Disability and the Arthurian World

From the maimed king to the leprous beggar to the blind queen to dwarves and giants, Arthurian characters exhibit a wide variety of disabilities and modes of embodiment that offer insights into social and cultural understandings of health, identity, sexuality, and language, among other subjects. The Arthurian…[Read more]

Calls for papers have been published for the Scottish Literature Discussion Group’s sessions at the 130th MLA Convention in Vancouver, 8th -11th January 2015. There are two sessions, as follows. Both are listed in the MLA’s calls for papers. We welcome abstracts, or please contact us with any enquiries.

 1. Discussion Group in Scottish…[Read more]

The forum provides a place where we can discuss what’s happening in Scottish literature. Do you have anything to share? Here’s your chance . . .

A number of people used Storify to compile tweets on particular sessions and topics during the convention. Here are a few; please reply to add more!

Session 80: Hard Mode: Games and Narratives of Marginalization (Anastasia Salter)
Session 130: Things My Computer Taught Me About Poems (Amanda French)
Session 188: New Approaches to Science Fiction…[Read more]

We hope you found the 2014 convention to be enjoyable and stimulating. Now that the convention has ended, consider posting reflections (or links to blog posts you’ve written on other sites) in this space. Thank you, and see you next year in Vancouver!