My apologies to those of you who've already seen this on the upenn list.
Call for Papers: The Celebrity Culture of British Romanticism.
Proposed Special Session for MLA '06 (3/15/06; MLA '06)
Seeking papers for a proposed special session that will explore the impact
of popular celebrity on Romantic-era literature. To what extent is the
literary discourse of Romanticism complicit in the development of
mass-media celebrity? Can we identify sympathetic exchanges between
celebrity and Romantic poetry? Proposals might address the material
conditions of Romantic celebrity; literary treatments of celebrity; the
afterlife of authorship; critical reviews, reading habits, and
reputation; scandal as promotional strategy; "The Shows of London" and the
author as spectacle; Romantic simulacra; portraiture and lyric poetry;
fandom, fetishism, and literary tourism; technologies of prestige such as
caricature or satire; or any other relevant topic. Papers treating the
influence of celebrity culture on poetry or poetics are especially welcome.
Please submit abstract (no more 500 words) and a brief CV by March 15th to
Jason Goldsmith (jngoldsm(at)butler.edu)
Jason N. Goldsmith
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Butler University
4600 Sunset Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46208
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