiction Association award; and Planet
>of Mystery. Bisson's short fiction has turned up in Playboy, Asimov's,
>Omni, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Socialism & Democracy, Southern
>Exposure, and Harpers.
>
>Guest Scholar: Andrea Hairston
>
>
>Andrea Hairston has received many awards for her writing and directing
>including a National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Playwrights, a Ford
>Foundation Grant to collaborate with Senegalese Master Drummer Massamba
>Diop, an NEA grant to work as a dramaturge/director with playwright
>Pearl Cleage, and a Shubert Fellowship for Playwriting.
>
>
>Submission Guidelines
>
>In order to be considered for the 2011 program, your proposal to (1)
>read a paper, (2) recruit and chair a paper session, or (3) organize and
>chair a panel discussion should be date-stamped no later than October
>31, 2010; electronic correspondence is preferred.
>
>Proposals must be sent to the appropriate Division Head (addresses
>below) and may not be submitted to more than one Division.
>
>Proposals must include a 500-word abstract and appropriate bibliography
>indicating the project's scholarly or theoretical context. Presenters
>must be members of IAFA at the time of the conference.
>
>Be sure to indicate all audio-visual equipment needs in this initial
>proposal; later A/V requests cannot be guaranteed.
>
>
>
>IAFA Divisions
>
>CHILDREN'S & YOUNG-ADULT'S LITERATURE & ART
>
>The Children's and Young Adult Literature and Art division accepts
>critical scholarship papers that focus on literature aimed at younger
>readers. This includes picture books as well as middle-grade and young
>adult novels, short stories, and graphic novels that involve fantasy,
>horror, paranormal romance, science fiction, and any other aspect of the
>fantastic. Division Head: Amie Rose Rotruck, Hollins University
>((AROTRUCK /at/ GMAIL.COM)).
>
>
>FANTASY LITERATURE
>
>The Fantasy Literature division welcomes papers on all aspects of
>fantasy literature (broadly defined to mean anything from genre fantasy
>to magic realism and folk tales) including, but not restricted to,
>criticism on works by fantasy authors writing in English, inter
>disciplinary approaches to the genre, and scholarship on fantasy theory.
>Division Head: Stefan Ekman, Lund University
>((STEFAN.EKMAN /at/ ENGLUND.LU.SE)).
>
>FILM & TELEVISION
>
>The Fantastic in Film & Media division welcomes proposals for paper
>presentations that deal with the fantastic broadly construed in cinema
>and television.  Division Head: Jeffrey Weinstock, Central Michigan
>University. ((JEFFREY.WEINSTOCK /at/ CMICH.EDU)).
>
>PARTICIPATORY AND CONVERGENCE STUDIES [formerly CC]
>
>The Participatory and Convergence Studies (PCS) Division accepts papers
>on all aspects of fan culture, production, and communities;
>transformative works (both fan works and professional works);
>audience/reception studies; and convergence (multi-media, often
>interactive/participatory) narratives and "texts."  This would include
>(but not be limited to) topics such as geek culture; fan fiction; fan
>art/film; vidding; conventions/convention culture; cosplay; marketing
>the fantastic; online fan communities, websites, forums, and mailing
>lists; Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (and similar transformative
>works); alternate reality games/books/comics/tie-in products; and viral
>marketing. Division Head: Barbara Lucas, Lakeland Community College
>((BARBEDWRITING /at/ YAHOO.COM)).
>
>VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS [formerly PCVA]
>
>The Visual & Performing Arts Division turns a speculative eye towards
>issues of representation in visual media, both new and traditional.  It
>draws its subject matter from a diverse range of texts including:  video
>games; comic books & sequential art; performance studies and liveness as
>embodied in drama, dance, and music; plastic arts such as sculpture,
>painting, photography, and architecture; the full range of body art; and
>digital imagery. Division Head: Stefan Hall, Defiance College
>((SHALL /at/ DEFIANCE.EDU)).
>
>HORROR LITERATURE
>
>The horror division focuses on genre.  Papers may explore any aspect of
>horror literature including but not limited to The Gothic, Physical
>Horror, Psychological Horror, Archetypes, and the Supernatural.
>Discussion of the evolution and theory of Horror is also encouraged.
>Division Head: Rhonda Brock-Servais, Longwood University
>((BROCKSERVAISRL /at/ LONGWOOD.EDU)).
>
>INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC LITERATURE
>
>The International Fantastic division invites papers on all aspects of
>the international fantastic in all media. In this context
>"international" means either non-anglophone or originating in a culture
>considered/considering itself as foreign within the anglophone world;
>this may include minority literatures within an anglophone country.
>Comparative projects also welcome. Division Head: Rachel Haywood
>Ferreira ((RACHELHF /at/ IASTATE.EDU)).
>
>SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE
>
>The Science Fiction Literature Division accepts proposals for papers on
>topics related to science fiction novels, short stories, and poems, and
>on critical theory related to the SF genre.  This division's emphasis is
>textual; papers considering science fiction in film, television, or
>comics should apply to the Film & Media or the Visual & Performing Arts
>divisions instead. Division Head: David M. Higgins, Indiana University
>((DMHIGGIN /at/ GMAIL.COM)).
>
>
>
>
>
>Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Ph.D.
>
>Professor of English and Graduate Program Coordinator
>
>Associate Editor, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
>
>Central Michigan University
>
>100 W. Preston Road, Anspach Hall 205
>
>Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859-0001
>
>(989) 774-3101
>
>(Jeffrey.Weinstock /at/ cmich.edu)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Ph.D.
>
>Professor of English and Graduate Program Coordinator
>
>Associate Editor, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
>
>Central Michigan University
>
>100 W. Preston Road, Anspach Hall 205
>
>Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859-0001
>
>(989) 774-3101
>
>(Jeffrey.Weinstock /at/ cmich.edu)
>
>

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