Dear colleagues, We kindly invite you to send your proposals for Seminar 55 "Fictional Representations of Journalistic Practices in Literature, Film and Television" that will be held in person at the 17th ESSE Conference (U of Laussane, 26-30 August, 2024). Please find a description of the seminar below. You can send your queries and your abstract proposals (250 words) together with a brief bio to both convenors before 31 January, 2024.• Barbara Korte (University of Freiburg, Germany) barbara.korte@anglistik.uni-freiburg.de   • Beatriz Valverde (University of Jaén, Spain) bvalverd@ujaen.es 

Call for Abstracts: New Approaches to Rape Studies in the Long Eighteenth Century

Co-Editors: Jolene Zigarovich (University of Northern Iowa, USA) & Doreen Thierauf (North Carolina Wesleyan University, USA)

Due in part to well-publicised advancements in generative AI technologies such as GPT-4, there has been a recent explosion of interest in – and hype around – Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. Whether this hype cycle continues to grow or fades away, AI is anticipated to have significant repercussions for fandom (Lamerichs 2018), and is already inspiring polarised reactions. Fan artists have been candid about using creative AI tools like Midjourney and DALL-E to generate fan art, while fanfiction writers have been using ChatGPT to generate stories and share them online (there are 470 works citing the use of these tools on AO3 and 20 on FanFiction.net at the time of writing).

Abstract Deadline: December 15, 2023

Chapter Drafts Deadline: June 15, 2024

Essays sought for an edited collection focused on Universal Pictures’ The Mummy franchise.

Call for papers - Special Issue

 of Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics

Spaces of Precarity:

Migration, Spatiality and the Refugee Graphic Narrative

Edited by

Markus Arnold (University of Cape Town) & Bidisha Banerjee (Education University of Hong Kong)

Call for Book Chapters

The Caribbean and The Southern United States: Interrogating Contemporary Literary and Cultural Connections

Decolonizing Universal Design for Learning –Innovations, Promising Practices, and Calls for Change from the Global South and Indigenous Communities

The book is part of the Educational Innovations Series and seeks to include quality works putting light on the contemporary advances in the fields of theory and practice of educational pedagogies.

EDITOR

Dr. Frederic Fovet, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Thompson Rivers University, Canada

Quality unpublished works as chapters are invited to the book. The chapters should strictly be according to the coverage scope of the book.

SCOPE & OBJECTIVES OF THE BOOK

Call for Chapters

Narratives of Confinement in American Literature and Popular Culture

RISE: Creative Theoretical Approaches to Cultural Production, Then and Now Call for Papers

Howard University's Graduate English Student Association

Abstract Submission Deadline: January 18, 2024

In “The Race for Theory,” Barbara Christian writes: 

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
We are pleased to announce the upcoming one-
day International conference entitled "Genre
Studies” to the academic community. This
conference aims to explore and celebrate the diverse
genres, themes, and forms of popular literature and
culture and their significant impact on society. The
conference will bring together scholars, researchers,
professionals, and enthusiasts from various
disciplines such as literature, cultural studies,
sociology, anthropology, and psychology. It will
provide a platform for sharing ideas, insights, and
research findings related to popular literature and
culture, while promoting interdisciplinary exchange

Journal of Perpetrator Research Special Issue: Complicit Testimonies

The Journal of Perpetrator Research is seeking submissions for a special issue on the theme of Complicit Testimonies, scheduled for publication in Spring 2025, and guest-edited by Ivan Stacy (Beijing Normal University).

Introduction

With 2017’s Get Out, Jordan Peele burst out of the confines of sketch comedy and announced himself as one of the most original voices in contemporary cinema. Part and parcel of Peele’s success was his undeniable mastery of–and facility with–generic conventions. Get Out has been ascribed a range of genre labels, from psychological thriller to political horror, black comedy to sci-fi, zombie movie to horror verité. Peele himself has added fuel to the fire by musing that his film is a “social thriller” and a “documentary” that “subverts the idea of all genres.” Since the success of his first film, Peele has released a pair of even more generically ambitious and ambiguous films: Us (2019) and Nope (2022). 

“Modern?” CFP

Saint Louis University—Madrid, June 7-8, 2024

The OED defines “modern” as “being in existence at this time; current, present,” but also as something that is “opposed to the remote past.” Given that the concepts of “past,” “present” and “future” are not fixed, but, to paraphrase Einstein, illusory, the meaning of “modern” itself is hard to pin down. 

Dear Friends

I am extending the CFP for 'The E.T Book: New Perspectives on the Classic 1980s Blockbuster' till the end of November.

We have several abstracts on Childhood, merchandising, the video game, as well as on John Williams Score, unmade ET, cinematography etc

I would love to have some abstracts which focus on aspects of the film itself (textual, narrative, thematic) and its production contexts.

Please do feel free to send me any ideas you have

Dr Matt Melia
Kingston University

The ET Book: New Perspectives on The Classic 1980s Blockbuster

Editor: Dr Matthew Melia (Kingston University)

Publisher: Bloomsbury