The Folklore Society

"Folklore and Fantasy" 13-15 April 2012, Chichester CALL FOR PAPERS

The Folklore Society's AGM 2012 and joint conference with the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy, University of Chichester, 13-15 April, 2012.

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A Grimm Legacy: The Impact of Grimms' Tales in the English-Speaking World

6th - 8th September 2012

2012 is the bicentenary of the publication of the first volume of the Kinder-und Hausmärchen by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. To mark this occasion, the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing at Kingston University (U.K.) is planning a series of open lectures and a conference assessing the impact of the Grimms' collection upon literature and culture in the English speaking world. Proposals for conference papers are invited on the following subjects:

• Translations of Grimms' tales into English
• The influence of Grimm upon British collectors of fairy tales
• The impact of Grimms' tales upon world literatures in English
• Uses of Grimms' tales in English-language visual media
• Uses of Grimms' tales in English-language performing arts
• Grimms' tales and British Romanticism
• Grimms' tales in Victorian Britain
• Grimms' tales in colonial and post-colonial contexts
• Illustrations and art works relating to Grimms' tales
• Grimms' tales in the electronic age

This will be a multi-disciplinary conference, and contributions from any disciplinary perspective will be welcome. We also welcome proposals to read creative work, screen films, mount performances and exhibit visual work.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Professor Donald Haase (Wayne State University) and Neil Philip (Author and Independent Scholar).

Abstract submission

Please submit an abstract of approximately 300 words, and a brief contributor's bio online at:
www.kingston.ac.uk/activities/conferences/abstracts/

Deadline: January 31st 2012.
Enquiries: Dr Andrew Teverson, e: fass-conferences@kingston.ac.uk