CFP: Myth and Fairy Tale, Conference on Popular & American Culture
Myth and Fairy Tale Call for Papers?Deadline Extended
Abstract/Proposals by 15 November 2008 Priority Deadline
1 December 2008 Final Deadline
Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Associations 30th Annual Conference
Albuquerque, NM February 25-28 2009
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque?330
TijerasAlbuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 1.505.842.1234
Fax: 1.505.766.6710
Panels now forming on topics related to all areas of myth and fairy tale and their connections to popular culture.
Special Areas of Interest Include:
The Special and Enduring Significance of “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Cinderella,” and “Snow White” in American Popular Culture, Where Fairy Tales and Myth Overlap, Fairy Tale and Advertising, Fairy Tale and Myth in the works of Francesca Lia Block, Fairy Tales and Horror, Fairy Tale and Myth in Film, Revisionist Myth and Fairy Tale, The Works of Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood and Fairytale, Fairy Tale in Contemporary Poetry, Myth in Contemporary Poetry, Fairy Tale and the Contemporary Novel, Myth and the Contemporary Novel, Fairy Tale in the music of Tori Amos, Disney, Barbie and The Fairy Tale, Joseph Campbell, Vladimir Propp, Feminists and The Fairy Tale.
Scholars, teachers, professionals, and others interested in Myth And Fairy Tales are encouraged to participate.
Graduate students are also particularly welcome.
If you wish to form your own Myth or Fairy Tale-focused panel, I would be glad to facilitate your needs (Panels focused on one particular tale are especially encouraged). Also, if your work does not focus on Myth or Fairy Tale but fits within the broad range of areas designated for the upcoming conference on American & Popular culture, I still encourage you to participate. Please pass along this call to friends and colleagues.
Send 100-200 word abstracts and proposals for panels by 1 November 2008:
Melissa Morphew
Associate Professor of English
Box 2146
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX 77341-2146
Phone # 936-294-1944
eng_smm@shsu.edu