Proposals are now being accepted for panels in the mystery/detective section area on subjects ranging from the classic detective/mystery to the marginalized, innovative, and/or speculative.

Possible areas include, but should not be limited to:

Food in Detective/Mystery Fiction (this year’s conference theme is, after all, “Celebrating Foods and Culture in a Global Context”)
The Criminal Other
Recent Developments in the Police Procedural
The Wounded Detective
The Past in Mystery Novels
Queering the Mystery
Eco-noir
Speculative Mysteries
Humor in Crime Fiction
Inter/Extra-textuality in Mystery/Detective Fiction
Third Wave Feminism
Pastiche
Geographies of Crime Fiction
Cultural Representations of Crime/Criminal
The Criminal as Hero
The “Other” as Sleuth
Ambiguity in Post-Modern Detective/Mystery Fiction
Genre Blending and Bending in Detective Fiction
The Supernatural in Mystery Fiction
Gonzo Crime Fiction
Defending the Cozy
Hard-Boiled
White Collar Crime/Corporate Crime
Sidekicks, Second Fiddles, and Fall Guys
Race and Ethnicity in Crime Fiction

Email 200-250-¬‐word abstracts for individual presentations or 500-¬‐word abstracts for panel proposals to Area Chair Ann Clark-Moore (English Department, SUNY-Jefferson) at aclark-moore@sunyjefferson.edu and submit your proposal directly into the database at http://conference2012.swtxpca.org/.

Upon acceptance, all presenters must register for February’s conference by December 31, 2011.