seeking participant for AAS panel on "odd bodies"

[Julia Bullock]

I am seeking participants for a panel on the topic of "Odd Bodies: 
Depictions of Alternative Corporeality in East Asian Narratives."  This 
panel is devoted to an exploration of the way the human body has been 
depicted in “abnormal” and fantastic ways in fictional narratives, and 
the meanings attached to such alternative depictions. “Narrative” is 
interpreted widely here to include literature, film, graphic novels, 
animation, or other forms of media. I will give preference to proposals 
that attempt to situate such narratives in the specific historical and 
cultural context that produced them. My own proposal will deal with the 
way modern Japanese women writers have envisioned the body differently 
in an attempt to overcome the limitations placed on women in postwar 
society, but I am particularly interested in soliciting proposals from 
scholars working on anime or manga. Abstracts should be sent to Julia 
C. Bullock, Assistant Professor, Emory University at jbullo2 at emory.edu 
by August 1st.


Julia C. Bullock
Assistant Professor, REALC
Emory University
1707 N. Decatur Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA  30322
ofc (404)727-2168
fax (404)712-8511

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