Calls for Papers

C. S. Lewis - the Reenchanted Academic (Conference)
The 6th International Interdisciplinary C. S. Lewis Conference, Iasi, Romania
9th - 11th November 2023

On the 60th anniversary of the death of C. S. Lewis, as well as the 10th year since our first Symposium, the sixth C. S. Lewis conference C. S. Lewis - the Reenchanted Academic addresses topics related to the scholarship of C. S. Lewis and his kindred spirits as members of academia: biographical particulars; vocations as literary/cultural historians and critics; specific attention to the influence of Medieval and Renaissance ages in their writing -- academic, theological, and otherwise; their perspectives on pedagogy and education (higher education in particular); their perspectives on the academic as tutor and mentor. We invite papers in the fields of literary history and criticism, cultural studies and arts studies, aesthetics, theology, history, ethics, and education sciences that will invite constructive dialogues between disciplines and generate constructive responses to contemporary dilemmas.
Interested participants are invited to send a 200 - 250-word abstract for peer-review to the Conference Committee via the organizers:
Dr. Rodica Albu ([email protected]),
Dr. Teodora Ghivirigă ([email protected]),
Dr. Denise Vasiliu ([email protected])

REGISTRATION:
• deadline for proposal submission: 15th March 2023
• notification of acceptance by 15th April 2023
Selected papers presented at the conference will be published in the Conference Proceedings or in the Linguaculture Journal.

Registration and fees:

The early bird discount* conference fee is €200 / $200 / 300 LEI** for participants with a submitted paper and €100/$100/150 LEI for attendants without a submitted paper***.

The fee includes admission to all sessions, the conference folder, coffee breaks and lunch breaks.
*Special fee for Romanian students with submitted paper: 150 LEI

Venues: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, The Romanian Academy – Iasi branch, “Mihai Eminescu” Central University Library of Iasi, The Metropolitan Palace of Iași

The social program of the conference (details to be added):
  • conference dinner on 9th;
  • cultural event on 10th;
  • a day trip to Moldavian Monasteries on 11th November
 
Signum University Press is pleased to announce a call for papers in honor of the 50th anniversary of
William Goldman’s The Princess Bride,
to be released in 2024 and edited by
Faith Acker and Maggie Parke.

We welcome papers by experienced and renowned or young and emerging scholars, of all nationalities, genders, identities, and colors. Interested
contributors may submit a 500-word abstract in English by 1 April 2023 to [email protected] and [email protected].
Full drafts of maximum 10,000 words will be due by 1 October 2023.

While existing academic scholarship on The Princess Bride is sparse, contributions should draw upon secondary criticism in relevant areas to situate their essays within existing critical conversations. The editors are happy to discuss options with prospective and accepted authors.

While we are open to all approaches to the text and film, some starting points might include:
  • Connections to traditions of folklore and fairy tales
  • Connections to Goldman’s larger literary or cinematic canon
  • Goldman’s frame narrative
  • Critical (feminist, racial, socioeconomic, etc.) readings of the text
  • Language and wordplay
  • Misogyny and/in satire
  • Cinematic adaptation
  • Fandom and the role of fandom
  • Afterlives of The Princess Bride
  • The Princess Bride as a cultural icon
We expect completed chapters to be released in serial form beginning in 2024. When serial release has concluded, the chapters will be published in eBook, audiobook, and printed codex formats.

The Signum University Press pays generous royalties: usually around 50% on net, which will be shared among all book authors and editors.
Our authors are never asked to pay anything up front to offset publication costs.

SUP also welcomes full book manuscripts on this and related topics. Learn more athttps://press.signumuniversity.org/submissions/.

For any further inquiries, contact us at [email protected].

Learn more at https://press.signumuniversity.org/submissions/
For any further inquiries, contact us at [email protected].
 

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