seeking participant for AAS panel on "odd bodies"

[Julia Bullock]

Sorry, the AAS is Association for Asian Studies, and the conference is 
scheduled to take place in Atlanta, GA April 3-6. My apologies for not 
making the announcement more user-friendly!

The call for papers announcement is available here, if you are 
interested:

http://www.aasianst.org/Proposal/pages/2008CFP.htm

Best,

Julia

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

"Keep your bowler on in times of stress."
--Emma Peel






On Jul 5, 2007, at 9:24 PM, Eija Niskanen wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>> "Keep your bowler on in times of stress."
>> --Emma Peel
>>
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