Kris Swank
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Post in this thread relevant Calls for Papers of interest to the Signum/Mythgard community.
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Kris Swank
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The Year's Work in Medievalism is a peer-reviewed open access journal providing codisciplinary communication for scholars interested in the reception of medieval culture in post-medieval times. The journal is published under the auspices of the International Society for the Study of Medievalism. Contributions, usually between 3,000 and 4,000 words in length, will be accepted on a year-round basis. (Essay lengths are the same size as the average Signum semester research paper... maybe one of yours would fit here.)
https://sites.google.com/…/theyearsworkinmedievalism/contact
https://sites.google.com/…/theyearsworkinmedievalism/contact
Kris Swank
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The Bulletin of the International Association for Robin Hood Studies is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal focused on all aspects of the Robin Hood tradition. The editors particularly welcome essays in the following areas: formal literary explication, manuscript and early printed book investigations, historical inquiries, new media examinations, and theory or cultural studies approaches.
http://bulletin.iarhs.org/index.php/IARHSBulletin
http://bulletin.iarhs.org/index.php/IARHSBulletin
Kris Swank
Member
The Journal of Tolkien Research (JTR) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal. It is an open access journal, and content will be published immediately once peer reviewers and editors have deemed it ready for publication.
See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.
https://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/
See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.
https://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/
Brenton Dickieson
New Member
The Lamp-Post of the Southern California C.S. Lewis Society
The Southern California C.S. Lewis Society brings together scholars, students, and others who share a passionate interest in C.S. Lewis and his writings. In the past, the society’s journal has maintained a strong scholarly tone while appealing to the interests of those outside the academy who are interested and inspired by the ction and nonfiction of C.S. Lewis. After a brief hiatus, the society’s esteemed journal The Lamp-Post is returning to publication. We are specifically seeking essays on C.S. Lewis, but essays on Lewis’s circle, e.g.. the Inklings and other influences will also be considered.
See full CFP here: https://www.academia.edu/15690057/Call_for_Papers_The_Lamp-Post_of_The_Southern_California_C.S._Lewis_Society
The Southern California C.S. Lewis Society brings together scholars, students, and others who share a passionate interest in C.S. Lewis and his writings. In the past, the society’s journal has maintained a strong scholarly tone while appealing to the interests of those outside the academy who are interested and inspired by the ction and nonfiction of C.S. Lewis. After a brief hiatus, the society’s esteemed journal The Lamp-Post is returning to publication. We are specifically seeking essays on C.S. Lewis, but essays on Lewis’s circle, e.g.. the Inklings and other influences will also be considered.
See full CFP here: https://www.academia.edu/15690057/Call_for_Papers_The_Lamp-Post_of_The_Southern_California_C.S._Lewis_Society
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Kris Swank
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The Blog of The Heroic Age, http://www.heroicage.org, an online journal dedicated to the study of European Northwest from 400-1100 AD, maintains a list of announcements about CFPs of interest to The Heroic Age readers. Maintained by Signum's own Prof. Larry Swain.
http://theheroicage.blogspot.com/?
http://theheroicage.blogspot.com/?
Kris Swank
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Speaking of The Heroic Age, they also seek relevant submissions: http://www.heroicage.org/callforpapers.php
The Heroic Age is a fully peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on Northwestern Europe during the early medieval period (from the early 4th through 13th centuries). We seek to foster dialogue between all scholars of this period across ethnic and disciplinary boundaries, including—but not limited to—history, archaeology, and literature pertaining to the period.
The Heroic Age publishes issues within the broad context of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe. Each issue has a "general" section and a "themed" section. Please consult the Call for Papers for information about upcoming themed sections. For any questions about the suitability of topics, please contact Larry Swain, Editor-in-Chief <haediting[at]yahoo.com>
The Heroic Age is a fully peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on Northwestern Europe during the early medieval period (from the early 4th through 13th centuries). We seek to foster dialogue between all scholars of this period across ethnic and disciplinary boundaries, including—but not limited to—history, archaeology, and literature pertaining to the period.
The Heroic Age publishes issues within the broad context of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe. Each issue has a "general" section and a "themed" section. Please consult the Call for Papers for information about upcoming themed sections. For any questions about the suitability of topics, please contact Larry Swain, Editor-in-Chief <haediting[at]yahoo.com>
Kris Swank
Member
ONGOING: Mythprint: Quarterly Bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society with Book Reviews, Short Articles, Event Information, and More!
Reviews of mythopoeic media, discussion group reports, news items, letters, art work, notes or short articles, and other submissions for Mythprint are always welcome.
"We are always looking for reviews, but we also publish letters to the editor or society, short articles and notes on Inklings topics, art, meeting discussion reports, and more!"
Email: [email protected]
Reviews of mythopoeic media, discussion group reports, news items, letters, art work, notes or short articles, and other submissions for Mythprint are always welcome.
"We are always looking for reviews, but we also publish letters to the editor or society, short articles and notes on Inklings topics, art, meeting discussion reports, and more!"
Email: [email protected]
Kat Sas
Member
Lands and Environments: Worldbuilding in Fantasy and Science Fiction
Writers are invited to explore the concept of world-building in all its forms and presentations, from an angle of their choosing, and its developments in SFF literature, games, movies and TV.
We want to include all sorts of land and environment: entire worlds, natural landscapes, towns, cities, spaceships, houses, etc.
Closing Date: 30th of October 2020.
www.lunapresspublishing.com
Writers are invited to explore the concept of world-building in all its forms and presentations, from an angle of their choosing, and its developments in SFF literature, games, movies and TV.
We want to include all sorts of land and environment: entire worlds, natural landscapes, towns, cities, spaceships, houses, etc.
Closing Date: 30th of October 2020.
Academia Lunare - Speculative Non-Fiction from Luna Press Publishing
Academia Lunare is the Luna Press Publishing's academic branch for Fantasy and Science Fiction. Award Winning Scottish Publisher of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
www.lunapresspublishing.com
Kris Swank
Member
CFP “Classical Reception in Tolkien”
The forthcoming publication of Tolkien and the Classical World (Walking Tree Press) opens the door to many opportunities for the study of the reception of the classical world (broadly defined) in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. We hope to expand this body of research with a special edition of Thersites dedicated to ‘Classical Reception in Tolkien’ to be published in Fall 2022.
While there is no doubt that Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, as well as the mythology and worldbuilding behind it, is entrenched in Nordic mythology, linguistics, and Christianity, Tolkien himself stated that he “...was brought up in the Classics, and first discovered the sensation of literary pleasure in Homer” (Tolkien Letters #142). From the similarities between the Dioscuri and Elladan and Elrohir (Branchaw 2010), to amatory motifs in the portrayal of Eowyn (Moreno 2007), to the influences of the myth of Ajax on the sons of Denethor (Moreno 2005), it is not hard to find kernels of the ancient world scattered throughout Tolkien’s body of work, furthering the illusion that his worldbuilding simply extends the history, culture and literature of the Mediterranean. Intriguingly, Tolkien’s religious background may have prevented him from fully embracing the classical heritage, with tensions detectable in his handling of religious and mythical motifs traceable to pre-Christian antiquity.
Thersites is seeking 300 word abstracts (plus a bibliography) on the reception of the Classical World (broadly defined) in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Papers should be original and unpublished elsewhere. Ideal length of the final paper is 10,000 words (plus bibliography), with some leeway either way. Abstracts are due by November 1, 2020 to Maciej Paprocki and Alicia Matz at [email protected]. Applicants will be notified by mid-December 2020 of acceptance. Feel free to reach out to the co-editors at the email above with any questions or concerns.
The forthcoming publication of Tolkien and the Classical World (Walking Tree Press) opens the door to many opportunities for the study of the reception of the classical world (broadly defined) in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. We hope to expand this body of research with a special edition of Thersites dedicated to ‘Classical Reception in Tolkien’ to be published in Fall 2022.
While there is no doubt that Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, as well as the mythology and worldbuilding behind it, is entrenched in Nordic mythology, linguistics, and Christianity, Tolkien himself stated that he “...was brought up in the Classics, and first discovered the sensation of literary pleasure in Homer” (Tolkien Letters #142). From the similarities between the Dioscuri and Elladan and Elrohir (Branchaw 2010), to amatory motifs in the portrayal of Eowyn (Moreno 2007), to the influences of the myth of Ajax on the sons of Denethor (Moreno 2005), it is not hard to find kernels of the ancient world scattered throughout Tolkien’s body of work, furthering the illusion that his worldbuilding simply extends the history, culture and literature of the Mediterranean. Intriguingly, Tolkien’s religious background may have prevented him from fully embracing the classical heritage, with tensions detectable in his handling of religious and mythical motifs traceable to pre-Christian antiquity.
Thersites is seeking 300 word abstracts (plus a bibliography) on the reception of the Classical World (broadly defined) in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Papers should be original and unpublished elsewhere. Ideal length of the final paper is 10,000 words (plus bibliography), with some leeway either way. Abstracts are due by November 1, 2020 to Maciej Paprocki and Alicia Matz at [email protected]. Applicants will be notified by mid-December 2020 of acceptance. Feel free to reach out to the co-editors at the email above with any questions or concerns.
Kris Swank
Member
Call for Papers for Special Issue of Mythlore
Spring 2021: Honoring Ursula K. Le Guin: Citizen of Mondath
Guest Edited by Melanie A. Rawls
Deadline extended: Submit finished papers by December 20, 2020.
See attached flyer!
Spring 2021: Honoring Ursula K. Le Guin: Citizen of Mondath
Guest Edited by Melanie A. Rawls
Deadline extended: Submit finished papers by December 20, 2020.
See attached flyer!
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Kris Swank
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Mallorn: The Journal of the Tolkien Society is looking for submissions of articles and notes about the works and life of J.R.R. Tolkien.
The journal, published regularly since 1970, has a readership numbering in the thousands and routinely publishes artwork from Tolkien artists, articles from Tolkien scholars, and reviews of the latest scholarly books.
The journal seeks to publish a wide range of topics and perspectives from scholars. Submissions could cover (but are not limited to):
• Applications of critical theory to Tolkien’s work or adaptations of it
• New or under-reported biographical information about Tolkien
• Interdisciplinary studies of Tolkien’s work or adaptations of it
• Studies of source material or influences on the writer
Mallorn accepts submissions at any time.
Guidelines for submissions can be found on our website: www.tolkiensociety.org/society/publications/mallorn/
Additional questions can be sent to the editor.
The journal, published regularly since 1970, has a readership numbering in the thousands and routinely publishes artwork from Tolkien artists, articles from Tolkien scholars, and reviews of the latest scholarly books.
The journal seeks to publish a wide range of topics and perspectives from scholars. Submissions could cover (but are not limited to):
• Applications of critical theory to Tolkien’s work or adaptations of it
• New or under-reported biographical information about Tolkien
• Interdisciplinary studies of Tolkien’s work or adaptations of it
• Studies of source material or influences on the writer
Mallorn accepts submissions at any time.
Guidelines for submissions can be found on our website: www.tolkiensociety.org/society/publications/mallorn/
Additional questions can be sent to the editor.
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Kris Swank
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CALL FOR PAPERS:
TOLKIEN STUDIES AREA
2021 PCA (Popular Culture Assn.) National Conference
Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel
110 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116
June 2-5, 2021
Proposals are due November 16, 2020.
For complete information, see: https://pcaaca.org/area/tolkien-studies
TOLKIEN STUDIES AREA
2021 PCA (Popular Culture Assn.) National Conference
Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel
110 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116
June 2-5, 2021
Proposals are due November 16, 2020.
For complete information, see: https://pcaaca.org/area/tolkien-studies
Kris Swank
Member
Some organizations require you to be a member to participate in their conferences. Those membership fees help to pay for communication, software, venues, etc. But there are many other CfPs that do not have any associated fees. It’s good you read the criteria closely so you can avoid the ones that are not a good fit for you.
Kris Swank
Member
Living in the End Times: Utopian and Dystopian Representations of Pandemics in Fiction, Film and Culture
A (Virtual) Interdisciplinary Conference, Cappadocia University, Turkey January 14 – 15, 2021
“The abandoned towers in the distance are like the coral of an ancient reef- bleached and colourless, devoid of life. There still is life, however. Birds chirp; sparrows, they must be…Do they notice that quietness, the absence of motors? If so, are they happier?” (Atwood, 2009, pg. 3).
The outbreak of COVID-19 has wrought spatial, socioeconomic and political upheavals of a severity and scale often only imagined in eco-dystopian fiction works such as Margaret Atwood’s increasingly prescient MaddAddam trilogy (2003-2013). The pandemic has laid bare existing structural inequalities within global capitalist systems. While multitudes face the economic hardships of a looming global recession, the planet’s wealthy elite have found refuge in their exclusive ‘utopias’ of private medical and security staff, escape mansions and luxury doomsday bunkers. Moreover, the pandemic serves as an augur of further socio-ecological perturbations to come should global capitalism’s relentless exploitation of species and ecosystems continue unabated. Perhaps most importantly, pandemics bring to light the intricate and inextricable entanglements between humans and myriad Earth others, and the realization that we are far from the only actors with the agency to engender world-shattering transformations.
Such times of widespread upheaval render the perennial utopian (and dystopian) imaginary especially valuable. While utopias offer imaginative projections of better worlds and ways of being, dystopias extrapolate from the deficient ‘present’ and offer projections of potentially nightmarish futures. Yet the critique, imagination and desire for the ‘better’ inherent within both are essential for building beyond the current ‘eco-dystopian’ era of pandemics, extinctions and ecological collapse. Pandemics and the spectre of eco-apocalypse don’t signal the end of all worlds or times but merely of the world as presently constituted; there is always the vital question of what comes after. Thus, we are thrilled to present this interdisciplinary conference for exploring literary, film, cultural and ethico-political representations of ‘living in the end times’. For instance, how do pandemics impact upon hope and utopian imaginaries? How do we co-construct more ethical and liveable worlds after ‘the end’, and what might these worlds look like?
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We invite abstracts of up to 300 words for paper presentations of 15 minutes sharp (+5 minutes Q&A) to be delivered live on the days of the conference. Panel submissions are also welcome. Please let us know in advance if you are willing to chair a session and if you need a certificate of participation. Paper/panel topics might include but need not be limited to:
• Plague, pandemic & epidemic representations in fiction & films
• Apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic/pandemic fiction
• Pandemic politics & praxis
• Capitalism and biopolitics
• Constructions of post-pandemic worlds/environments
• Post-humanism/post-anthropocentrism and multispecies interactions
• Theorizations of apocalypse or ‘end times’ (Ziźek 2011; Latour 2017)
• Anthropocene, capitalocene, chthulucene, plantationocene
• Boundaries- ‘Self/other’, national, geographic
• Utopia and hope during times of crisis
• Eco-utopias & dystopias
• Cli-fi
• Technology and the future
Please send your abstracts (300 words) and a short bio of up to 150 words to [email protected]
The deadline for submissions is November 6, 2020. Participants will be notified of acceptance or rejection by November 20, 2020.
Please register for the event on our Eventbrite page:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-in-the-end-times-utopian-and-dystopian-representations-of-pandemics-tickets-117170820077
https://blog.kapadokya.edu.tr/akademik/ingiliz-dili-ve-edebiyati/international-conference-living-in-the-end-times-utopian-and-dystopian-representations-of-pandemics-in-fiction-film-and-culture
Conference Fee
There is no fee to attend the conference. The conference will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams, which will be provided by Cappadocia University. The conference language will be English.
We very much look forward to receiving your submissions.
The selected papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication by a reputable international publisher (TBA).
Submission Deadline: May 14, 2021
Warm Regards,
Heather Alberro (Nottingham Trent University, UK)
Emrah Atasoy (Cappadocia University, Turkey)
Rhiannon Firth (University of Essex, UK)
Burcu Kayışcı Akkoyun (Boğaziçi University, Turkey)
Pelin Kıvrak (Harvard University, USA)
Conrad Scott (University of Alberta, Canada)
Conference Convening Team
A (Virtual) Interdisciplinary Conference, Cappadocia University, Turkey January 14 – 15, 2021
“The abandoned towers in the distance are like the coral of an ancient reef- bleached and colourless, devoid of life. There still is life, however. Birds chirp; sparrows, they must be…Do they notice that quietness, the absence of motors? If so, are they happier?” (Atwood, 2009, pg. 3).
The outbreak of COVID-19 has wrought spatial, socioeconomic and political upheavals of a severity and scale often only imagined in eco-dystopian fiction works such as Margaret Atwood’s increasingly prescient MaddAddam trilogy (2003-2013). The pandemic has laid bare existing structural inequalities within global capitalist systems. While multitudes face the economic hardships of a looming global recession, the planet’s wealthy elite have found refuge in their exclusive ‘utopias’ of private medical and security staff, escape mansions and luxury doomsday bunkers. Moreover, the pandemic serves as an augur of further socio-ecological perturbations to come should global capitalism’s relentless exploitation of species and ecosystems continue unabated. Perhaps most importantly, pandemics bring to light the intricate and inextricable entanglements between humans and myriad Earth others, and the realization that we are far from the only actors with the agency to engender world-shattering transformations.
Such times of widespread upheaval render the perennial utopian (and dystopian) imaginary especially valuable. While utopias offer imaginative projections of better worlds and ways of being, dystopias extrapolate from the deficient ‘present’ and offer projections of potentially nightmarish futures. Yet the critique, imagination and desire for the ‘better’ inherent within both are essential for building beyond the current ‘eco-dystopian’ era of pandemics, extinctions and ecological collapse. Pandemics and the spectre of eco-apocalypse don’t signal the end of all worlds or times but merely of the world as presently constituted; there is always the vital question of what comes after. Thus, we are thrilled to present this interdisciplinary conference for exploring literary, film, cultural and ethico-political representations of ‘living in the end times’. For instance, how do pandemics impact upon hope and utopian imaginaries? How do we co-construct more ethical and liveable worlds after ‘the end’, and what might these worlds look like?
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We invite abstracts of up to 300 words for paper presentations of 15 minutes sharp (+5 minutes Q&A) to be delivered live on the days of the conference. Panel submissions are also welcome. Please let us know in advance if you are willing to chair a session and if you need a certificate of participation. Paper/panel topics might include but need not be limited to:
• Plague, pandemic & epidemic representations in fiction & films
• Apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic/pandemic fiction
• Pandemic politics & praxis
• Capitalism and biopolitics
• Constructions of post-pandemic worlds/environments
• Post-humanism/post-anthropocentrism and multispecies interactions
• Theorizations of apocalypse or ‘end times’ (Ziźek 2011; Latour 2017)
• Anthropocene, capitalocene, chthulucene, plantationocene
• Boundaries- ‘Self/other’, national, geographic
• Utopia and hope during times of crisis
• Eco-utopias & dystopias
• Cli-fi
• Technology and the future
Please send your abstracts (300 words) and a short bio of up to 150 words to [email protected]
The deadline for submissions is November 6, 2020. Participants will be notified of acceptance or rejection by November 20, 2020.
Please register for the event on our Eventbrite page:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-in-the-end-times-utopian-and-dystopian-representations-of-pandemics-tickets-117170820077
https://blog.kapadokya.edu.tr/akademik/ingiliz-dili-ve-edebiyati/international-conference-living-in-the-end-times-utopian-and-dystopian-representations-of-pandemics-in-fiction-film-and-culture
Conference Fee
There is no fee to attend the conference. The conference will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams, which will be provided by Cappadocia University. The conference language will be English.
We very much look forward to receiving your submissions.
The selected papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication by a reputable international publisher (TBA).
Submission Deadline: May 14, 2021
Warm Regards,
Heather Alberro (Nottingham Trent University, UK)
Emrah Atasoy (Cappadocia University, Turkey)
Rhiannon Firth (University of Essex, UK)
Burcu Kayışcı Akkoyun (Boğaziçi University, Turkey)
Pelin Kıvrak (Harvard University, USA)
Conrad Scott (University of Alberta, Canada)
Conference Convening Team
Kris Swank
Member
CFP: Digital Heroisms Special Issue
https://press-start.gla.ac.uk/index.php/press-start/announcement/view/24?fbclid=IwAR0pxxi72H_vcDrCVwUJ_mj_iGsP7JzXpY6GQlC15dgYbkdKSHc7rby15l8
Call for Papers: Special Issue on “Digital Heroisms”
Following the success of the “Digital Heroisms” online conference, we’re excited to announce a call for papers for the Press Start special issue which explores fantasy, the digital, and the concept of heroism. Press Start is an open access, peer-reviewed student journal that publishes the best undergraduate and (post)graduate research from across the multidisciplinary subject of Game Studies. The CFP is open to both under and postgraduates who contributed to the conference, as well as other students inspired by the topic. To submit, you must be a registered student or within one year of graduating. Please see and adhere to the Press Start submission guidelines (https://press-start.gla.ac.uk/index.php/press-start/about/submissions).
The issue will be seeking submissions on themes such as, but not limited to, the following topics:
Articles in Press Start are normally expected to be 3000-5000 words in length, but for this special issue, longer papers of up to 8000 words (including references and abstracts) will be considered. Informal enquiries may be directed to Gabe Elvery Cohen ([email protected]) and Francis Butterworth-Parr ([email protected]), or feel free to join our friendly Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/PressStartJournal/, as well as the Digital Heroisms Discord server (https://discord.gg/bk3Nbqd) where we will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
https://press-start.gla.ac.uk/index.php/press-start/announcement/view/24?fbclid=IwAR0pxxi72H_vcDrCVwUJ_mj_iGsP7JzXpY6GQlC15dgYbkdKSHc7rby15l8
Call for Papers: Special Issue on “Digital Heroisms”
Following the success of the “Digital Heroisms” online conference, we’re excited to announce a call for papers for the Press Start special issue which explores fantasy, the digital, and the concept of heroism. Press Start is an open access, peer-reviewed student journal that publishes the best undergraduate and (post)graduate research from across the multidisciplinary subject of Game Studies. The CFP is open to both under and postgraduates who contributed to the conference, as well as other students inspired by the topic. To submit, you must be a registered student or within one year of graduating. Please see and adhere to the Press Start submission guidelines (https://press-start.gla.ac.uk/index.php/press-start/about/submissions).
The issue will be seeking submissions on themes such as, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Defining/constructing digital heroism
- The converging interests of fantasy and digital heroism
- Digital and fantastic video game environments and their effect on heroism
- Fantasy video games and avatar creation
- Fantastic VR experiences, the self, and digital heroism
- The social/theoretical implications of digital iterations of fantasy
- Considerations of digital spaces as fantastic ones
- Heroic fantasy video game character(istics)
- Considerations of what heroism means in the digital age
- Problems with digital heroism
- Digital heroism examined through:
- Convergence culture
- Participatory culture
- Feminism
- Postcolonialism
- Queer Studies
- Disability Studies
Articles in Press Start are normally expected to be 3000-5000 words in length, but for this special issue, longer papers of up to 8000 words (including references and abstracts) will be considered. Informal enquiries may be directed to Gabe Elvery Cohen ([email protected]) and Francis Butterworth-Parr ([email protected]), or feel free to join our friendly Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/PressStartJournal/, as well as the Digital Heroisms Discord server (https://discord.gg/bk3Nbqd) where we will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
Kat Sas
Member
Critical Approaches to Horror in Doctor Who - Chapters Sought
deadline for submissions:
January 4, 2021
full name / name of organization:
Robert F. Kilker / Kutztown University
contact email:
[email protected]
Although Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman wanted his show to be educational and avoid so-called “bug-eyed monsters,” the popularity of the Daleks in the second serial ensured that it would be better known for scaring kids into hiding behind the sofa. Adaptable as the science-fiction program is to fit a variety of other genres (e.g. the Western, screwball comedy, romance, period drama), horror dominates its cultural memory and ongoing practice. While there have been some critical essays over the years examining this aspect of the show, no book has been devoted to a more sustained examination of the generic work of horror in Doctor Who. This edited collection will remedy that absence.
More specifically, this book will serve as a thoughtful examination of the ways Doctor Who operates in the horror genre, in its complication of generic definitions, its ideological work, and its relation to fandom. Emerging and advanced scholars are invited to submit chapters exploring broadly an aspect of horror in classic and/or modern Doctor Who,as well as in-depth examinations of particular episodes. I am especially interested in having the following subtopics and/or episodes represented within the collection but welcome submissions on other matters as well:
Body horror
Fear of technology
Fan experience (hiding behind the sofa, etc.)
Folk horror
Possession stories
Gothic horror
Ecohorror
The monstrous feminine
Vampires, werewolves, mummies
Zombies
Recurring monsters (Daleks, Cybermen, Weeping Angels, etc.)
Pastiches of classic horror films
Influence on the horror film tradition
Alien invasion narratives
The Terrible Child
“Terror of the Autons”
“The Daemons”
“The Green Death”
“The Ark in Space”
“Pyramids of Mars”
“The Seeds of Doom”
“The Robots of Death”
“The Talons of Weng-Chiang”
“Horror of Fang Rock”
“Kinda”/“Snakedance”
“Ghost Light”
“Blink”
“Midnight”
“Night Terrors”
“The God Complex”
“Listen”
“Mummy on the Orient Express”
“Heaven Sent”
“Oxygen”
“The Haunting of Villa Diodati”
Please submit abstracts of approximately 500 words along with a brief bio to Robert F. Kilker at [email protected] by January 4, 2021. Articles will be limited to 6,000 words (this includes notes and bibliography).
Abstracts due: January 4, 2021
Articles due: May 28, 2021
Edited articles due: October 15, 2021
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me ([email protected]).
deadline for submissions:
January 4, 2021
full name / name of organization:
Robert F. Kilker / Kutztown University
contact email:
[email protected]
Although Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman wanted his show to be educational and avoid so-called “bug-eyed monsters,” the popularity of the Daleks in the second serial ensured that it would be better known for scaring kids into hiding behind the sofa. Adaptable as the science-fiction program is to fit a variety of other genres (e.g. the Western, screwball comedy, romance, period drama), horror dominates its cultural memory and ongoing practice. While there have been some critical essays over the years examining this aspect of the show, no book has been devoted to a more sustained examination of the generic work of horror in Doctor Who. This edited collection will remedy that absence.
More specifically, this book will serve as a thoughtful examination of the ways Doctor Who operates in the horror genre, in its complication of generic definitions, its ideological work, and its relation to fandom. Emerging and advanced scholars are invited to submit chapters exploring broadly an aspect of horror in classic and/or modern Doctor Who,as well as in-depth examinations of particular episodes. I am especially interested in having the following subtopics and/or episodes represented within the collection but welcome submissions on other matters as well:
Body horror
Fear of technology
Fan experience (hiding behind the sofa, etc.)
Folk horror
Possession stories
Gothic horror
Ecohorror
The monstrous feminine
Vampires, werewolves, mummies
Zombies
Recurring monsters (Daleks, Cybermen, Weeping Angels, etc.)
Pastiches of classic horror films
Influence on the horror film tradition
Alien invasion narratives
The Terrible Child
“Terror of the Autons”
“The Daemons”
“The Green Death”
“The Ark in Space”
“Pyramids of Mars”
“The Seeds of Doom”
“The Robots of Death”
“The Talons of Weng-Chiang”
“Horror of Fang Rock”
“Kinda”/“Snakedance”
“Ghost Light”
“Blink”
“Midnight”
“Night Terrors”
“The God Complex”
“Listen”
“Mummy on the Orient Express”
“Heaven Sent”
“Oxygen”
“The Haunting of Villa Diodati”
Please submit abstracts of approximately 500 words along with a brief bio to Robert F. Kilker at [email protected] by January 4, 2021. Articles will be limited to 6,000 words (this includes notes and bibliography).
Abstracts due: January 4, 2021
Articles due: May 28, 2021
Edited articles due: October 15, 2021
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me ([email protected]).
Kris Swank
Member
CFP: Tolkien Studies Area, 2021 PCA (Popular Culture Assn.) Conference
Submit Your Proposal: https://pcaaca.org/conference/submitting-paper-proposal-pca-conference
More info attached!
Hotel: Boston Marriott Copley Place. To get the conference rates, please go through the dedicated link at PCA:
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bosco-boston-marriott-copley-place/
Timeline for Boston 2021 PCA:
October 15, 2020: Early Bird Registration Rate Begins
November 16, 2020: Deadline for Paper Proposals & Grant Applications
December 31, 2020: Early Bird Registration Ends
January 1, 2021: Regular Registration Begins
January 31, 2021: Regular Registration Ends
February 1, 2021: Late Registration Begins
February 1, 2021: Preliminary Schedule Available
February 28, 2021: Presenter Late Registration Ends at 11:59 pm
Non-registrants Dropped from Program
March 1, 2021: Non-Presenter Registration Through Conference
June 2-5, 2021: National Conference in Boston
Submit Your Proposal: https://pcaaca.org/conference/submitting-paper-proposal-pca-conference
More info attached!
Hotel: Boston Marriott Copley Place. To get the conference rates, please go through the dedicated link at PCA:
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bosco-boston-marriott-copley-place/
Timeline for Boston 2021 PCA:
October 15, 2020: Early Bird Registration Rate Begins
November 16, 2020: Deadline for Paper Proposals & Grant Applications
December 31, 2020: Early Bird Registration Ends
January 1, 2021: Regular Registration Begins
January 31, 2021: Regular Registration Ends
February 1, 2021: Late Registration Begins
February 1, 2021: Preliminary Schedule Available
February 28, 2021: Presenter Late Registration Ends at 11:59 pm
Non-registrants Dropped from Program
March 1, 2021: Non-Presenter Registration Through Conference
June 2-5, 2021: National Conference in Boston