CFP Familiar in Contemporary American Gothic (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

Gothic Returns: The Familiar in Contemporary American Gothic

Presiding Officer:
Chad Luck, California State University, San Bernadino
From hauntings, to the uncanny, to dark nostalgia, the contemporary American Gothic has been closely linked to the return of the once familiar. This panel explores the nature of such “gothic returns,” considering the ways in which the genre itself relies on a complex retrospective dynamic.

Status:
Open (accepting submissions)
Associated Sessions
Gothic Returns: The Familiar in Contemporary American Gothic”
Topic Type:
Special Session

- See more at: http://www.pamla.org/2014/topics/gothic-returns-familiar-contemporary-american-gothic%E2%80%9D#sthash.GbeLuLIp.dpuf