Friday, August 23, 2013

Zombie Arthuriana at MAPACA 2013

I've had a paper proposal accepted for the 2013 meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association in Atlantic City this November. My paper will be part of a session on medieval monsters and monstrous medievalism. Complete details as follows:

Medieval Monstrosity

This panel analyzes the use of the monstrous in modern narratives that make use of the medieval as well as in the original texts.

Presentations

  • Camelot and the Walking Dead: The Zombies of the Matter of Britain and the Development of Arthurian Horror Fiction
    Michael A Torregrossa (The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain)
  • A Study of the Human Condition Through the Frame of Myth and Magic in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
    Christina Doka
  • Will the Real Monsters Please Stand Up:
    Diana Vecchio (Widener University)
Session chair: 
Mary Behrman (Kennesaw State University)

For those interested,the complete program can be accessed at http://mapaca.net/conference/schedule, and registration information can be found at http://mapaca.net/conference/2013/conference-registration.

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