Call for Papers Archive
Modernist NecrophiliaThis panel will consider modernist responses to the intersections among death, intimacy, and erotic life. The following topics would be welcome, but potential contributors are certainly not limited to this list:
+ modernist gothic
+ the uncanny
+ spiritualism
+ fiction, poetry, art dealing with the death of a beloved
+ representations of corpses, ghosts, etc. in film, art, dance
+ generic considerations: memoir, elegy, etc.
+ approaches: psychoanalytic, feminist, queer, trauma studies, affect/emotion studies, narrative theory
300-word abstracts and CVs should be sent by email to Janine Utell at jmutell@widener.edu no later than March 25, 2012.
Conference Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Conference Starts: October 18, 2012
Conference Ends: October 21, 2012
CFP Submission Deadline: March 25, 2012
For more information, contact: Janine Utell