There are some new Arthurian comics related posts on the blog. Details at
http://popularcultureandthemiddleages.blogspot.com/

List members,

I just posted an entry to the blog on a promotional comic called
SPIDER-MAN BATTLES THE MYTH MONSTER! (1991). I happened upon it this
summer. I do not believe it is included in any previous listing of
Arthurian comics (though I could be wrong). The comic introduces the
evil Myth Monster, who battles King Arthur and Merlin in Camelot and,
centuries later, Spider-Man.

Also, if anyone is willing, I am accepting proposals for a collection
of essays on Arthurian comics to be published in 2012 in commemoration
of the 75th anniversary of PRINCE VALIANT (and the 30th anniversary of
CAMELOT 3000). Let me (at popular.culture.and.middle.ages@...)
know if you might be interested in contributing. An official call went
out to H-Announce and the UPenn CFP List last week but has not yet
gone live.

Michael

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List members,

The blog (http://popularcultureandthemiddleages.blogspot.com/) has
been updated recently with a number of items that should be of
interest to all. I hope to add a report from MAPACA later this week
and would be interested in posting reports from other conferences as
well.

Michael

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Hi. I'm currently at work on a paper looking at Quality's Merlin the
Magician (http://www.camelot4colors.com/original.htm#Merlin%20the%20Magician),
and I need some help. I've got all his appearances in NATIONAL COMICS
(nos. 1-26 according to the Grand Comics Database) but nos. 9 and 21,
and I was wondering if anyone on list had more information on his
creation. Specifically, I've found varying details on who the credited
writer/artist Lance Blackwood is. Some sites list him as a pseudonym
for Fred Guardineer and others as that of Don Zolnerowich. Any
thoughts?

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I read it.  Not impressed with the art.  The story idea is Arthur  returns
in the future, etc.  Pretty "traditional" use of Arthur in the  future.  You
could find a set of both comics signed with a signed card for  $10.00 plus
shipping.  I think they may still be available.

Rodney


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Alan,

Thanks for the heads up.

Michael

On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Alan Stewart <merrygawain@...> wrote:

>
>
> I came across this new series (2 issues to date) while looking for
> something else on Google -- has anyone on the list read it?
>
> http://www.cosmictimes.net/Arthur.htm
>
> It appears to take a futuristic SF approach to the legend of Arthur's
> return, a la Camelot 3000.
>
> I've ordered the two issues published to date and will report back when
> I've read 'em.
>
> -- Alan
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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I came across this new series (2 issues to date) while looking for something
else on Google -- has anyone on the list read it?

http://www.cosmictimes.net/Arthur.htm

It appears to take a futuristic SF approach to the legend of Arthur's return, a
la Camelot 3000.

I've ordered the two issues published to date and will report back when I've
read 'em.

-- Alan





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Dear list members,

Things continue to be chaotic, and I am only now reviewing the
submissions for the society's various sessions for next Kalamazoo. I
do anticipate the need for moderators/presiders, as I am unsure if I
can attend the conference this year, and would welcome any volunteers.

Thanks in advance,
Michael

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http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.blogspot.com/

Just a reminder:

We still need proposals for our Kalamazoo sessions on SIR GAWAIN AND
THE GREEN KNIGHT in popular culture and our roundtable on Why Arthur?
More details are on the blog.

My apologies if you've already sent a proposal.  It has been a chaotic
summer, and I have not been keeping up with all my correspondence.

Michael

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As the summer draws to a close, I remind list members that the
following calls for papers will soon be ending.  This will be the only
reminder.  Complete details can be found on the blog.

# 09-01-09: SGGK in Popular Culture (9/1/09; Kalamazoo 5/13-16/10)
# 09-01-09: Why Arthur? (round table) (9/1/09; Kalamazoo 5/13-16/10)
# 12-15-09: Beowulf on Film/TV/Electronic Games Collection (proposals
by 12/15/09)
# 12-31-09: 21st-Century Medievalisms (12/31/09; Plymouth State Univ.
4/16-17/10)

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Seems another Arthurian comic has bit the dust.  Marvel's CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND
MI13 concludes its run with no 15 out this month.

There are some details at writer Paul Cornell's blog at
http://www.paulcornell.com/search/label/Captain%20Britain

Michael

I've been in comics limbo since the fall and almost missed this:

<http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/15-500/Rex-Mundi-19>

Rex Mundi #19
Writer: Arvid Nelson
Artist: Juan Ferreyra
Cover Artist: Mike Mignola
Genre: Action/Adventure, Horror

Julien and the Duke of Lorraine slug it out amidst the crumbling
grandeur of the Castle of the Holy Grail. But who could possibly
withstand Lorraine's sorcery, not to mention his legions of fanatical
Imperial Guard? It's said that on the Day of Judgment, the dead will
rise from the grave . . .

Horrific vengeance from the depths of the earth, a stone-shattering
duel to the death, and a heart-rending finale await you in Exodus, the
final issue of Rex Mundi.

* Guest cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola!

After ten years, the Rex Mundi epic draws to its apocalyptic end.
Publication Date: August 19, 2009
Format: FC, 32 pages
Price: $2.99
UPC: 7 61568 14011 8 01911


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Dear list members,

I am pleased to report that the following sessions have been approved
for next Kalamazoo.  The official call for papers will be posted to
the blog and distributed online once the website for the 45th
International Congress on Medieval Studies is active.

"The Evergreen Romance: The Reception of SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN
KNIGHT in Popular Culture" (2 sessions)

"Why Arthur?  Reflections on the International Appeal of the Matter of
Britain in the Post-Medieval World" (roundtable)


Michael


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CALL FOR PAPERS



Understanding Superheroes

An Interdisciplinary Conference at the University of Oregon



Location: The University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

Dates: October 23-24, 2009



“Understanding Superheroes” is conceived as an interdisciplinary multi-media
event, held in conjunction with a simultaneous exhibition of original comic
art at the UO’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

This exhibition, “Faster Than A Speeding Bullet,” will feature over 150
pages of original superhero comic art from the 1940s to the present, with
examples of key works by many major creators in the industry, including Neal
Adams, Mike Allred, C C Beck, Gene Colan, Steve Ditko, Will Eisner, Bill
Everett, Lou Fine, Ramona Fradon, Dave Gibbons, Don Heck, Carmine Infantino,
J G Jones, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Mort Meskin, Frank Miller, Joe
Orlando, George Perez, H G Peter, Mac Raboy, John Romita Sr., Alex Ross,
Marie Severin, Bill
Sienkiewicz, Matt Wagner, and Berni Wrightson.



Keynote Speakers include Danny Fingeroth (author of Superheroes On The Couch
and Disguised As Clark Kent) and Charles Hatfield (author of Alternative
Comics: An Emerging Literature).



Guests Panelists include Kurt Busiek (author of numerous Superhero titles
for Marvel and DC, and creator of the award-winning Astro City series), Greg
Rucka (co-creator of Gotham Central, White Out, Queen & Country, and many
projects for Marvel and DC), and Gail Simone (writer on Marvel’s Deadpool,
DC’s Birds of Prey, co-creator of Welcome To
Tranquility for Wildstorm, and current Wonder Woman scribe)!



Other guests TBA.



We invite 1-2 page proposals for 20-30 minute conference papers considering
the implications of superhero fantasies for our understanding of such
diverse topics as gender identity, queerness, theological yearning, and
nationalist politics.  We also welcome appreciative discussions of superhero
comics as significant aesthetic achievements — particularly insofar as those
discussions contribute to the ongoing project within contemporary Comics
Studies, to map the unique conventions of the comic art form.    Above all,
we are interested in sophisticated, lucidly written analyses that utilize
the
conceptual tools and hermeneutic lenses of contemporary literary and
cultural theory.



It is our hope that this conference will help all participants,
student and professional, skeptic and fan, to understand the
extraordinary imaginative appeal of the costumed adventurer — an appeal that
overlaps significant distinctions of age, gender, nation, and culture, and
which no amount of silliness or cynicism seems quite able to dispel.



Please address queries and submit proposals via email to Ben Saunders,
Associate Professor, Department of English by Monday, June 30tth, 2009.
(Email address: ben@...)

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Dear list members,

We have finally settled on our theme for Kalamazoo 2010.  Our sessions
will be devoted to SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT in post-medieval
popular culture, and we hope to also sponsor a series of film
showings.

Michael

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Ilan,

Thanks for your comments.  Right now, I am leaning towards a workshop
showcasing some of the variety of medieval-themed anime and manga, but
that would not preclude short presentations by others or discussion.
We ran a comics workshop last year that seemed to be quite successful.

I eagerly await any other thoughts from the list on this matter.

Michael


On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 12:48 AM, Ilan M. Mitchell-Smith
<imitchellsmith@...> wrote:
> Hi Michael and all,
>
> I might be interested, but I think I might be more interested in a roundtable,
if this session could be worked up in that way.  Either way, keep me in the loop
if you would.
>
> Ilan
> ________________________________________
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Moderator, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
[popcultandmiddleages.moderator@...]
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:44 PM
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The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages; Arthurian
Comics Discussion List
> Subject: [MSAM_DL] Kalamazoo 2010 sessions
>
> Dear list members,
>
> The Society is considering sessions for next Kalamazoo (May 13–16,
> 2010) on Eastern/Asian Medievalisms.  Would anyone on list be
> interested in presenting?  Obvious papers would include medieval
> themes in anime and manga, plus other media.
>
> Michael
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Dear list members,

The Society is considering sessions for next Kalamazoo (May 13–16,
2010) on Eastern/Asian Medievalisms.  Would anyone on list be
interested in presenting?  Obvious papers would include medieval
themes in anime and manga, plus other media.

Michael


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Michael A Torregrossa and Carl James Grindley, Co-Founders
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.blogspot.com/

Dear list members,

Just a quick reminder that the Society maintains a listserv devoted to
medievalism-themed calls for papers.  The archive (searchable) can be
accessed at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCMA-CFP/> and one may
subscribe to the list from there as well.  There are a lot of
interesting projects and conferences in the works, and the Popular
Culture & Middle Ages CFP List is the best way to stay informed.
Eventually, all CFPs will be posted to PCMA-CFP and no longer
distributed to subsidiary lists.

Michael Torregrossa

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The following represents PCMA's presence at this year's International
Congress on Medieval Studies.  The complete program and registration
information is available at <http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/>.

Michael


THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2009
SESSION 109 (1:30 PM; SANGREN 2502)

Medievalisms at War I
Sponsor: Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
Organizer: Michael A. Torregrossa, Society for the Study of Popular
Culture and the Middle Ages
Presider: Carl James Grindley, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Richard the Lionheart in Films and Television about the Third Crusade
Lorraine Kochanske Stock, Univ. of Houston
Contextualizing King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942): The Matter of
Britain as World War II Propaganda
Michael A. Torregrossa
"A Sport and an End": Militarism in Tolkien's and Jackson's Versions
of The Lord of the Rings
Mary R. Bowman, Univ. of Wisconsin–Stevens Point [CORRECTED]
Patterns of Violence, Decay, and Redemption in Filmic Beowulfs and
Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund's Cidade de Deus (2002)
Aaron Mercier, Ohio State Univ.


THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2009
SESSION 165 (3:30 PM; SANGREN 2502)

Medievalisms at War II
Sponsor: Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
Organizer: Michael A. Torregrossa, Society for the Study of Popular
Culture and the Middle Ages
Presider: Mikee Delony, Abilene Christian Univ.
"Let's Get Ready to Rumble": Arming the Knight in Contemporary Film
Carl James Grindley, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Medieval Culture in Japanese-Designed Video Games
Matthew Greenberg, Abilene Christian Univ.
The Red Baron and Medieval Chivalry
Joseph M. Sullivan, Univ. of Oklahoma
A New Chivalry for a More Civilized Age: T. H. White's The Once and Future King
Caroline Womack, Washtenaw Community College


THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2009
SESSION 188 (7:30 PM; BERNHARD 208)

Getting Medieval on Popular Culture in the Classroom: Pedagogy and
Medievalism (A Roundtable)
Sponsor: Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
Organizer: Michael A. Torregrossa, Society for the Study of Popular
Culture and the Middle Ages
Presider: Laura Blunk, Cuyahoga Community College
American Medieval: Teaching Popular Medievalism as Modern National Narrative
Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Angelo State Univ.
Teaching the Medieval Monstrous: Cinematic Grendel and the Green Knight
Lorraine Kochanske Stock, Univ. of Houston
Hunting Alchemy: Using Anime in the Graduate Seminar
Candace Gregory-Abbott, California State Univ.–Sacramento
Breaking the Waves: Margery Kempe Goes South
Jenny Adams, Univ. of Massachusetts
Web 2.0 and the "Medieval" Classroom
Carl James Grindley, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Teaching the Middle Ages in the Twenty-First-Century "Smart" Classroom
Mikee Delony, Abilene Christian Univ.



SATURDAY, 10 MAY 2009
BUSINESS MEETING (12:30 PM; VALLEY II 203)



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List Members:

My apologies for the belatedness of this post, I've been dealing with
computer problems of late on top of everything else.

The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages is
organizing a session or series of sessions on "Medieval-Themed Science
Fiction" for the 2009 Medieval and Renaissance Forum to be held a
Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH, from 24-25 April.  Please
email us ASAP if you'd be interested in presenting.
More details about the conference can be found at
http://www.plymouth.edu/medieval/

Michael Torregrossa
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages




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List members should be on the look out for the latest issue (18.3) of
ARTHURIANA.  Judy Shoaf's reflections on the ArthurNet discussion
lists includes the following: "We have several times had topics split
off into their own lists.  Michael Torregrossa of the Society for the
Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages has instituted separate
internet groups for Arthurian comics and for medieval movies, though
the posts often overlap with Arthurnet's" (p. 97).  The list addresses
are given in an end note

The full citation for the article is Judy Shoaf, "Arthurnet: You say
Briton, I say Breton....," ARTHURIANA 18.3 (Fall 2008): 94-98.  Those
with access to Project Muse should be able to retrieve the article
online soon.


Michael

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In case you've missed them:

Madame Xanadu (Vertigo) Nos. 1-2--Xanadu (I think) starts out as
Nimue, sister to Morgan le Fay and betrayer of Merlin. Despite the
Vertigo label, this is set in the DCU.  Written by Matt Wagner of MAGE
fame and DEMON Vol. 2.

Caliber (Radical) Nos. 1-5--Western-set retelling of the legend.

Captain Britain and MI:13 (Marvel) Nos. 1-4--Written by Paul Cornell
(who also write a DOCTOR WHO novel set in Avalon).  Tie-in to Skrull
Invasion crossover and a sort of sequel to Cornell's WISDOM. The
Skrulls invade Britain and try to take over Avalon.  Avalon falls very
easily, but it is re-taken by the British and native supernaturals, in
part, by the reappearance of Captain Britain who briefly wields
Excalibur.  The first arc ends as a woman frees the Sword from the Stone.

Lords of Avaon: Sword of Darkness (Marvel) Nos. 1-6--A Gothic romance
based on the novels by Sherrilyn Kenyon, this series is set 300 (?)
years after Camelot fell.  Many characters are (I think) descended
from Arthurian figures, and Morgan le Fay is still active.

Trinity (DC) Nos. 1-: Morgan le Fay is one of a trinity of villains
pit against the trinity of heroes: Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.
  The villains seek to usurp the heroes unique place as "keystones" of
the new DC multiverse.

Michael

Snubbed again?

Due out next year for the retail price of $199.95 (ouch!).

Michael Torregrossa



A Companion to Arthurian Literature

Edited by: Helen Fulton (University of Wales, Swansea)

Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture

  ISBN:  9781405157896
ISBN10: 1405157895
Buy Now
All customers will be directed to this book's page on Wiley.com for
the latest price and purchase options.

Publication Dates
USA: Feb 2009
Rest of World: Jan 2009
Australia: Mar 2009

Format

246 x 171 mm , 6.75 x 9.75 in

Details

552 pages, 16 illustrations.


List of figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Theories and Debates: Helen Fulton (Swansea University)
PART I The Arthur of History:
1. The end of Roman Britain and the coming of the Saxons: an
archaeological context for Arthur?: Alan Lane (Cardiff University)
2. Early Latin sources: fragments of a pseudo-historical Arthur: N. J.
Higham (University of Manchester)
3. History and myth: Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae:
Helen Fulton (Swansea University)
4 The chronicle tradition: Lister M Matheson (Michigan State University)
PART II Celtic origins of the Arthurian legend:
5. The historical context: Wales and England 800-1200: Karen Jankulak
(University of Wales Lampeter) and Jonathan M. Wooding (University of
Wales Lampeter)
6. Arthur and Merlin in early Welsh literature: fantasy and magic
naturalism: Helen Fulton (Swansea University)
7. The Arthurian legend in Scotland and Cornwall: Juliette Wood
(Cardiff University)
8. Arthur and the Irish: Joseph Falaky Nagy (University of California,
Los Angeles)
9. Migrating narratives: Peredur, Owain and Geraint: Ceridwen
Lloyd-Morgan (Cardiff University)
PART III Continental Arthurian traditions:
10. The "matter of Britain" on the Continent and the legend of Tristan
and Iseult in France, Italy and Spain: Joan Tasker Grimbert (Catholic
University, Washington, D.C.)
11. Chrétien de Troyes and the invention of Arthurian courtly fiction:
Roberta L. Krueger (Hamilton College)
12. The allure of Otherworlds: the Arthurian romances in Germany: Will
Hasty (University of Florida)
13. Scandinavian versions of Arthurian romance: Geraldine Barnes
(University of Sydney)
14. The Grail and French Arthurian romance: Edward Donald Kennedy
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
PART IV Arthur in medieval English literature:
15. The English Brut tradition: Julia Marvin (University of Notre Dame)
16. Arthurian romance in English popular tradition: Sir Percyvell of
Gales, Sir Cleges and Sir Launfal: Ad Putter (University of Bristol)
17. English chivalry and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Carolyne
Larrington (St John's College, Oxford)
18. Sir Gawain in Middle English romance: Roger Dalrymple
(Buckinghamshire New University)
19. The medieval English Tristan: Tony Davenport (University of London)
PART V From medieval to medievalism:
20. Malory's Morte Darthur and History: Andrew Lynch (University of
Western Australia)
21. Malory's Lancelot and Guenevere: Elizabeth Archibald (University of Bristol)
22. Malory and the Quest for the Holy Grail: Raluca L. Radulescu
(Bangor University)
23. The Arthurian legend in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries:
Alan Lupack (University of Rochester)
24. Scholarship and popular culture in the nineteenth century: David
Matthews (University of Manchester)
25. Arthur in Victorian poetry: Inga Bryden (University of Winchester)
26. King Arthur in art: Jeanne Fox-Friedman (New York University)
PART VI Arthur in the modern age:
27. A postmodern subject in Camelot: Mark Twain's (re)vision of
Malory's Morte Darthur in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court:
Robert Paul Lamb (Purdue University)
28. T.H. White's The Once and Future King: Andrew Hadfield (University
of Sussex)
29. Modernist Arthur: the Welsh revival: Geraint Evans (Swansea University)
30. Historical fiction and the post-imperial Arthur: Tom Shippey
(Saint Louis University)
31. Feminism and the fantasy tradition: The Mists of Avalon: Jan Shaw
(University of Sydney)
PART VII Arthur on film:
32. Remediating Arthur: Laurie A. Finke (Kenyon College) and Martin B
Shichtman (Eastern Michigan University)
33. Arthur's American Round Table: the Hollywood tradition: Susan
Aronstein (University of Wyoming )
34. The art of Arthurian cinema: Lesley Coote (University of Hull)
35. Digital divagations in a hyperreal Camelot: Antoine Fuqua's King
Arthur: Nickolas Haydock (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez)
Index



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The 30th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts

Time and the Fantastic



[Feel free to distribute this general Call for Papers]



The 30th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts will be
held March 18-22, 2009, at the

Orlando Airport Marriott in Orlando, Florida.  The conference begins
at 3pm on Wednesday and ends at 1 am on Sunday upon the conclusion of
the conference banquet. Malcolm J. Edwards and Brian Stableford write
that "the metaphysics of time continues to intrigue writers inside and
outside the genre" of the fantastic; thus, the focus of ICFA-30 is on
the intriguing relationships between time and the fantastic.  Papers
are invited to explore this topic in science fiction, fantasy, horror,
and other related modes of the fantastic. In addition, we especially
look forward to papers on the work of our honored guests:



Guest of Honor: Guy Gavriel Kay, Aurora Award-winning, Caspar
Award-winning, and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award-nominated author of the
Fionavar Tapestry (The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire, The Darkest
Road), Tigana, A Song for Arbonne, and The Last Light of the Sun



Guest of Honor: Robert Charles Wilson, Hugo Award-winning author of
Axis, Spin, The Chronoliths, Darwinia, Mysterium, and A Bridge of
Years



Guest Scholar: Maria Nikolajeva, author of The Aesthetic Approach to
Children's Literature (Scarecrow), The Rhetoric of Children's
Literature (Scarecrow), and From Mythic to Linear: Time in Children's
Literature (Scarecrow)

As always, we also welcome proposals for individual papers and for
academic sessions and panels on any aspect of the fantastic in any
media.  The deadline is October 31, 2008.

We encourage work from institutionally-affiliated scholars,
independent scholars, international scholars who work in languages
other than English, graduate students, and undergraduate students.

The Jamie Bishop Memorial Award for an Essay Not in English is open to
all members of the IAFA.  The IAFA Graduate Student Award is open to
all graduate students presenting papers at the year's conference.
Details are available via Robin Reid, Second Vice-President
(Robin_Reid@...). Finally, the Dell Magazines
Undergraduate Science Fiction Award will also be handed out at this
year's conference.





Submission Guidelines



In order to be considered for the 2009 program, your proposal to (1)
read a paper, (2) recruit and chair a paper session, or (3) organize
and chair a panel discussion should be date-stamped no later than
October 31, 2008; electronic correspondence is welcome. Proposals must
be sent to the appropriate Division Head (addresses below). Advise the
Division Head if you would like to volunteer to chair a paper session.
Proposals must include a 500-word abstract and appropriate
bibliography indicating the project's scholarly or theoretical
context. Presenters must be members of IAFA at the time of the
conference.  Be sure to indicate all audio-visual equipment needs in
this initial proposal; later A/V requests cannot be guaranteed.



FANTASTIC IN CHILDREN'S & YOUNG-ADULT'S LITERATURE & ILLUSTRATION

All aspects of the fantastic in work aimed at children and young
adults. Division Head: Joe Sutliff Sanders, California State
University, Dept. of English, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino,
CA, 92407-2397  (DR.JOESS@...).



FANTASTIC LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

All aspects of the fantastic in British, American and Commonwealth
literature. Division Head: Stefan Ekman, Lund University
(STEFAN.EKMAN@...).



FANTASTIC IN FILM & MEDIA

All aspects of the fantastic in television, video, and film. Division
Head: Susan A. George, Gender & Women's Studies, University of
California, Berkeley, 3326 Dwinelle Hall, Berkeley CA 94720-1070
(SAGEORGE13@...).



COMMUNITIES & CULTURES IN THE FANTASTIC [formerly PCVA]

All aspects of the fantastic in fan cultures and communities,
including fan fiction, comics/graphic novels, filking, conventions,
hypertexts, viral marketing, RPG. Division Head: Barbara Lucas, VIS,
31225 Bainbridge Rd, Suite M, Solon OH 44139
(BARBEDWRITING@...).



VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS [formerly PCVA]

All aspects of the fantastic in live drama, music, dance, sculpture,
body art, comics/graphic novels, and photography and digital imagery.
Division Head: Stefan Hall, Bowling Green State University,  Dept. of
Theatre and Film,  338 South Hall, Bowling Green, OH, 43403-0180
(STEFANH@...)



HORROR LITERATURE

All aspects of horror in mainstream and popular literature, including
literary traditions, aesthetics, psychological constructs, and
comparative influences. Division Head: Stephanie Moss, 10032 N. 52nd.
Street, Tampa, FL 33517 (SMOSS@...).



INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC LITERATURE

All aspects of the fantastic in international and comparative
literature. Division Head: Dale Knickerbocker, Dept. of Foreign
Languages, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858
(KNICKERBOCKERD@...).



SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE & THEORY

All aspects of science fiction literature, history, and theory.
Division Head: Sherryl Vint, Dept. of English Literature, Brock
University, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1 (SVINT@...).





March 18-22, 2009

Marriott Orlando Airport Hotel

Look for Information and Updates at the IAFA website: www.iafa.org

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Michael A. Torregrossa, Listserv Moderator
The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
Michael A Torregrossa and Carl James Grindley, Co-Founders
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org

I came across these earlier in the week.  Also Alan has just updated
the CAMELOT IN FOUR COLORS website (http://camelot4colors.com/).


Grace, Dominick.  "The Future King: Camelot 3000."  The Journal of
Popular Culture 41.1 (2008): 21-36.  Available online at
<http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119393751/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0\
>,
8 August 2008.

Keebaugh, Cari.  "The Many Sides of Hank: Modifications, Adjustments,
and Adaptations of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's
Court."  ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies 3.3 (Summer
2007).  Dept of English, University of Florida. Available at
<http://www.english.ufl.edu/imagetext/archives/v3_3/keebaugh/>, 8
August 2008.

Sklar, Elizabeth. "Naughty Arthuriana."  Arthuriana 14.1 (Spring
2004): 72-77.  Available online at
<http://faculty.smu.edu/arthuriana/roundtable/RT_14-1.pdf>, 8 August
2008.   [Comments on ARTHUR SEX]


Michael

Hi.  It seems that GANGLAND AVALON is back in production:
(http://visionaryinproduction.blogspot.com/2008/08/gangland-avalon.html).  There
is
also a link to download the prequel (previously online separately).

Michael


--- In arthurian_comixlist@yahoogroups.com, RODNEYFFC@... wrote:
>
>
> Check out King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table as the mob!
>
> Rodney
>
> _Click  here: Visionary In Production!: Gangland Avalon_
> (http://visionaryinproduction.blogspot.com/2007/05/gangland-avalon.html)
>
>
>
>

List members,

I have (it seems) made the successful transition to a dedicated email
address for the society's listservs.  As a result, all members are now
moderated and should require moderator approval to post.  As a reminder, all
postings will be stripped of attachments; should you have an attachment
and/or file relevant to the list, please forward this material to this
address.

Michael Torregrossa

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Solicited for September (though Amazon.com says Octiber:

(Tokyo Pop (Formerly Mixx))

FATE STAY NIGHT GN 01 (OF 5)
When high school student and amateur mechanic Shiro Emiya discovers
that his foster father had been a magi, he decides to follow in his
footsteps, despite his father's protestations and Shiro's lack of
natural talent. Little does he know that a war is waging among the
magi, and that he is about to become its focal point. No risk is too
great, no sacrifice too high, and no spell too dangerous for these
sorcerers whose sole purpose is to find the all-powerful Holy Grail,
no matter the cost. Will Shiro be able to protect his city from the
magi's destructive powers? Sell Sheet Keynote: Shiro Emiya is about to
turn from amateur mechanic to amateur sorcerer. And his timing
couldn't be worse...


Retail Price:$7.95 You Pay Only Or Less: $7.95




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