[ecrea] CFP: Uses of Fantasy in Changing Media Landscape, dl September 5

*Call for Papers: Uses of Fantasy in Changing Media Landscape*

*October 20–21, 2016, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland*

In recent years, fantasy fiction has gained popularity in different 
mediums. For instance, in television fantastic or speculative themes are 
more visible than ever before, and – as television scholar J. P. Telotte 
has noted – they are even invading the so called reality television. The 
Uses of Fantasy seminar focuses on the uses and users of fantasy in 
contemporary culture and contemporary representation of fantasy in 
different cultural mediums. In other words, the seminar concentrates on 
the reception, representation and meaning of fantasy in a changing media 
landscape. The seminar is organised by the project Uses of Fantasy – The 
World Hobbit Project in Finland in cooperation with the University of 
Jyväskylä and The Research Centre for Contemporary Culture.

We invite presentations and panels on the uses and users of fantasy as 
well as on the contemporary representations of fantasy on different 
mediums, such as literature, television, film, comics and graphic 
novels, games and new media. These may include but are not limited to:

   * Audience responses and the meanings of fantasy; affective
     attachments to fantasy; fantasy fandom and other participatory user
     practices
   * Adaptation and transmedia; representing fantasy via different mediums
   * The cultural meanings of fantasy; representations of cultural
     phenomena through fantasy; the politics of fantasy (e.g. in relation
     to gender, sexuality, ethnicity, age, class, disability etc.)
   * Fantasy and narration; fantastic characters; fantastic genres
     (science fiction, horror etc.)

Proposals for scholarly papers from any academic discipline that seek to 
examine, interrogate, and expand research related to any aspect of uses 
of fantasy, in any medium are welcome. Papers will be allowed a maximum 
presentation time of 20 minutes.

One of our keynote speakers will be Emeritus Professor Martin Barker, 
Aberystwyth University (Great Britain), who will give a lecture on The 
World Hobbit Project and also participate in the seminar.

Please submit a 500-word proposal describing the content of your 
proposed paper, and few words about yourself and your research 
(including your current affiliation) to 
hobbitprojectfinland(at)gmail.com. The deadline for the proposals 
is*September 5, 2016.*

If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact 
hobbitprojectfinland(at)gmail.com.

More information on the seminar website: 
https://theworldhobbitprojectfinland.com/seminar/

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