Call for Proposals

This Section invites proposals for individual papers and preorganized panels on the following topics:

• Theory and method in religion and literature
• Religious influences on the arts of activism and social change
• Visual and performing arts and black theologies — cosponsored with the Black Theology Group
• The continuing influences of Paul Ricoeur’s Time and Narrative (Volumes 1–3, translated by Kathleen McLaughlin and David Pellauer, University of Chicago Press, 1990) — cosponsored with the the Ricoeur Group
• Religious themes and imagery of presidential campaigns
• Censorship in religion and the arts
• Multiculturalism and/or globalization in the arts, literature, and religion
• The religious implications for the arts in response to terrorism; e.g., 9/11, Mumbai, Oslo
• Chicago-based themes, such as Saul Bellow’s religiosity, James Elkins’s religious aesthetics, the Chicago Renaissance, and the religiosity of exhibits/exhibitionism at the 1893 Columbian Exposition and/or the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions

The Section also welcomes proposals for individual papers and/or panel proposals on any topic in the arts, literature, and religion.

Mission

The Section also welcomes individual papers and/or panel proposals on any topic in the arts, literature, and religion.

Anonymity of Review Process

Proposals are anonymous to Chairs and steering committee members until after final acceptance/rejection.

Questions?

Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
Georgetown University
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Eric Ziolkowski
Lafayette College
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Method of Submission