CFP: Romance (11/1/06; PCA/ACA, 4/4/07-4/7/07)
NATIONAL POPULAR CULTURE &
AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATIONS
2007 JOINT CONFERENCE
April 4-7, 2007
Boston Marriott Copley Place
Boston, Massachusetts
For more information on the PCA/ACA, please
go to http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca.
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2006
We are considering proposals for sessions organized around
a theme, special panels, and/or individual papers. Sessions are
scheduled in 1½ hour slots, ideally with four papers or speakers
per standard session.
Should you or any of your colleagues be interested in submitting
a proposal or have any questions, please contact the area chair
(see below).
We are interested in any and all topics about or related
to romance fiction—all genres, all kinds, and all eras.
Some possible topics (but not limited to these):
--Individual Novels or Romance Authors (Jennifer Crusie,
Emma Holly, Laura Kinsale, Eloisa James, etc.)
--New Directions in Category Romance (recent and forthcoming
lines, changing demographics, etc.)
--New Directions in Romance Scholarship (historicist, formalist,
queer-theoretical, etc.)
--Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Romance, and same-sex love
within predominantly heterosexual texts
--Genre-Bending and Genre-Crossing authors and texts (SF romance,
erotic romance, chick-lit, etc.)
--Bad Boys and Wicked Women (approaches to and trends in erotic romance)
--African-American, Latina, and other Multicultural romance
--History of Romance Fiction (major authors and texts, turning points
in the development of the genre)
--Romance on the World Stage (texts in translation, romange manga,
non-Western writers, readers, and publishers)
Submit a one-page (150-250 word) proposal or abstract (via regular
mail or e-mail) by November 1, 2006, to both area chairs below:
Eric Selinger
Dept. of English
DePaul Univ.
802 West Belden Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
773-325-4475
eselinge_at_depaul.edu
Darcy Martin
Women's Studies
East Tennessee State University
(423) 439-6311
martindj_at_etsu.edu
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