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Realities and Fantasies in Society and Politics (SAMLA 90 Conference, Sheraton Birmingham, Alabama)

Realities and Fantasies in Society and Politics (SAMLA 90 Conference, Sheraton Birmingham, Alabama)

Publié le par Marc Escola (Source : Michelle Lanchart)

SAMLA 90 Conference November 2–4, 2018

Sheraton Birmingham - Birmingham, Alabama

 

French III: Realities and Fantasies in Society and Politics

Expressions of socio-political activism can take many forms. This panel welcomes papers and presentations that explore the conference theme, “Fighters from the Margins: Socio-Political Activists and Their Allies” in 19th, 20th, and 21st century French and Francophone literature, visual arts, cinema, culture, and history. Papers dealing with non-fiction or fantastical representations of society and politics are especially welcome. This panel will also consider papers from the early modern period that discuss approaches to socio-political criticism.

Please submit a 300-word abstract in French or English, brief bio, and A/V requirements to

Michelle Lanchart, New York University, at mlanchart@nyu.edu.

Deadline June 4th, 2018.

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SAMLA 90 Conference November 2–4, 2018

Sheraton Birmingham - Birmingham, Alabama

  • Topics of interest and approaches may include but are not limited to:
  • Activism “par la band”
  • Bande dessinée
  • Allegorical representations/critique of society and politics
  • Biopolitics
  • Breaking through the margins of society
  • Colonial, decolonial, and postcolonial studies
  • Cultural Studies
  • Dada
  • Ecocritism
  • Feminism (western and non-western)
  • The Fantastic
  • Gender studies
  • Genre theory
  • Gothic, Neo-Gothic
  • Magical realism
  • Performance
  • Political science
  • Propaganda
  • Protests
  • Queer Theory
  • Realism
  • Resisting the status quo
  • Science fiction, fantasy, and horror
  • Social movements in French and Francophone regions/communities
  • Surrealism
  • Terrorism
  • Violence
  • War