Site: Athens, Greece

Organiser: Inter-Disciplinary.Net

 

Topics: This conference seeks to address that lack by examining the role of the shapeshifter in culture, including literature, film, television, graphic novels, fan cultures and video games. The organisers are interested in essays dealing with any time period or genre. Contributions from all disciplines are welcome. Topics may include but are not limited to: Historical medical discourses about shapeshifters; The monstrosity of shapeshifters; Freak(s) – of nature; of technology; accidents of birth; Queering form; Invading and possessing bodies; Science fiction: inter- species reproduction: non-human reproduction, hybrids; Issues of identity: does the shapeshifitn ... Читать дальше »