CfP: PAMLA 2024 - Science Fiction (Panel / In-Person) - Proposals due April 30
The standing session in Science Fiction of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) is now accepting proposals for the organization’s 121st annual conference. The PAMLA Annual Conference 2024 will be held at Margaritaville Resort in Palm Springs, CA, from Wednesday, November 6 to Sunday, November 10.
The call-for-papers deadline is Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
We invite proposals that engage with some aspect of Science Fiction in media and/or literature, including closely related fields such as Alternative History and Speculative Fiction. Special consideration will be given to proposals that center around the conference theme “Translation in Action,” but proposals not connecting to the conference theme are likewise welcome.
Suggested topics about science fiction in relation to “translation in action” include but are not limited to:
- “Alien” languages
- (Mis)communication in science fiction
- Translation technology and politics of universal translation
- Translating “hard science” to “humanities”
- Adaptation and translation between mediums
- Works of science fiction in translation
Presiding officers:
- Chelsea Yuipco (University of California - Riverside)
- K Persinger (University of California - Riverside)