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American Literature Association
\nSan Diego, CA May 21-24<\/p>\n

Two Gileads in Contemporary Fiction: Margaret Atwood and Marilynne Robinson<\/strong><\/p>\n

In light of the 2019 publication of\u00a0The Testaments\u00a0<\/em>(Margaret Atwood\u2019s long-awaited sequel to\u00a0The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em>), the widespread popularity of the television adaptation of Atwood\u2019s fiction, and a forthcoming special issue of\u00a0Christianity & Literature\u00a0<\/em>on the subject of literature and the Christian Right, the American Religion and Literature Society and the Marilynne Robinson Society will co-host a special session on the two Gileads of contemporary fiction: Margaret Atwood\u2019s theocratic dystopia and Marilynne Robinson\u2019s homage to religious life in the American Midwest.<\/p>\n

Beyond sharing a name, Atwood and Robinson\u2019s respective Gileads feature many fruitful similarities that warrant further consideration by scholars of religion and North American literature. Each features women in unconventional relationships with older men bearing considerable religious authority; each contains extensive meditations on the impact of religion on American ideas about family and childhood; each devotes considerable attention to the way reading and writing, particularly as these practices are facilitated or restricted by religious contexts, shape the subject\u2019s perception of her everyday experience; and each invites its readers to consider the role that religious discourse, biblical hermeneutics, and the dynamics of faith play in contemporary public and political life.<\/p>\n

Please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words to Ray Horton (rhorton3@murraystate.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The deadline for submissions is\u00a0January 10th.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Via RelCFP<\/a>. The timeliness of Atwood\u2019s vision, as well as that of Octavia Butler, is especially clear if you read this recent article in the New York Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"