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IGA Conference: Gothic Selves/Artificial Others – Deadline 1/30/2026
July 28-30, 2026. University of Hull, Hull, UK.Abstract deadline: January 30, 2026. Once speculative, artificial intelligence now haunts contemporary society, with public discourse around its application and scope ranging from the utopian to the apocalyptic. The Gothic’s fascination with doubles, simulacra, uncanny
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The Everyday Horror of American Life: The Rhetorical Vision of Stephen King – Deadline 1/1/2026
Stephen King is one of America’s most prolific authors, with 65 novels, 12 collections, and numerous other writings from non-fiction to screen plays; he is master of the short story, the horror novel, and the epic fantasy. While literary critics have debated
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Mediterranean Antiquity in the Work of H. P. Lovecraft – Deadline 11/26/2025
Mediterranean Antiquity in the Work of H. P. LovecraftApril 10-11, 2026Virtual, via Zoom Given the findings of the Pharos Project and other anti-racist scholarly endeavors, it is perhaps not surprising that H. P. Lovecraft, a man as famous for his white supremacy
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To Be Loved by Death: Afterlives of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles – Deadline 10/15/2025
With the recent and highly acclaimed AMC adaptation of Interview with the Vampire and AMC’s broader acquisition of Anne Rice’s literary corpus, The Vampire Chronicles have found renewed cultural relevance. As Season 3 enters production, we invite reexaminations of the legacy and transformation of Rice’s vampiric
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Spectral Panels: Gothic Traditions in Comics and Graphic Novels (NeMLA Panel) – Deadline 9/30/2025
Deadline for Submissions is September 30, 2025 Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) March 5-8, 2026, Pittsburgh, PA Gothic literature, art, and film have long trafficked in the uncanny, the monstrous, and the psychologically fractured—motifs that unsettle boundaries between self and other, life
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Double Special Issue: Gothic Literature: Creative Activity, Research, and Pedagogy – Deadline 9/1/25
Interdisciplinary HumanitiesSpecial Double Issue Gothic Literature: Creative Activity, Research, and Pedagogy Interdisciplinary Humanities announces a special double issue dedicated to exploring Gothic literature’s rich and diverse world. This special issue will feature creative works, scholarly research, and pedagogy with a particular focus
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The Southern Gothic at PCAS/ACAS 2025 – Deadline 6/15/25
Uniquely rooted in the tensions and the hauntings—both literal and figurative—of the American South, the Southern Gothic shares DNA with the broader Gothic genre, but situates itself geotemporally within the social, political, and personal concerns of the region loosely stretching from the
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MLA Panel: Minority-Language Sustainability and the Folk Gothic – Deadline 3/14/25
Inviting 300-word proposals that consider specific folk gothic media (film, television, literature) presented in a minority language for a majority-language audience and how the folk gothic tradition intersects with minority-language sustainability initiatives. Include short CV. Deadline for submissions: Friday, 14 March 2025 Leah
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Gothic Cross Roads Conference – Deadline EXTENDED 3/15/25
A conference exploring and celebrating the multi and interdisciplinary crossings of Gothic and Horror Studies. Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies,Manchester Metropolitan University, 25th-27th June, 2025 Plenary Speakers Prof Rosario Arias (University of Malaga, Spain) Dr Maisha Wester (Global Professor, University of Sheffield,
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In the Shadow of Orlok: The Web of Metaphoric and Metonymic Connectivity in Nosferatu films and adaptations from Murnau to Eggers – Deadline 7/1/25
Following on from the success and international acclaim of Richard Eggers’ (2025) cinematic revisioning of Nosferatu, there has also been a great deal of consternation and uncertainty regarding this reframing of the classic original. Running through the online barrage of comments and