Fairy Tales
The newly constituted Fairy Tales Area of the Popular Culture Association invites submissions on any topic involving Fairy Tales for the 2008 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Convention, to be held March 19-22, 2008 at the San Francisco Marriott in San Francisco, CA.
The Fairy Tales Area covers original fairy tales, (i.e. Straparola, Perrault and Grimm, etc.), contemporary/ re-envisioned Fairy Tales (Datlow & Windling anthologies, The Fairy Tale series, etc.), and Jack Tales as well as films based on Fairy Tales.
Topics can include but are not limited to studies on the morphology of Fairy tales; presentations using Structuralist, Feminist, Marxist, Reader Response/ Reception Theory and Cultural Studies criticism; Fairy Tales as Children’s Literature; the history and evolution of Fairy Tales; the cause and effects of the “Disneyfication” of Fairy Tales; the use and value of Fairy Tales. I am interested in as wide an array of papers as possible, so please do not hesitate to send a submission on any Fairy Tale related subject.
Please send a 150-word abstract, with title and contact information included, via email at the address listed below.
Emailed submissions can be sent either as a Word attachment or in the body of the email.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: November 30th, 2007.
All abstracts will be acknowledged immediately and notified of their status by December 15 th, 2007.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email or phone if you have any questions.
Linda J. Holland-Toll
Area Chair Fairy Tales (Popular Culture)
Area Chair Professional Development (Popular Culture)
Department of Language and Literature
Mount Olive College
919-658-7845