Call for Papers: Literature and Madness, PCA/ACA Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, 12-15 April 2017
Type: Call for Papers
Date: October 1, 2016
Location: California, United States
Subject Fields: Area Studies, Cultural History / Studies, Health and Health Care, History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Literature
The
Literature and Madness section of the Popular Culture Association is
soliciting 15-20 minute papers for the upcoming year’s annual PCA/ACA
conference in San Diego, CA, scheduled for 12-15 April 2017. The
deadline for abstract submission is 1 October 2016.
Contributors
are encouraged to think broadly about either or both terms of
“literature” and “madness.” For instance, madness can be addressed in
its contemporary medical forms, as codified in the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), or it can be considered in
any of the forms it has been assigned in other historical periods.
Likewise, literature can be viewed widely. Past panels have included
analysis of popular and canonical literary works and/or genres, but they
have also included analysis of film, opera and musical theatre, song
lyrics, instrumental music, single-media and multi-media art, and the
cultural and economic conditions surrounding the production,
publication, performance, and/or installation of such works.
The
Literature and Madness section accepts submissions from faculty members,
graduate students, and independent scholars. Undergraduate students
are encouraged to submit abstracts to the undergraduate sessions offered
during the conference.
Abstracts of 250-300 words should be
submitted electronically on the PCA/ACA Web site, through the links and
process detailed at http://ncp.pcaaca.org/user.
Prospective contributors who have questions about submitting an
abstract or who encounter difficulty with the electronic links and
process on the PCA/ACA Web site should contact the Area Chair for the
section.