Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Robin Hood on Film/TV News

The upcoming 9th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Robin Hood Studies convenes from 31 October through 3 November at St Louis University and opens with a slate of panels on Robin Hood on screen. Details as follows. The complete program and conference information can be accessed at http://robinhood.slu.edu/index.html.

Thursday, 31 October

Session 1- Screen Games 1 [1:15 – 2:45 Il Monastero]

1. What a wicked game to play: The Robin/Guy/Marian Triangle in the 2006 BBC Robin Hood
Leah Larson, Our Lady of the Lake University

2. Playing the Bold Robin Hood: The Early Ballads in Season One of the BBC’s Robin Hood
Kelhi DePace, Auburn University Montgomery)

3. Mummers and jousters: Gentrification in Robin of Sherwood
Laura Blunk, Cuyahoga Community College


Session 2 – Screen Games 2 [3:00 – 4:30 Il Monastero]
Chair: Colin Pajda

1. The Evolution of Maid Marian in Film
Haley Cole, Auburn University Montgomery

2. Russell Crowe’s Robin Hood and a game of variants
Joanna Szwed-Sliwowska, University of Warsaw

3. Through the Virtual Greenwood: A Discussion of Robin Hood Video Games
Thomas Rowland, Saint Louis University



Monday, September 9, 2013

CFPs PCA/ACA 2014 (11/1/13)

The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association has published its calls for papers for the 2014 meeting in Chicago. Relevant areas include the following. Click the link for further details:


Medievalism in Popular Culture

Shakespeare on Film and Television

Tolkien Studies - Special Topic – New for 2014!

Adaptation (Film, TV, Lit., & Electronic Gaming)