Topics such as (but not limited to):-Remembering the sacred: history and memory-Nation, empire: religion and myth in colonial / post-colonial perspective-Reading native-American traditions, classical myths and biblical figures in Hispanic culture-Oral and written folklore in the Hispanic world-Secularizing / Re-sacralizing culture-The ethics of writing and reading-The sacred role of the intellectual /author-Locating spaces of the secular and the sacred: city, country, text-Conflict, trauma, religion, and myth-Gender-based readings of religious and mythical narratives-Religion and myth in popular culture and media-The fantastic and the sacred-Horror and the Sublime-Old, Modern, and Post-modern Saints-Iconoclasm and anti-clericalismThe proposals, which are to consist of an abstract of 200-250 words in either English or Spanish in PDF or Word format not including the name of the presenter, must be sent by January 31, 2016 to:cuahispanicgradconf@cua.edu.
