CFP Gothic and Uncanny Explorations Conference (6/9/14; Sweden 9/10-17/14)

[UPDATE] Gothic and Uncanny Explorations, 10-12 Sept. 2014 (Proposal deadline 9 June)
full name / name of organization:
Karlstad University, Sweden
contact email:
maria.holmgren.troy@kau.se, sofia.wijkmark@kau.se

Gothic and Uncanny Explorations

An interdisciplinary international conference
Wednesday 10 September – Friday 12 September 2014
Karlstad University, Sweden

Extended Second Call for Papers

The gothic, as a mode or genre, has become an increasingly widespread and noticeable cultural phenomenon during the last few decades. There is also a great interest in the closely related concept of the uncanny in a number of different contexts. In addition to playing a larger role in academia, the gothic and the uncanny have been integrated in our everyday vocabulary and thinking in recent years.

This conference will explore and analyze new developments of and cultural, academic, and historical trends related to the gothic and the uncanny; we want to scrutinize transformations and meanings in different contexts. We welcome paper or presentation proposals that deal with either the gothic or the uncanny, as well as those that examine the two together.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Popular culture
Art
Genre
Media
Technology
Intermediality
Postcolonial perspectives
Transnational gothic
Fiction for children and young adults
The body
Environment
Fictional violence
The monstrous
Cultural anxieties
Theoretical considerations

Please send proposals for 20-minute papers or presentations to sofia.wijkmark@kau.se and maria.holmgren.troy@kau.se by 9 June 2014. Proposals should be max. 250 words. We look forward to receiving your proposal.

conference homepage: http://www.kau.se/litteraturvetenskap/gothic-and-uncanny-explorations


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