Think romance! Re-conceptualizing a Medieval Genre

Lingüística románica, Literatura de los Siglos de Oro, Estudios de género

This conference thus invites new work on a variety of topics, including the birth of romance out of historical prose and its supposed death in the early modern period; on the generic fluidity of romance, particularly its relationship to chronicles, hagiography, and fabliaux; on the relationship between the romance and visual art or architectural space; on the romance book as object and objects inscribed / decorated with romance motifs; on the place of romance in the development of new musical genres and theatrical performances; on the status of romance in cultural geographies that conceptualize notions of normativity and otherness; and on its role in the discovery of new worlds (literal and figurative) and the obliteration of old ones. Although papers on individual romances are welcome, we particularly encourage work that positions itself more broadly, that uses one or more texts, as well as very different source material (archival, documentary, historical and art historical), to rethink the place of romance in medieval culture as well as in our modern understanding of the Middle Ages. Registration: Online registration available in January 2012.

Estados Unidos

medievals@fordham.edu