The Potomac Moot Team are inviting proposals for creative presentations, academic papers, or discussion panels on the them of "The Intersection of Past and Future". The CFP closes on February 23.
Literature is a powerful medium that can transport readers across time and space, connecting them with different cultures, histories, and realities. We will explore how some works can re-use and adapt the stories of the past to create engaging and meaningful stories of the future, while other works blend historical and futuristic elements in unique ways. Some examples could include:
- J.R.R. Tolkien's unfinished time-travel novel, The Notion Club Papers, which links his fictional world of Middle-earth, the real-world legend of Atlantis, and a future Great Britain.
- The many modern-day Jane Austen adaptations, such as Clueless, Bridget Jones's Diary, and From Prada to Nada, which update and reinterpret her themes of love, class, and manners for contemporary audiences.
- Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash, which imagines a future where ancient Sumerian writing is used to hack minds via virtual reality
We invite you to learn about the future by exploring the past, blending them both together here in the present, the intersection of Past and Future.
