The Société Rencesvals, Pan-American Branch, invites proposals from scholars whose research examines Romance-language epics as sites of social discourse. Far from being merely “songs of deeds,” these texts were critical commentaries on contemporary ideologies. They thus speak profoundly to processes of self-conceptualization in far-ranging topics including –but not limited to– regional/national identity, faith, gender, and race. We are interested in the examination of how Romance-language epics use discourse to construct value systems that contribute to conceptions of the self, situating this literature in the larger study of the production of ideologies in the Middle Ages. Please upload your proposal (name, affiliation if any, title, 300-word abstract, and short description) to https://icms.confex.com/icms/2027/prelim.cgi/Session/8641 by Sept. 4.

Scholars interested in participating, especially those who may not benefit from standard forms of academic funding, are welcome to apply to our grant program. See our webpage (https://rencesvalsacb.org/SRacbConferenceSupportGrants.htm) for further information.