The Romantic (R)Evolution: Debordering Romanticism (NeMLA)
Philadelphia
Organization: NeMLA
Event: NeMLA
The Romantic (R)Evolution: Debordering Romanticism
Primary Area/ Secondary Area:
British/ Comparative literature
This panel invites proposals to revolutionize and de-border the conventional Eurocentric Romantic
boundaries in genres, forms, styles, themes, cultural legacies, and critical methods. Proposals are
invited to transcend Romanticism of the Romantic Era to a new timeless global Romanticism of both
historicity and modernity that contributes to ideological diversity.
This panel seeks proposals to approach Romanticism as a (r)evolutionary mode of thinking. We
invite abstracts to revolutionize and deborder the conventional Eurocentric Romantic boundaries
in genres, forms, styles, themes, cultural legacies, and critical methods. Proposals are invited to
transcend Romanticism of the Romantic Era to a new timeless global Romanticism of both
historicity and modernity that contributes to ideological diversity. From the old pan-European
Romanticism to a new international Romanticism, reading Romantic Literature as World
Literature, this panel welcomes new creative approaches to interpret works by the Romantics.
Interdisciplinary and comparative explorations on new modes of analysis that foster open-
minded connections and transnational relationships between texts are especially encouraged.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
-Modernization of Romanticism and modern adaptations of the Romantic canon;
-Cross-cultural and de-Eurocentric Romanticism, transnational/global Romanticism;
-Women and Romanticism;
-New perspectives on canonical Romantic texts;
-New stylistic and thematic changes from a Romantic writer’s early to late creative career;
-Inward (r)evolutions, such as personal evolution, self-development, spiritual and psychological
growth represented in Romanticism;
-Comparative Romanticism—intersections between literature, arts, music, philosophy, theology,
psychology, spirituality, politics…across different mediums both historical and modern;
-Cultural diversity and global intersections in Romanticism;
-Lesser-known Romantic works being misjudged and underappreciated by its contemporary
readers and critics in the past that call for rereading, reevaluation, and revival;
-New Romantic forms across the world—modern Romantic works of music, spoken word poetry,
multimedia, dance, modern art, cinema etc.;
-Romanticism and Technology& Internet;
-Conversations between different forms of modern humanistic projects (literature, arts, cinema,
music etc.) and writers of the Romantic Era.
Please submit abstracts of no more than 300 words to
https://cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S/21309 by September 30, 2024.
Inquiries could be sent to Meng Li (Binghamton University) at
mli189@binghamton.edu
https://cfplist.com/nemla/User/SubmitAbstract/21309
Meng Li