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Dracula: A Companion – Deadline 3/31/25
Dracula: A Companion is intended to both be an essential guide to interpreting Bram Stoker’s Dracula and a collection of new perspectives supporting a reshaping of the way the text is taught and engaged with by students. Fundamental to the approach of
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Edited Collection: Haunted by Hydrocarbons: Petrogothic and Petrohorror in the Contemporary Imagination – Deadline 8/31/25
For this edited collection, we invite proposals for essays that focus on and engage with petrogothic and petrohorror, emerging fields that examine the textual artifacts of hydrocarbon cultures through the lens of gothic and horror studies. Petrogothic and petrohorror scholarship serves to
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Phantom of the Paradise Edited Collection – Deadline 4/15/25
Abstract Deadline: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Chapter Drafts Deadline: December 15, 2025 Essays sought for a peer-reviewed edited collection focused on Brian De Palma’s film, Phantom of the Paradise. Brian De Palma’s 1974 film Phantom of the Paradise, starring William Finley, Paul Williams, and
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Vampires and Fashion – Deadline 3/15/25
For the last 100 years, from Nosferatu to Nosferatu, vampires have graced screens large and small, dressed in clothing that has become part and parcel of their appeal. From drab gray and black German frock coats to full formal tuxes, from diaphanous
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MLA 2026 Panel Call for Proposals: Lost, Haunted, and Dead Media – Deadline 3/15/25
Recent years have seen a rise in horror and horror-adjacent narratives about the recovery and horrors of lost media. Paul Tremblay’s Horror Movie (2024) revolves around the reshoot of a cult classic horror movie with an unreleased ending. Horror podcasts such as
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“Provocations” for American Gothic Studies
American Gothic Studies is seeking short essays for its “Provocations” section. These pieces (2,000 words) are meant to question conventional wisdom, tackle compelling issues, or advance new theses about the American Gothic as an academic field or pedagogical subject. Please note that
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Gothic Air / Atmospheric Gothic (ASLE 2025 panel)
Deadline: January 6, 2025 Contact: Phoenix Wang, Cornell University Email: [email protected] Panel: Gothic Air / Atmospheric Gothic (ASLE 2025 panel) This panel seeks to explore the relationship between the Gothic and the air/atmosphere through an ecocritical and interdisciplinary lens. Gothic representations of
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Horror Scholar Journal – SAW
Seeking paper abstracts for an upcoming SAW themed literary journal. The Horror Scholar Journal, vol 6, aims to be made available online in November 2024. This opportunity is paid 50 USD upon receipt of the final paper. Abstracts should be 300 words
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Haunted Futures Conference
University College Cork: 29-30 October 2024 Deadline for Submissions: August 24th, 2024 Email: [email protected]:@HauntedFutures Proposals for presentations are now being invited for the second annual Haunted Futures Conference to be held on the 29th and 30th of October at University College Cork.
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Deadline Extended – 17th International Gothic Association Conference
17th Biannual Conference of the International Gothic AssociationJuly 30-August 2, 2024. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Conference theme: Gothic Trans/Iterations https://igahalifax2024.ca/ The conference theme is inspired by the transatlantic movement of the IGA’s biannual gathering from Dublin in 2022 to the east coast