Category Archives: CFP (Conferences)
CFPs & Events: Gothic and contagion, fantasy and theology, Vampfest, disease, Ellen Kushner
A mixture of CFPs, calls for articles, and events concerning the Gothic and the fantastic. 1. Gothic in a Time of Contagion, Populism and Racial Injustice, Online March 2021 (date to be confirmed), Simon Fraser University (SFU), Vancouver, Canada. Deadline: … Continue reading
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Tagged contagion, disease, Ellen Kushner, fantastic, Fantasy, Gothic, race, Terri Windling, theology, Vampires
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Coronagothic 30th June 2020
Those who are wondering how the Gothic might respond to the current crisis will be interested in this new event. It is called Coronagothic and it is an online flash conference hosted by @UMGothic (Gothic Research Network at the University … Continue reading
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Tagged @UMGothic, Amabie, Coronagothic, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Japanese, mermaids, Yokai
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CFPs, new resources: Gothic Nature, Middle Eastern Gothics, Science Fiction and empire
We recognise this is a very uncertain time and we at OGOM hope everyone is well and safe. Despite the barriers, academic life goes on and we have a few CFPs to advertise, plus some new resources added to the … Continue reading
CFP ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic Encounters with Enchantment and the Fairy Realm in Literature and Culture, 8-10 April, 2021
University of Hertfordshire, 8‒10 April 2021 The Open Graves, Open Minds (OGOM) Project was launched in 2010 with the Vampires and the Undead in Modern Culture conference.We have subsequently hosted symposia on Bram Stoker and John William Polidori, unearthing depictions … Continue reading
CFPs: Reimagining the Gothic, Gothic politics, Byron, folklore, Vampire Diaries, Japanese horror
A batch of conference calls for papers and calls for chapters: 1. Reimagining the Gothic 2020: Bodies and Genders, University of Sheffield, 1-3 May 2020. Deadline: 2 December 2019. Reimagining the Gothic is an ongoing project that seeks to explore … Continue reading
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Tagged Byron, education, Folklore, gender, Gothic, horror, Japanese horror, politics, the body, The Vampire Diaries, war
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CFPs: Folk horror, folklore and fantasy, enchanted environments, literature and science
* Hurry! Some of these deadlines are very soon! 1. Contemporary Folk Horror in Film and Media, Leeds Beckett University, 30-31 July 2020. Deadline: 30 December 2019. The 1960’s and 70s folk horror canon brought the ‘Unholy Trinity’ of Witchfinder General (1968), The Blood on … Continue reading
CFPs: Vampires, Philip Pullman, climate change, horror film, Good Omens
1. CFP for PCA/ACA Vampire Studies on the legacy of Bram Stoker: Annual National Popular Culture Association Conference, Philadelphia, 15-18 April 2020. Deadline: 1 November 2019. The co-chairs of the PCA/ACA Vampire Studies area are soliciting papers, presentations, panels and … Continue reading
CFPs: Cine-excess, tales of terror, performing fairy
1. Cine Excess XIII: Independent Visions of Excess, 7-9 November 2019, Birmingham City University. Deadline: 6 September 2019 For its 13th annual edition, Cine Excess focuses on independent visions of excess and the contribution of independent filmmakers working outside of the mainstream … Continue reading
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Tagged cinema, fairies, fairy tale, Folklore, horror, performance, phenomenology, short story, storytelling, tales, transgression
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CFPs: Utopia & Dystopia, Gothic mashup, Screening loss, SyFy films, Gothic games, performing fairy
1. First, a conference CFP: Utopia & Dystopia: Conference on the Fantastic in Media Entertainment, University of Southern Denmark, 28-29 May 2020. Deadline: 10 December 2019. This conference invites new research in the fantastic. Why is the fantastic more popular … Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, dystopia, fairy, Film, Gothic, grief, horror, Hybridity, loss, mash-ups, performance, syfy, utopia
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