Only of Interest to My Medieval-Type Friends (CFPs--K'zoo)
Two CFPs for the sessions sponsored by the Scholarly Community for the Globalization of the Middle Ages (SCGMA) at the 45th International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, MI, May 13-16 2010. Please pass these along if you get a chance.
Globalizing the Middle Ages?
The Scholarly Community for the Globalization of the Middle Ages’ (SCGMA) mission statement indicates that it “seeks to re-conceive the field of Medieval Studies not in terms of Europe alone but also in relation to Africa, the Middle East, Eurasia, and Asia."
As scholars, we strive to bring a larger perspective into our work as well as our classrooms. When most of Medieval Studies is focused on western culture, how can we incorporate a global perspective-whether we study non-western texts directly or compare eastern and western texts as part of our studies?
This panel is open to presentations on how to incorporate global texts/ideas into scholarly work and class settings, and also to papers which analyze global perspectives of western or non-western texts.
Please submit a 250-300 word abstract for a 20 minute paper to gabriel gryffyn (ggryffyn.cms@gmail.com) by 15 September 2009.
Global Progeny: Medievalisms in Children's and Young Adults' Literature
Children’s and young adults’ fantasy works are often rife with medievalisms, and in the past few decades the impact of globalization has emerged in the expanding scope of fantasy worlds.
For example, children’s literature often features a big desert to the south inhabited by turbaned, scimitar-wielding neighbors who are typically enemies. In recent years, these “others” have been brought to the forefront and are heroes/allies rather than villains.
Tamora Pierce's feminist children's fantasy series Protector of the Small, for instance, includes a cultural exchange with the “Yamani Islands’-basically a representative of medieval Japan. In addition, Linda Sue Park’ book A Single Shard (2002 Newberry Medal winner) details the life of a girl in mid- to late- 12th century Korea, while Kevin Crossley Holland writes about a boy's experiences on the Fourth Crusade, and a girl's on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, in his Arthur trilogy and its companion book, Gatty’s Tale.
While we’ve detailed modern interpretations in this proposal, this SCGMA session invites papers not only on modern re-interpretations of global perspectives of the medieval, but also presentations on medieval fantasy texts written outside of Britain/Europe addressed to or focused on children and young adults.
Please submit a 250-300 word abstract for a 20 minute paper to gabriel gryffyn (ggryffyn.cms@gmail.com) by 15 September 2009.
Globalizing the Middle Ages?
The Scholarly Community for the Globalization of the Middle Ages’ (SCGMA) mission statement indicates that it “seeks to re-conceive the field of Medieval Studies not in terms of Europe alone but also in relation to Africa, the Middle East, Eurasia, and Asia."
As scholars, we strive to bring a larger perspective into our work as well as our classrooms. When most of Medieval Studies is focused on western culture, how can we incorporate a global perspective-whether we study non-western texts directly or compare eastern and western texts as part of our studies?
This panel is open to presentations on how to incorporate global texts/ideas into scholarly work and class settings, and also to papers which analyze global perspectives of western or non-western texts.
Please submit a 250-300 word abstract for a 20 minute paper to gabriel gryffyn (ggryffyn.cms@gmail.com) by 15 September 2009.
Global Progeny: Medievalisms in Children's and Young Adults' Literature
Children’s and young adults’ fantasy works are often rife with medievalisms, and in the past few decades the impact of globalization has emerged in the expanding scope of fantasy worlds.
For example, children’s literature often features a big desert to the south inhabited by turbaned, scimitar-wielding neighbors who are typically enemies. In recent years, these “others” have been brought to the forefront and are heroes/allies rather than villains.
Tamora Pierce's feminist children's fantasy series Protector of the Small, for instance, includes a cultural exchange with the “Yamani Islands’-basically a representative of medieval Japan. In addition, Linda Sue Park’ book A Single Shard (2002 Newberry Medal winner) details the life of a girl in mid- to late- 12th century Korea, while Kevin Crossley Holland writes about a boy's experiences on the Fourth Crusade, and a girl's on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, in his Arthur trilogy and its companion book, Gatty’s Tale.
While we’ve detailed modern interpretations in this proposal, this SCGMA session invites papers not only on modern re-interpretations of global perspectives of the medieval, but also presentations on medieval fantasy texts written outside of Britain/Europe addressed to or focused on children and young adults.
Please submit a 250-300 word abstract for a 20 minute paper to gabriel gryffyn (ggryffyn.cms@gmail.com) by 15 September 2009.