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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Online symposium: 14 JUNE 2024 We invite abstracts for the fourth online symposium of the Haunted Shores network! In keeping with the expansive remit of the network, papers are welcome to explore any aspect of coasts, shores, beaches, and coastal waters in […]
Despite numerous post-apocalyptic storylines, many science fiction texts are a celebration of life and seek ways of making the most of it. Such an interest has informed a broad literary fascination with immortality and rebirth, particularly in nineteenth and early twentieth century […]
Poetry has been an integral part of the Gothic mode since its inception. However, the connection between poetry and the Gothic seems a less explored area of critical inquiry, in comparison to fiction. While the Graveyard Poets and other Anglophone poetry movements […]
Edited by Elana Gomel and Simon Bacon A popular trope in horror and speculative fiction is a cursed archive: a textual communication that is dangerous, forbidden, or contagious. Medieval grimoires and alchemist treatises were early examples of such cursed or forbidden texts. […]
Editors: Simon Bacon ISSN: 2977-0718 Vampires are everywhere. Appearing on streaming services, in book series and on multimedia platforms, vampires and the undead are an integral part of popular culture in the twenty-first century. But vampires have a long and varied history […]