First Conference on Hispanic Noir in Literature, Television, and Cinema
May 19–21, 2026
Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Salem Meets the Noir 2026 is the first U.S. conference dedicated to Hispanic Noir across literature, TV, and film.
This interdisciplinary conference aims to bring together scholars, writers, filmmakers, and students to share their interest and passion for the fictional criminal genre through their participation in panels, roundtables,
workshops, film screenings, and curated cultural events in historic Salem.
email: [email protected]
Submission deadline: January 16, 2026
Notification of acceptance: February 1, 2026
Topics of Interest (include but are not limited to:
- Noir & the Gothic
- The Terrain of Rural Noir
- Motherhood, family, and the Noir Domestic
- Noir, colonization, and Post Colonial Crime
- Noir in the Age of Global Neoliberalism
- Gendered Investigations and Female Agency
- Justice Reimagined: Interrogating Law, Order, and Justice in Noir Worlds
- Queer identities & LGBTQ+ Themes in Noir
- Border Spaces and Transnational Crime
- Adaptation Across Media (Film, TV, Graphic Novels, Podcasts)
- Masculinities in Crises and Gender Fluid Reconfigurations in Noir
- Noir and Economic Trauma
Presentation Types
- Individual papers: 20 minutes
- Roundtables / panels: 3–4 participants
Submission Guidelines
Fill in the form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJ9ng1g_iIdFR6_crnXsYi-9_S5IhrzUiX9AtDxqdyZdR8Wg/viewform?usp=header) with the following information:
Abstract: individual paper: max. 250 words / Panel: 200–300-word panel
Bio: max. 150 words (affiliation, role, 2–3 key publications or works, and contact info)
Organizers are seeking publication venues for selected papers of the conference.
Submissions are welcome in English or Spanish.