CONGRESS CANCELED Object and Affect in Anglo-Saxon Texts
Description
This session seeks papers that explore the interplay between object and affect in Anglo-Saxon texts. Increasing interest in the application of Affect Theory to literary criticism has prompted scholars to more critically examine the role of affect in medieval texts. We are specifically interested in work that considers the role of objects and material culture as the impetus for affective responses. We seek papers querying object and affect in any language and genre in Anglo-Saxon England, including but not limited to hagiography, riddles, homilies, laments, and histories. Possible approaches include applications of performativity, cognitive theory, reader-response criticism, and object-oriented ontology.
Maggie Heeschen, heesc011@umn.edu
CONGRESS CANCELED Object and Affect in Anglo-Saxon Texts
Schneider 1320
This session seeks papers that explore the interplay between object and affect in Anglo-Saxon texts. Increasing interest in the application of Affect Theory to literary criticism has prompted scholars to more critically examine the role of affect in medieval texts. We are specifically interested in work that considers the role of objects and material culture as the impetus for affective responses. We seek papers querying object and affect in any language and genre in Anglo-Saxon England, including but not limited to hagiography, riddles, homilies, laments, and histories. Possible approaches include applications of performativity, cognitive theory, reader-response criticism, and object-oriented ontology.
Maggie Heeschen, heesc011@umn.edu