Book series VILLAINS AND CREATURES
TRANSMEDIA VILLAINS AND CREATURES
This new series by Lexington Books aims to cover the fascinating subject of villains and threatening creatures through an interdisciplinary perspective represented by fields as different as literary, film, religious, gender and art studies as much as philosophy and sociological and ecocritical approaches. Each volume will focus on a single figure (or group of figures) and examine it in its multiple incarnations, from their origins in myth, folklore and history as well as in a literary text, to their various adaptations in different media, including comics, graphic novels, cinema, TV, exhibitions, the visual arts, merchandise, fandom and tourist attractions.
We welcome both edited collections and monographs, but the requirements of the volumes will be their interdisciplinarity and their focus on the issues of adaptation and transmediality. Also, a (global) cultural studies’ approach will be particularly favored (disciplines such as anthropology, sociology and ethnicity will be more than welcome for the examination of villains and creatures). Proposals may include (but are certainly not limited to) the following figures:
- Dracula
- The werewolf
- The mummy
- The Golem
- Doppëlgangers
- Hybrids
- Animal-human hybrids (experiments, but also minotaurs, centaurs, as well as lesser-known hybrids)
- Clones
- Experiments
10. Mad scientists
11. Serial killers
12. Aliens
13. Ghosts
14. Spirits
15. Gods, demi-gods and mythological creatures (from any mythology)
16. Machines
17. Cyborgs
18. Androids
19. Dragons
20. Underwater creatures
21. Shapeshifters
22. Mutants and mutations
23. Freaks
24. Tyrants, dictators and warlords (including historical figures)
25. Crimelords, cult leaders, masterminds
26. Orcs, ogres and trolls
27. Folklore figures
28. Statues, dolls, puppets and animated objects
29. Satan, demons and Biblical figures
30. Cryptids
31. Supervillains
32. Slashers
33. Boogeymen
34. Diseases and plagues
35. Carnivorous Plants
36. Hostile Fungi
37. Magical creatures
We will gladly welcome any queries by prospective authors/editors for the preparation of a proposal. Please contact Dr. Antonio Sanna (isonisanna@hotmail.com).