Suggested topics 

·         New cultural, political and social histories of the fairy tale

·         Fairy-tale aesthetics after The Bloody Chamber

·         The theory and practice of fairy-tale fantasy in the wake of Angela Carter

·         The fairy tale and fiction after The Bloody Chamber

·         The fairy tale after postmodernism

·         The fairy tale and contemporary opera (composers such as Heinz Holliger, Helmut Lachenman and John Woolrich)

·         The fairy tale and contemporary visual art (artists such as Paula Rego, Kiki Smith, Vanessa Jane Phaff and Louise Bourgeois)

·         The fairy tale and contemporary children’s literature, including illustrated books

·         The fairy tale and contemporary cinema

·         The fairy tale and contemporary theatre

·         The fairy tale and new media

·         Orality, textuality and virtual spaces

·         The fairy tale and translation 

Please send abstracts (300 words, plus brief biographical details) and ideas for panels to fairytale@uea.ac.uk. The deadline for the submission of proposals is 3 November 2008. We also welcome suggestions for readings and related events.

Informal inquiries should be directed by email to Stephen Benson: s.benson@uea.ac.uk

Conference organisers: Stephen Benson (University of East Anglia) and Andrew Teverson (University of Kingston.)

Artwork by Vanessa Jane Phaff (Little Red Riding Hood - 2002 (detail), 36 silkscreens on canvas, 41 x 29 cm each)