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Abstracts Sought for Peer-Reviewed Collection: Adaptation Theories
| Publication Date: | 2007-11-30 (Archive) |
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2007-10-30 |
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159201 |
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Proposals are sought for "Adaptation Theories," a peer-reviewed collection to be published by the Jan van Eyck Press. Art historians, literary scholars, cultural theorists and critics are invited to submit abstracts for projects examining the idea of serial adaptations that traverse various genres, theories and media. In light of Walter Benjamin’s trepidation regarding the notion of “original” texts, how do we regard works that are adapted and readapted to the extent that they, in some cases, contradict, refute, criticize, or even attack the original? And how can we analyze serial adaptations in an interdisciplinary sense, while resisting the tendency to isolate singular adaptations as maladapted, miscreant or deviant offspring? Articles might consider works of art, such as adaptations of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa (Duchamp, Warhol, Morimura). Similarly, literature moves through popular culture, as is the case with Polidori’s Vampyre, who has rippled across multiple domains, from novels and films to breakfast cereal advertisements, amusement park venues, and Neo-Goth lifestyles. Contributors might also explore the ways in which serial adaptations recast the development of theory itself, as Oedipus moves from Sophocles to the psychoanalytic takes of Freud and Lacan, to the radical horizontalism of Deleuze and Guattari in Anti-Oedipus. Key questions might include: to what extent do adaptation and mimicry join forces? How does adaptation relate to parody, and can the claim truly be made that adaptations are different than related or contingent works? Can anything be said in favor of maladaptions, and can a “bad adaption” be informative or productive? Abstracts of 300-400 words, along with curriculum vitae, should be submitted as Word attachments to Jillian St. Jacques at saintjacques@janvaneyck.nl by November 30. Notification of acceptance: December 10, 2007. Deadline for papers: March 10, 2007. Word count is open, up to 8,000 words maximum.
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Jillian St. Jacques
Jillian Saint Jacques
Research Fellow, Department of Theory
Jan van Eyck Academie
Academieplein 1, 6211 KM Maastricht
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)43 350 37 37
Fax: +31 (0)43 350 37 99
Email: saintjacques@janvaneyck.nl
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