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EXTENDED DEADLINE: Refocus: The Films of Leos Carax

updated: 
Friday, June 6, 2025 - 6:49am
James Slaymaker (Trinity College Dublin), Edinburgh University Press
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, June 30, 2025

Across a career spanning over 40 years, French-born filmmaker Leos Carax has firmly established himself as one of the most unique and innovative voices in modern European cinema. After a period writing criticism for Cahiers du Cinéma while he was still a teenager, Carax released his debut film Boy Meets Girl (1984) at age 23 to international acclaim. Carax followed up on this early promise with the futuristic neo-noir Mauvais Sang (1986), the romantic drama Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991), and the Herman Melville adaptation Pola X (1999).

REMINDER - call for book chapters: Fans, Fandoms, and TTRPGs

updated: 
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 7:33pm
Fans, Fandoms, and Tabletop Roleplaying Games
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Call for Book Chapters -- Fans, Fandoms, and Tabletop Roleplaying Games deadline for submissions: June 15, 2025 full name / name of organization: Fans, Fandoms, and Tabletop Roleplaying Games contact email: fans.fandoms.and.ttrpgs@gmail.com 

Call for Book Chapters
on Fans, Fandoms, and Tabletop Roleplaying Games

 

Deadline for submissions: Sunday, June 15, 2025

Contact email:fans.fandoms.and.ttrpgs@gmail.com 

 

Editors: 

Maria K. Alberto, University of Utah

Adrianna Burton, University of California – Irvine

History and Popular Uses of the Past – NEPCA Virtual Fall Conference 2025

updated: 
Monday, June 2, 2025 - 2:27pm
Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA)
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

The History and Popular Uses of the Past Area invites submissions for the Northeast Popular Culture Association’s (NEPCA) annual conference to be held online October 9 – 11, 2025.

 

This area welcomes proposals that explore the interconnection between history and popular culture. Proposals that examine how history is used and appropriated in popular culture are of particular interest. Some suggested topics for this area may include:

Literary Sidekicks: For Critical Insights volume under contract

updated: 
Monday, June 2, 2025 - 2:22pm
Laura Nicosia
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, June 23, 2025

We seek submissions for a Critical Insights volume, under contract with Salem Press, exploring the evolving role of sidekicks across literary and popular culture. From Sancho Panza and Don Quixote to Robin and Batman; Queequeg and Ishmael to Patrick and SpongeBob; John Watson and Sherlock Holmes to Ethel and Lucy; Jim and Huck to Goose and Maverick—sidekicks have often served as more than mere comic relief or supporting characters. They shape plot, provide emotional resonance, sharpen protagonists’ identities, and offer subversive alternatives to mainstream narratives. Some of the sidekicks far outshine their counterparts.

Indian Trans Cinema: Film, Television, and Web Series Exploring Transgender Themes

updated: 
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 3:06am
Bloomsbury Publishing
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The response to our CFP for Indian Trans Cinema has been so strong that we have expanded it into The Handbook of Indian Trans Cinema: Film, Television, and Web Series. Proposals are due July 1, 2025.

We seek a nationally diverse group of contributors from countries worldwide.

We especially welcome additional chapters on the following 16 themes, for which we already have over 40 confirmed chapters:

Theme 1. Historical Cinema

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Games & Game Studies Beyond Postmodernism

updated: 
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 9:24am
University of Konstanz, Germany
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, June 8, 2025

EXTENDED DEADLINE: 8 June, 2025

Call for Papers

International and Interdisciplinary Conference "Games & Game Studies Beyond Postmodernism"

4-5 September, 2025

Lonesome Dove at 40: McMurtry, Mythmaking, and the Reimagining of the American Southwest

updated: 
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 9:03am
Abel F. Fenwick (University of Arkansas)
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, August 1, 2025

Lonesome Dove at 40: McMurtry, Mythmaking, and the Reimagining of the American Southwest

A Larry McMurtry Symposium

November 14–15, 2025 Southern Methodist University | Dallas, Texas Co-Sponsored by SMU English’s Narrative Now Initative and the Clements Center for Southwest Studies

Organizers:

Dr. Christopher González
English, SMU
[ctgonzalez@smu.edu]

Dr. Ariel Ron
History, SMU
[aron@mail.smu.edu]

Abel Fenwick
English, U of Arkansas
[fenwick@uark.edu]

 

Child's Play in Popular Culture: History, representations and consumption

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:45pm
PopCRN - The Popular Culture Research Network
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Call for Papers

Child's Play in Popular Culture: History, representations and consumption

PopCRN – The Popular Culture Network invites scholars to explore the diverse representations of childhood in popular culture at a virtual symposium to be held online on 30 April – 1 May 2026.

From dolls and board games to digital playgrounds and interactive media, the concept of play has been a defining aspect of childhood across cultures and historical periods. Popular culture has both shaped and been shaped by children’s play, reflecting broader societal values, anxieties, and technological advancements.

"Sin City": Las Vegas in Popular Culture

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:45pm
PopCRN - The Popular Culture Research Network
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, February 28, 2026

"Sin City": Las Vegas in Popular Culture

PopCRN (the Popular Culture Network) will be holding a free virtual symposium exploring the many faces of Las Vegas in popular culture. The conference will be held online on 30-31 July 2026.  

Las Vegas, a city of spectacle, excess, and reinvention, has been depicted in myriad ways across popular culture. From its neon-lit casinos and extravagant performances to its depictions as both a playground for high-stakes drama and a symbol of the American Dream, Las Vegas occupies a unique cultural space. This symposium seeks to examine the diverse representations of Las Vegas through a multi-disciplinary lens.

“Living in a Material World”: The 1980s in Popular Culture

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:45pm
PopCRN - The Popular Culture Research Network
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, July 31, 2026

Call for Papers

“Living in a Material World”: The 1980s in Popular Culture

 

PopCRN (the Popular Culture Network) will be holding a free virtual symposium exploring the 1980s in popular culture to be held 26-27 November 2026.

The 1980s was the decade of excess, technological innovation, and political upheaval. This conference aims to explore both the popular culture of the 1980s and how the 1980s have been depicted in the popular culture of other eras.

Exploring and Celebrating The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Popular Culture

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:45pm
PopCRN - The Popular Culture Research Network
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, August 31, 2025

PopCRN is delighted to announce a conference dedicated to the cult phenomenon, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This free, online event will be held on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th of November 2025.

Call for Papers: Horror Videogames - A Companion

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 6:44pm
University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, Surrey, UK
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, August 31, 2025

Call for Papers: Horror Videogames: A Companion

Editors: Dr Connor Jackson and Dr Ewan Kirkland

 

This publication – which is planned for submission to Peter Lang’s Genre Fiction and Film Companions series – aims to provide readers with an accessible yet scholarly overview of the historical, cultural, technological and aesthetic dimensions of the horror videogame, organised around an extensive series of short case studies. Accordingly, we are seeking abstracts for a series of shorter chapters presenting critical analyses of key titles in the genre’s history.

When I Knew: Coming Out as a Form of Self-Knowledge

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 3:41pm
South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) Conference - Atlanta, GA - November 6-8, 2025
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The process of coming out is often framed as a moment of self-realization, a turning point where individuals gain profound insight into their sexual orientation or gender identity. This panel seeks to explore how literature, film, television, and video games depict the mental, psychological, and emotional processes that LGBT individuals undergo as they recognize and articulate their identities. 

Soul & Syntax: The Evolution of Black Expression through Art, Dance, and Literature

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:13am
Billy Joe Turner Interdisciplinary Symposium
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, November 30, 2025

4th Annual Billy Joe Turner Symposium
Title: Soul & Syntax: The Evolution of Expression through Art, Dance, and Literature
Dates: April 15–17, 2026
Location: Texas Southern University – Houston, TX
Format: In-Person Conference

On Speaking Obscenely: Queer and Trans Cultural Production in an Atmosphere of Censorship

updated: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 2:35pm
South Atlantic Modern Language Association
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Abstract

This session at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA 2025) annual conference explores the relationship between queer and trans cultural productions and the politics of censorship and obscenity.

Description

DEADLINE: PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT BY JULY 15, 2025.

updated: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 2:34pm
Demeter collection on Trans Parenting edited by Charlotte Beyer, Liana Cusmano, and Allie Robbins
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

DEADLINE: PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT BY JULY 15, 2025.

 

Demeter collection on Trans Parenting edited by Charlotte Beyer, Liana Cusmano, and Allie Robbins

 

We have had a couple of spaces open up in our collection on trans parenting. As such, we are seeking contributors who are keen to engage critically and/or creatively with this topic and invite further chapter proposals.

A Gathering of Horrors, Terrors, and Monstrosities

updated: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 2:33pm
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, June 30, 2025

PAMLA: A Gathering of Horrors, Terrors, and Monstrosities Panel, 11/20/25-11/23/25, San Francisco

American Nightmares II (Return to Salem): The Biennial Symposium of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic

updated: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 2:20pm
Society for the Study of the American Gothic
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

 Call For Proposals AMERICAN NIGHTMARES II: RETURN TO SALEMTHE BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF THE AMERICAN GOTHIC March 19th – 21st, 2026Salem, Massachusetts Keynote Speaker: Victor LavalleKeynote Speaker: Siân Silyn Roberts Conference co-director: Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Central Michigan UniversityConference co-director: Jennifer Schell, University of Alaska FairbanksWith the kind support of the American Literature Association  Please join the Society for the Study of the American Gothic for our second biennial symposium!

NEPCA 2025 - Storytelling and Narrative (Virtual Conference!)

updated: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 2:15pm
Kristi Gatto
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

 

The 2025 Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) will host its annual conference this fall as a virtual conference from Thursday, October 9th, to Saturday, October 11th, 2025.

Virtual sessions will take place via Zoom throughout the day on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Registration will open up in mid-July. 

The Storytelling & Narrative area explores the multifaceted nature and role of storytelling and narrative. We invite submissions from all theoretical and methodological perspectives. Submissions should have a connection to how storytelling and narrative plays a role in popular culture including, but not limited to, topics such as:

Femspec - Call for Scholarly and Creative Submissions for Issue 25.2

updated: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 2:14pm
Femspec
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, August 1, 2025

 

Femspec seeks both scholarly and creative submissions for its upcoming Issue 25.2

Femspec is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed feminist academic journal dedicated to science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, surrealism, myth, folklore, and other supernatural genres.  Femspec publishes both academic scholarship and creative writing.

Creative writing submissions could include short fiction, poetry, or experimental forms.

Call for Papers - Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics (Vol. 48, No. 3, 2025)

updated: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 2:14pm
Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics (JCLA)
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, July 31, 2025

We are now accepting submissions for our next regular issue.

Manuscripts in MS Word (5,000–10,000 words) adhering to the MLA formatting guidelines should be sent to editor@jcla.in by 31 July 2025.

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Comparative_Literature_and_Aesthetics
Website: www.jcla.in
Current Issues: https://jcla.in/journal-of-comparative-literature-and-aesthetics/current...

La révision/Revision

updated: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 2:14pm
Université Bordeaux Montaigne
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, September 8, 2025

Appel à communications/Call for papers

 

Climas (EA 4196) 

Université Bordeaux Montaigne

26-27 février 2026 / February 26-27, 2026

 

La révision/Revision

 

Organisateurs/organizers : 

Véronique Béghain, Hannah Champion, Juliette Pochelu, Joël Richard 

(with the collaboration of Guillaume Desagulier)

 

 

“Time for you and time for me, And time yet for a hundred indecisions, And for a hundred visions and revisions, Before the taking of a toast and tea”

VOL 12 (2025) CALL FOR PAPERS AND BOOK REVIEWS

updated: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 2:13pm
Pulse: the Journal of Science and Culture
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, August 31, 2025

PULSE – the Journal of Science and Culture

VOL 12 (2025)

CALL FOR PAPERS AND BOOK REVIEWS

 

Historical Fictions Research Conference 2026

updated: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 2:13pm
Historical Fictions Research Network
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, September 1, 2025

 

Historical Fictions Research Conference, Erlangen (Germany),

19th-20th February 2026

 

Call for Papers

Deadline: 1st September 2025

Submission Form

 

Erudite Creative Writing Techniques: 2026 AWP Conference Session

updated: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 2:08pm
Anna Faktorovich / Anaphora Literary Press
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, June 14, 2025

I would like to organize a session at the AWP Conference, March 4-7. I would like to present the research I am currently developing for a book called "Writing Erudite Speculative Fiction". I hope to find other presenters who would like to discuss strategies about formulaic, genre-based, or other types of fiction writing strategies, especially aimed at the literary or sophisticated marketplace. This session is tailored for professors of creative writing who want unique approaches to teaching. The rules are: 

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