King Arthur Forever: The Matter of Britain in Postmedieval Popular Culture

Welcome to King Arthur Forever, a blog sponsored by The Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages and dedicated to study and debate of the representations of the Matter of Britain in post-medieval popular culture produced from the close of the Middle Ages through tomorrow.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Kalamazoo Roundtable on Arthurian Film and TV

Finalized details on our co-sponsored roundtable on Arthurian film and television can now be viewed at the Are Your From Camelot? blog.

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2013: 12-01-13: The Comics Get Medieval 2014 (12/1/13; PCA 4/16-19/24 Chicago, IL)
2012: 09-01-12: The Comics Get Medieval 2013 First Call (9/1/12; PCA 3/27-30/13 Washington, DC)
2012: 06-01-12: Arthurian Film / TV / Electronic Games Collection (Proposals by 6/1/12)
2011: 12-01-11: The Comics Get Medieval 2012: A Celebration of Medieval-Themed Comics in Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Prince Valiant (12/1/11; PCA 4/11-14/12 Boston, MA) [SUBMISSIONS CLOSED]
2011: 12-01-11: Once and Future Kings? The Return of King Arthur in the Post-medieval World (12/1/11; Plymouth, NH 4/20-21/12) [CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST]
2011: 09-01-11: The Comics Get Medieval at Kalamazoo: New Perspectives for Incorporating Comics into Medieval Studies Teaching and Research (9/1/11; Kalamazoo 5/10-13/12) [UPDATE 9/25/11: SUBMISSIONS CLOSED]
2011: 09-01-11: Are You From Camelot?: Recent Arthurian Film, Television, and Electronic Games as Innovators of the Arthurian Tradition and Their Impact (Roundtable) (9/1/11; Kalamazoo 5/10-13/12) [UPDATE 9/25/11: SUBMISSIONS CLOSED]

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Michael A. Torregrossa, Co-Founder, Blog Editor, and Listserv Moderator, and The Comics Get Medieval Sessions Co-Organizer

A specialist in popular Arthuriana, Michael A. Torregrossa, MA, is a graduate of the Medieval Studies program at the University of Connecticut (Storrs) and has presented his research on popular medievalisms at regional, national, and international conferences. Michael's published work includes essays on the Matter of Britain in film, television, and the comics medium, annotated bibliographies of the same, and a series of entries for the three latest updates to The Arthurian Encyclopedia. Michael is also the founder of the Institute for the Advancement of Scholarship on the Magic-Wielding Figures of Visual Electronic Multimedia and the Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain.

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Jason Tondro, The Comics Get Medieval Sessions Co-Organizer

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Affliated Sites

Reel Wizards Project, The (official blog of the Institute for the Advancement of Scholarship on the Magic-Wielding Figures of Visual Electronic Multimedia)
Researching the Villains of the Matter of Britain (official blog of The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain)
Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Legend Area Blog (official site of the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Legend Area of the Northeast Popular/American Culture Association)

Resources for the Matter of Britain

Arthurian Archives Series (D. S. Brewer)
Arthurian Literature (journal) (D. S. Brewer)
Arthurian Resources: Early Arthurian Tradition & the Origins of the Legend (Thomas Green)
Arthurian Studies series (D. S. Brewer)
Arthuriana: The Journal of Arthurian Studies
Arthuriana: The Journal of Arthurian Studies (Project MUSE)
ArthurNet Archives (searchable)
Camelot Project at the University of Rochester: Arthurian Texts, Images, Bibliographies and Basic Information, The
Cumulative Index for Supplements to THE NEW ARTHURIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA by Raymond H. Thompson, Norris J. Lacy, and Brandy Brown Hancock (The ARTHURIANA / Camelot Project Bibliographies)
International Arthurian Society
International Arthurian Society: British Branch
International Arthurian Society: North American Branch
Medieval Review, The (e-journal of book reviews)
Researching the Villains of the Matter of Britain (official blog of The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain)
Société Internationale des Amis de Merlin (SIAM)

Links of Interest: Performing Arts

Spamalot (Original Cast Recording) @ Decca Broadway
Monty Python's Spamalot

Links of Interest: Theme Parks and Attractions

Carrousel de Lancelot, Le, Disneyland Paris (DLP.Info)
Carrousel de Lancelot, Le, Disneyland Paris (DLRP Magic.com)
Carrousel de Lancelot, Le, Disneyland Paris (National Carrousel Association)
King Arthur Carrousel (Disneyland Resort)
King Arthur Carrousel (Wikipedia)
King Arthur's Carrousel, Fantasyland, Disneyland (AllEars.Net)
Merlin's Magic Shop (WDWHistory.com)
Merlins Magic Shop and Carrousel Fantasyland (Stuff From the Park Blog)
Remembering Merlin's Magic Shop (MiceChat.com)
Sword in the Stone Ceremony, Fantasyland, Walt Disney World (AllEars.Net)
Sword in the Stone, Fantasyland, Disneyland (AllEars.Net)

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