The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 22.0064  Monday, 9 May 2011

From:         Annalisa Castaldo < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >
Date:          April 22, 2011 8:59:48 AM EDT
Subject:      CFP for MAPACA, Medieval and Renaissance Area

Call for Papers MAPACA 2011
November 3-5, 2011
Philadelphia

The wealth of material found in the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance continues to attract modern audiences with new works in fiction, film, and other areas, whether through adaptation or incorporation of themes and characters. This is a call for papers or panels dealing with any aspect of medieval or renaissance representation in popular culture. Topics for this area include, but are not limited to the following:

-Modern portrayals of any aspect of Arthurian legends or Shakespeare

-Modern versions or adaptations of any other Medieval or Renaissance writer

-Modern investigations of historical figures such as Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Richards, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scotts

-Teaching medieval and renaissance texts to modern students

-Medieval or Renaissance links to fantasy fiction, gaming, comics, video games, etc.

Medieval or Renaissance Dramas

-The Middle Ages or Renaissance on the Internet

-Renaissance fairs

Presentations can be in the form of individual papers, panels, workshops, roundtables, or other formats, and presenters are urged to consider choosing an alternative format if it would better suit their topic.

Submit a 250 proposal including av requests by June 15, 2011 to

Diana Vecchio
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and Mary Behrman
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Annalisa Castaldo
Director of Gender & Women's Studies
Associate Professor of English
Widener University
Chester, PA 19013
610-499-1112
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