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CFA – ‘The Comic Work of Neil Gaiman: In Darkness, In Light, and In Shadow’
The following CFA has been released: ‘Call for submissions to an edited collection requested by publisher Since his seminal writing on The Sandman (1989-present) and long since before and after on works such as Batman, Miracleman, The Books of Magic, … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Fairy tales, Film, Folklore, Gothic novel, Gothic television, Nail Gaiman, religion, television
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CFP: Monsters and Monstrosity in 21st-Century Film and Television
There has been a call for chapters for an edited text, Monsters and Monstrosity in 21st-Century Film and Television. Abstracts of 300 words with biographical notes and a CV need to be received by 1st May 2016. The completed chapter (15,000 words … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary Gothic, Films, Gothic, horror, Monsters, monstrosity, movies, television, Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies
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Science and the Evolutionary Monster
I really enjoyed this article, ‘Evolutionary Theory and its Monstrous Wonders’ by Donna McCormack. It resonated with the ideas regarding hybridity and monstrosity that I have been exploring in my chapter on Whitley Strieber’s werewolves. It has also got me … Continue reading
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Tagged evolution, Gothic science, horror, Monsters, popular culture, science, SF, television, The X-Files, transformation, Werewolves
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CFP: Studies in horror and the Gothic
Taken from the Palgrave Communications website, the following has been announced: ‘Studies in horror and the Gothic Deadline for article proposals: September 1, 2016 Final deadline for full submissions: November 1, 2016 Palgrave Communications is inviting submissions and article proposals … Continue reading
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Tagged body Gothic, gender, Gothic, Gothic film, Gothic novels, horror, Horror films, sexuality, television
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CFP: Theorising the Popular
The ‘Theorising the Popular’ conference will be taking place at Liverpool Hope University, 28th-29th June 2016. They are asking for abstracts of 300 words on any aspect of studying popular culture within academia which should be received by 31st March … Continue reading
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Tagged CFP, Conferences, Film, movies, popular culture, popular fiction, television
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CFA: Critical Essays on ‘American Horror Story’
A call for proposed chapters for an edited book on ‘American Horror Story ‘ (2011-) has been released. Taken from the original CFA, the details are as follows: ‘American Horror Story is an anthology horror series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, American Horror Story, body Gothic, CFA, gender, Gothic, Gothic television, horror, monstrosity, race, sexuality, television, Vampires
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CFP: Science Fiction Film and Television
The ‘Science Fiction Film and Television’ journal have released the following on their Facebook page: ‘Science Fiction Film and Television continues to invite submissions for upcoming issues. Preferred length for articles is approximately 7000-9000 words; all topics related to science … Continue reading
CFP: The Dark Arts Journal
Just a quick reminder that ‘The Dark Arts Journal’ is looking for submissions of 4,000-5,000 words on the theme ‘The Gothic and all its forms’. The deadline is 28th February 2016. And more information can be found on its website.
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Tagged Adaptations, aesthetics, body Gothic, Early Gothic, Gothic, Gothic film, Gothic novel, popular culture, television, Tropes
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How to be an Extra on the New Twin Peaks
For those of you who are fans of the cult television programme ‘Twin Peaks’ (1990-1991), the website ‘Welcome to Twin Peaks’ gives you details on how you can be an extra on the new ‘Twin Peaks’. It is a charity … Continue reading
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Tagged American Gothic, contemporary Gothic, fandom, Gothic, popular culture, television, Twin Peaks
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Top 10 Werewolf Scenes
Bill posted a YouTube video containing the ‘Top 10 Werewolf Scenes’. Most of these scenes centre, understandably, on the transformation of man into wolf/ lupine monster. Interestingly the obsessive recording of the agonising transformation is a relatively recent addition to … Continue reading