LitSea2018: Literature at Sea: Storms, Shipwrecks, and Survival M.S. Carnival Elation Jacksonville, FL, United States, May 12-17, 2018 |
Conference website | http://spectrum.troy.edu/conference |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=litsea2018 |
Abstract registration deadline | November 1, 2017 |
Submission deadline | November 1, 2017 |
Abstracts are invited for a conference sponsored by the Troy University English Department on storms, shipwrecks, and survival, broadly defined. Proposed papers may focus on the literature of any country and any literary period, but please keep in mind that the conference language will be English. Topics might include (but are not limited to) the following:
Hurricanes
Typhoons
Tidal waves
Cyclones
Waterspouts
Nor’easters
Whirlpools
Floods
Salvage
Diving
Sublimity and the sea
Mutinies
Metaphorical storms
Metaphorical seas
The Tempest
The Kraken
Sea monsters
Winds
Tradewinds
War
Colonization
Politics
Ship of state
Ship of fools
Historical wrecks
Titanic
Andrea Doria
Steamboats
Metaphorical shipwrecks
Bermuda Triangle
Flat Earth
Airships
Captain Cook
Captain Ahab
The Flying Dutchman
Ship as microcosm or crucible
Navigation
Mysteries
Floods
Treasure
Piracy
Slave narratives
Slave trade
Castaways
Cannibalism
Sustainability
Environment
Robinson Crusoe
The Odyssey
Islands
Atolls
Cays
Island culture
Pitcairn Islands
Lighthouses
Indentured servitude
Sharks
Jaws
Utopia/dystopia
Gilligan’s Island
Atlantis
Captain Nemo
Nautical inventions
Submarines
Arctic/Antarctic exploration
Frozen seas
Sir Francis Drake
Rivers
Travel writing
Sea trade
Ships and shipping
Maps
Safe harbor
Aquatic life
Mythology
Seascapes
Religion
Superstition
The Caribbean
Recreation
Tourism
Visual art
Fantasy
Because of the logistics involved in securing the conference venue and lower prices, we will make decisions on submissions by 1 December 2017.
We hope to produce a conference-proceedings volume in 2019.
Submission Guidelines
Please visit <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=litsea2018> to submit a 250-word abstract by 1 November 2017. You will need to create a FREE EasyChair account to submit your abstract (linked at the aforementioned URL). Questions about the conference may be addressed to bprobertson@troy.edu. The conference web site is available at <http://spectrum.troy.edu/conference>.
Committees
Organizing committee
- Ben P. Robertson
- Katona D. Weddle
- Shannon Thompson
- Ekaterina V. Kobeleva
Venue
This conference is scheduled to take place aboard the M. S. Carnival Elation, which will be sailing from Jacksonville, Florida, USA, 12-17 May 2018, with stops in the Bahamas at the ports of Nassau and Half Moon Cay. When possible, presentation times will be arranged so as not to conflict with port visits.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to bprobertson@troy.edu.