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   Call for Papers   
   Mythopoeic Society Conference 42   
   University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM   
   July 15–18, 2011   
      
   Monsters, Marvels, and Minstrels: The Rise of Modern Medievalism   
      
   The year 2011 marks the 75th anniversary of both C.S. Lewis’ publication of   
   The Allegory of Love and J.R.R. Tolkien’s lecture “Beowulf: The Monsters and   
   the Critics.” Spanning the early Anglo-Saxon/Scandinavian heroic legacies and   
   late Continental French-inspired romance traditions, these authoritative works   
   of scholarship dramatically changed academic discussion on their medieval   
   subjects. In addition, their literary reinterpretations laid the groundwork   
   for the modern medievalism that now informs so much modern fantasy literature,   
   Inkling or otherwise. To commemorate these important anniversaries, Mythcon 42   
   will invite reflection on the impact of these critical works and how they   
   offer new ways to view the fantastic in earlier texts as well as how they   
   initiated many of the approaches modern fantasy applies to its reading of the   
   medieval. While legacies inherited from Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Scandinavian,   
   Biblical, and Classical cultures will be obvious subjects, papers and panels   
   that explore mythological and fantastic works from other early traditions   
   (such as Native American, Asian, and Middle-eastern) are also welcome, as are   
   studies and discussions that focus on the work and interests of the Inklings   
   (especially J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams), of our Guests   
   of Honor, and of other fantasy authors and themes. Papers from a variety of   
   critical perspectives and disciplines are welcome.   
      
   Guests of Honor:   
   Michael D.C. Drout, Scholar   
   Catherynne M. Valente, Author   
      
   Paper abstracts (250 word maximum), along with contact information, should be   
   sent to the Papers Coordinator at the e-mail address below by 15 April, 2011.   
   Please include your AV requests and the projected time needed for your   
   presentation. Time slots for individual papers are one hour (45 minute paper   
   plus discussion) or 1/2 hour (20 minute paper plus discussion). Panels   
   consisting of related short papers may be proposed for a 90 minute time slot.   
   Undergraduate and graduate presenters are encouraged to apply for the Alexei   
   Kondratiev Award for Best Student Paper.   
      
   Send abstracts to:   
   Janet Brennan Croft, Paper Coordinator   
      
      
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