(In)Visible Adaptation: Diversity and Inclusion

Association of Adaptation Studies Conference

23-24 June 2022, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon, Portugal

As concerns related to diversity and inclusion storm our world, rightfully emerging in

contexts as diverse as policy making and media content production, for the 2022

edition of the Association for Adaptation Studies Conference we intend to question

how these trends present new challenges for Adaptation Studies, both in practical and

theoretical terms.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of suggested areas for the submission of abstracts:

• Inclusiveness and identity: adaptation from the margins to the centre, and back
  again

• Untold stories, relived memories: fiction and non-fiction

• Diversity in genre and media: young-adult literature, comics, romance literature,
  transmedia storytelling, and more

• Cultural diversity and inclusiveness in adaptation and adaptation studies

• Geographical diversity: adapting landscapes and spaces

• Adaptation and re-locating narratives: second takes, remakes, historical accounts,
  transcultural adaptation

• Mobility and environmental adaptation: the global, the local, migration, ecological
  changes

• (Re)focusing adaptation: framing adaptation from non-English speaking nations

• Making invisible adaptation visible, and vice versa

We welcome proposals for individual submissions, round-table discussions or thematically aligned panels of speakers, including practice-oriented submissions (20 minute presentations).

Abstracts (max 250 words) and brief biographical note (max 150 words) should be sent to Ana Daniela Coelho and José Duarte at aaslisbonconference22@gmail.com by no later than 22 December 2021. We will respond to applications by no later than 21 January 2022.