Call for Papers

Biographical Spectacle: Theorizing Non-Literary Auto/Biography

40th Anniversary Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
Feb. 26-March 1, 2009
Hyatt Regency - Boston, Massachusetts

As the influence of new media continues to expand, more and more people
obtain news and information through non-literary channels. This panel seeks
papers that explore non-literary types of auto/biography, including biopics
(film), biodramas (theatre), fan magazines, reality television, and
websites. How do these new sites of auto/biography function? How are they
distinct from or similar to traditional biography?

Some possible sites of biography to consider:
âˆ' fan-based websites
âˆ' gossip websites
âˆ' podcasts
âˆ' television
âˆ' film
âˆ' theatre
âˆ' gossip/celebrity magazines

Preference will be given to proposals that attempt to theorize these forms
rather then merely describing them.

Please submit proposals to Lindsay Adamson Livingston,
<adamson.livingston_at_gmail.com>
Deadline: September 15, 2008

Please include with your abstract:

Name and Affiliation
Email address
Postal address
Telephone number
A/V requirements (if any; $10 handling fee)

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