romantic

The Romantics era was rife with social and economic shifts and imbalances as the Industrial Revolution brought destruction to the natural world and further stratification of the classes. In this increasingly dystopian climate, Romantic authors often sought an idyllic nature in which to imbue their utopian views; as such, the Romantic imagination became a mechanism through which authors essentially deconstructed the dystopian world and created the utopian imagination. Conversely, the Romantics sometimes deconstructed the utopian environment as a means to express the dystopian imagination.

Looking for paper proposals on any topic relating to Romanticim. Papers relating in particular to the conference theme of “Archives, Libraries, Properties” are especially welcome.

To submit a paper proposal for this session, or one of the many other approved PAMLA sessions, please go to: http://www.pamla.org/2016/topic-areas

Proposals are due by Friday, June 10.

The PAMLA conference 2016 will be held over the 11-13 November 2016 weekend at the Westin Pasadena, CA.

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association  

PAMLA 116th Annual Conference November 11-13, 2016

Panel Chair:              Dewey W. Hall, Professor of English

Affiliation:                California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Email:                        dwhall@cpp.edu

Session Title:           “The Strange Place of Ecocriticism: The Material as

Image [&] Narrative is seeking papers for a special tercentenary issue devoted to the work of Horace Walpole (1717-1797). Articles covering all aspects of Walpole’s literary career are welcome, though preference will be given to those focusing on the correspondences between word and image.

Possible topics may include:

- narrative functions of images in Walpole’s work

- Gothic imagery in The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother

- art commentaries in Walpole’s correspondence, journals and Anecdotes

- narratives and catalogues of Houghton Hall and Strawberry Hill

- book design at the Strawberry Hill Press

- illustrations of Walpole’s work

Film Adaptation: Theory, Practices, Reception

School of Film Studies and School of English
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

May 25-27, 2017
Thessaloniki

Keynote Speaker: Deborah Cartmell

Site: http://filmadaptationthessaloniki2017.web.auth.gr/