seeking participant for AAS panel on "odd bodies"

[Eija Niskanen]

Where does this panel take place and when?

Eija Niskanen

On 7/6/07, Julia Bullock <jbullo2 at emory.edu> wrote:
> 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.
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> 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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> "Keep your bowler on in times of stress."
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