Call for Papers: Harry Potter Symposium (2003)

[plinsenmayer]

Hi everyone --

For those who don't know, HPforGrownups is playing an active role in
organizing and planning Nimbus - 2003: A Harry Potter Symposium, to be
held in Orlando in July 2003.  The symposium's website is:

www.hp2003.org

The following is the URL to the Call for Papers for the Orlando Symposium:

http://www.hp2003.org/CFP/

As you'll see, we welcome receiving submissions of proposed
presentations, workshops and panel discussions from fans or groups of
fans (particularly for programs in the "fandom culture" track).

For those of you who don't have Adobe Acrobat, we've included the email
version of the CFP below our signatures.  It isn't as "pretty" as the
one created by desktop publishing people on the Orlando symposium
team, but it will convey the substance well enough.

Please feel free to contact either of us if you have any questions or
need some guidance in preparing a proposal!


Penny Linsenmayer & Ebony Thomas
Co-Chairs, Programming Committee
Nimbus - 2003: A Harry Potter Symposium

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Nimbus - 2003: A Harry Potter Symposium
Orlando, Florida
July 17-20, 2003

Nimbus is expected to be a recurring periodic symposium for the
purpose of allowing adult fans of the Harry Potter books and universe
to: gather; discuss the books and the fandom with other fans, scholars
of literature and cultural studies, and professionals in related
fields; and gain a new understanding of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

PROGRAM DETAILS:

Proposals are sought in both the academic and fandom culture tracks
(described below) for presentations, papers, moderated panels, and
workshops on any topic relating to the Harry Potter novels and/or
their fan community.

ACADEMIC TRACK:

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

= Gender roles in the series
= The role of authority in the series: rule-breaking and its consequences
= Themes in the series (particularly Harry as Allegory: Good versus Evil)
= Race, class, and other social issues in the series
= Religion in the series (as well as reactions of various religious
communities to HP)
= Rowling's usage of myths, folk tales and legends
= Harry Potter: Classics for our Time?
= Comparative analysis of the series with other fantasy or childrens'
literature authors (Tolkien, Lewis, Cooper, etc.)
= Harry Potter as Transcultural Phenomenon
= Translations
= Character analyses

Legal (application will be made for MCLE credit hours) ( ½ day)
= Justice in the Wizarding World
= Fanfic and Intellectual Property
= Book-banning and the First Amendment: moderated panel discussion

Educators and Librarians (application will be made for CE credit)
= Hogwarts Professors' Lounge (lesson plans and workshop proposals sought
across the curriculum)
= Ask Madam Pince: A Workshop for Librarians and Media Specialists

FANDOM CULTURE TRACK:

Fanfiction
= Fantastic Characters and Where to Find Them (Canon & Originals)
= It's All a Matter of Interpretation: Balancing Canon and Fanon
= Writing in the Dark: Fanficcing an Incomplete Canon
= Women Writers, Male Characters: Gender and Fan Writing
= Crossovers

Fan Art
= The Mirror of Erised: Drawing Recognizable Canon Characters
= External Influences (anime, Disney, other)

Website Administration
= The Masters of All: Webmasters Share Their Secrets
= The Common Rooms: Message Boards and the Fandom
= Essential E-Mail Lists for the HP Fan; Yahoo! and its Role in Developing
Online Fandom

General Fandom
= The Perilous Seas: Shipping the Series (het,slash, and smarm)
= Where Generations Meet: Children, Teens, and Adults in Harry Potter
Fandom
= All Things Being Equal: What makes Harry Potter different from or
similar
to other fan phenomena?
= What is Harry Potter Canon?: The Novels vs. Other Sources (Schoolbooks,
Interviews, Film)

Additional proposals are welcome, and we encourage members of the
professional, academic, and fandom communities to participate.


INFORMAL PROGRAMMING:

The symposium will include varied informal programming for attendees,
primarily scheduled in the evening hours (although it is
expected that an exhibition hall and a game room will be open for
browsing during the daytime programming hours).

TIME BLOCKS:

There will be 2 days of programming. Proposals should specify the
estimated amount of time needed for presentation and discussion: 60-,
90- and 120-minute time blocks are available. We also expect to be
able to accommodate 3-hour time blocks for special workshops and panel
discussions.

ATTENDEES:

Registrants must be at least 18 years old or accompanied by a parent or
guardian if ages 14-17. The Symposium programming is intended for
adults; however, mature teenagers may find the discussions engaging
and valuable. It is currently expected that childcare will be provided
on-site (at additional cost) for the children of adult attendees.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS:

Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15, 2003

Proposals may take the form of a 500-word abstract or a completed
conference paper (approximately 10 pages).

Proposals should be sent via email (preferred), fax, or regular mail in
advance of the submission deadline to one of the following addresses:

Regular mail: Harry Potter Symposium - 2003
Programming Committee
P.O. Box 18769
Rochester, NY 14618-0769

Email submission: cfp at ....
Please use the submission form on the website (linked from
www.hp2003.org/CFP/)

Fax Number: 407-540-9583

All submissions, whether by email, regular mail or fax, must be
accompanied
by a Submission Form, which can be obtained from the website
(www.hp2003.org/cfp.html) or can be mailed to you if requested.

DISCLAIMER:

Nimbus - 2003 is an unofficial event, and is not endorsed by Warner Bros.,
the Harry Potter book publishers or J.K. Rowling and her representatives.