I invite submissions for an
edited collection of essays on contemporary uses of fairy tales in popular
culture. The collection will focus on recent reinterpretations and reboots of
classical fairy tales, ways the contemporary texts address the original tales and
narratological implications of the repetitions and adjustments of these
stories. In essays that explore the functions and consequences of fairy
tale reboots, remakes and updates, authors will consider the ways fairy tale
generic conventions have been revised over time, representations of race,
gender, class and sexual identity, the roles of archetypes, mythic tropes and
patterns and the emergence of self-referential and meta-tales within these
texts.
Essays may
also address fan culture influence on contemporary tales, opportunities for
interactivity and the roles of stars in fairy tale reboots.
Text focus
could include television series, feature-length films, comic books and graphic
novels, games and animation.
Possible topics include but are
not limited to:
- Fables
(Bill Willingham/Vertigo, 2002-present)
- The
Red Shoes (Kim Yong-gyun, 2005)
- Lost
Girls (Alan Moore/Top Shelf, 2006)
- Hansel
and Gretel (Yim Pil-Sung, 2007)
- Sydney
White (Joe Nussbaum, 2007)
- Bluebeard
(Catherine Breillat, 2009)
- The
Sleeping Beauty (Catherine Breillat, 2010)
- Red
Riding Hood (Catherine Hardwicke, 2011)
- Hanna
(Joe Wright, 2011)
- Beastly
(Daniel Barnz, 2011)
- Once
Upon a Time (ABC, 2011-present)
- Grimm
(NBC, 2011-present)
- Snow
White and the Huntsman (Rupert Sanders, 2012)
- Mirror,
Mirror (Tarsem Singh, 2012)
- Hansel and Gretel (Anthony Ferrante, 2013)
- Hansel and
Gretel: Witch Hunters (Tommy Wirkola, 2013)
- Jack the Giant
Slayer (Bryan Singer, 2013)
Submit a two-page proposals by
the deadline of June 19, 2013 to Dr. Melissa Lenos at [log in to unmask]; questions
may be addressed to the same. Please
also include a short bio. If your proposal is selected, the final essay (5000-8000
words) will be due on December 1, 2013.
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