Calls for Presentations, MLA 2022, from the Exec Committee
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| Title | Calls for Presentations, MLA 2022, from the Exec Committee |
| Content | The Exec Committee of the Shakespeare Forum for the Modern Language Association of America announce calls for presentations for three sessions at the annual convention from January 6-9, 2022
Re-Reading “Timon of Athens
What can be done with “Timon of Athens” today? We welcome a range of methodologies and concerns. Send bios, titles, and 100-word abstracts of papers on Thomas Middleton and William Shakespeare’s collaborative play.
Due date for submissions: Wednesday, 31 March 2021, Drew Daniel, Johns Hopkins U (drewdaniel@jhu.edu )
Who Owns Shakespeare?
We request ten-minute roundtable presentations about who gets to speak about, for, and through Shakespeare right now — actors, dictators, journalists, markets, obsessives, publishers, readers, students, visionaries? Send 1-paragraph bio, 200-word abstract, and two questions.
Due date for submissions: Wednesday, 31 March 2021, Sujata Iyengar, University of Georgia (iyengar@uga.edu )
Shakespeare and White Supremacy
This panel explores the relationship of Shakespeare—as poet, playwright, industry, text, canon, curriculum, touchstone, and figurehead—to white supremacy. Please submit 200-word abstracts for papers and a bio.
Deadline for submissions: Wednesday, 31 March 2021, Urvashi Chakravarty, University of Toronto (urvashi.chakravarty@utoronto.ca ) |
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