{"id":3860,"date":"2021-07-16T09:01:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T09:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2021-07-16T09:01:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T09:01:12","slug":"cfp-tolkien-and-fantasy-sessions-at-icms-kalamazoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk\/index.php\/2021\/07\/16\/cfp-tolkien-and-fantasy-sessions-at-icms-kalamazoo\/","title":{"rendered":"CFP: Tolkien and Fantasy sessions at ICMS, Kalamazoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are seeking abstracts for two sessions on J.R.R. Tolkien and Young Adult Fantasy, sponsored by the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic<\/a>, for the 57th International Congress on Medieval Studies<\/a> (Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University), to be held online on 9-14 May 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tolkien and the Medieval Animal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Organised by Kris Swank<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The emerging field of \u201canimal studies\u201d shifts critical thought away from an assumption of human supremacy and instead explores the web of interdependence that enmeshes humans with all other forms of life (Crane 2015: 1). As Anna Tsing puts it, \u201cHuman nature is an interspecies relationship\u201d (2012: 144). But these conceptions are not new. Susan Crane writes, \u201cThe people of medieval Britain lived in daily contact with domestic and wild animals. Forest and wasteland loomed over settlements, and even city streets teemed with all kinds of creatures\u201d (2012: 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The medieval animal is explored in a number of recent monographs, e.g. Animals in the Middle Ages<\/em> by Nona C. Flores (2000), The Beast Within: Animals in the Middle Ages<\/em>, 2nd ed., by Joyce E. Salisbury (2010), Animal Encounters: Contacts and Concepts in Medieval Britain<\/em> by Susan Crane (2012), and Medieval Pets<\/em> by Kathleen Walker-Meikle (2021), among others. Animals mattered to J.R.R. Tolkien, too, and his writings frequently engage with medieval conceptions of the interspecies relationships between humans and non-human animals. A few examples include Farmer Giles and his dog, Garm, Gandalf and Shadowfax, and bestiary animals Fastitocalon, the Oliphaunt, and dragons. Lists of animals found in Middle-earth are available online (e.g. here<\/a> and here<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcome proposals for this paper session on \u201cTolkien and the Medieval Animal.\u201d Interdisciplinary topics are welcome, and scholars might engage with a number of diverse fields, such as anthropology, art history, biology, communication, geography, history, literary studies, philosophy, psychology, sociology, etc. Panelists may also employ various theoretical perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For any questions on this session please contact Kris Swank at 2464732s@student.gla.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Global Middle Ages in Young Adult Fantasy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Organised by Grace Ann Thomas Worm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contemporary trends in Young Adult fantasy literature demonstrate a close relationship between young adult stories and a global medieval settings. Young Adult fantasies often use medieval settings to position arguments around identity, race, culture, class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, violence, environmentalism, technology, folklore, and magic. We want to open a conversation about the turn toward a Global Middle Ages in Young Adult fantasy and its opportunities and challenges for new voices, groups, cultures, and readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the days of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, settings for fantasy novels have largely been modelled upon the medieval North: the British Isles and Scandinavia. In the last decade, a wave of emerging voices in the field of Young Adult fantasy have turned to the rich variety of cultural models, mythologies, and folklore traditions of the \u201cGlobal Middle Ages,\u201d that is pre-modern Africa, Asia, the Americas, Austronesia, even eastern and southern Europe. Among this wave of authors who write on global medievalism are Tomi Adeyemi, Ren\u00e9e Ahdieh, P. Dj\u00e8l\u00ed Clark, Hafsah Faizal, Julie Kagawa, Nnedi Okrafor, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nghi Vo, Neon Yang, and many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We want to reveal not only cultures which have previously been silenced, but also groups which have been silenced, including women, the enslaved, indigenous peoples, queer, or disabled groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For any questions on this session please contact Grace Worm at g.worm.1@research.gla.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to submit your abstract<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All proposals must be submitted through the International Congress on Medieval Studies site: https:\/\/wmich.edu\/medievalcongress\/call<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal deadline is 15 September 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

References<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Crane, S. (2012). Animal Encounters: Contacts and Concepts in Medieval Britain<\/em> (University of Pennsylvania Press).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tsing, A. (2012). Unruly Edges: Mushrooms as Companion Species: for Donna Haraway. Environmental Humanities 1, available at: https:\/\/read.dukeupress.edu\/environmental-humanities\/article\/1\/1\/141\/8082\/Unruly-Edges-Mushrooms-as-Companion-SpeciesFor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crane, S. (2015). \u2018Medieval Animal Studies: Dogs at Work\u2019. Oxford Handbooks Online<\/em>, available at: https:\/\/www.oxfordhandbooks.com\/view\/10.1093\/oxfordhb\/9780199935338.001.0001\/oxfordhb-9780199935338-e-103<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image Credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Man with hunting dogs. <\/em>Marginal drawing from Luttrell Psalter. Originally published in England East Anglia; circa 1325-1335. Photograph from Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica<\/em> ImageQuest, 2 Mar 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medieval Cosplaying. @ Grace Worm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We are seeking abstracts for two sessions on J.R.R. Tolkien and Young Adult Fantasy, sponsored by the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic, for the 57th International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University), to be held online on 9-14 May 2022. Tolkien and the Medieval Animal Organised by Kris Swank The emerging field … <\/p>\n

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