New/Recent: Medieval Motion Picture: The Politics of Adaptation

Here's another recent book of interest. This one looks to be from mostly European scholars.

The Medieval Motion Picture: The Politics of Adaptation
Edited by Andrew James Johnston, Margitta Rouse, Philipp Hinz
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Series The New Middle Ages

$95.00
ISBN 9780230112506
Publication Date April 2014
Hardcover (256 pages)
Formats Hardcover Ebook (EPUB) Ebook (PDF)

Details

Providing new and challenging ways of understanding the medieval in the modern and vice versa, The Medieval Motion Picture: The Politics of Adaptation highlights how medieval aesthetic experience breathes life into contemporary cinema. Engaging with the subject of time and temporality, the essays examine the politics of adaptation and our contemporary entanglement with the medieval: not only in overtly medieval-themed films but also in such diverse genres as thrillers, horror films, performance animation, and even science fiction. Among the films and TV shows discussed are productions such as HBO's award winning series Game of Thrones, Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, Akira Kurosawa's Ran, and M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense.


Contents

Introduction: Temporalities of Adaptation; Andrew James Johnston and Margitta Rouse (read online)

1. "Now is the time": Shakespeare's Medieval Temporalities in Akira Kurosawa's Ran; Jocelyn Keller and Wolfram R. Keller

2. Dracula's Times: Adapting the Middle Ages in Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula; Cordula Lemke

3. Rethinking Anachronism for Medieval Film in Richard Donner's Timeline; Margitta Rouse

4. Otherness Redoubled and Refracted: Intercultural Dialogues in The Thirteenth Warrior; Judith Klinger

5. Crisis Discourse and Art Theory: Richard Wagner's Legacy in Films; Veith von Fürstenberg and Kevin Reynolds Stefan Keppler-Tasaki

6. Adaptation as Hyperreality: The (A)historicism of Trauma in Robert Zemeckis's Beowulf; Philipp Hinz and Margitta Rouse

7. Perils of Generation: Incest, Romance and the Proliferation of Narrative in Game of Thrones; Martin Bleisteiner

8. Arthurian Myth and Cinematic Horror: M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense; Hans Jürgen Scheuer

9. Marian Re-writes the Legend: The Temporality of Archaeological Remains in Richard Lester's Robin and Marian; Andrew James Johnston

Bibliography


Editors

Andrew James Johnston is Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English Literature at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, and author of Performing the Middle Ages from Beowulf to Othello.

Margitta Rouse is Assistant Professor at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany. She teaches medieval English literature as well as cinematic adaptation.

Philipp Hinz curates film festivals and publishes stage-to-screen adaptations on DVD.

Battis and Johnston's Mastering the Game of Thrones

Mastering the Game of Thrones: Essays on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
Edited by Jes Battis and Susan Johnston

McFarland
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-9631-0
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-1962-0
notes, bibliographies, index
308pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2015
Price: $35.00

About the Book

George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series is a worldwide phenomenon, and the world of Westeros has seen multiple adaptations, from HBO’s acclaimed television series to graphic novels, console games and orchestral soundtracks. This collection of new essays investigates what makes this world so popular, and why the novels and television series are being taught in university classrooms as genre-defining works within the American fantasy tradition. This volume represents the first sustained scholarly treatment of George R.R. Martin’s groundbreaking work, and includes writing by experts involved in the production of the HBO show. The contributors investigate a number of compelling areas, including the mystery of the shape-shifting wargs, the conflict between religions, the origins of the Dothraki language and the sex lives of knights. The significance of fan cultures and their adaptations is also discussed.


Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

A Note on Editions ix

Introduction: On Knowing Nothing (Susan Johnston and Jes Battis) 1

Language and Narration
The Languages of Ice and Fire (David J. Peterson) 15
"Sing for your little life": Story, Discourse and Character (Marc Napolitano) 35
What Maesters Knew: Narrating Knowing (Brian Cowlishaw) 57

Histories
"Just songs in the end": Historical Discourses in Shakespeare and Martin (Jessica Walker) 71
Dividing Lines: Frederick Jackson Turner’s Western Frontier and George R.R. Martin’s Northern Wall (Michail Zontos) 92

Philosophies
"All men must serve": Religion and Free Will from the Seven to the Faceless Men (Ryan Mitchell Wittingslow) 113
"Silk ribbons tied around a sword": Knighthood and the Chivalric Virtues in Westeros (Charles H. Hackney) 132

Bodies
Cursed Womb, Bulging Thighs and Bald Scalp: George R.R. Martin’s Grotesque Queen (Karin Gresham) 151
"A thousand bloodstained hands": The Malleability of Flesh and Identity (Beth Kozinsky) 170
A Thousand Westerosi Plateaus: Wargs, Wolves and Ways of Being (T.A. Leederman) 189

Intimacies
Sex and the Citadel: Adapting Same Sex Desire from Martin’s Westeros to HBO’s Bedrooms (David C. Nel) 205
Beyond the Pale? Craster and the Pathological Reproduction of Houses in Westeros (D. Marcel DeCoste) 225

Adaptations
The Hand of the Artist: Fan Art in the Martinverse (Andrew Howe) 243
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies": Transmedia Textuality and the Flows of Adaptation (Zoe Shacklock) 262

About the Contributors 281

Index 285


About the Author(s)

Jes Battis is an associate professor of English at the University of Regina. His teaching and research focus on intersections between fantasy and sexuality as they occur across a number of historical periods, including the middle ages and the eighteenth century. He is also the author of the Occult Special Investigator series, with Ace Books. Susan Johnston is an associate professor of English at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada, where her courses include George R.R. Martin, J.K. Rowling, and literary historiography and theory.

Frankel's Women in Game of Thrones: Power, Conformity and Resistance

Sorry to have missed this over the summer:

Women in Game of Thrones: Power, Conformity and Resistance
Valerie Estelle Frankel
McFarland

Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-9416-3
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-1554-7
appendices, glossary, bibliography, index
216pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2014
Price: $35.00

About the Book

Game of Thrones, one of the hottest series on television, leaves hundreds of critics divided on how “feminist” the show really is. Certainly the female characters, strong and weak, embody a variety of archetypes—widow queens, warrior women, damsels in distress, career women, priestesses, crones, mothers and maidens. However, the problem is that most of them play a single role without nuance—even the “strong women” have little to do besides strut about as one-note characters. This book analyzes the women and their portrayals one by one, along with their historical inspirations. Accompanying issues in television studies also appear, from the male gaze to depiction of race. How these characters are treated in the series and how they treat themselves becomes central, as many strip for the pleasure of men or are sacrificed as pawns. Some nude scenes or moments of male violence are fetishized and filmed to tantalize, while others show the women’s trauma and attempt to identify with the scene’s female perspective. The key is whether the characters break out of their traditional roles and become multidimensional.


Table of Contents

Introduction 1
Part I: Controversial Issues in the Series 5
Gratuitous Sex? 5
Rape 8
Male Gaze 16
Fake Lesbian Scenes 23
Race 26
Independent Action versus Acting for Others 31
Part II: Exploring Archetypes and Tropes 37
Female Archetypes 37
The Strong Females 40
The Warrior Woman Archetype 43
The Warrior: Arya and Brienne 47
The Bodyguard: Osha and Meera 55
The Pirate: Asha/Yara 58
The Career Woman: Talisa 61
The ­Warrior-Anima 64
The Feminized Females 71
Widows and Mothers: The Chatelaines and Queen Consorts 76
Maidens: The Innocent, the Orphan, and the Femme Fatale 98
The Prostitutes 112
The Crones 121
The Seers 128
Tricksters: The Sand Snakes 139
Great Goddess: The Heart Trees 141
Monstrous Woman: Stoneheart 144
The Hero Queen: Daenerys 147
Part III: Gender Roles in Westeros 161
Women in Westeros 161
Men in the Gender Biased System 167
Women Despise Men by Despising Women 172
Men’s Attitudes Toward Women 174
Fan Reactions 177
Conclusion 182
Appendix 1. Cast 185
Appendix 2. Episode List 188
Appendix 3. Archetypes 190
Works Cited 193
Index 201

About the Author

Valerie Estelle Frankel has been a storyteller, an award-winning novelist, and a lecturer at San Jose State University. The author of four recent books on popular culture and more than 100 stories and essays, she lives in Sunnyvale, California.

Coming Soon: The Middle Ages on Television

Medievalism on television gets some much-deserved attention in this upcoming book from McFarland. Place your pre-orders now:

The Middle Ages on Television: Critical Essays
Edited by Meriem Pagès and Karolyn Kinane

Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-7941-2
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-2009-1
notes, bibliography, index
softcover (6 x 9) 2015
Price: $40.00
Not Yet Published, Available Spring/Summer 2015

About the Book
The past decade has seen a resurgence of popular interest in the Middle Ages. Television in particular has presented a wide and diverse array of “medieval” offerings. Yet there exists little scholarship on television medievalism. This collection fills this gap with 10 new essays focusing on the depiction of the Middle Ages in popular culture and questioning the role of television in shaping our ideas about past and present. The contributors discuss the currency of television medievalism, emphasizing the need for scholars of contemporary medievalism to pay attention to its manifestations on the small screen. The essays cover a range of topics, including genre, gender and sexuality. Series covered include Game of Thrones, Merlin, Full Metal Jousting, Joan of Arcadia, Tudors, Camelot and Mists of Avalon.

Full contents will be posted separately when it becomes available. 

About the Editors:
Meriem Pages is an associate professor of English at Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire. Karolyn Kinane is an associate professor of English and Director of the Medieval and Renaissance Forum at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

October 2014 Listings on Syfy

Here are the listings for this past month, October 2014, on Syfy. There are the usual movie repeats as well as a new medieval-themed episode of Face Off.


THURS., 2 OCT

01:00 AM
Movie: Witchslayer Gretl
03:00 AM
Movie: Witchville

09:30 AM
Movie: Witchville
11:30 AM
Movie: Witchslayer Gretl


SUN., 5 OCT

03:30 AM
Movie: Dark Relic


MON., 13 OCT

11:00 AM
Movie: Dracula 2000


THURS.,16 OCT

11:00 AM
Movie: Reign of the Gargoyles
01:00 PM
Movie: Grendel


FRI., 17 OCT

08:30 AM
Movie: Dracula 2000
12:30 AM
Movie: Dracula II: Ascension


SAT., 18 OCT

02:00 AM
Movie: Dracula 2000
4:00 AM
Movie: Dracula II: Ascension


TUES., 28 OCT

09:00 PM
Face Off: One Knight Only (season 7 finale ends with "A knight challenge")

11:00 PM
Face Off: One Knight Only


WEDNES., 29 OCT

03:00 PM
Ghost Hunters: Knights of the Living Dead (at Higgins Armory Museum)


FRI., 31 OCT

11:00 PM
Face Off: One Knight Only

Syfy Listings for September 2014

I seem to be forever catching up here. Here at last are the listings for September 2014. October 2014 will follow tonight and the rest of the 2014 backlog this weekend.

WEDNES., 3 SEPT

03:00 AM
Movie: Sinbad and the Minotaur

02:30 PM
Ghost Hunters: Knights of the Living Dead (Higgins Armory Museum)


THURS., 4 SEPT

11:10 PM
Syfy Original Movie: Thor: Hammer of the Gods


FRI., 5 SEPT

3:20 AM
Movie: Almighty Thor

11:00 PM
The Almighty Johnsons: "Hunting Reindeer on Slippery Rocks"


SAT., 6 SEPT

12:00 AM
The Almighty Johnsons: "Every Good Quest Has a Sacrifice"

03:00 AM
The Almighty Johnsons: "Hunting Reindeer on Slippery Rocks"
04:00 AM
The Almighty Johnsons: "Every Good Quest Has a Sacrifice"


SUN., 7 SEPT

1:30 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Riverworld (Part 1)
3:30 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Riverworld (Part 2)


WEDNES., 10 SEPT

01:00 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Black Forest
03:00 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Witchville

03:30 PM
Movie: Vikingdom

09:00 PM
Movie: Robin Hood


FRI., 12 SEPT

12:10 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Aladdin And The Death Lamp

04:10 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Book Of Beasts, The


SAT., 13 SEPT

04:00 PM
Movie: Outlander


MON., 15 SEPT

05:00 AM
The Twilight Zone: A Short Drink From A Certain Fountain


THURS., 25 SEPT

11:30 AM
Movie: Jabberwock


FRI., 26 SEPT

12:35 AM
Movie: Dracula 2000
02:35 AM
Movie: Dracula II: Ascension

09:00 AM
Movie: Dracula 2000
11:00 AM
Movie: Dracula II: Ascension

Syfy March 2014

One last set for the day. Here are the relevant listings from March 2014:

Note: Incomplete data for 3/1. 

MON., 1 MAR

04:00 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Rock Monster


SUN, 2 MAR

09:00 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Dungeons & Dragons: The Book Of Vile Darkness

01:30 PM
Movie: Outlander


MON., 3 MAR

09:00 AM
Movie: Stargate: The Ark Of Truth


TUES., 4 MAR

04:00 PM
Face Off--Dragon's Breath


THURS., 6 MAR

02:30 AM
Dracula 2000

02:30 PM
Dracula 2000


TUES., 11 MAR

03:00 PM
Face Off--Dragon's Breath

10:00 PM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding (Couple has "medieval style wedding".)




WEDNES., 12 MAR

12:00 AM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding

05:30 PM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding


THURS., 13 MAR

04:00 AM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding

12:30 PM
Aladdin and the Death Lamp


SAT., 15 MAR

10:30 AM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding

03:00 AM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding


MON., 17 MAR

04:00 AM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding


TUES., 18 MAR

03:00 AM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding

08:00 AM
Destination Truth--Vampire Monsters; Island of the Damned (vampire sought in Transylvania)

11:00 AM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding

02:00 PM
Face Off--Dragon's Breath

06:00 PM
Face Off--Open Sesame (wizards)


WEDNES., 19 MAR

01:00 AM
Black Forest

06:00 PM
The Ruins (Mayan ruins?)

08:00 PM
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

11:00 PM
The Ruins (??)


THURS., 20 MAR

01:00 PM
Age of Dragons

05:00 PM
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

08:00 PM
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull


FRI., 21 MAR

12:00 AM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding

05:00 PM
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull


SUN., 23 MAR

11:00 AM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding


TUES., 25 MAR

09:00 AM
My Big Fat Geek Wedding

01:00 PM
Face Off: Dragon's Breath

05:00 PM
Face Off: Open Sesame


WEDNES., 26 MAR

01:00 AM
Rise of the Gargoyles

03:00 AM
Reign of the Gargoyles

01:00 PM
Sinbad and the Minotaur

03:00 PM
Reign of the Gargoyles

05:00 PM
Rise of the Gargoyles


FRI., 28 MAR

10:30 AM
Dracula 2000

12:30 PM
Blade II

05:00 PM
Underworld: Evolution

07:00 PM
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans


SAT., 29 MAR [THESE MIGHT BE IN ERROR]

10:30 AM
Dracula 2000

12:30 PM
Blade II

05:00 PM
Underworld: Evolution
07:00 PM
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans


SUN., 30 MAR

03:30 AM
Dracula 2000

02:30 PM
Underworld: Evolution
04:30 PM
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans


MON., 31 MAR

02:00 PM
Blade II

Syfy February 2014

Jumping forwards a few months, here are the listings from Syfy from February:

TUES., 4 FEB

08:00 PM
Face Off: Dragon's Breath


TUES., 11 FEB

07:00 PM
Face Off: Dragon's Breath


SAT., 15 FEB

11:00 PM
Movie: X-men 2: X-men United [undeveloped Arthurian reference]


SUN., 16 FEB

10:00 AM
Movie: Outlander

04:00 PM
Movie: X-men 2: X-men United


MON., 17 FEB

11:00 PM
Movie: Outlander


TUES., 18 FEB

01:00 PM
Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files: Glowing Gargoyle/phantom Feline
02:00 PM
Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files: Florida Woodland Ufo/black Forest Entity (not medieval)
[Wrong "Black Forest": see link for details  http://www.syfy.com/factorfaked/episodes/season/2/episode/220/florida_woodland_ufo_black_forest_entity]

06:00 PM
Face Off: Dragon's Breath


THURS., 20 FEB

11:00 PM
Syfy Original Movie: Dungeons & Dragons: The Book Of Vile Darkness


FRI., 21 FEB

01:00 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Beyond Sherwood Forest

03:00 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Dragon Dynasty

08:30 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Dragon Dynasty

10:30 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Beyond Sherwood Forest

12:30 PM
Syfy Original Movie: Dungeons & Dragons: The Book Of Vile Darkness


TUES., 25 FEB

05:00 PM
Face Off: Dragon's Breath


THURS., 27 FEB

07:00 PM
Movie: Underworld: Evolution
09:00 PM
Movie: Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans


FRI., 28 FEB

01:00 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Rise Of The Gargoyles
03:00 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Reign Of The Gargoyles

09:00 AM
Movie: Dracula 2000

03:00 PM
Movie: Underworld: Evolution
05:00 PM
Movie: Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans

Syfy October 2013

And here are last October's listings from Syfy; it was (as might be expected) a very vampire-centered month:

THURS., 3 OCT.

07:00 PM
31 Days Of Halloween Movie: Underworld: Evolution

11:00 PM
31 Days Of Halloween Movie: Underworld: Evolution


FRI., 4 OCT

03:00 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Dark Relic

08:00 AM
Forever Knight: Dark Knight - Part 1
09:00 AM
Forever Knight: Dark Knight - Part 2
10:00 AM
Forever Knight: For I Have Sinned
11:00 AM
Forever Knight: Last Act
12:00 PM
Forever Knight: Dance By The Light Of The Moon
01:00 PM
Forever Knight: Dying To Know You
02:00 PM
Forever Knight: False Witness
03:00 PM
Forever Knight: Cherry Blossoms
04:00 PM
Forever Knight: I Will Repay
05:00 PM
Forever Knight: Dead Air


MON., 7 OCT

08:00 AM
31 Days Of Halloween Movie: Wes Craven Presents: Dracula II: Ascension
10:00 AM
31 Days Of Halloween Movie: Dracula 2000


MON., 14 OCT

09:30 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Dark Relic


SAT., 19 OCT

03:00 AM
31 Days Of Halloween Movie: Dracula 2000

01:00 PM
Syfy Original Movie: Rise Of The Gargoyles
03:00 PM
Syfy Original Movie: Reign Of The Gargoyles
05:00 PM
Syfy Original Movie: Witchslayer Gretl


TUES., 22 OCT

09:00 PM
Face Off: Dark Magic

11:00 PM
Face Off: Dark Magic


THURS., 24 OCT
07:00 PM
31 Days Of Halloween Movie: Underworld: Evolution
09:00 PM
31 Days Of Halloween Movie: Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans


FRI., 25 OCT

04:00 PM
31 Days Of Halloween Movie: Underworld: Evolution
06:00 PM
31 Days Of Halloween Movie: Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans


TUES., 29 OCT

08:00 PM
Face Off: Dark Magic

Syfy September 2013

Seems I'm always catching up here. Below are the relevant listings from Syfy for last September.

SUN., 1 SEPT

03:30 AM
Movie: Dracula 2000


SAT., 7 SEPT

8:00 PM
Movie: Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade


SUN., 8 SEPT

10:30 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Riverworld - Part One
12:30 PM
Syfy Original Movie: Riverworld - Part Two

05:00 PM
Movie: Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade


MON., 9 SEPT

02:00 AM
Movie: Age Of The Dragons


SAT., 21 SEPT

09:00 AM
Movie: Dracula 2000


SUN., 22 SEPT

09:00 AM
Syfy Original Movie: Witchville

01:00 PM
Syfy Original Movie: Witchslayer Gretl


THURS., 26 SEPT
12:30 PM
Movie: Dracula 2000

02:30 PM
Movie: Wes Craven Presents: Dracula II: Ascension

Medieval Studies on Screen at ICoM 2013

International Society for the Study of Medievalism
Annual Conference
October 17-19, 2013
St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin

Full program at http://www.medievalism.net/conferences/2013issmconference/2013issmprogram.pdf.

Friday, October 18

9:30-10:45
Session 2, Merlin and Mearcstapas
Moderator Mike Lovano, SNC
1. Tara Foster, Northern Michigan University
“Merlin (2012): Un beau cadeau au public?”
2. Jon Sherman, Northern Michigan University
“Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Children’s Program The Boy Merlin ”
3. Vickie Holtz-Wodzak, Viterbo University
“Prowling the Margins: Hagrid the Mearcstapa and Other Creatures That Can Take Care of Themselves”

11:00-12:00
The Kathryn Haselblad-Pascal Plenary Lecture
Nickolas Haydock, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
“Medievalism and Anamorphosis: Curious Perspectives on the Middle Ages”


3:00-4:15
Session 6, The French and the Fabulous
Moderator John Pennington, SNC
Paper 3 (of 3): Tom Conner, St. Norbert College
“Filming Roland: Klaus Kinski’s Medievalism”


Saturday, October 19

9:30-10:45

Session 7, Misfits in the Margins
Moderator Elizabeth Cannon
1. Pamela Clements, Siena College
“A Matter of Stature: The Medieval Dwarf”
2. Lauryn Mayer, Washington and Jefferson College
“’Gladly Lerne’: The Problems and Profit of Male Mentorship for Women in Game of Thrones”
3. Carol Robinson, Kent State University, Trumbull
“The Quest for a Deaf Lesbian Dwarf and/or Midget/Gnome: Neomedievalism and Video Game Character Development”


11:00-12:15

Session 9, The Dangerous North
Moderator Timothy Glenn, SNC
1. Stefan Hall, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
“Trolls Medieval to Modern”
2. Michael Nagy, South Dakota State University
“The Post-medieval Troll”
3. Juan Kuang Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
“Horny Norsemen: Ragnar Lodbrok and the History Channel Vikings”


3:30-5:00

Film Screening and Medievalism Gaming Workshop

CFP Fairy Tale Adaptations (5/15/14; PAMLA 10/31-11/2/14)

With apologies for cross-posting:

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association
112th Annual Conference - Riverside Convention Center, California
Friday, October 31 - Sunday, November 2, 2014

Once Upon a Time

Presiding Officer:
Elena Polyudova, Russian Institute for Art Education Studies

This session focuses on modern TV shows, movies, and books based on fairy tales and myths. On the one hand, these productions utilize well-known magical plots. On the other hand, they create new cultural and psychological patterns according to modern interpretations. The session offers the opportunity to analyze the phenomenon of modern experimentation from different perspectives: narrative changes in the plots; correlation between famous plots and modern contexts; psychological interpretations of the characters; modern visions of old stories expressed in costumes and scenery; linguistic analyses of scripts and texts.

Status:
Open (accepting submissions)

Associated Sessions
Once Upon a Time

Topic Type:
Special Session

- See more at: http://www.pamla.org/2014/topics/once-upon-time#sthash.SJvk7944.dpuf

CFP Rethinking/Retheorizing Video Games (5/15/14; PAMLA 10/31-11/2/14)

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association
112th Annual Conference - Riverside Convention Center, California
Friday, October 31 - Sunday, November 2, 2014

Rethinking/Retheorizing Video Games

Presiding Officer:
Daniel Ante-Contreras, "University of California, Riverside"

Video games are ripe for cultural, literary, and game studies, but the fraught relationship they have had with the academy and internal debates, like that between ludologists and narratologists, has hampered their potential. This panel invites papers that wish to take up these methodologies to analyze video games in general, specific games, or uses of virtual reality as a metaphor in popular culture in relation to textual, pedagogical and institutional potentialities. Papers that focus on issues of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, environment, disability, transhistorical concepts of gaming/virtual reality, etc. are welcomed and encouraged.

Status:
Open (accepting submissions)

Associated Sessions
Rethinking/Retheorizing Video Games

Topic Type:
Special Session

- See more at: http://www.pamla.org/2014/topics/rethinkingretheorizing-video-games#sthash.KKiBKJ40.dpuf

CFP Television (5/15/14; PAMLA 10/31-11/2/14)

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association
112th Annual Conference - Riverside Convention Center, California
Friday, October 31 - Sunday, November 2, 2014

Television Studies

Presiding Officer:
Russell McDermott, New York University

Proposals for papers are invited on any subject relating to the study of Television. Papers that  relate to the conference theme, "Familiar Spirits," and explore the ghostly, ghastly, the uncommon and uncanny, the profound and the paranormal are especially welcome, but proposals on any topic related to television will be considered and appreciated.

Status:
Open (accepting submissions)

Associated Sessions
Television Studies

Topic Type:
Standing Session

- See more at: http://www.pamla.org/2014/topics/television-studies#sthash.iJkGNpQQ.dpuf

More Film CFps for PAMLA (5/15/14; PAMLA 10/31-11/2/14)

Here's another batch of CFPs for PAMLA:

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association
112th Annual Conference - Riverside Convention Center, California
Friday, October 31 - Sunday, November 2, 2014

Film and Literature

Presiding Officer:
James R. Aubrey, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Status:
Open (accepting submissions)

Associated Sessions
Film and Literature

Topic Type:
Standing Session

- See more at: http://www.pamla.org/2014/topics/film-and-literature#sthash.7dBrE7rh.dpuf


Film Studies

Presiding Officer:
Matthew Snyder, University of California, Riverside

Status:
Open (accepting submissions)

Associated Sessions
Film Studies

Topic Type:
Standing Session

- See more at: http://www.pamla.org/2014/topics/film-studies#sthash.CI1bEhR1.dpuf


German Cinema

Presiding Officer:
Imke Meyer, University of Illinois, Chicago

This session welcomes papers on cinema produced in the German-speaking world. Papers may focus on individual films, on cinema and culture, on cinema aesthetics, and any other topic germane to German cinema studies.

Status:
Open (accepting submissions)

Associated Sessions
German Cinema

Topic Type:
Special Session

- See more at: http://www.pamla.org/2014/topics/german-cinema#sthash.stAtPgUO.dpuf


Italian Cinema

Presiding Officer:
Federico Pacchioni, Chapman University

Status:
Open (accepting submissions)

Associated Sessions
Italian Cinema

Topic Type:
Standing Session

- See more at: http://www.pamla.org/2014/topics/italian-cinema#sthash.9NyKqMPX.dpuf


Women and Film

Presiding Officer:
Joi Carr, Pepperdine University

This session will explore film as a feminist text featuring critical readings on representation of women in film, issues of race, class, gender, the gaze, the female as a spectator, and female auteurs.

Status:
Open (accepting submissions)

Associated Sessions
Women and Film

Topic Type:
Special Session

- See more at: http://www.pamla.org/2014/topics/women-and-film#sthash.YvdDSVRX.dpuf