Event: May 26-28, 2017, Aalborg, Denmark

Abstract Submissions Due: March 31, 2017

An international academic conference addressing the topics of creative practices (how to research, design, and assess), creative constraints (ex: can constraints create new art forms), creative transgressions (ex: if “transgression is commodified, can it truly be transgressive at all”?), and Para-creativity (“para” having dual definitions: a) for example, para-literature, meaning not quite literature or b) Parasitic Literature such as fan fiction, B-movies, and so forth), and lastly, Hybrid Texts.

The South Gate Society School of Creative Writing (Aalborg, Denmark) in partnership with The Culture and Global Studies department at Aalborg University (Aalborg, Denmark) is hosting an international conference on Creative Practices, Constraints, and Transgressions.

We ask for proposals for 20-minute papers/presentations or proposal for roundtable discussion groups. Proposals are welcomed on topics that include, expand upon, or connect the following general subcategories of “creative practices”: literature, film/tv, music, new media in terms of:

• Creative constraints
• Creative transgressions
• Commodifying creative transgressions
• Para-creativity
• Parasitic creativity
• Developing curriculum for creative practices
• Teaching strategies for creative practices
• Assessing creative process and product
• Hybrid Texts

Plenary Speakers and Facilitators:

Professor Fred Botting (Kingston University), Professor Isabella van Elferen (Kingston University), LeAnne Kline (The South Gate Society School of Creative Writing), Bent Sørensen (Aalborg University), Jane McKie (The University of Edinburgh), Elizabeth Jochum (Aalborg University), Steen Ledet Christiansen (Aalborg University).