NEPCA has just extended the deadline for paper proposals for this year's upcoming conference at Providence College. Please submit all material no later than 5 PM EST on 13 June 2014. This year's area call is available at http://sf-fantasy-legend.blogspot.com/2014/04/nepca-fantastic-2014-revised-call-for.html.
Michael Torregrossa
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Legend Area Chair
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
CFP TV Geniuses Collection (6/1/14)
Sounds like a fun project:
Edited Collection: TV Geniuses (Abstracts Due June 1)
full name / name of organization:
Ashley Carlson
contact email:
acarlson@monmouthcollege.edu
A major publisher has shown interest in a collection of essays focused on the portrayal of genius in contemporary television. Genius characters are present in many of today’s top television series, such as House, Bones, Sherlock, Criminal Minds, Grey’s Anatomy, The Bing Bang Theory, and Numb3rs. The characters in these shows provide an interesting lens for considering how intelligence is understood and constructed in our society, particularly in terms of the social and psychological impact of genius. They also lend themselves to readings addressing race, class, and gender.
Essays in this collection should focus specifically on portrayals of highly intelligent individuals in fictional television series from the past decade. Some possible themes or topics include:
• Geniuses, prodigies, and savants
• Mental illness and genius
• Child geniuses
• Egotistical geniuses
• Artificial geniuses
• Geniuses in and/or seeking romantic relationships/ friendships
• Competition among geniuses
• IQ and EQ
• Geniuses and nerds
• Gender, sexuality, and genius
• Walking encyclopedias, heightened observers, and talented logicians
Some possible primary texts include:
• Battlestar Galactica (2004 – 2009)
• The Big Bang Theory (2007 – present)
• Bones (2005 – present)
• The Closer (2005 – 2012)
• Criminal Minds (2005 – present)
• Eureka (2006 – 2012)
• Fringe (2008-2013)
• Grey’s Anatomy (2005 – present)
• House (2004 – 2012)
• Malcolm in the Middle (2000 – 2006)
• Monk (2002 – 2009)
• NCIS (2003 – present)
• Numb3rs (2005 – 2010)
• Psych (2006 – present)
• Sherlock (2010 – present)
• Stargate Atlantis (2004 – 2009)
Please send 500-word proposals and a CV to Ashley Carlson (acarlson@monmouthcollege.edu) by June 1st, 2014. Accepted essays should be 5,000 – 7,000 words long and will be due by October 1, 2014.
By web submission at 05/01/2014 - 21:04
Edited Collection: TV Geniuses (Abstracts Due June 1)
full name / name of organization:
Ashley Carlson
contact email:
acarlson@monmouthcollege.edu
A major publisher has shown interest in a collection of essays focused on the portrayal of genius in contemporary television. Genius characters are present in many of today’s top television series, such as House, Bones, Sherlock, Criminal Minds, Grey’s Anatomy, The Bing Bang Theory, and Numb3rs. The characters in these shows provide an interesting lens for considering how intelligence is understood and constructed in our society, particularly in terms of the social and psychological impact of genius. They also lend themselves to readings addressing race, class, and gender.
Essays in this collection should focus specifically on portrayals of highly intelligent individuals in fictional television series from the past decade. Some possible themes or topics include:
• Geniuses, prodigies, and savants
• Mental illness and genius
• Child geniuses
• Egotistical geniuses
• Artificial geniuses
• Geniuses in and/or seeking romantic relationships/ friendships
• Competition among geniuses
• IQ and EQ
• Geniuses and nerds
• Gender, sexuality, and genius
• Walking encyclopedias, heightened observers, and talented logicians
Some possible primary texts include:
• Battlestar Galactica (2004 – 2009)
• The Big Bang Theory (2007 – present)
• Bones (2005 – present)
• The Closer (2005 – 2012)
• Criminal Minds (2005 – present)
• Eureka (2006 – 2012)
• Fringe (2008-2013)
• Grey’s Anatomy (2005 – present)
• House (2004 – 2012)
• Malcolm in the Middle (2000 – 2006)
• Monk (2002 – 2009)
• NCIS (2003 – present)
• Numb3rs (2005 – 2010)
• Psych (2006 – present)
• Sherlock (2010 – present)
• Stargate Atlantis (2004 – 2009)
Please send 500-word proposals and a CV to Ashley Carlson (acarlson@monmouthcollege.edu) by June 1st, 2014. Accepted essays should be 5,000 – 7,000 words long and will be due by October 1, 2014.
By web submission at 05/01/2014 - 21:04
CFP Shakespeare and the Imaginary, Supernatural, and Divine (9/12/14; Columbus, OH 10/24-25/14)
"Lovers, Madmen and Poets: Shakespeare and the Imaginary, Supernatural, and Divine"
full name / name of organization:
Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference
contact email:
nunn@akron.edu
The Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference seeks papers and panels relating to all things Shakespearean, especially those focusing on the spectral, the fantastic, the mad, and the fey. We take our cue from Theseus: “Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, / Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend / More than cool reason ever comprehends.” The place of the world-beyond-the world, the line between reality and fantasy, and the demarcation of the sane from the mad are ever-present and controversial aspects of Shakespeare’s work and of early modern literature more broadly. As the plays we now call ‘romances’ or ‘dark comedies’ suggest, the transformation of the tragic into the comedic relies, to some extent, on the willing suspension of disbelief, on the capacity to accept what is otherwise contrary to our understanding, expectation, or experience. From Samuel Pepys’ condemnation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to the oblique resonances between Hamlet and Derrida’s Specters of Marx, the relationship between the ‘unreal’ and the ‘real’ is everywhere present and significant in Shakespeare’s works, and centrally a focus of performance history and critical reception from the earliest moments to the present. This conference will especially highlight these aspects of Shakespeare’s oeuvre.
Join us October 24-25, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio. Papers of 20 minutes, roundtable topics, and suggestions for panels on Shakespeare’s work and that of his contemporaries welcome.
The OVSC publishes a volume of selected papers each year and conferees are welcome to submit revised versions of their papers for consideration. Students who present are eligible to compete for the M. Rick Smith Memorial Prize.
Please send abstracts of 250 words to nunn@uakron.edu by September 12, 2014.
By web submission at 04/18/2014 - 13:00
full name / name of organization:
Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference
contact email:
nunn@akron.edu
The Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference seeks papers and panels relating to all things Shakespearean, especially those focusing on the spectral, the fantastic, the mad, and the fey. We take our cue from Theseus: “Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, / Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend / More than cool reason ever comprehends.” The place of the world-beyond-the world, the line between reality and fantasy, and the demarcation of the sane from the mad are ever-present and controversial aspects of Shakespeare’s work and of early modern literature more broadly. As the plays we now call ‘romances’ or ‘dark comedies’ suggest, the transformation of the tragic into the comedic relies, to some extent, on the willing suspension of disbelief, on the capacity to accept what is otherwise contrary to our understanding, expectation, or experience. From Samuel Pepys’ condemnation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to the oblique resonances between Hamlet and Derrida’s Specters of Marx, the relationship between the ‘unreal’ and the ‘real’ is everywhere present and significant in Shakespeare’s works, and centrally a focus of performance history and critical reception from the earliest moments to the present. This conference will especially highlight these aspects of Shakespeare’s oeuvre.
Join us October 24-25, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio. Papers of 20 minutes, roundtable topics, and suggestions for panels on Shakespeare’s work and that of his contemporaries welcome.
The OVSC publishes a volume of selected papers each year and conferees are welcome to submit revised versions of their papers for consideration. Students who present are eligible to compete for the M. Rick Smith Memorial Prize.
Please send abstracts of 250 words to nunn@uakron.edu by September 12, 2014.
By web submission at 04/18/2014 - 13:00
CFP Journal of Ghost Humanities
Of potential interest:
Journal of Ghosthumanities CFP (June 9, 2014)
full name / name of organization:
Journal of Ghosthumanities
contact email:
ghosthumanities@gmail.com
CALL FOR WORK
JOURNAL OF GHOSTHUMANITIES
The Journal of Ghosthumanities is a new scholarly journal, devoted to the study of ghosthumanties. Ghosthumanities is the study of traces, imprints or reflections of bodies which have been lost, discarded or ignored, physically or in theory. Ghosthumanities is a posthumous answer to posthumanities, an answer which is so “post” as to have come full circle and (probably) be (questionably) alive again. Ghosthumanities includes in its collection of bodies those which are somewhat human, decidedly animal, multispecies, single celled, vegetal, governmental, and other agentic assemblages.
We are now inviting submissions for our inaugural issue, to be published online in January 2015. The Journal of Ghosthumanities welcomes submissions of papers and academic essays, as well as images, performance documentation, transcripts, zines etc. We are willing to work with contributors in developing appropriate content formats. Successful submissions will demonstrate a rigorous and original mode of analysis, awareness of and empathy towards other modes of thought, and flexibility.
Some potential topics to consider:
the meaning and practice of concern
exhumation
footnotes
good and bad bacteria
healthy and/or green lifestyle media
crumbs
invalids
death sentences
stray animals
plant neurobiology
ambivalent service animal relationships
invisible assistive technology
forgotten etymologies
Submission Guidelines
All submissions should be sent as email attachments to ghosthumanities@gmail.com. Please send all attachments as PDF or Word documents. No more than 5,000 words or 5-10 images. If a link to your website or online work makes more sense, the link will be accepted.
All work must be received by JUNE 9TH, 2014.
We will contact you within 4 weeks of receiving your submission.
For more information, please email ghosthumanities@gmail.com. Or, see: ghosthumanities.org
By web submission at 04/25/2014 - 11:31
Journal of Ghosthumanities CFP (June 9, 2014)
full name / name of organization:
Journal of Ghosthumanities
contact email:
ghosthumanities@gmail.com
CALL FOR WORK
JOURNAL OF GHOSTHUMANITIES
The Journal of Ghosthumanities is a new scholarly journal, devoted to the study of ghosthumanties. Ghosthumanities is the study of traces, imprints or reflections of bodies which have been lost, discarded or ignored, physically or in theory. Ghosthumanities is a posthumous answer to posthumanities, an answer which is so “post” as to have come full circle and (probably) be (questionably) alive again. Ghosthumanities includes in its collection of bodies those which are somewhat human, decidedly animal, multispecies, single celled, vegetal, governmental, and other agentic assemblages.
We are now inviting submissions for our inaugural issue, to be published online in January 2015. The Journal of Ghosthumanities welcomes submissions of papers and academic essays, as well as images, performance documentation, transcripts, zines etc. We are willing to work with contributors in developing appropriate content formats. Successful submissions will demonstrate a rigorous and original mode of analysis, awareness of and empathy towards other modes of thought, and flexibility.
Some potential topics to consider:
the meaning and practice of concern
exhumation
footnotes
good and bad bacteria
healthy and/or green lifestyle media
crumbs
invalids
death sentences
stray animals
plant neurobiology
ambivalent service animal relationships
invisible assistive technology
forgotten etymologies
Submission Guidelines
All submissions should be sent as email attachments to ghosthumanities@gmail.com. Please send all attachments as PDF or Word documents. No more than 5,000 words or 5-10 images. If a link to your website or online work makes more sense, the link will be accepted.
All work must be received by JUNE 9TH, 2014.
We will contact you within 4 weeks of receiving your submission.
For more information, please email ghosthumanities@gmail.com. Or, see: ghosthumanities.org
By web submission at 04/25/2014 - 11:31
CFP Sirens Conference 2014(5/12/14)
Sirens -- October 16-19, 2014; deadline May 12
full name / name of organization:
Hallie Tibbetts / Narrate Conferences
contact email:
programming at sirensconference.org
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Sirens
Stevenson, Washington
October 16—19, 2014
A conference on women in fantasy literature presented by Narrate Conferences, Inc.
Sirens, a conference focused on literary contributions by women to the fantasy genre and on fantasy works with prominent female characters, will take place October 16–19, 2014, in Stevenson, Washington, near Portland, Oregon. The conference seeks papers, panels, interactive workshops, roundtable discussions, and other presentations suitable for an audience of academics, professionals, educators, librarians, authors, and fantasy readers.
The theme for 2014 is "hauntings" and presenters are invited to consider what it means to be haunted in fantasy literature. Proposals that address women in fantasy literature, such as specific aspects of a work or series, works related by other themes, and studies of the fantasy genre across all disciplines are encouraged as well. A non-exhaustive list of sample topics includes literary analyses of novels; studies of genre history; use of fantasy works in schools and libraries for education; examination of related business and legal issues; media and fan studies; craft-based workshops in writing, art, and publishing; and overviews of how fantasy works fit into larger contexts.
Presentation submission to the vetting board is by online system only. No other format or contact will be considered. The online submission system is located at http://www.sirensconference.org/submissions/.
The deadline for proposals is May 12, 2014, and notices regarding proposals will be sent no later than June 9, 2014. Those requiring an early decision in order to obtain travel funding from their institutions should contact the programming coordinator at (programming at sirensconference.org).
At the time of proposal submission, presenters must provide an abstract of 300–500 words, a 50–100 word presentation summary for publication, and a presenter biography of no more than 100 words. Those wishing to submit a proposal for an interactive roundtable discussion may submit a brief explanation of a topic and a list of 10–15 sample discussion questions in lieu of a formal abstract; workshop proposals may be formatted as lesson plans. Afternoon classes—interactive demonstrations of interest to fantasy readers that may be less formally related to the theme—may also be presented as lesson plans. Presenters must be available to attend the conference in its entirety; no partial or day registrations will be offered.
Conference papers will be collected for publication at a later date. Presenters must be registered for the conference no later than July 6, 2014. For more information about programming, the review process, suggested timing and structure of presentations, audio-visual availability, and proposal submissions, please see the Sirens website at http://www.sirensconference.org/programming/. Questions specifically about programming may be directed to (programming at sirensconference.org), and general conference inquiries may be sent to (help@sirensconference.org).
Sirens is a presentation of Narrate Conferences, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission of organizing academic, literary, and exploratory educational conferences that address themes of interest to scholars, educators, students, professionals, and readers. For inquiries about Narrate Conferences, Inc., please write to (info@narrateconferences.org).
By web submission at 04/22/2014 - 00:46
full name / name of organization:
Hallie Tibbetts / Narrate Conferences
contact email:
programming at sirensconference.org
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Sirens
Stevenson, Washington
October 16—19, 2014
A conference on women in fantasy literature presented by Narrate Conferences, Inc.
Sirens, a conference focused on literary contributions by women to the fantasy genre and on fantasy works with prominent female characters, will take place October 16–19, 2014, in Stevenson, Washington, near Portland, Oregon. The conference seeks papers, panels, interactive workshops, roundtable discussions, and other presentations suitable for an audience of academics, professionals, educators, librarians, authors, and fantasy readers.
The theme for 2014 is "hauntings" and presenters are invited to consider what it means to be haunted in fantasy literature. Proposals that address women in fantasy literature, such as specific aspects of a work or series, works related by other themes, and studies of the fantasy genre across all disciplines are encouraged as well. A non-exhaustive list of sample topics includes literary analyses of novels; studies of genre history; use of fantasy works in schools and libraries for education; examination of related business and legal issues; media and fan studies; craft-based workshops in writing, art, and publishing; and overviews of how fantasy works fit into larger contexts.
Presentation submission to the vetting board is by online system only. No other format or contact will be considered. The online submission system is located at http://www.sirensconference.org/submissions/.
The deadline for proposals is May 12, 2014, and notices regarding proposals will be sent no later than June 9, 2014. Those requiring an early decision in order to obtain travel funding from their institutions should contact the programming coordinator at (programming at sirensconference.org).
At the time of proposal submission, presenters must provide an abstract of 300–500 words, a 50–100 word presentation summary for publication, and a presenter biography of no more than 100 words. Those wishing to submit a proposal for an interactive roundtable discussion may submit a brief explanation of a topic and a list of 10–15 sample discussion questions in lieu of a formal abstract; workshop proposals may be formatted as lesson plans. Afternoon classes—interactive demonstrations of interest to fantasy readers that may be less formally related to the theme—may also be presented as lesson plans. Presenters must be available to attend the conference in its entirety; no partial or day registrations will be offered.
Conference papers will be collected for publication at a later date. Presenters must be registered for the conference no later than July 6, 2014. For more information about programming, the review process, suggested timing and structure of presentations, audio-visual availability, and proposal submissions, please see the Sirens website at http://www.sirensconference.org/programming/. Questions specifically about programming may be directed to (programming at sirensconference.org), and general conference inquiries may be sent to (help@sirensconference.org).
Sirens is a presentation of Narrate Conferences, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission of organizing academic, literary, and exploratory educational conferences that address themes of interest to scholars, educators, students, professionals, and readers. For inquiries about Narrate Conferences, Inc., please write to (info@narrateconferences.org).
By web submission at 04/22/2014 - 00:46
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
CFP PAMLA Science Fiction Area (5/15/14; 10/31-11/2/14)
Courtesy SFRA-L:
Call for Papers: Science Fiction Area
2014 Pacific, Ancient, and Modern Language Association Conference
Riverside, California, October 31-November 2
Conference Theme: “Familiar Spirits”
The 2014 PAMLA Conference will be held Friday, October 31, through Sunday, November 2, at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, California. We are planning some very special events for Halloween and the entire conference, including our special conference theme, “Familiar Spirits.” See http://www.pamla.org/2014 for more information.
The Science Fiction (SF) area will mount up to three 90-minute sessions featuring 3-4 papers each. You are welcome to submit proposals on any aspect of the genre, in any medium. We particularly welcome papers that focus on intersections between SF and the “fantastic,” broadly construed: horror, magical realism, weird/new weird, pseudoscience, and other uncanny genres that defamiliarize consensus reality.
The deadline to propose a paper is Thursday, May 15, at midnight. To propose a paper, please go to the CFP/list of session topics posted online at http://www.pamla.org/2014/topic-areas. You’ll have to log in to submit a paper proposal, or, if you’ve never logged in at the pamla.org website, you’ll have to create an account, and then you’ll be able to submit a proposal (just follow the online directions). If you’ve forgotten your user name and password, you can request a new password. The online form to submit proposals is available at http://www.pamla.org/2014/proposals.
If you have any questions about how to submit a proposal, you may contact PAMLA’s Executive Director, Craig Svonkin, at svonkin@netzero.com, or PAMLA’s webmaster, Heather Wozniak, at webmaster@pamla.org. If you have questions about the suitability of your proposal for the SF area, you can reach me at rob.latham@ucr.edu.
The deadline to pay your 2014 PAMLA dues is June 15, 2014. If you wish to attend the conference, you will also have to pay a conference fee (due September 10th, more expensive if paid after that date). We are working on a brand new online payment system, so please be patient while we work out the kinks on this system with our online provider. You will receive an email when the new payment system is up and ready.
Looking forward to seeing you in Riverside in the Fall!
Rob Latham
English Department
UC Riverside
Call for Papers: Science Fiction Area
2014 Pacific, Ancient, and Modern Language Association Conference
Riverside, California, October 31-November 2
Conference Theme: “Familiar Spirits”
The 2014 PAMLA Conference will be held Friday, October 31, through Sunday, November 2, at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, California. We are planning some very special events for Halloween and the entire conference, including our special conference theme, “Familiar Spirits.” See http://www.pamla.org/2014 for more information.
The Science Fiction (SF) area will mount up to three 90-minute sessions featuring 3-4 papers each. You are welcome to submit proposals on any aspect of the genre, in any medium. We particularly welcome papers that focus on intersections between SF and the “fantastic,” broadly construed: horror, magical realism, weird/new weird, pseudoscience, and other uncanny genres that defamiliarize consensus reality.
The deadline to propose a paper is Thursday, May 15, at midnight. To propose a paper, please go to the CFP/list of session topics posted online at http://www.pamla.org/2014/topic-areas. You’ll have to log in to submit a paper proposal, or, if you’ve never logged in at the pamla.org website, you’ll have to create an account, and then you’ll be able to submit a proposal (just follow the online directions). If you’ve forgotten your user name and password, you can request a new password. The online form to submit proposals is available at http://www.pamla.org/2014/proposals.
If you have any questions about how to submit a proposal, you may contact PAMLA’s Executive Director, Craig Svonkin, at svonkin@netzero.com, or PAMLA’s webmaster, Heather Wozniak, at webmaster@pamla.org. If you have questions about the suitability of your proposal for the SF area, you can reach me at rob.latham@ucr.edu.
The deadline to pay your 2014 PAMLA dues is June 15, 2014. If you wish to attend the conference, you will also have to pay a conference fee (due September 10th, more expensive if paid after that date). We are working on a brand new online payment system, so please be patient while we work out the kinks on this system with our online provider. You will receive an email when the new payment system is up and ready.
Looking forward to seeing you in Riverside in the Fall!
Rob Latham
English Department
UC Riverside
CFP World Science Fiction Studies (Book Series)
Courtesy SFRA-L:
Peter Lang Oxford is pleased to announce the launch of the new book series
World Science Fiction Studies
Series Editor: Professor Sonja Fritzsche, Illinois Wesleyan University
http://www.peterlang.com?WSFS
The book series World Science Fiction Studies understands science fiction to be a global phenomenon and explores the various manifestations of the genre in cultures around the world. It recognizes the importance of Anglo-American contributions to the field but promotes the critical study of science fiction in other national traditions, particularly German-speaking. It also supports the investigation of transnational discourses that have shaped the science fiction tradition since its inception. The scope of the series is not limited to one particular medium and encourages study of the genre in both print and digital forms (e.g. literature, film, television, transmedial). Theoretical approaches (e.g. post-human, gender, genre theory) and genre studies (e.g. film shorts, transgenre such as science fiction comedy) with a focus beyond the Anglo-American tradition are also welcome.
Proposals for monographs and edited collections in either English or German are invited. For more information, please contact Dr Laurel Plapp, Commissioning Editor, Peter Lang Ltd, 52 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LU, UK. Email: L.PLAPP@peterlang.com. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 514160.
Peter Lang Oxford is pleased to announce the launch of the new book series
World Science Fiction Studies
Series Editor: Professor Sonja Fritzsche, Illinois Wesleyan University
http://www.peterlang.com?WSFS
The book series World Science Fiction Studies understands science fiction to be a global phenomenon and explores the various manifestations of the genre in cultures around the world. It recognizes the importance of Anglo-American contributions to the field but promotes the critical study of science fiction in other national traditions, particularly German-speaking. It also supports the investigation of transnational discourses that have shaped the science fiction tradition since its inception. The scope of the series is not limited to one particular medium and encourages study of the genre in both print and digital forms (e.g. literature, film, television, transmedial). Theoretical approaches (e.g. post-human, gender, genre theory) and genre studies (e.g. film shorts, transgenre such as science fiction comedy) with a focus beyond the Anglo-American tradition are also welcome.
Proposals for monographs and edited collections in either English or German are invited. For more information, please contact Dr Laurel Plapp, Commissioning Editor, Peter Lang Ltd, 52 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LU, UK. Email: L.PLAPP@peterlang.com. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 514160.
CFP Digital Culture (Spec. Issue of The Projector) (6/30/14)
Another head's up from the NEPCA blog:
CFP Special Issue on Digital Culture
full name / name of organization:
The Projector: A Journal on Film, Media, and Culture
contact email:
cbaron@bgsu.edu
The Projector: A Journal on Film, Media, and Culture is seeking submissions for a special issue on digital culture. We are interested in essays that critically explore digital texts, the digital distribution and consumption of media, and various forms of online communication and cultural practices. Potential topics include (but are not limited to):
•Convergence Culture
•Remix Culture
•Web 2.0, new forms of media texts, and new forms of media consumption
•YouTube, Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services as distribution venues for independent and experimental cinema
•Web series as an evolution of or alternative to television broadcasting
•Netflix, Hulu, and amazon.com as producers of media content
•Online film and television fandom
•The use of social networking sites for the marketing of films and TV shows
•Dual screen media consumption
•Live Tweets as a part of TV broadcasts
•Fan-produced texts
•Internet fan communities and/or fandom practices
Essays should be approximately 25 pages and follow MLA guidelines for formatting and citation. The deadline for submission is June 30, 2014. Submissions should be emailed to both rsibiel@bgsu.edu and cbaron@bgsu.edu as Word or Open Office files.
The Projector is an open access, peer reviewed journal that is published twice annually. For more information, please visit our journal at https://sites.google.com/site/projectorjournal/.
By web submission at 04/27/2014 - 01:26
CFP Special Issue on Digital Culture
full name / name of organization:
The Projector: A Journal on Film, Media, and Culture
contact email:
cbaron@bgsu.edu
The Projector: A Journal on Film, Media, and Culture is seeking submissions for a special issue on digital culture. We are interested in essays that critically explore digital texts, the digital distribution and consumption of media, and various forms of online communication and cultural practices. Potential topics include (but are not limited to):
•Convergence Culture
•Remix Culture
•Web 2.0, new forms of media texts, and new forms of media consumption
•YouTube, Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services as distribution venues for independent and experimental cinema
•Web series as an evolution of or alternative to television broadcasting
•Netflix, Hulu, and amazon.com as producers of media content
•Online film and television fandom
•The use of social networking sites for the marketing of films and TV shows
•Dual screen media consumption
•Live Tweets as a part of TV broadcasts
•Fan-produced texts
•Internet fan communities and/or fandom practices
Essays should be approximately 25 pages and follow MLA guidelines for formatting and citation. The deadline for submission is June 30, 2014. Submissions should be emailed to both rsibiel@bgsu.edu and cbaron@bgsu.edu as Word or Open Office files.
The Projector is an open access, peer reviewed journal that is published twice annually. For more information, please visit our journal at https://sites.google.com/site/projectorjournal/.
By web submission at 04/27/2014 - 01:26
CFP Essays on TV and War (5/30/14)
Courtesy of the NEPCA blog (I couldn't source the original):
Seeking Essays on TV and War
A new project seeks essays of 6,000-8,000 words that explore television series about war.
Despite the historical and social prevalence of military-themed programming on US television, there has been no thorough scholarly investigation of this phenomenon. This anthology seeks to rectify the omission and to identify what television, as a cultural medium, has added to the depictions of war and militarism in the US. Chapters will explore the following questions: What are the conventions of the war series? How do fictional depictions of war on US TV operate in dialogue with existing war films? How do they relate to the broadcast news coverage of war? Is there anything unique about the way television series, as opposed to films, documentaries or news items, depict issues of nationalism and militarism? How do issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality play out differently in the war series, for example? How have the conventions of television production, distribution and reception affected the form, content and influence of the war story?
Please send proposals (no more than two pages) to both Stacy Takacs (stacy.takacs@okstate.edu) and Anna Froula (froulaa@ecu.edu) by May 30, 2014 with a one page CV. You may direct questions to either of us. Papers may examine one or more of the following series or tackle questions related to the inquiries above:
The West Point Story (1956-7)
Men of Annapolis (1957-8)
The Silent Service (1957-8)
The Phil Silvers Show (1955-1959)
Combat! (1962-1967)
Rat Patrol (1966-1968)
Hogan’s Heroes (1965-1971)
McHale’s Navy (1962-1966)
Gomer Pyle, USMC (1964-9)
Winds of War (1983)
Tour of Duty (1987-1990)
China Beach (1988-1991)
Private Benjamin (1981-3)
JAG (1995-2005)
Band of Brothers (2001)
NCIS (2003-present)
E-Ring (2005-2006)
The Unit (2006-2009)
Over There (2005)
Generation Kill (2008)
Army Wives (2007-2013)
The Pacific (2010)
Combat Hospital (2011)
“Reality Militainment” like American Fighter Pilot, Military Diaries, Profiles from the Front Lines, Surviving the Cut, Special Ops Mission, etc.
Others???
Seeking Essays on TV and War
A new project seeks essays of 6,000-8,000 words that explore television series about war.
Despite the historical and social prevalence of military-themed programming on US television, there has been no thorough scholarly investigation of this phenomenon. This anthology seeks to rectify the omission and to identify what television, as a cultural medium, has added to the depictions of war and militarism in the US. Chapters will explore the following questions: What are the conventions of the war series? How do fictional depictions of war on US TV operate in dialogue with existing war films? How do they relate to the broadcast news coverage of war? Is there anything unique about the way television series, as opposed to films, documentaries or news items, depict issues of nationalism and militarism? How do issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality play out differently in the war series, for example? How have the conventions of television production, distribution and reception affected the form, content and influence of the war story?
Please send proposals (no more than two pages) to both Stacy Takacs (stacy.takacs@okstate.edu) and Anna Froula (froulaa@ecu.edu) by May 30, 2014 with a one page CV. You may direct questions to either of us. Papers may examine one or more of the following series or tackle questions related to the inquiries above:
The West Point Story (1956-7)
Men of Annapolis (1957-8)
The Silent Service (1957-8)
The Phil Silvers Show (1955-1959)
Combat! (1962-1967)
Rat Patrol (1966-1968)
Hogan’s Heroes (1965-1971)
McHale’s Navy (1962-1966)
Gomer Pyle, USMC (1964-9)
Winds of War (1983)
Tour of Duty (1987-1990)
China Beach (1988-1991)
Private Benjamin (1981-3)
JAG (1995-2005)
Band of Brothers (2001)
NCIS (2003-present)
E-Ring (2005-2006)
The Unit (2006-2009)
Over There (2005)
Generation Kill (2008)
Army Wives (2007-2013)
The Pacific (2010)
Combat Hospital (2011)
“Reality Militainment” like American Fighter Pilot, Military Diaries, Profiles from the Front Lines, Surviving the Cut, Special Ops Mission, etc.
Others???
Thursday, May 8, 2014
SF, Fantasy and Legend 2009 Sessions
Just for the record, the inaugural sessions of the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Legend Area included the following papers:
Queensborough Community College
2009
NEPCA FALL CONFERENCE
Science
Fiction, Fantasy, and Legend Area Panels
Saturday, 24 Oct. (8:30-10:00
AM): Panel 17, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Legend I
Presider: Michael A. Torregrossa (The Society for the Study
of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages)
1. Joseph Rainone
(Independent Scholar), “How a Young Man’s Invention Became the Inspiration for
American Popular Science Fiction”
2. Geoff Klock (Borough
of Manhattan Community College
3. Marlene San Miguel
Groner (Farmingdale State College), “Searching for the Well of Surcease:
Ethical Choices in Sherri Tepper’s The
Gate to Women’s Country (1988)”
Saturday, 24 Oct.
(10:30 AM-12:00 PM): Panel 27, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Legend II
Presider: Marlene San Miguel Groner (Farmingdale State
1. Michael A.
Torregrossa (The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages),
“America ’s
First Arthurian-Inspired Superhero: Quality Comics’ Merlin the Magician
(1940-42)
2. John Sexton
(Bridgewater State College), “Who’s Afraid of the Beowulf? The Anglo-Saxon Hero
as a Modern Movie Monster”
3. April Selley (Union College
Saturday, 24 Oct.
(1:30-3:30 PM): Panel 37, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Legend III
Presider: April Selley (Union College
1. Kristine Larsen (Central
Connecticut State
University ), “Mr. Tompkins, the Philadelphia Experiment,
and Land of the Lost (1974-77):
Parallel Universes, Closed Universes, and the Dangers of Interdimensional
Travel”
2. Jenny Abeles (University
of Hartford
3. Derek S.McGrath (SUNY Stony Brook), “ ‘I Won’t Feel a
Thing’: Invulnerable Male Superheroes
Made Emotional through Internet-Broadcasted Song in Joss Whedon’s Dr.
Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (2008)”
4. John Walliss (Liverpool Hope University
Science
Fiction, Fantasy, and Legend Area Presenter Biographies
Geoff Klock (D. Phil, Oxford
University
Marlene San Miguel Groner is currently Chair of the Liberal Arts
and Sciences Department at Farmingdale State College. Her prime area of
specialization is twentieth-century women writers.
Derek McGrath is a third-year graduate student in the English PhD
program at Stony Brook University Florida Atlantic
University
Michael A. Torregrossa, current Science Fiction, Fantasy, and
Legend Area Chair, is a graduate of the Medieval Studies program at the University of Connecticut
(Storrs ). His
research interests include adaptation, Arthuriana, comics and comic art,
medievalism, and wizards. He is founder of the Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the
Villains of the Matter of Britain and co-founder, with Carl James Grindley, of
the Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages. Michael has
presented his research at regional, national, and international conferences and
has been published in Adapting the
Arthurian Legend for Children: Essays on Arthurian Juvenilia, Arthuriana, The Arthuriana / Camelot Project Bibliographies, Cinema Arthuriana: Twenty Essays, Film & History, The 1999 Film & History CD-Rom Annual,
The Medieval Hero on Screen:
Representations from Beowulf to Buffy, and the three most recent
supplements to the Arthurian Encyclopedia.
April Selley teaches American Literature and Creative Writing in
the English Department at Union College in Schenectady ,
New York
CFP Fan Phenomena: The Lord of the Rings (5/15/14)
Head's up from popcaanz.com:
Fan Phenomena: The Lord of the Rings
Posted on May 3, 2014
Call for chapters
Fan Phenomena: The Lord of the Rings
Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2014
Intellect’s Fan Phenomena series is seeking chapters for a new volume on fandom and The Lord of the Rings films. The series explores and decodes the fascination we have with what constitutes an iconic or cult phenomenon, and how a particular person, TV show or film infiltrates its way into the public consciousness.
The Lord of the Rings (Fan Phenomena) title will examine the film’s ‘fan culture’, including matters of audience participation and iconic status, as well as other areas of influence and impact. Subjects are to be addressed in a thoughtful and accessible manner aimed at both fans and those interested in the cultural, economic, and social aspects of The Lord of the Rings.
Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
- Fan media
- Cult status
- Film-based tourism
- Website and forum interactions
- Character franchises
- Adaptation processes
- Audience reception
- Prequels/sequels
- Film location guides
- Fantasy fandom
- Merchandise
- Economics
- Collector editions
- Media design
- The importance of ‘location’
- Gender portrayal
- The philosophy of LOTR
Interviews with The Lord of the Rings tour organisers, fan-media coordinators, or authors of LOTR-related books (especially of tourism and film guides) will also be considered as additional pieces.
Please send an abstract (300 words) and a short bio (250 words max) by 15 May 2014. Please direct all questions and submissions to Dr Lorna Piatti-Farnell: lorna.piatti-farnell@aut.ac.nz
Fan Phenomena: The Lord of the Rings
Posted on May 3, 2014
Call for chapters
Fan Phenomena: The Lord of the Rings
Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2014
Intellect’s Fan Phenomena series is seeking chapters for a new volume on fandom and The Lord of the Rings films. The series explores and decodes the fascination we have with what constitutes an iconic or cult phenomenon, and how a particular person, TV show or film infiltrates its way into the public consciousness.
The Lord of the Rings (Fan Phenomena) title will examine the film’s ‘fan culture’, including matters of audience participation and iconic status, as well as other areas of influence and impact. Subjects are to be addressed in a thoughtful and accessible manner aimed at both fans and those interested in the cultural, economic, and social aspects of The Lord of the Rings.
Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
- Fan media
- Cult status
- Film-based tourism
- Website and forum interactions
- Character franchises
- Adaptation processes
- Audience reception
- Prequels/sequels
- Film location guides
- Fantasy fandom
- Merchandise
- Economics
- Collector editions
- Media design
- The importance of ‘location’
- Gender portrayal
- The philosophy of LOTR
Interviews with The Lord of the Rings tour organisers, fan-media coordinators, or authors of LOTR-related books (especially of tourism and film guides) will also be considered as additional pieces.
Please send an abstract (300 words) and a short bio (250 words max) by 15 May 2014. Please direct all questions and submissions to Dr Lorna Piatti-Farnell: lorna.piatti-farnell@aut.ac.nz
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
CFP From Text to Screen: Spinning Words into Film in the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Genres
Another missed call:
From Text to Screen: Spinning Words into Film in the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Genres
Call for Papers Date: 2014-03-01
Date Submitted: 2014-02-13
Announcement ID: 211474
The translation of pre-existing works (plays, novels, short stories) to the big screen remains a problematic process fraught with difficulties of cultural translation and updates as well as differences in media forms and traditions. How do filmmakers take a work – especially one that existed in a different cultural and historical time – and translate it for contemporary audiences?
Such films are seeing unprecedented success in American and world cinema. Having received initial interest from an academic publisher the editors seek chapter proposals on films and the pre-existing texts they are based upon for a work that asks questions about the two kinds of “translation” happening here: How do filmmakers produce a film based on a non-filmic text? And, at the same time, how do they update the cultural ideas in those pre-existing texts for a modern audience without losing the inherent ideas of the original work?
Proposals should consider the following list in assessing their idea’s suitability for this project:
1. Proposals should include either recent films, “classics,” or films underrepresented in academic discussions.
2. Films should be based on non-film texts (preferably written) that are either genre or non-genre.
3. Preference to texts/films that have a somewhat significant period of time between the original text and the filmed version (i.e., Ender’s Game) unless the film/text are undeniably popular (i.e.: Jurassic Park).
4. Emphasis on the needs of the filmmaker to "culturally update" the original text to make it relevant for contemporary audiences, especially along lines of “race/class/gender” and technology/philosophy.
5. Emphasis on the cultural/mythic/folkloric importance of both the original text and the film version.
6. Preference to works that have seen more than a single film production.
7. The editors also wish to indicate a strong preference for avoiding unnecessary academic jargon and emphasizing clear writing and readability.
8. The editors also prefer not to receive proposals on the works of Philip K. Dick at this time.
Proposals:
Chapter proposals should provide a brief abstract (200-400 words) for a chapter of 5,500 to 7,000 words and detail the main thesis of the proposed chapter. Proposals should also include the name, discipline, and current affiliation (if any) of the author(s) with a separate, single page C.V. The editors are willing to consider proposals from graduate students and independent scholars. Proposals should be sent, as a Word and Word-compatible attachment to textualspawn@gmail.com by 1 March. Decisions on proposals will be made by 31 March and initial drafts are expected by 2 June with final drafts due by 18 August. The dates listed are subject to modification as deemed appropriate by the Press but the editors do not anticipate moving the dates up in the calendar.
The editors are interested in proposals on all possible films or film franchises, but are especially interested in the following:
War of the Worlds (Wells/Haskin [1953]/Spielberg [2005])
Oz (Baum/Semon [1925]/Fleming [1939]/Raimi [2013, Oz The Great and Powerful]
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Bates/Wise [1951]/Derrickson [2008])
The Thing (Campbell, Jr./Nyby [1951, as The Thing from Another World]/Carpenter [1982]/Heijningen, Jr. [2011])
Planet of the Apes (Boulle/Var. Directors, 1968-2014)
Ender’s Game (Card/Hood)
Harry Potter (Rowling/Var. Directors, 2001-2011)
I, Robot (Asimov/Proyas)
The editors also welcome general queries and questions concerning possible proposals and the suitability of specific films/texts at textualspawn@gmail.com address.
Editors: Matthew Wilhelm Kapell & Ace G. Pilkington
Matthew Wilhelm Kapell & Ace G. Pilkington
Editors
Email: textualspawn@gmail.com
From Text to Screen: Spinning Words into Film in the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Genres
Call for Papers Date: 2014-03-01
Date Submitted: 2014-02-13
Announcement ID: 211474
The translation of pre-existing works (plays, novels, short stories) to the big screen remains a problematic process fraught with difficulties of cultural translation and updates as well as differences in media forms and traditions. How do filmmakers take a work – especially one that existed in a different cultural and historical time – and translate it for contemporary audiences?
Such films are seeing unprecedented success in American and world cinema. Having received initial interest from an academic publisher the editors seek chapter proposals on films and the pre-existing texts they are based upon for a work that asks questions about the two kinds of “translation” happening here: How do filmmakers produce a film based on a non-filmic text? And, at the same time, how do they update the cultural ideas in those pre-existing texts for a modern audience without losing the inherent ideas of the original work?
Proposals should consider the following list in assessing their idea’s suitability for this project:
1. Proposals should include either recent films, “classics,” or films underrepresented in academic discussions.
2. Films should be based on non-film texts (preferably written) that are either genre or non-genre.
3. Preference to texts/films that have a somewhat significant period of time between the original text and the filmed version (i.e., Ender’s Game) unless the film/text are undeniably popular (i.e.: Jurassic Park).
4. Emphasis on the needs of the filmmaker to "culturally update" the original text to make it relevant for contemporary audiences, especially along lines of “race/class/gender” and technology/philosophy.
5. Emphasis on the cultural/mythic/folkloric importance of both the original text and the film version.
6. Preference to works that have seen more than a single film production.
7. The editors also wish to indicate a strong preference for avoiding unnecessary academic jargon and emphasizing clear writing and readability.
8. The editors also prefer not to receive proposals on the works of Philip K. Dick at this time.
Proposals:
Chapter proposals should provide a brief abstract (200-400 words) for a chapter of 5,500 to 7,000 words and detail the main thesis of the proposed chapter. Proposals should also include the name, discipline, and current affiliation (if any) of the author(s) with a separate, single page C.V. The editors are willing to consider proposals from graduate students and independent scholars. Proposals should be sent, as a Word and Word-compatible attachment to textualspawn@gmail.com by 1 March. Decisions on proposals will be made by 31 March and initial drafts are expected by 2 June with final drafts due by 18 August. The dates listed are subject to modification as deemed appropriate by the Press but the editors do not anticipate moving the dates up in the calendar.
The editors are interested in proposals on all possible films or film franchises, but are especially interested in the following:
War of the Worlds (Wells/Haskin [1953]/Spielberg [2005])
Oz (Baum/Semon [1925]/Fleming [1939]/Raimi [2013, Oz The Great and Powerful]
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Bates/Wise [1951]/Derrickson [2008])
The Thing (Campbell, Jr./Nyby [1951, as The Thing from Another World]/Carpenter [1982]/Heijningen, Jr. [2011])
Planet of the Apes (Boulle/Var. Directors, 1968-2014)
Ender’s Game (Card/Hood)
Harry Potter (Rowling/Var. Directors, 2001-2011)
I, Robot (Asimov/Proyas)
The editors also welcome general queries and questions concerning possible proposals and the suitability of specific films/texts at textualspawn@gmail.com address.
Editors: Matthew Wilhelm Kapell & Ace G. Pilkington
Matthew Wilhelm Kapell & Ace G. Pilkington
Editors
Email: textualspawn@gmail.com
Friday, April 25, 2014
Science Fiction Studies for March 2014 Now Available
Science Fiction Studies
#122 = Volume 41, Part 1 = March 2014
ARTICLES
- Brian J. McAllister. “You’ll remember Mercury”: The Avant-Garde Worlds of Edwin Morgan’s SF Poetry
- George M. Johnson. Evil is in the Eye of the Beholder: Threatening Children in Two Edwardian Speculative Satire
- Andrew Lison. “The very idea of place”: Form, Contingency, and Adornian Volition in The Man in the High Castle
- Carl Gutiérrez-Jones. Stealing Kinship: Neuromancer and Artificial Intelligence
- Nicholas Serruys. Revisiting and Revising History through Subjectivity in Élisabeth Vonarburg’s Bridge Cycle
- Sean McQueen. Biocapitalism and Schizophrenia: Rethinking the Frankenstein Barrier Aaron Santesso. Fascism and Science Fiction
- Ewa Mazierska and Eva Näripea. Gender Discourse in Eastern European SF Cinema
- Andrew Ferguson. Unearthing the Shaver Mysteries: Nadis’s Ray Palmer’s Amazing Pulp Journey and Toronto’s Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction.
- Wendy Gay Pearson. Sex-as-Discourse vs. Sex-as-Practice: Ginn and Cornelius’s Essays on the Carnal Side of Science Fiction
- Jaymee Goh Sook Yi. Steaming into the Retro-Future: Taddeo and Miller’s A Steampunk Anthology
- Attebery/Hollinger’s Parabolas of Science Fiction (Elana Gomel)
- Banerjee’s We Modern People: Science Fiction and the Making of Russian Modernity (Mike Davis)
- Blaim’s English Utopian Fictions, 1516-1800 (Patrick Parrinder)
- Coelsch-Foisner/Herbe’s New Directions in the European Fantastic (Paweł Frelik)
- Condry’s The Soul of Anime (Takayuki Tatsumi)
- Croft’s Lois McMaster Bujold (Rebecca Holden)
- Gaillard/Goffi/Roukhomovsky/Roux’s L’Automate: Modèle Métaphor Machine Merveille (Marie-Hélène Huet)
- Grebowicz/Merrick’s Adventures with Donna Haraway (Joan Gordon)
- Holden/Shawl’s Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler (Gerry Canavan)
- Miller’s Exploring the Limits of the Human (Graham J. Murphy)
- Smith’s John Brunner (Jeffrey Hicks)
- First English Translation of Jules Verne’s Travel Scholarships (Paul Alkon)
- Frederik Pohl, 1919-2013 (Rob Latham)
- D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) on SF (Alana Quinn)
- Writing Another Future: SF, the Arts and Humanities (Brandon Jones)
- Conference on the Posthuman (Francesca Ferrando)
- News from the South (Diego Samuelle Guillén)
- The David Hartwell ’63 SF Symposium (Paul Park)
- Adapting (to) Philip K. Dick’s Perceptual Play (Rubén Mendoza)
- On Tomberg on William Gibson’s Bigend Trilogy (David Ketterer)
- Author’s Response (Jaak Tomberg)
- Corrigenda (Franz Rottensteiner, Jordana Rosenberg)
- CFP: SF/F Now and Irradiating the Object: M. John Harrison at Warwick University (Mark Bould)
- Notes on Contributor
CFP Open-Topic for Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy (5/15/14)
Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy
Call for Papers
Email manuscripts by May 15, 2014
Articles/essays should not exceed 7,000 words in length, including references and, where they are used, endnotes. All articles/essays will be subject to peer-review.
Article/essay guidelines: All article/essay submissions should be submitted electronically to editors@journaldialogue.org as a Microsoft Word document, using 12 pt Times New Roman font, with 1” margins on all sides. The suggested word length for articles/essays is 5,000 – 7,000 words inclusive of abstract (250-300 words), endnotes, and citations.
Reviews: All reviews should be submitted electronically to editors@journaldialogue.org as a Microsoft Word document, using 12 pt Times New Roman font with 1” margins on all sides. The suggested word length for reviews is 1,200-1,800 words inclusive of abstract (250-300 words), endnotes, and citations.
*If you are considering submitting a manuscript to Dialogue, know that we are always happy to review abstracts to assess the fit prior to submittal.
Dialogue is an “open access” journal which means that the peer-reviewed articles and reviews are freely accessible online. Open access scholarly journals are an increasing trend that has been shown to allow for quicker dissemination of scholarly work and an increased research impact. Also, in comparison to traditionally published journals, research has shown that articles published in open access journals are cited more frequently. Although some open access journals charge a publication fee for authors to submit, Dialogue is committed to creating and maintaining a scholarly journal that is accessible to all – meaning that there is no charge for either the author or the reader.
The Journal is interested in contributions that offer theoretical, practical, pedagogical, and historical examinations of popular culture, including interdisciplinary discussions and those which examine the intersections between American and international cultures. In addition to analyses provided by contributed articles, the Journal also encourages submissions for guest editions, interviews, and reviews of books, films, conferences, music, and technology.
We are excited about this new development in the studies of Popular Culture, and we look forward to your potential participation in this venture. For more information and to submit manuscripts, email Lynnea Chapman King, Editor in Chief, or Anna CohenMiller, Managing Editor, at editors@journaldialogue.org.
CFP MPCA/ACA 2014 Conference (4/30/14; Indianapolis 10/3-5/14)
Full list of Areas at: http://mpcaaca.org/conference/area-chairs/.
Submit paper, abstract, or panel proposals (including the title of the presentation) to the appropriate Area on the Submissions website (submissions.mpcaaca.org). Individuals may only submit one paper, and please do not submit the same item to more than one Area.
Deadline for receipt of proposals is April 30, 2014.
Please include name, affiliation, and e-mail address of each author/participant. A preliminary version of the schedule will be posted on our website around August 2014. The final version will be distributed in hard copy at the conference.
Special Notes Regarding Proposal Submissions: (1) MPCA/ACA can provide an LCD projector for presentations. You must ask for it at the time you submit your proposal. (2) If necessary, indicate and submit potential scheduling conflicts along with your proposal. (3) If you wish your presentation to be listed as MACA (rather than MPCA), please include this request with your proposal.
Please plan to attend the entire conference. Panels will run at the following approximate times: Friday 8:30am-7:00pm, Saturday 8:30am-7:00pm, and Sunday 8:00am-1:00pm. Special events will include speakers Dr. Elizabeth Ellcessor and Dr. Jonathan Eller on Friday evening and Julie Whitehead, the executive director of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, as the luncheon speaker on Saturday. These events, plus continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, will be free for conference registrants. A special pre-conference workshop on publishing will be offered on Thursday 12pm-5pm for an additional $25. This workshop will be geared toward graduate students and new professionals interested in writing scholarly articles or book proposals; lunch will be included in the fee.
All participants must be members of the Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association. Membership is $50 for students with ID, retirees, and unemployed, and $70 for all others. Membership is for the calendar year through December 2014. The membership fee is separate from the conference registration fee. To join the MPCA/MACA, you may pay with your conference registration fee, or you may send a separate check at any time to Kathleen Turner, 328 N. Madison St #1, Tupelo, MS 38804. Make check payable to Midwest Popular Culture Association. A membership form may be printed from our website at <http://www.mpcaaca.org>. The Midwest PCA/Midwest ACA is a separate organization (with separate fees) from the National PCA/ACA and from other regional PCA/ACA organizations. The membership fee may be paid by credit card via Square or PayPal beginning in about June 2014.
All participants must register for the conference. Registration is $80 for students with ID, retirees, and unemployed, and $90 for all others. There will be a $15 late fee for registration on-site or postmarked after September 15, 2014. (This fee is waived for residents of countries other than the USA or Canada.) Payment on-site will be by cash, check, or via credit card on Square. To preregister, send a check anytime to Kathleen Turner, 328 N. Madison St #1, Tupelo, MS 38804. Make check payable to Midwest Popular Culture Association. A registration-membership form may be printed from our website at <http://www.mpcaaca.org>. The registration fee is separate from the membership fee. The registration fee may be paid by credit card via Square or PayPal beginning in about June 2014.
A special group rate for a limited block of rooms reserved on a first-come, first-served basis will be secured with the JW Marriott Indianapolis. Check for details at the MPCA website. Indianapolis is in the Eastern Time Zone.
Attendees are financially responsible for all costs related to their participation in the conference, e.g., transportation, lodging, meals, registration, membership, etc. Graduate students are invited to apply for competitively awarded travel grants from MPCA/MACA. Details are available at < http://mpcaaca.org/conference/travel-grants/>.
Cancellation Policy: If you submit a proposal (or if you accept an invitation to appear on a panel), you are promising to attend the conference if your proposal is accepted and you are promising to pay the conference registration fee, the Association membership fee, and a late fee of $15 if applicable. If your proposal is accepted and you do not attend the conference, it is expected that you will (1) notify all members of your panel, your Area Chair, and the MPCA/MACA Executive Secretary (Kathleen Turner) of your cancellation; (2) provide such notification as early as possible; (3) arrange to have your paper distributed at the panel; (4) arrange for somebody else to carry out any other duties you may have; and (5) pay your membership and registration fees (plus late fee if applicable). If conditions 1-5 are met, you may file a written request, after the conference, for a refund of half your registration fee. For coauthored papers, all authors are welcome and encouraged to attend, but only one author is required to attend.
Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association Annual Conference
Friday-Sunday, 3-5 October 2014
Indianapolis, IN
JW Marriott Indianapolis
Address: 10 S. West St., Indianapolis, IN 46204, Phone: (317) 860-5800
Deadline for receipt of proposals is April 30, 2014.
Please include name, affiliation, and e-mail address of each author/participant. A preliminary version of the schedule will be posted on our website around August 2014. The final version will be distributed in hard copy at the conference.
Special Notes Regarding Proposal Submissions: (1) MPCA/ACA can provide an LCD projector for presentations. You must ask for it at the time you submit your proposal. (2) If necessary, indicate and submit potential scheduling conflicts along with your proposal. (3) If you wish your presentation to be listed as MACA (rather than MPCA), please include this request with your proposal.
Please plan to attend the entire conference. Panels will run at the following approximate times: Friday 8:30am-7:00pm, Saturday 8:30am-7:00pm, and Sunday 8:00am-1:00pm. Special events will include speakers Dr. Elizabeth Ellcessor and Dr. Jonathan Eller on Friday evening and Julie Whitehead, the executive director of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, as the luncheon speaker on Saturday. These events, plus continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, will be free for conference registrants. A special pre-conference workshop on publishing will be offered on Thursday 12pm-5pm for an additional $25. This workshop will be geared toward graduate students and new professionals interested in writing scholarly articles or book proposals; lunch will be included in the fee.
All participants must be members of the Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association. Membership is $50 for students with ID, retirees, and unemployed, and $70 for all others. Membership is for the calendar year through December 2014. The membership fee is separate from the conference registration fee. To join the MPCA/MACA, you may pay with your conference registration fee, or you may send a separate check at any time to Kathleen Turner, 328 N. Madison St #1, Tupelo, MS 38804. Make check payable to Midwest Popular Culture Association. A membership form may be printed from our website at <http://www.mpcaaca.org>. The Midwest PCA/Midwest ACA is a separate organization (with separate fees) from the National PCA/ACA and from other regional PCA/ACA organizations. The membership fee may be paid by credit card via Square or PayPal beginning in about June 2014.
All participants must register for the conference. Registration is $80 for students with ID, retirees, and unemployed, and $90 for all others. There will be a $15 late fee for registration on-site or postmarked after September 15, 2014. (This fee is waived for residents of countries other than the USA or Canada.) Payment on-site will be by cash, check, or via credit card on Square. To preregister, send a check anytime to Kathleen Turner, 328 N. Madison St #1, Tupelo, MS 38804. Make check payable to Midwest Popular Culture Association. A registration-membership form may be printed from our website at <http://www.mpcaaca.org>. The registration fee is separate from the membership fee. The registration fee may be paid by credit card via Square or PayPal beginning in about June 2014.
A special group rate for a limited block of rooms reserved on a first-come, first-served basis will be secured with the JW Marriott Indianapolis. Check for details at the MPCA website. Indianapolis is in the Eastern Time Zone.
Attendees are financially responsible for all costs related to their participation in the conference, e.g., transportation, lodging, meals, registration, membership, etc. Graduate students are invited to apply for competitively awarded travel grants from MPCA/MACA. Details are available at < http://mpcaaca.org/conference/travel-grants/>.
Cancellation Policy: If you submit a proposal (or if you accept an invitation to appear on a panel), you are promising to attend the conference if your proposal is accepted and you are promising to pay the conference registration fee, the Association membership fee, and a late fee of $15 if applicable. If your proposal is accepted and you do not attend the conference, it is expected that you will (1) notify all members of your panel, your Area Chair, and the MPCA/MACA Executive Secretary (Kathleen Turner) of your cancellation; (2) provide such notification as early as possible; (3) arrange to have your paper distributed at the panel; (4) arrange for somebody else to carry out any other duties you may have; and (5) pay your membership and registration fees (plus late fee if applicable). If conditions 1-5 are met, you may file a written request, after the conference, for a refund of half your registration fee. For coauthored papers, all authors are welcome and encouraged to attend, but only one author is required to attend.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
CFP Science Fiction (5/15/14; PAMLA 10/31-11/2/14)
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association
112th Annual Conference - Riverside Convention Center, California
Friday, October 31 - Sunday, November 2, 2014
Science Fiction
Presiding Officer:
Rob Latham, University of California Riverside
Status:
Open (accepting submissions)
Associated Sessions
Science Fiction
Topic Type:
Standing Session
- See more at: http://www.pamla.org/2014/topics/science-fiction#sthash.eRAFqaFZ.dpuf
112th Annual Conference - Riverside Convention Center, California
Friday, October 31 - Sunday, November 2, 2014
Science Fiction
Presiding Officer:
Rob Latham, University of California Riverside
Status:
Open (accepting submissions)
Associated Sessions
Science Fiction
Topic Type:
Standing Session
- See more at: http://www.pamla.org/2014/topics/science-fiction#sthash.eRAFqaFZ.dpuf
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
CFP Conference on Magic, Alchemy and the Transubstantiation of the Senses (4/18/14; UK 6/26-27/14)
A slightly belated call:
‘Twice Upon a Time: Magic, Alchemy and the Transubstantiation of the Senses’ 26 – 27 June, 2014
full name / name of organization:
Centre for Fine Art Research, School of Art, Birmingham Institute of Art & Design
contact email:
Grace.Williams@bcu.ac.uk
To sit ‘upon’ time, as in the English tradition of ‘once upon a time’ conjures the illusion of a linear singularity of forward motion. To accept such an understanding, although once conventional, now seems wholly outdated. In an age where time travel is no longer a delusion of magical thinking and the sensory human body is so closely replicated in the new automata of artificial intelligence, a reconsideration of the eternal return to a present that is past, invites a re-staging of a story ready to be told twice.
Under the illusive cloak of magic, the curiosity of alchemists introduced a means for experimentation into the innate properties of materials. The transformation of raw matter into precious metals, the combination of hot sulphur and wet cold mercury to birth the philosophers stone; to bring the inanimate to life, to miraculously vanish and conjure the body as well as providing a basis for the laws of substance based on sensory interaction and its potentiality. The scientific practices of today echo this inherent desire for material transformation, yet Western tradition remains cautious of unreasoned sensorial data, treating it with illusory trepidation. While this paradigm has proven an efficient methodology, it has installed a discriminatory partition between that which can be rationalised or mathematized and that which is ‘only’ sensory. These energised and sensate transformations mark the beginning of a new challenge against tradition, returning to curiosity, experimentation and the intensity of the senses away from conventional modes of thought.
The Centre for Fine Art Research (CFAR) and the Centre for Making (CFM), based at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD), welcome papers that respond to magical and alchemical practices, in all their forms; including but not limited to the origins of alchemy and its contemporary relevance in science, magical performance, illusion, automata, the sensory in artificial intelligence and radical thinking in relation to concepts of time. We invite artists, scientists and philosophers to explore again the threshold between these paradigms, dwelling on curiosity and the tradition of scientific questing. By re-visiting the alchemist’s vision, we are looking for a renegotiation of the very boundary that separates the shifting representational referents in the traditional image of magic; seeking a way to extend the concept of transformation of the same (metamorphosis), rather than re-defining a realm that is allegedly beyond rationality and linguistic articulation.
Please send abstracts of no longer than 300 words to Grace.Williams@bcu.ac.uk along with a short bio.
Abstract Deadline: 18th April 2014
Speakers will be invited to have their papers published in the forthcoming issue of the research journal Zētēsis, due out in September 2014.
By web submission at 04/02/2014 - 12:04
‘Twice Upon a Time: Magic, Alchemy and the Transubstantiation of the Senses’ 26 – 27 June, 2014
full name / name of organization:
Centre for Fine Art Research, School of Art, Birmingham Institute of Art & Design
contact email:
Grace.Williams@bcu.ac.uk
To sit ‘upon’ time, as in the English tradition of ‘once upon a time’ conjures the illusion of a linear singularity of forward motion. To accept such an understanding, although once conventional, now seems wholly outdated. In an age where time travel is no longer a delusion of magical thinking and the sensory human body is so closely replicated in the new automata of artificial intelligence, a reconsideration of the eternal return to a present that is past, invites a re-staging of a story ready to be told twice.
Under the illusive cloak of magic, the curiosity of alchemists introduced a means for experimentation into the innate properties of materials. The transformation of raw matter into precious metals, the combination of hot sulphur and wet cold mercury to birth the philosophers stone; to bring the inanimate to life, to miraculously vanish and conjure the body as well as providing a basis for the laws of substance based on sensory interaction and its potentiality. The scientific practices of today echo this inherent desire for material transformation, yet Western tradition remains cautious of unreasoned sensorial data, treating it with illusory trepidation. While this paradigm has proven an efficient methodology, it has installed a discriminatory partition between that which can be rationalised or mathematized and that which is ‘only’ sensory. These energised and sensate transformations mark the beginning of a new challenge against tradition, returning to curiosity, experimentation and the intensity of the senses away from conventional modes of thought.
The Centre for Fine Art Research (CFAR) and the Centre for Making (CFM), based at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD), welcome papers that respond to magical and alchemical practices, in all their forms; including but not limited to the origins of alchemy and its contemporary relevance in science, magical performance, illusion, automata, the sensory in artificial intelligence and radical thinking in relation to concepts of time. We invite artists, scientists and philosophers to explore again the threshold between these paradigms, dwelling on curiosity and the tradition of scientific questing. By re-visiting the alchemist’s vision, we are looking for a renegotiation of the very boundary that separates the shifting representational referents in the traditional image of magic; seeking a way to extend the concept of transformation of the same (metamorphosis), rather than re-defining a realm that is allegedly beyond rationality and linguistic articulation.
Please send abstracts of no longer than 300 words to Grace.Williams@bcu.ac.uk along with a short bio.
Abstract Deadline: 18th April 2014
Speakers will be invited to have their papers published in the forthcoming issue of the research journal Zētēsis, due out in September 2014.
By web submission at 04/02/2014 - 12:04
Diversity in Disney Films
Diversity in Disney Films: Critical Essays on Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality and Disability Edited by Johnson Cheu
Published by McFarland
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4601-8
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-0009-3
notes, bibliographies, filmography, index
315pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2013
Price $45.00
About the Book
Although its early films featured racial caricatures and exclusively Caucasian heroines, Disney has, in recent years, become more multicultural in its filmic fare and its image. From Aladdin and Pocahontas to the Asian American boy Russell in Up, from the first African American princess in The Princess and the Frog to “Spanish–mode” Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 3, Disney films have come to both mirror and influence our increasingly diverse society. This essay collection gathers recent scholarship on representations of diversity in Disney and Disney/Pixar films, not only exploring race and gender, but also drawing on perspectives from newer areas of study, particularly sexuality/queer studies, critical whiteness studies, masculinity studies and disability studies. Covering a wide array of films, from Disney’s early days and “Golden Age” to the Eisner era and current fare, these essays highlight the social impact and cultural significance of the entertainment giant.
About the Editor
Johnson Cheu is an assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. He has published scholarly work in disability studies and popular culture studies, as well as poetry and creative essays.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction: Re-casting and Diversifying Disney in the Age of Globalization (Johnson Cheu) 1
Section I--Beyond the Fairest: Essays on Race and Ethnicity
Cannibals and Coons: Blackness in the Early Days of Walt Disney (Kheli R. Willetts) 9
Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros: The Representation of Latin America in Disney’s "Good Neighbor" Films (Karen S. Goldman) 23
Mapping the Imaginary: The Neverland of Disney Indians (Prajna Parasher) 38
A "Vexing Implication": Siamese Cats and Orientalist Mischief-Making (Kimiko Akita and Rick Kenney) 50
White Man’s Best Friend: Race and Privilege in Oliver and Company (Natchee Blu Barnd) 67
Blackness, Bayous and Gumbo: Encoding and Decoding Race in a Colorblind World (Sarah E. Turner) 83
Section II--Traditions and Transformations: Essays on Gender and Sexuality
Fighting the Cold War with Pinocchio, Bambi and Dumbo (Danielle Glassmeyer) 99
"You the Man, Well, Sorta": Gender Binaries and Liminality in Mulan (Gwendolyn Limbach) 115
"What Do You Want Me to Do? Dress in Drag and Do the Hula?": Timon and Pumbaa’s Alternative Lifestyle Dilemma in The Lion King (Gael Sweeney) 129
Mean Ladies: Transgendered Villains in Disney Films (Amanda Putnam) 147
Section III--Of Beasts and Innocents: Essays on Disability
"You’re a Surprise from Every Angle": Disability, Identity and Otherness in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Martin F. Norden) 163
Dopey’s Legacy: Stereotypical Portrayals of Intellectual Disability in the Classic Animated Films (Karen Schwartz, Zana Marie Lutfiyya and Nancy Hansen) 179
A Place at the Table: On Being Human in the Beauty and the Beast Tradition (Tammy Berberi and Viktor Berberi) 195
Section IV--Up and Out: Essays on Reimaginings and New Visions
Is Disney AvantGarde? A Comparative Analysis of Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Jan Svankmajer’s Alice (1989) (William Verrone) 209
(Indivi)duality in Return to Oz: Reflection and Revision (Ana Salzberg) 224
Securing the Virtual Frontier for Whiteness in Tron (Michael Green) 238
A Womb with a Phew! PostHumanist Theory and Pixar’s WallE (Walter C. Metz) 253
Home Is Where the Heart Is: Pixar’s Up (Dennis Tyler) 268
Filmography 285
About the Contributors 293
Index 297
Fairy Tales with a Black Consciousness
Fairy Tales with a Black Consciousness: Essays on Adaptations of Familiar Stories Edited by Vivian Yenika-Agbaw, Ruth McKoy Lowery and Laretta Henderson
Published by McFarland
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-7129-4
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-1412-0
notes, bibliographies, index
244pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2013
Price $40.00
About the Book
The all new essays in this book discuss Black cultural retellings of traditional, European fairy tales. The representation of Black protagonists in such tales helps to shape children’s ideas about themselves and the world beyond—which can ignite a will to read books representing diverse characters. The need for a multicultural text set which includes the multiplicity of cultures within the Black diaspora is discussed.
The tales referenced in the text are rich in perspective: they are such as Aesop’s fables, Cinderella, Rapunzel and Ananse. Readers will see that stories from Black perspectives adhere to the dictates of traditional literary conventions while still steeped in literary traditions traceable to Africa or the diaspora.
About the Editors
Vivian Yenika-Agbaw is an associate professor of language and literacy education at Penn State University, University Park. Ruth McKoy Lowery is an associate professor in the College of Education at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Laretta Henderson is an associate professor at the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction: Multiculturalism and Children’s Literature (Vivian Yenika-Agbaw) 1
Constructing Race in Traditional European Tales: Pinkney’s Characters at Cross-Cultural Borders (Vivian Yenika-Agbaw, Ritam Dutta and Annette Gregerson) 13
Pinkney’s Aesop Fable: Illustrating Cultures from Outside/Inside (Joy Meness, Vivian Yenika-Agbaw and Xiru Du) 31
Old Tales in New Clothing: Isadora Peddles Exotic Africa? (Vivian Yenika-Agbaw and Laura Anne Hudock) 43
The Pied Piper of the Harlem Renaissance: Colin Bootman’s The Steel Pan Man of Harlem (Katharine Capshaw Smith) 60
Not All Cinderellas Wear Glass Slippers: A Critical Analysis of Selected Cinderella Variants from the Black Perspective (Deborah L. Thompson) 74
Told with Soul: Joyce Carol Thomas’s When the Nightingale Sings as a Revision of the Cinderella Story (Dianne Johnson) 92
Caribbean Folk Tales and African Oral Tradition (Ruth McKoy Lowery) 101
Afro-Latin Folktales and Legends (Dellita L. Martin-Ogunsola) 117
Moving West with Ananse (Nancy D. Tolson) 145
Masks in Storytelling, or How Pretty Salma Turned the "Tale" on Mr. Dog (Barbara A. Lehman) 159
Selected Black Animated Fairy Tales from Coal Black to Happily Ever After, 1943-2000 (Richard M. Breaux) 173
"Snow White in Africa": Afrocentric Ideology in Marilyn Shearer’s Tale
(Tyler Scott Smith) 186
Black Aesthetics in Revised African American Fairy Tales (Laretta Henderson) 201
Conclusion: Traditional Tales and Children--Nurturing Competent,
Imaginative, Cultural and Critical Readers (Vivian Yenika-Agbaw, Ruth McKoy Lowery and Laretta Henderson) 222
About the Contributors 227
Index 231
Fan CULTure: Essays on Participatory Fandom in the 21st Century
Fan CULTure: Essays on Participatory Fandom in the 21st Century Edited by Kristin M. Barton and Jonathan Malcolm Lampley
Foreword by Stephen J. Sansweet
Published by McFarland
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-7418-9
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-0459-6
bibliographies, index
212pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2014
Price $40.00
About the Book
Fan CULTure explores how present-day fans interact with the films, television shows, books, and pop culture artifacts they love. From creating original works of fanfiction to influencing the content of major primetime series through social media, fans are no longer passive consumers. They have evolved into active participants in creating and shaping these works. The all-new essays in this collection provide in-depth analyses of how fans interact with such popular franchises as Harry Potter, Lost, Supernatural, Lord of the Rings and Joss Whedon’s Serenity, and examines as well topics not based on media-like fans of the LEGO building blocks, Disneyland, and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow.
About the Editors
Kristin M. Barton is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication at Dalton State College in Dalton, Georgia. He lives in Woodstock, Georgia. Jonathan Malcolm Lampley, a prolific contributor to many popular-culture periodicals and publications, is a professor of English and film at Dalton State College in Georgia.
Table of Contents
Foreword (http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/excerpts/978-0-7864-7418-9.Foreword.pdf)
Stephen J. Sansweet 1
Introduction (http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/excerpts/978-0-7864-7418-9.Introduction.pdf)
Kristin M. Barton 5
Section 1: Fan Productions
Can’t Stop the Sequel: How the Serenity-Inspired Browncoats: Redemption Is Changing the Future of Fan Films (Kristin M. Barton) 9
Dark Shadows Fandom, Then and Now (1966-2013) (Jeff Thompson) 23
Spellbound: An Analysis of Adult-Oriented Harry Potter Fanfiction (Don Tresca) 36
Recut Film Trailers, Nostalgia and the Teen Film (Kathleen Williams) 47
Section 2: Social Media
Bringing Piety Back: Tim Tebow, Sports and American Culture (Susan Orenstein) 61
Fan-Made Time: The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (Owain Gwynne) 76
The Fandom Is Out There: Social Media and The X-Files Online (Bethan Jones) 92
Alternate Reality Games, Narrative Disbursement and Canon: The Lost Experience (Kent Aardse) 106
Section 3: Fan-Influenced Content
Block Party: A Look at Adult Fans of LEGO (Jennifer C. Garlen) 119
A New Kind of Pandering: Supernatural and the World of Fanfiction (Anissa M. Graham) 131 (http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/excerpts/978-0-7864-7418-9.Pandering.pdf)
Desiring the Tangible: Disneyland, Fandom and Spatial Immersion (Meyrav Koren-Kuik) 146
Chuck Versus the Advertiser: How Fan Activism and Footlong Subway Sandwiches Saved a Television Series (Kristin M. Barton) 159
"Guys, where are we?" Podcasts, Online Video and Lost’s Participatory Culture (Michael Graves) 173
Afterword: The Past and Future of Fandom Studies (Jonathan Malcolm Lampley) 191
About the Contributors 197
Index 199
Thursday, April 17, 2014
CFP Adaptation Across the Humanities (Journal Issue) (5/1/14)
Special Topics Journal Issue - Adaptation Across the Humanities (Deadline: May 1, 2014)
full name / name of organization:
Robert Neblett / Humanities Education and Research Association (HERA)
contact email:
robert.neblett@gmail.com
Call for Papers!
INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES
Special Issue: Fall 2014
Re-Imagining, Re-Remembering and Cultural Recycling:
Adaptation Across the Humanities
Guest Editor: Robert L. Neblett
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2014
In the opening words of her 2006 essay, “Re-runs and Repetition,” MacArthur Grant recipient and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl posits, “It seems we live in an age of cultural recycling.” Ruhl dissects the role of adaptation in contemporary culture, focusing primarily on theatrical revisions of Greek myth, and argues that twenty-first-century audiences tend to embrace structures that they find familiar. Ruhl suggests that adaptations do not merely duplicate or mimic a pre-existing work of art, but instead filter it through our subjective sense of memory, as she cites her mentor, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel: “To re-remember…to remember again. Not nostalgia, but a deeper form of remembering, a structure of loss. What I believe she [Vogel] is getting at is the revelation of some kind of being.” Linda Hutcheon, a leader in the field of contemporary adaptation studies, stresses that the adaptive urge is a ubiquitous creative impulse in her 2006 book A Theory of Adaptation: “In the workings of the human imagination, adaptation is the norm, not the exception.”
While in recent years adaptation studies has become primarily associated with the discipline of film studies, the field of adaptation is in a sense the study of the human imagination - how we reconstruct familiar structures, be they literary, historical, architectural, psychological, socioeconomic, sociopolitical, pedagogical, or performative. In an attempt to reclaim adaptation as a more expansive subject of study that crosses disciplinary thresholds, this special issue of Interdisciplinary Humanities deals with a broad range of topics related to the re-visioning, or “seeing again,” of familiar structures and patterns, and the many innovations and anxieties associated with this process.
We will be looking for scholarly articles, book reviews, and nonfiction essays that explore a number of issues, including but not limited to reinterpreting the classics, in/fidelity to source materials, chronological precedence as an in/accurate gauge for textual primacy, the intention/agenda of the adaptor, adaptation across media (novel to film, poem to song, play to musical, legend to opera, pop culture snafu into internet meme), stylistic superimposition, intertextuality and adaptation from multiple sources, and knowing vs. unknowing audiences. Artists wishing to have their works published on the cover of IH should submit works that are representative of the theme(s) of a particular issue.
Please send inquiries and submissions by May 1, 2014 to Dr. Robert L. Neblett at robert.neblett@gmail.com.
All essays should be interdisciplinary in nature and not exceed 6,000 words. Essays should be typed and double-spaced, formatted for printing on standard paper with one-inch margins and submitted electronically as Microsoft Word documents. Place your name and affiliation in the upper right hand corner of the first page of your manuscript.
Please refer to official IH Submission Guidelines at http://www.h-e-r-a.org/hera_journal.htm
*Please note: The Humanities Education and Research Association, Interdisciplinary Humanities’ parent organization, requires that authors become members of HERA if their essays are accepted for publication. Information on membership may be found at http://www.h-e-r-a.org/hera_join.htm
By web submission at 02/12/2014 - 17:59
full name / name of organization:
Robert Neblett / Humanities Education and Research Association (HERA)
contact email:
robert.neblett@gmail.com
Call for Papers!
INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES
Special Issue: Fall 2014
Re-Imagining, Re-Remembering and Cultural Recycling:
Adaptation Across the Humanities
Guest Editor: Robert L. Neblett
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2014
In the opening words of her 2006 essay, “Re-runs and Repetition,” MacArthur Grant recipient and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl posits, “It seems we live in an age of cultural recycling.” Ruhl dissects the role of adaptation in contemporary culture, focusing primarily on theatrical revisions of Greek myth, and argues that twenty-first-century audiences tend to embrace structures that they find familiar. Ruhl suggests that adaptations do not merely duplicate or mimic a pre-existing work of art, but instead filter it through our subjective sense of memory, as she cites her mentor, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel: “To re-remember…to remember again. Not nostalgia, but a deeper form of remembering, a structure of loss. What I believe she [Vogel] is getting at is the revelation of some kind of being.” Linda Hutcheon, a leader in the field of contemporary adaptation studies, stresses that the adaptive urge is a ubiquitous creative impulse in her 2006 book A Theory of Adaptation: “In the workings of the human imagination, adaptation is the norm, not the exception.”
While in recent years adaptation studies has become primarily associated with the discipline of film studies, the field of adaptation is in a sense the study of the human imagination - how we reconstruct familiar structures, be they literary, historical, architectural, psychological, socioeconomic, sociopolitical, pedagogical, or performative. In an attempt to reclaim adaptation as a more expansive subject of study that crosses disciplinary thresholds, this special issue of Interdisciplinary Humanities deals with a broad range of topics related to the re-visioning, or “seeing again,” of familiar structures and patterns, and the many innovations and anxieties associated with this process.
We will be looking for scholarly articles, book reviews, and nonfiction essays that explore a number of issues, including but not limited to reinterpreting the classics, in/fidelity to source materials, chronological precedence as an in/accurate gauge for textual primacy, the intention/agenda of the adaptor, adaptation across media (novel to film, poem to song, play to musical, legend to opera, pop culture snafu into internet meme), stylistic superimposition, intertextuality and adaptation from multiple sources, and knowing vs. unknowing audiences. Artists wishing to have their works published on the cover of IH should submit works that are representative of the theme(s) of a particular issue.
Please send inquiries and submissions by May 1, 2014 to Dr. Robert L. Neblett at robert.neblett@gmail.com.
All essays should be interdisciplinary in nature and not exceed 6,000 words. Essays should be typed and double-spaced, formatted for printing on standard paper with one-inch margins and submitted electronically as Microsoft Word documents. Place your name and affiliation in the upper right hand corner of the first page of your manuscript.
Please refer to official IH Submission Guidelines at http://www.h-e-r-a.org/hera_journal.htm
*Please note: The Humanities Education and Research Association, Interdisciplinary Humanities’ parent organization, requires that authors become members of HERA if their essays are accepted for publication. Information on membership may be found at http://www.h-e-r-a.org/hera_join.htm
By web submission at 02/12/2014 - 17:59
CFP Open-Topic for Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction (no deadline)
Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction
full name / name of organization:
Dr Paul March-Russell
contact email:
journaleditor@sf-foundation.org
"Foundation" is the journal of the British SF Foundation formed in 1972. It is published three times a year, and is currently looking for articles and reviews for 2015. The journal publishes on any aspect of sf with particular emphases upon interdisciplinary, international and cultural perspectives. We are interested in both the histories of sf and in current trends, including the borderlines between genres, media and what passes for the 'mainstream'. Articles should be up to 6000 words in length, double-spaced and written in accordance with the style sheet available on the SF Foundation website. If you are interested in guest-editing a special issue of "Foundation" (this year, we are publishing special issues on sf and the classical world, and sf and videogaming), then please also contact the editor at the address above.
We are also interested in receiving interviews with sf writers, critical reflections on the writing and profession of sf, conference reports and review-articles on sf-related events (e.g. exhibitions). Word length should be up to 2000 words.
Lastly, we are looking for new contributors to our book reviews section. "Foundation" reviews both fiction and non-fiction works. Reviews should be up to 1500 words long and submitted to our Books Editor, Andy Sawyer (A.P.Sawyer@liverpool.ac.uk).
If you, or your institution, would like to subscribe to the journal, then please contact Roger Robinson at sff@beccon.org for the full list of rates.
By web submission at 03/13/2014 - 16:01
full name / name of organization:
Dr Paul March-Russell
contact email:
journaleditor@sf-foundation.org
"Foundation" is the journal of the British SF Foundation formed in 1972. It is published three times a year, and is currently looking for articles and reviews for 2015. The journal publishes on any aspect of sf with particular emphases upon interdisciplinary, international and cultural perspectives. We are interested in both the histories of sf and in current trends, including the borderlines between genres, media and what passes for the 'mainstream'. Articles should be up to 6000 words in length, double-spaced and written in accordance with the style sheet available on the SF Foundation website. If you are interested in guest-editing a special issue of "Foundation" (this year, we are publishing special issues on sf and the classical world, and sf and videogaming), then please also contact the editor at the address above.
We are also interested in receiving interviews with sf writers, critical reflections on the writing and profession of sf, conference reports and review-articles on sf-related events (e.g. exhibitions). Word length should be up to 2000 words.
Lastly, we are looking for new contributors to our book reviews section. "Foundation" reviews both fiction and non-fiction works. Reviews should be up to 1500 words long and submitted to our Books Editor, Andy Sawyer (A.P.Sawyer@liverpool.ac.uk).
If you, or your institution, would like to subscribe to the journal, then please contact Roger Robinson at sff@beccon.org for the full list of rates.
By web submission at 03/13/2014 - 16:01
CFP Cultural Influences of Role-Playing Games Collection (proposals 6/1/14)
Call for Papers: Edited Collection on the Cultural Influences of Role-Playing Games
full name / name of organization:
Andrew Byers and Francesco Crocco
contact email:
rpgbook2014@gmail.com
Since its initial publication in 1974, the iconic role-playing game (RPG) Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) has spawned hundreds of other analog and digital RPGs, as well as an entirely new industry and subculture. In the last decade, scholars from across the disciplinary spectrum have explored the origins, characteristics, cultures, and player experiences of RPGs. Yet, little scholarly attention has been devoted to the meaningful ways RPGs have shaped and transformed society at large over the past forty years. We are seeking chapters for an upcoming collection of essays that addresses the broader cultural impact, influence, and significance of RPGs (analog or digital). Topics may include, but are not limited to:
* The social and cultural influences of and responses to RPGs from the 1970s through the present
* The influence of RPGs on other types of games and entertainment, including videogames, massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), live-action role-playing games (LARPs), collectible card games, and the like
* Representations or adaptations of RPGs in literature, film, or other media
* Educational or pedagogical uses of RPGs or RPG elements
* Role-playing approaches to counseling and therapy
* RPGs in military and corporate worlds
We also welcome other topics that show a clear connection with these themes.
Please send proposed abstracts of 250-500 words, along with a brief (250 word) biography and C.V., in either *.rtf (rich text format) or *.doc (MS Word document format), to editors Andrew Byers and Francesco Crocco at rpgbook2014@gmail.com by June 1, 2014. If accepted for the collection, completed essays of 8,000 to 10,000 words will be due by January 1, 2015.
By web submission at 03/08/2014 - 02:59
full name / name of organization:
Andrew Byers and Francesco Crocco
contact email:
rpgbook2014@gmail.com
Since its initial publication in 1974, the iconic role-playing game (RPG) Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) has spawned hundreds of other analog and digital RPGs, as well as an entirely new industry and subculture. In the last decade, scholars from across the disciplinary spectrum have explored the origins, characteristics, cultures, and player experiences of RPGs. Yet, little scholarly attention has been devoted to the meaningful ways RPGs have shaped and transformed society at large over the past forty years. We are seeking chapters for an upcoming collection of essays that addresses the broader cultural impact, influence, and significance of RPGs (analog or digital). Topics may include, but are not limited to:
* The social and cultural influences of and responses to RPGs from the 1970s through the present
* The influence of RPGs on other types of games and entertainment, including videogames, massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), live-action role-playing games (LARPs), collectible card games, and the like
* Representations or adaptations of RPGs in literature, film, or other media
* Educational or pedagogical uses of RPGs or RPG elements
* Role-playing approaches to counseling and therapy
* RPGs in military and corporate worlds
We also welcome other topics that show a clear connection with these themes.
Please send proposed abstracts of 250-500 words, along with a brief (250 word) biography and C.V., in either *.rtf (rich text format) or *.doc (MS Word document format), to editors Andrew Byers and Francesco Crocco at rpgbook2014@gmail.com by June 1, 2014. If accepted for the collection, completed essays of 8,000 to 10,000 words will be due by January 1, 2015.
By web submission at 03/08/2014 - 02:59
CFP Exploring JRPG Virtual Worlds -- Spec. Issue of Synaesthesia (11/30/14)
Exploring JRPG Virtual Worlds
full name / name of organization:
Synaesthesia: Communication Across Cultures (ISSN 1883-5953)
contact email:
editors@synaesthesiajournal.com
Synaesthesia: Communication Across Cultures is an international, open-access interdisciplinary journal, rigorously peer-reviewed and oriented toward advancing new perspectives and understandings of how thought, engagement, and the communication of meanings hinge upon human perception.
The journal encourages new dialogues in communication theory and research by publishing original scholarship from scholars within the international community that explores issues from the interpersonal to mass-marketed, regional to global, academic to corporate, among genders and across time. The journal welcomes innovative theoretical essays and research articles and aims to advance the progressive exchange of ideas.
Synaesthesia invites submissions for a special themed edition of the journal devoted to Japanese role-playing video games (JRPG’s), entitled ‘Exploring JRPG Virtual Worlds’ (Vol. 2, no. 4).
Synaesthesia managing editors Dr. Christopher Melley and Dr. Daniel Broudy are pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffery Klaehn will be acting as lead editor on this special edition of the journal.
Possible themes/topics that may be explored include JRPG’s within the context of social theory, representation, narrative, masculinity and femininity, race and ethnicity, inequality (social, political, economic), power, agency, identity, media, channels of distribution, Western RPG’s, and fandom.
JRPG franchises that may be discussed include (but are not limited to) Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, .hack, Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, Pokémon, Grandia, Suikoden, Skies of Arcadia, the SaGa series, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Breath of Fire, Wild Arms, Lunar, Eternal Sonata, The World Ends With You, Xenoblade Chronicles, Baten Kaitos, Phantasy Star, Star Ocean, and the Tales series.
All articles considered for publication will undergo a peer-review process.
Scholarly work accepted for publication with the online journal will receive subsequent consideration for publication within future collected volumes.
Submissions should be rigorous in scholarship yet accessible in style for audiences across a wide spectrum of disciplines.
Submissions lodged by e-mail should include a title, abstract, author's name, and institutional affiliation. Please include the proposed title of your paper in the subject line of your e-mail submission. If including images within the manuscript, please adhere to fair use policy and include relevant caption/copyright information. Manuscripts attached to e-mail submissions should be saved in the MSWord .doc(x) format.
Submission Deadline: November 30, 2014
editors@synaesthesiajournal.com
By web submission at 03/07/2014 - 04:39
full name / name of organization:
Synaesthesia: Communication Across Cultures (ISSN 1883-5953)
contact email:
editors@synaesthesiajournal.com
Synaesthesia: Communication Across Cultures is an international, open-access interdisciplinary journal, rigorously peer-reviewed and oriented toward advancing new perspectives and understandings of how thought, engagement, and the communication of meanings hinge upon human perception.
The journal encourages new dialogues in communication theory and research by publishing original scholarship from scholars within the international community that explores issues from the interpersonal to mass-marketed, regional to global, academic to corporate, among genders and across time. The journal welcomes innovative theoretical essays and research articles and aims to advance the progressive exchange of ideas.
Synaesthesia invites submissions for a special themed edition of the journal devoted to Japanese role-playing video games (JRPG’s), entitled ‘Exploring JRPG Virtual Worlds’ (Vol. 2, no. 4).
Synaesthesia managing editors Dr. Christopher Melley and Dr. Daniel Broudy are pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffery Klaehn will be acting as lead editor on this special edition of the journal.
Possible themes/topics that may be explored include JRPG’s within the context of social theory, representation, narrative, masculinity and femininity, race and ethnicity, inequality (social, political, economic), power, agency, identity, media, channels of distribution, Western RPG’s, and fandom.
JRPG franchises that may be discussed include (but are not limited to) Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, .hack, Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, Pokémon, Grandia, Suikoden, Skies of Arcadia, the SaGa series, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Breath of Fire, Wild Arms, Lunar, Eternal Sonata, The World Ends With You, Xenoblade Chronicles, Baten Kaitos, Phantasy Star, Star Ocean, and the Tales series.
All articles considered for publication will undergo a peer-review process.
Scholarly work accepted for publication with the online journal will receive subsequent consideration for publication within future collected volumes.
Submissions should be rigorous in scholarship yet accessible in style for audiences across a wide spectrum of disciplines.
Submissions lodged by e-mail should include a title, abstract, author's name, and institutional affiliation. Please include the proposed title of your paper in the subject line of your e-mail submission. If including images within the manuscript, please adhere to fair use policy and include relevant caption/copyright information. Manuscripts attached to e-mail submissions should be saved in the MSWord .doc(x) format.
Submission Deadline: November 30, 2014
editors@synaesthesiajournal.com
By web submission at 03/07/2014 - 04:39
CFP Gender & Childhood Conference (5/1/2014; U of Notre Dame 12/4-6/14)
CFP for Gender & Childhood Conference Proposal Due 5/1/2014
full name / name of organization:
Gender Studies at University of Notre Dame
contact email:
Pamela.Wojcik.5@nd.edu
Call for Papers
“Fun with Dick and Jane: Gender and Childhood”
A Gender Studies Conference at the University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
December 4-6, 2014
In recent years, there has been great interest in questions of gender and childhood, ranging from issues around boys wearing princess costumes to school; to Disney princess culture; to parents refusing to announce a baby’s biological sex; to pre-teen children coming out as gay, lesbian, and queer; to toy companies marketing toys by gender; to gender-related bullying, and more.
How are children gendered? How do we account for transgender children? How have ideas about girls and boys changed historically? How are children hailed as gendered consumers? How do schools inculcate ideas about gender? How do children’s books promote ideas about gender? How do changing ideas about parenting relate to children’s gendering?
This conference seeks to explore issues of gender and childhood through multiple lenses and from a wide range of disciplines. We welcome papers on gender and childhood in media, literature, history, anthropology, biology, architecture, philosophy, art history, sociology, education, and more. We are especially open to interdisciplinary approaches.
Topics might include:
Representations of children in film, children’s books, adult books, TV shows, paintings, photography. etc.;
Childhood spectatorship and fandoms;
Gendered childhood spaces;
Gendered toys and games;
Ideologies of childhood sexuality;
Parenting books and gender;
Children and gay parents;
Sports and gender;
Children’s fashion;
Reality TV and children’s gender;
Children’s fiction and gender;
Transgender children;
Children’s own media and internet practices;
Journalism and childhood;
Gender and bullying;
Transnational gender identities;
Schooling practices.
Proposals should consist of a 200 word abstract of the paper, a list of three keywords, and a brief biographical statement listing your title, the name of your college or university, and your areas of research and writing . Proposals for creative work – poetry, short stories, short films, will be considered.
Please indicate technology needs, such as powerpoint or DVD.
Proposals are due by May 1, 2014
Send proposals to:
https://notredame-web.ungerboeck.com/logon/log_p1_logon.aspx?oc=10&cc=SPKRLOGON&AppSessionID=fbkfb8fe4fclfh8ei5&SPAmode=SUB
Questions can be addressed to: Pamela Wojcik, Director of Gender Studies, The University of Notre Dame, by email, with the subject line “Gender and Childhood”: Pamela.Wojcik.5@nd.edu
By web submission at 03/02/2014 - 13:23
full name / name of organization:
Gender Studies at University of Notre Dame
contact email:
Pamela.Wojcik.5@nd.edu
Call for Papers
“Fun with Dick and Jane: Gender and Childhood”
A Gender Studies Conference at the University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
December 4-6, 2014
In recent years, there has been great interest in questions of gender and childhood, ranging from issues around boys wearing princess costumes to school; to Disney princess culture; to parents refusing to announce a baby’s biological sex; to pre-teen children coming out as gay, lesbian, and queer; to toy companies marketing toys by gender; to gender-related bullying, and more.
How are children gendered? How do we account for transgender children? How have ideas about girls and boys changed historically? How are children hailed as gendered consumers? How do schools inculcate ideas about gender? How do children’s books promote ideas about gender? How do changing ideas about parenting relate to children’s gendering?
This conference seeks to explore issues of gender and childhood through multiple lenses and from a wide range of disciplines. We welcome papers on gender and childhood in media, literature, history, anthropology, biology, architecture, philosophy, art history, sociology, education, and more. We are especially open to interdisciplinary approaches.
Topics might include:
Representations of children in film, children’s books, adult books, TV shows, paintings, photography. etc.;
Childhood spectatorship and fandoms;
Gendered childhood spaces;
Gendered toys and games;
Ideologies of childhood sexuality;
Parenting books and gender;
Children and gay parents;
Sports and gender;
Children’s fashion;
Reality TV and children’s gender;
Children’s fiction and gender;
Transgender children;
Children’s own media and internet practices;
Journalism and childhood;
Gender and bullying;
Transnational gender identities;
Schooling practices.
Proposals should consist of a 200 word abstract of the paper, a list of three keywords, and a brief biographical statement listing your title, the name of your college or university, and your areas of research and writing . Proposals for creative work – poetry, short stories, short films, will be considered.
Please indicate technology needs, such as powerpoint or DVD.
Proposals are due by May 1, 2014
Send proposals to:
https://notredame-web.ungerboeck.com/logon/log_p1_logon.aspx?oc=10&cc=SPKRLOGON&AppSessionID=fbkfb8fe4fclfh8ei5&SPAmode=SUB
Questions can be addressed to: Pamela Wojcik, Director of Gender Studies, The University of Notre Dame, by email, with the subject line “Gender and Childhood”: Pamela.Wojcik.5@nd.edu
By web submission at 03/02/2014 - 13:23
CFP Lord of the Rings Fan Phenomena Collection (proposals by 5/15/14)
CFP: The Lord of the Rings Fan Phenomena
full name / name of organization:
Dr Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Auckland University of Technology
contact email:
lorna.piatti-farnell@aut.ac.nz
Intellect's Fan Phenomena series is seeking chapters for a new volume on fandom and The Lord of The Rings films. The series explores and decodes the fascination we have with what constitutes an iconic or cult phenomenon, and how a particular person, TV show or film infiltrates its way into the public consciousness.
The Lord of the Rings (Fan Phenomena) title will examine the film's ‘fan culture’, including matters of audience participation and iconic status, as well as other areas of influence and impact. Subjects are to be addressed in a thoughtful and accessible manner aimed at both fans and those interested in the cultural, economic, and social aspects of The Lord of the Rings.
Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
• Fan media
• Cult status
• Film-based tourism
• Web site and forum interactions
• Character franchises
• Adaptation processes
• Audience reception
• Prequels/sequels (The Hobbit in particular)
• Film location guides
• Fantasy fandom
• Merchandise
• Economics
• Collector editions
• Media design
• The importance of ‘location’
• Gender portrayal
• The Philosophy of LOTR
Interviews with The Lord of the Rings tour organisers, fan-media coordinators, or authors of LOTR-related books (especially of tourism and film guides) will also be considered.
Please send an abstract (300 words) and a short bio (250 words) by 15 May 2014. For selected abstracts, the final chapters of 3000-3500 words will be due 1 September 2014. Please direct all questions and submissions to Dr Lorna Piatti-Farnell: lorna.piatti-farnell@aut.ac.nz.
By web submission at 03/01/2014 - 22:59
full name / name of organization:
Dr Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Auckland University of Technology
contact email:
lorna.piatti-farnell@aut.ac.nz
Intellect's Fan Phenomena series is seeking chapters for a new volume on fandom and The Lord of The Rings films. The series explores and decodes the fascination we have with what constitutes an iconic or cult phenomenon, and how a particular person, TV show or film infiltrates its way into the public consciousness.
The Lord of the Rings (Fan Phenomena) title will examine the film's ‘fan culture’, including matters of audience participation and iconic status, as well as other areas of influence and impact. Subjects are to be addressed in a thoughtful and accessible manner aimed at both fans and those interested in the cultural, economic, and social aspects of The Lord of the Rings.
Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
• Fan media
• Cult status
• Film-based tourism
• Web site and forum interactions
• Character franchises
• Adaptation processes
• Audience reception
• Prequels/sequels (The Hobbit in particular)
• Film location guides
• Fantasy fandom
• Merchandise
• Economics
• Collector editions
• Media design
• The importance of ‘location’
• Gender portrayal
• The Philosophy of LOTR
Interviews with The Lord of the Rings tour organisers, fan-media coordinators, or authors of LOTR-related books (especially of tourism and film guides) will also be considered.
Please send an abstract (300 words) and a short bio (250 words) by 15 May 2014. For selected abstracts, the final chapters of 3000-3500 words will be due 1 September 2014. Please direct all questions and submissions to Dr Lorna Piatti-Farnell: lorna.piatti-farnell@aut.ac.nz.
By web submission at 03/01/2014 - 22:59
CFP Science Fiction and Transgressive Identities (3/10/14; MLA 1/8-11/15)
Sorry for the late post:
MLA Panel: Science Fiction and Transgressive Identities
full name / name of organization:
Stefan Hoppner
contact email:
shoppner@ucalgary.ca
Modern Language Association Convention
January 8-11, 2015, Vancouver, Canada
Special Session: Science Fiction and Transgressive Identities
Science fiction has often been considered a narrative genre that is particularly well-suited for exploring alternative realities via speculative scenarios. Authors such as Fredric Jameson and Seo-Young Chu have suggested that these scenarios are much less investigations of our possible future or alternative past, as they are about the readers’ present conditions. The impact of disruptive technologies or hypothetical models of social interaction can be explored and played through in some kind of narrative simulation and presents an analysis of present potential. Ursula LeGuin’s non-gendered aliens, Octavia Butler’s ternary gender constellations and interspecies relationships, or Isaak Asimov’s concept of cybernetic consciousness are examples for a particular kind of exploration, namely of alternative identities and the fluid boundaries of what it means to be human. How do these identities and narratives disrupt and transgress their traditional counterparts? How does an author’s cultural and historical background play into his or her specific conceptions of alternative identities and transgression?
This panel intends to explore how SF works as a narrative mode to negotiate identities beyond traditional gender and species boundaries, or the limits between human and non-human forms of existence. Contributions about non-Western and non-canonical Science Fiction writers are particularly welcome.
Please send 300-word abstract and short CV by March 10, 2014, to Stefan Hoeppner (shoppner@ucalgary.ca) and Gerrit Roessler (gerrit.k.roessler@gmail.com).
By web submission at 02/24/2014 - 17:41
MLA Panel: Science Fiction and Transgressive Identities
full name / name of organization:
Stefan Hoppner
contact email:
shoppner@ucalgary.ca
Modern Language Association Convention
January 8-11, 2015, Vancouver, Canada
Special Session: Science Fiction and Transgressive Identities
Science fiction has often been considered a narrative genre that is particularly well-suited for exploring alternative realities via speculative scenarios. Authors such as Fredric Jameson and Seo-Young Chu have suggested that these scenarios are much less investigations of our possible future or alternative past, as they are about the readers’ present conditions. The impact of disruptive technologies or hypothetical models of social interaction can be explored and played through in some kind of narrative simulation and presents an analysis of present potential. Ursula LeGuin’s non-gendered aliens, Octavia Butler’s ternary gender constellations and interspecies relationships, or Isaak Asimov’s concept of cybernetic consciousness are examples for a particular kind of exploration, namely of alternative identities and the fluid boundaries of what it means to be human. How do these identities and narratives disrupt and transgress their traditional counterparts? How does an author’s cultural and historical background play into his or her specific conceptions of alternative identities and transgression?
This panel intends to explore how SF works as a narrative mode to negotiate identities beyond traditional gender and species boundaries, or the limits between human and non-human forms of existence. Contributions about non-Western and non-canonical Science Fiction writers are particularly welcome.
Please send 300-word abstract and short CV by March 10, 2014, to Stefan Hoeppner (shoppner@ucalgary.ca) and Gerrit Roessler (gerrit.k.roessler@gmail.com).
By web submission at 02/24/2014 - 17:41
CFP 2014 AX Anime and Manga Studies Symposium (5/1/14; Los Angeles 7/3-6/14)
2014 AX Anime and Manga Studies Symposium
full name / name of organization:
Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
contact email:
mkoulikov@gmail.com
Call for Papers / Call for Speakers
2014 AX Anime and Manga Studies Symposium
July 3 - July 6
Anime Expo 2014
Los Angeles Convention Center (Los Angeles, CA)
www.anime-expo.org
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Marc Steinberg (Concordia University, Montreal, Canada)
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2014
Japanese animation (anime) and comics (manga) represent one of the major contributions that Japan has made to global visual and popular culture. Indeed, for many people, their first - and sometimes only - contact with Japanese culture at all is through Japanese visual culture.
The field of anime and manga studies is young, only about 30 year old, but extraordinarily vibrant. It welcomes a wide range of interpretations and approaches, draws on different disciplines and methodologies, and can involve both academics, industry professionals, independent scholars, and fans/enthusiasts.
A major goal of the Anime and Manga Studies Symposium is to bring together speakers from diverse backgrounds, fields and areas to exchange ideas, explore new directions, and contribute to building a community of anime and manga studies. Uniquely, the Anime and Manga Symposium is an integral part of the schedule of Anime Expo, the largest gathering of fans of Japanese popular culture in the U.S. This will give speakers an opportunity to present their research and scholarship directly to public, non-academic audience, to interact with fans of anime and manga from around the world, and to become participants in a celebration and appreciation of Japanese popular culture. In turn, the Symposium also serves to introduce convention attendees to the ideas and practices of formal scholarship of Japanese visual culture.
Submissions on a wide range of topics dealing with anime and manga will be considered. Possible areas to explore can include—but are not limited to:
• Critical studies of individual creators, directors and animators, especially in larger contexts such as anime/manga as a whole, animation, comics, Japanese literature/film, science fiction, war literature, etc.
• Close readings of particular works, with a focus on genre conventions and subversions and relationships to previous works in anime/manga and other media.
• Gender and Sexuality: Fan service and objectification, the male and female gaze, the interplay of male and female creators, producers, and audiences
• Age, class, race, ethnicity/nationality and other social differences
• Reflections on current social, political and ecological issues
• Responses to the world and to Japanese history: The 3.11 Tohoku Disaster, World War II, interactions between Japan and other countries
• The impact of new technologies (wireless communication, augmented reality, mobile computing) on storytelling in anime/manga
• The use of remix culture: Adaptation and interpretation of Eastern, Western and other literatures and visual media in Japanese popular culture
• Copyright, obscenity, and other legal issues
• Anime and manga as tools of globalization and agents of promoting Japanese culture
• The history and evolution of anime/manga fandom outside Japan: Fan practices and experiences—clubs, conventions, cosplay, fansites, fansubbing, anime music videos
• The future of anime/manga consumption – streaming, online comics, crowdsourcing, etc.
• Potentials for anime/manga as platforms for social change and anime/manga fans as actors of social change
• The ethics and challenges of presenting Japanese popular culture products around the world
The Symposium particularly welcomes presentations on newer/emerging works and creators.
Speakers are also welcome to submit proposals for roundtable discussions on these and related topics.
Potential roundtables can include:
• Differences in theoretical approaches to anime and manga
• Anime/manga fan practices and activities in different countries, cultures and regions
• New directions, new opportunities, and new challenges in thinking, writing, and teaching about anime/manga
The AX Anime and Manga Studies Symposium will be open to all AX attendees. Speakers are urged to consider subjects that will be of interest to general non-specialist audiences and do not require significant backgrounds in Asian Studies, media theory, literature, etc.
For consideration, please submit the title of your paper or panel, an abstract (300 words maximum) and a CV to mkoulikov@gmail.com
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: May 1, 2014
All submissions will be peer-reviewed.
All invited participants will be offered free admission to Anime Expo.
By web submission at 02/17/2014 - 21:49
full name / name of organization:
Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
contact email:
mkoulikov@gmail.com
Call for Papers / Call for Speakers
2014 AX Anime and Manga Studies Symposium
July 3 - July 6
Anime Expo 2014
Los Angeles Convention Center (Los Angeles, CA)
www.anime-expo.org
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Marc Steinberg (Concordia University, Montreal, Canada)
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2014
Japanese animation (anime) and comics (manga) represent one of the major contributions that Japan has made to global visual and popular culture. Indeed, for many people, their first - and sometimes only - contact with Japanese culture at all is through Japanese visual culture.
The field of anime and manga studies is young, only about 30 year old, but extraordinarily vibrant. It welcomes a wide range of interpretations and approaches, draws on different disciplines and methodologies, and can involve both academics, industry professionals, independent scholars, and fans/enthusiasts.
A major goal of the Anime and Manga Studies Symposium is to bring together speakers from diverse backgrounds, fields and areas to exchange ideas, explore new directions, and contribute to building a community of anime and manga studies. Uniquely, the Anime and Manga Symposium is an integral part of the schedule of Anime Expo, the largest gathering of fans of Japanese popular culture in the U.S. This will give speakers an opportunity to present their research and scholarship directly to public, non-academic audience, to interact with fans of anime and manga from around the world, and to become participants in a celebration and appreciation of Japanese popular culture. In turn, the Symposium also serves to introduce convention attendees to the ideas and practices of formal scholarship of Japanese visual culture.
Submissions on a wide range of topics dealing with anime and manga will be considered. Possible areas to explore can include—but are not limited to:
• Critical studies of individual creators, directors and animators, especially in larger contexts such as anime/manga as a whole, animation, comics, Japanese literature/film, science fiction, war literature, etc.
• Close readings of particular works, with a focus on genre conventions and subversions and relationships to previous works in anime/manga and other media.
• Gender and Sexuality: Fan service and objectification, the male and female gaze, the interplay of male and female creators, producers, and audiences
• Age, class, race, ethnicity/nationality and other social differences
• Reflections on current social, political and ecological issues
• Responses to the world and to Japanese history: The 3.11 Tohoku Disaster, World War II, interactions between Japan and other countries
• The impact of new technologies (wireless communication, augmented reality, mobile computing) on storytelling in anime/manga
• The use of remix culture: Adaptation and interpretation of Eastern, Western and other literatures and visual media in Japanese popular culture
• Copyright, obscenity, and other legal issues
• Anime and manga as tools of globalization and agents of promoting Japanese culture
• The history and evolution of anime/manga fandom outside Japan: Fan practices and experiences—clubs, conventions, cosplay, fansites, fansubbing, anime music videos
• The future of anime/manga consumption – streaming, online comics, crowdsourcing, etc.
• Potentials for anime/manga as platforms for social change and anime/manga fans as actors of social change
• The ethics and challenges of presenting Japanese popular culture products around the world
The Symposium particularly welcomes presentations on newer/emerging works and creators.
Speakers are also welcome to submit proposals for roundtable discussions on these and related topics.
Potential roundtables can include:
• Differences in theoretical approaches to anime and manga
• Anime/manga fan practices and activities in different countries, cultures and regions
• New directions, new opportunities, and new challenges in thinking, writing, and teaching about anime/manga
The AX Anime and Manga Studies Symposium will be open to all AX attendees. Speakers are urged to consider subjects that will be of interest to general non-specialist audiences and do not require significant backgrounds in Asian Studies, media theory, literature, etc.
For consideration, please submit the title of your paper or panel, an abstract (300 words maximum) and a CV to mkoulikov@gmail.com
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: May 1, 2014
All submissions will be peer-reviewed.
All invited participants will be offered free admission to Anime Expo.
By web submission at 02/17/2014 - 21:49
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