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[ecrea] CALL FOR PAPERS: The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts "The Fantastic Ridiculous"

Sat Oct 23 20:44:39 GMT 2010



CALL FOR PAPERS: The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
"The Fantastic Ridiculous"

As always, we also welcome proposals for individual papers and for
academic sessions and panels on any aspect of the fantastic in any
media.  The deadline is NOVEMBER 15, 2010.

March 16-20, 2011

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.


Look for Information and Updates at the IAFA website: www.iafa.org

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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
NOVEMBER 15, 2010; electronic correspondence is preferred. Proposals
must be sent to the appropriate Division Head (addresses below) and
you may not submit to more than one Division. Advise the Division Head
if you would like to volunteer to chair a paper session. 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.

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)).

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