Myths and legends play a vital role in explaining how human beings understand their world. Many myths and legends are linked to a specific places or environments. The place can be an ordinary spot that became associated with an important event, or it can be created as an ideal or to serve as a critique for an existing society. This is a call for papers from any discipline that explores any aspect of mythical or legendary places/spaces. If there is sufficient interest, IASESP will also include up to two panels of video conference presentations.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- Asgard
- Annwn
- Atlantis
- Bermuda Triangle
- El Dorado
- Elysian Fields
- Feng-Du
- Garden of Eden
- Hidden Forests
- Shangri-la
- Fountain of Youth
- Tree of Life
- Mount Olympus
- River Styx
- Secret Gardens
- Summerland
- Purgatory
- The Market
- Utopia
Send proposals to Troy Paddock paddockt1@southernct.edu.
Proposals are due February 8, 2016
Website: http://www.southernct.edu/iasesp/conferences/index.html