An interview with Sam Sarkar, the creator of the new Radical Comics' series
Caliber has been posted on the Comic Book Resources web site:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16290

"With a drastic setting change -- from Britain in the eleventh century to the
Pacific Northwest in the frontier times -- Sarkar's 'Caliber' is a new kind of
Arthur story. The Knights of the Round Table are gunfighters sworn to protect
the innocent, with (Ex)Caliber itself depicted as a magical six-shooter that
never misses, but only when drawn by a man with justice on his side."

-- Alan


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Alan,

Thanks for the head's up.

Michael

On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 10:52 PM, Alan Stewart <merrygawain@...> wrote:
>
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> An interview with Sam Sarkar, the creator of the new Radical Comics' series
> Caliber has been posted on the Comic Book Resources web site:
>
>  http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16290
>
>  "With a drastic setting change -- from Britain in the eleventh century to
> the Pacific Northwest in the frontier times -- Sarkar's 'Caliber' is a new
> kind of Arthur story. The Knights of the Round Table are gunfighters sworn
> to protect the innocent, with (Ex)Caliber itself depicted as a magical
> six-shooter that never misses, but only when drawn by a man with justice on
> his side."
>
>  -- Alan
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>  Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it
> now.
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Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org

Thank you for your interest in the Society for the Study of Popular
Culture and the Middle Ages.  Incorporating the Society for Arthurian
Popular Culture Studies, the Society for the Study of Popular Culture
and the Middle Ages was founded in 2004 by Michael A. Torregrossa and
Carl James Grindley to facilitate the discussion and debate of
representations of the medieval in post-medieval popular culture and
the dissemination of information regarding studies of this material.
In the future, we hope to expand our coverage to also include the
popular culture of the Middle Ages itself.

The society is primarily a virtual community of scholars and
enthusiasts that convene at various discussion lists hosted by Yahoo!
Groups (formerly eGroups).  Information about these lists is provided
below.  The society also maintains a series of websites that feature
online bibliographies focused on popular medievalisms, including
Arthuriana (KING ARTHUR FOREVER and THE ARTHUR OF THE COMICS), film
and television (MEDIEVAL STUDIES AT THE MOVIES) and the comics medium
(THE ARTHUR OF THE COMICS and THE MEDIEVAL COMICS PROJECTS).  We also
sponsor and organize a number of sessions each year at regional,
national, and international conferences devoted to either Medieval
Studies or Popular Culture Studies.  Details about current and
forthcoming sessions can be found at the society's homepage:
<http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org>.


Michael A. Torregrossa
Moderator, Studies in Popular Culture and the Middle Ages Listserves
Co-founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
Popular.Culture.and.the.Middle.Ages-at-gmail.com
10 May 2008

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DISCUSSION LISTS:  All lists are fully moderated and moderator
approval is required to join and post to the listservs, though the
archives are open to non-list members.  Postings are relatively light.
  A Yahoo! ID account is required to sign up for these lists and to
access member's only sections of the list homepage, but the moderator
can send an invitation to join to those individuals without or
unwilling to obtain a Yahoo! ID account.

The Arthurian Comics Discussion List (founded July 2000)
Accessible at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arthurian_comixlist>

The Arthurian Popular Culture Discussion List (founded October 2000)
Accessible at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ARTHPCDL>

The Medieval Studies at the Movies Discussion List (founded July 2004)
Accessible at <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/MSAM_DL>

The Popular Culture and the Middle Ages Discussion List (founded November 2004)
Accessible at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCMA_DL/>

The Popular Culture and the Middle Ages Calls for Papers/Publications
List (founded November 2004)
Accessible at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCMA-CFP/>

The Medieval Comics Project Discussion List (founded March 2005)
Accessible at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MPC_DL/>




--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org

List members,

The Medieval Congress organizing committee has granted our virtual
Society three sessions for the 2009 congress.  If you're interested in
submitting a proposal, please do so ASAP as these usually fill up
quickly.  Participants in the round  table are also able to present a
paper at Kalamazoo provided they do not exceed a maximum of three
appearances in the regular program.  As usual, we will attempt to seek
publication for revised essays.

Two sessions: Medievalisms at War (representations of medieval war and
warfare in popular culture; the medieval as propaganda; appropriation
of medieval elements with regards to modern war and warfare.
Potential topics: invasions, Vikings, Crusades, Hundred Year's
War/Joan of Arc, Shakespeare, etc.).

Round table: Teaching the Middle Ages through Popular Culture
(especially topics related to war and warfare)

Send proposals to me at Popular.Culture.and.the.Middle.Ages@....


Michael


--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org
K

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Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org

HI.  Merlin was featured in the LIO comic strip for 6/1/08.  You can
access it at http://www.gocomics.com/lio/2008/06/01/?campid=0&ssns=9&

Michael

--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org

List members,

Here is the semi-offical CFP ffrom the Medieval Insitute.  If you are
interested in propossing a paper for one of sessions, please do so as soon
as possible, as there are relatively few sessions this year on medievalism.
Also, please let us know if you ae interested in serving on the roundtable,
as there are other similrly themed sessions proposed for the conference.  We
are especially interested in presenations for the roundtable that reate to
our theme of "Medievalisms at War".

Michael


Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages (3): I–II.
Medievalisms at War I–II; III. Getting Medieval on Popular Culture in the
Classroom: Pedagogy and Medievalism (A Roundtable)


ORIGINAL PROPOSAL
Encompassing over a thousand years of human history, the medieval era
continues to fascinate modern audiences, in particular those that experience
the Middle Ages depicted by the producers of popular entertainment, which
has realistically recreated all aspects of the medieval world, especially
its wars, in the arts and media as diverse as fiction, film, comics, and
electronic games.  Recognizing the centrality of war to medieval culture and
its continued relevance today, the Society for the Study of Popular Culture
and the Middle Ages, in observation of its fifth anniversary in 2009, would
like to propose a set of three sessions under the general theme of
"Medievalisms at War," a topic that recalls our inaugural sessions, entitled
"Medieval Films at War," at the 2004 conference of the Film & History
League.  We envision our sessions at the Congress as the culmination of our
celebrations and intend to use them to explore what we see as neglected
aspects of research into medieval-themed popular culture of the modern era:
representations of the Vikings, representations of the Crusades, and the
interrelationships between medieval themes and modern warfare, specifically
when the medieval is used for propagandist purposes.  In additional to these
sessions, the society would also like to propose a roundtable devoted to
teaching the Middle Ages, especially aspects of its wars and warfare,
through modern popular culture.  As usual, presentations in our sessions
will engage a variety of texts and media in the furtherance of our mission
to produce scholarship that bridges the gap between Medieval Studies and
Popular Culture Studies.

--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org


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Of potential interest.

Michael



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: J. Brian Wagaman H-PCAACA <wagaman@...>
Date: Mon, May 5, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Subject: CFP: The Comic Book in Popular Culture, 10/24-25/08, Bowling
Green, OH [H-NET PCAACA]
To: H-PCAACA@...


CALL FOR PAPERS

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the debut of Superman, the
Center for Popular Culture Studies in the Department of Popular Culture at
Bowling Green State University is hosting a conference October 24-25, 2008
on

THE COMIC BOOK IN POPULAR CULTURE

We invite proposals for scholarly presentations on a wide range of topics
related to Comic Books (superheroic and non-superheroic), including but
not limited to Comics and/or Superheroes and

* Nationalism * Gender * Nostalgia * Subcultures * Race * Terrorism *
Autobiography * Material Culture *
* Film and Television * Fandom Ethnography * Futurism * Manga * Aesthetics
* Politics * History *
Social Movements * Modernity and Post-Modernity * Cyber-Cultures *
Ethnicity * Antecedents * Iconography

POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: JULY 31, 2008

PROPOSAL INFORMATION:
·         Submit: Paper Title and 150-to-300 word Abstract/Proposal (by
post, FAX, or e-mail). Note: If proposals are sent as e-mail attachments,
then they should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
·         1-to-2 page CV/rÃ(c)sumÃ(c).
·         Contact Information: name, complete mailing address,
college/school/professional affiliation, telephone number, e-mail address,
FAX number.
·         Media/AV Equipment Request (see Policy below).

MEDIA/AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT POLICY: The Center and BGSU Bowen-Thompson
Student Union will supply all session rooms with laptop (Microsoft Word
PowerPoint, CD & DVD, PC or Mac with internet connection), video
projector, screen, and on-site technical support, if requested in advance.
Presenters may not use their own personal equipment.

SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO:
Comic Book Conference Program Committee
Center for Popular Culture Studies
108 Popular Culture Building
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0190
E-mail: centerpopc@...
FAX: 419-372-2577
URL: www.bgsu.edu/departments/popc/page13191.html

DIRECT INQUIRIES ABOUT CONFERENCE TO:
Dr. Charles Coletta
1-419-372-0384
<mailto:ccolett@...>ccolett@...

Dr. Angela Nelson
1-419-372-0284
<mailto:anelson@...>anelson@...

REGISTRATION FEES: Registration fees will be determined later and posted
on the Comic Book Conference web page. It is not possible to offer either
honoraria or waiver of registration fees to presenters. All presenters who
will be attending must register and pay the fee.

POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: JULY 31, 2008

Angela M. Nelson
<anelson@...>




--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org


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Here's another CFP of interest.

Michael


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: J. Brian Wagaman H-PCAACA <wagaman@...>
Date: Sat, May 24, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Subject: MAPACA CFP, Niagara Falls, Fall 2008
To: H-PCAACA@...


Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association
Annual Conference October 30 - November 2, 2008
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Sheraton Fallsview Hotel & Conference Center

Reminder: Travel between the united states and Canada
now requires a valid passport

An inclusive professional organization dedicated to the
study of
Popular Culture and American Culture in all their
multidisciplinary
manifestations, MAPACA hosts presentations in a wide range
of areas.
Those interested in presenting at the conference are
invited to submit
ONE proposal or panel to ONE of the areas listed below.

Please send by e-mail a one-page abstract to the appropriate area chair
by June
15, 2008.  For further information, please consult
MAPACA's on-line
newsletter, The Gazette, at  www.mapacagazette.net.

PLEASE NOTE: Prospective presenters may submit only ONE
proposal to
only ONE area. Multiple submissions, whether to one area
or several,
will result in rejection of all proposals.

MAPACA Areas & Area Chairs

American Studies
Anita Vickers
Penn State Schuylkill
Amv5@...

Art
Janna Eggebeen
Ontario College of Art and Design
eggebja@...

Beowulf to Shakespeare: Popular Culture in the Middle Ages
& the Renaissance
Diana Vecchio
Widener University
dmvecchio@...

Built Environment & Architecture Culture
Loretta Lorance
Fordham University
ljlorance@...

Children & Childhood Studies
Vibiana Bowman
Rutgers - The State University
bowman@...
& Holly Blackford
Rutgers - The State University
blackfor@...

Comics, Cartoons &Video Games
Gary Earl Ross
University at Buffalo, SUNY
geross@...

Death in American Culture
J. Joseph Edgette
Widener University
jjedgette@...
& Richard Sauers
Lenape Investment Corp.
rsauers@...

Design and Decorative Art
Sarah Lichtman
Parsons, The New School for Design
lichtmas@...

Detective Fiction
Alexander Howe
U. of the District of Columbia
howe_a@...

Disability Studies
Alison Smith
Independent Scholar
adsrevision@...

Education  & Social Change
Sarah Lichtman
Parsons, The New School for Design
lichtmas@...

Environment & Culture
Tara Weiss
Kingsborough CC CUNY
drtara5@...

Fashion, Appearance & Material Culture
Joseph H. Hancock, II
Drexel University
drtara5@...

Film Studies
Ralph R. Donald
So. IL U at Edwardsville
rdonald@...

Food & Culture
Loretta Lorance
Fordham University
ljlorance@...

Harry Potter Phenomenon
Richard Currie
Coll.  of Staten Island, CUNY
Rcu8598882@...

Horror
Lisa Miller
Pace University
littlemonster3141@...

Internet Culture
Mary Lou Nemanic
Penn State – Altoona
mun1@...

J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis: Books & Films
Bill Mistichelli
Penn State - Abington
Wxm3@...

Latino/a Studies
Enrique Morales-Díaz
Hartwick College
Morales_DiazE@...

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/
Transgender/Queer Studies
Cathy Leaker
Empire State College
Cathy.leaker@...

Music & Culture
Scott Henderson
Brock University
shender@...

Native American Studies
Ron Denson
Ithaca College
denson@...

Performance Studies
Louis Scheeder
New York University/TSOA
Louis.Scheeder@...

Popular Culture & Activism
Alison Smith
Independent Scholar
adsrevision@...

Popular Literary Landscapes
Bill Mistichelli
Penn State, Abington
Wxm3@...

Popular Novels
Anne K. Kaler
Independent Scholar
akkaler@...

Religion & Popular Culture
Pam Detrixhe
Temple University
p.detrixhe@...

Rock & Roll Culture
Thomas Kitts
St. John's University
tomkitts@...

Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Cathy Leaker
Empire State College
Cathy.leaker@...

Sexuality & Erotica
Gary Earl Ross
University at Buffalo, SUNY
geross@...

Sports
Robert Trumpbour
Penn State Altoona
rct4@...
&  Ron Bishop
Drexel University
rcbsam@...

Technology & Culture
Lois Ascher
Wentworth Institute
ascherl@...

Television
Scott Ash
Nassau Community College
ashs@...

Theater Studies
Jason Davids Scott
University of California Santa Barbara
jdscott@...

Travel & Tourism
Gene McQuillan
Kingsborough CC CUNY
genekcc@...

Urban Culture
Blagovesta Momchedjikova
New York University/TSOA
bmm202@...

Violence  & Society
Gary Earl Ross
University at Buffalo, SUNY
geross@...

Visual Culture
Tracey Bowen
University of Toronto
traceybowen@...

War
Andrew Schopp
Nassau Community College
schoppa@...

Women's Studies
Annalisa Castaldo
Widener University
acastaldo@...

Working Class Studies
Mary Lou Nemanic
Penn State – Altoona
mun1@...

Special Session: G.K. Chesterton
Jill Kriegel
Florida Atlantic University
Jill1227@...

Miscellaneous/Not Sure Where
Gary Earl Ross
University at Buffalo, SUNY
geross@...

Loretta Lorance
Proud Sponsor of Aiko & Saachi in 2008
www .AikoSaachi2008. com
<lorettalorance@...>



-

--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org


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I am happy to note that my dissertation was filed last week. I am
talking with UP of Mississippi about publication, but that is in very
early stages. Since the project concerns the topic of this list quite
closely, I have taken the liberty of pasting in the Abstract and
annotating it [ with bracketed expansions for our community ].

An Imaginary Mongoose argues that the superhero is a continuation of
the romance tradition, exemplified by works like Malory's Morte
d'Arthur and Spenser's Faerie Queene. The project argues that not only
can we better read and analyze superhero romances equipped with a
knowledge of Medieval and Renaissance literature, but that the
opposite is also true; because the superhero romance grapples with
many of the same themes and problems that canon romances do, an
awareness of superhero literature and comics criticism is useful to
the scholar of traditional literature.

Chapter One examines Spenser's Faerie Queene, especially Britomart,
Arthegall, and Talus "the yron man."  Superheroes like Captain America
help us understand Spenser's use of "shadows," allegorical characters
who represent one facet of a real individual (such as Elizabeth). Iron
Man's struggle with alcoholism illuminates the importance of
self-control in both the superhero romance and the knight who is his
forebear. Tony Stark's slippery identity, often confused by his
superhuman suit and his identification with it, help us to understand
how Arthegall's identity as the Knight of Justice is temporarily
bestowed instead on Britomart, who acts as an exemplar. [ A version of
this chapter, edited for size, is forthcoming in IJOCA. The links
between Spenser's Prince Arthur and Malory's Arthur are also unpacked,
with the conclusion that Spenser's "Prince Arthur" is specifically
Arthur after he has drawn the Sword from the Stone but before he has
been crowned king, an assertion backed up by internal evidence in
Spenser, such as the presence of characters like Ryons and Ygraine. ]

Chapter Two surveys the use of Arthurian myth in comics, and creates
adjectival categories which may be applied in a non-exclusionary
manner to these Arthurian comics. [ This chapter is based on my
10-year old, 15 page article "Camelot in Comics" from "King Arthur in
Popular Culture," Elizabeth Sklar and Don Hoffman, editors. The
chapter is two and a half times as long and has the luxury of not only
talking about Arthurian comics in the last few years -- such as
Hellblazer's "Last Man Standing" arc and the Veitch Aquaman -- but
also unpacking some of those comics in greater detail. In particular,
I have a lot to say about Camelot 3000, Hellblazer, Knights of
Pendragon vol 1, and Iron Man #150. A survey chapter, this is probably
the part of least interest to Arthurian comics scholars, who will know
all these books already, but important for Medieval scholars new to
comics. Also the most illustrations, at 40. Some conclusions about the
attempt to globalize the Arthurian myth and identify it with the
environmental movement. ]

Chapter Three is a close reading of three comics by Grant Morrison –
JLA, The Invisibles, and Seven Soldiers of Victory –focusing on his
use of the Holy Grail. His Arthurian sources, including Wolfram von
Eschenbach, Wagner, Chretien, and Malory, are traced. Morrison's Grail
is a symbol of communion, of the exchange of ideas between forces
which seem opposite but are, in fact, the same. [ This started out as
part of Chapter Two but grew into its own project. Slated for
inclusion in Michael's Arthuriana collection, edited for space as
required. Arguably the most interesting chapter for scholars of
Arthur. ]

Finally, Chapter Four is an analysis of Jack Kirby's "Fourth World"
epic, with a comparison made to Ben Jonson's innovative work on the
court masque. The Judeo-Christian and anti-fascist elements of the
two-year experiment are unpacked, challenges of collaboration are
examined, and the argument is made that, like Jonson, Kirby took a
well-established form known for its limitations and went beyond those
limitations to make the genre definitively his own  [ No Arthurian
content at all in this chapter. Sorry! ]

COMICS OF NOTE

List members might be interested picking up digital copies of Nautilus
Comic's THE CAST, a retelling of the legend set in a contemporary high
school, at www.pullboxonline.com for $0.99 each.  The series runs for 12
issues plus a prequel; numbers 1-3 and the prequel are online.

Also, Vol 2 of AVALON HIGH: CORONATION is due out this month,  and Frank
Camuso just published a 100+ page graphic novel THE DODGEBALL CHRONICLES,
volume one of The Knights of the Lunch Table, a retelling of the legend set
in an American middle school.


Micahel


--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org


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Rodney,

A belated thanks for the reminder on GANGLAND AVALON. There was a post on
this to the list serv last summer.  In the meantime, I was in contact with
the creator last fall, and he says the series will not be published at this
time.

Michael



On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 6:32 PM, <RODNEYFFC@...> wrote:

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>
> Rodney
>
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Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org


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Congratulations, Jason. I look forward to the book version.

Dom




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The call for papers for the 2009 Medieval Congress at Western Michigan
University in Kalamazoo is now live at the following address:
http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/sessions.html


If you are interested in submitting a proposal for one of the sessions
sponsored by the Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle
Ages please do so ASAP.

Michael

--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
34 Second Street
Smithfield, RI 02917-3627
United States of America
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org


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A belated notice from last month's *Previews*

PRINCE VALIANT TPB (2008) #1

Issue: 1
(Andrews & McMeel)

PRINCE VALIANT TP 01 KNIGHT ERRANT (C: 1-1-2)
by Gary Gianni & Mark Schultz Originally created by Hal Foster and now
sketched by award-winning creators Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz, Prince
Valiant is an epic comic adventure that has maintained a continuous story
line since its debut in 1937. Noted for its realistic panoramas and its
intelligent, humorous narrative, Prince Valiant depicts events taken from
various time periods spanning from the late Roman Empire to the High Middle
Ages. This collection follows Prince Valiant and his son Nathan as they
prepare for battle following King Arthur's abdication. The knightly father
and son encounter danger and adventure as they right wrongs throughout each
step of their journey. Meanwhile, Aleta, Valiant's true love, holds court
back at Camelot while facing challenges of her own. Prince Valiant appears
weekly in more than 300 newspapers nationwide. Strips dating from November
21, 2004, to May 11, 2008 are included within this collection.

--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
34 Second Street
Smithfield, RI 02917-3627
United States of America
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org


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Here's another.  The anime from which this is based features a female
King Arthur in a modern-day quest for the Grail.

FATE/STAY NIGHT GN (2008) #1

Issue: 1
(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

--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
34 Second Street
Smithfield, RI 02917-3627
United States of America
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org

Here's another you might've missed:

  Issue: 1
(Radical Comix)
CALIBER #1
by Sam Sarkar & Garrie Gastonny In the Old American West, Whitefeather
is a half-Indian/half-French shaman with tormenting visions of an
apocalyptic future where mankind has doomed itself after turning away
from the law. He then has a further vision of mankind's salvation. He
sees Arthur, the man who is destined to bring law to the world and the
weapon that will bring about this change. A mystically-emblazoned gun,
that can only be fired by one man, that will never miss and when aimed
will bring down the heavens, firing thunder itself from its barrel. He
sets out to find the legendary Caliber. An epic Western adventure like
no other!

ssue: 2
(Radical Comix)
CALIBER #2 (OF 5) (MR) (NOTE PRICE)
by Sam Sarkar & Garrie Gastonny Seven years have passed. Arthur
returns to Telecoma to reclaim his birthright, escorted by his Uncle
and two cousins. Though prosperous, Telacoma is ruled by fear alone
and acts of injustice have become an accepted part of everyday life.
The shaman Whitefeather, lost and disillusioned with his search for
the Lawbringer, still clings to the hope of finding the man whose
destiny it is to wield the gun, Caliber. With heart pounding
action/adventure mixed with fantasy, the legend of King Arthur comes
anew to the Old American Northwest.

CALIBER #3 (OF 5) (MR)
by Sam Sarkar & Garrie Gastonny After gunning down Talbot's men,
Arthur has fled Telacoma with Whitefeather in search of help and safe
haven from the town overlord. Every hired gun has been sent to hunt
Arthur down, but after weeks there has still been no success. With a
price on their heads, Talbot has taken the matter in his own hands and
locates the one man who is known around town for having the fastest
draw and deadliest shot, Lance Lake. Now with Lance on their trail, it
is only a matter of time before the duo are laid to rest in the cold
white blanket of the snowy Telacoma countryside. With the cards
clearly not stacked in their favor, do Arthur and Whitefeather stand a
chance?


CALIBER #4 (OF 5)
by Sam Sarkar & Garrie Gastonny Talbot is determined to crush the
revolution stirring in Telacoma and sets things in motion aimed to
bring about Arthur's death. Finding events unfolding beyond his
control, Whitefeather himself triggers the beginning of the end when
he makes a fatal mistake.


CALIBER #5 (OF 5)
by Sam Sarkar & Garrie Gastonny The thrilling conclusion in the first
chapter of the critically-acclaimed Caliber series! Having survived
the train ambush, Arthur, Whitefeather, and Lance band together to
rescue the remaining miners. The group then travel back to take care
of some unfinished business with their nemesis and Telacoma's
overlord, Talbot Leary. Featuring covers by Dave Wilkins, and Svetlin
Velinov and Wraithdt of Imaginary Friends Studios.

--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
34 Second Street
Smithfield, RI 02917-3627
United States of America
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org

Dear list members,

Thank you all again for your activity on the list over these past
years. As you may not be aware, the society's 5 web sites are
currently maintained by Yahoo! Domains service.  They were purchased
at various rates between $4.95 and $9.95 per year (with subsequent
increases to $11.95 and $12.95) and so far I have absorbed the costs
as our virtual society, which hopes to be a non-profit organization
some day, has no money.  However, as of July 1st, the rate to maintain
these sites has increased to $34.95/year.  This rate change does not
affect our sites until they renew in January 2009, but, in the
meantime, I seek your advice on alternative companies to maintain our
domains and (potentially) to host the web sites that will eventually
be rebuilt.

Thanks in advance for your comments and advice,
Michael


Links to articles about the increase:
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/05/12/why-yahoo-boosting-domain-fees-30
http://yahoo-domain-names-information.blogspot.com/


--
Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
34 Second Street
Smithfield, RI 02917-3627
United States of America
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org

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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Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.
Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages
34 Second Street
Smithfield, RI 02917-3627
United States of America
http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org

List members,

I am in the process of changing email address for the listservs. Please
ignore this message.

Michael

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http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org


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


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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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http://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org


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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)
>
>
>
>

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

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

--
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

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

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

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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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

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

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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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

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