CFP Ghostbusters--A Companion (2/28/2022)

Ghostbusters – A Companion

deadline for submissions: February 28, 2022

full name / name of organization: 

Simon Bacon, series editor; Cathleen Allyn Conway, collection editor; Peter Lang, Oxford

contact email: conwaycat@gmail.com

source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2021/11/17/ghostbusters-%E2%80%93-a-companion

Call for Papers: Ghostbusters – A Companion The release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the fourth installment coming almost 40 years after the original Ghostbusters film, prompts inquiry into this beloved and oftentimes fraught film franchise. While the original and (and its sequel) was a paean to academics becoming the working class heroes who act as the ghost janitors of New York City, the third and fourth films, reimagined with new casts, have become a battleground for who ‘owns’ nostalgia, and have acted as meta-commentaries on the question. As Charles Bramesco wrote in his Guardian review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, “Perhaps it’s appropriate and telling that the 2021 incarnation of an 80s artifact would be imbued with all the issues most endemic to the current studio release. Here, we can find a damning summary of modern Hollywood’s default mode – a nostalgia object, drained of personality and fitted into a dully palatable mold, custom-made for a fandom that worships everything and respects nothing.” We are asking for essays of 2,500 words that frame a theoretical aspect of the cultural role Ghostbusters plays by centering on one text, whether literary or cinematic, to use as a lens to look at the wider topic. The essays themselves should be accessible but address the big ideas, placing Ghostbusters into cultural and historical context. We are specifically interested in the intersections of gender, race, class, disability and LGBT+ concerns with the franchise, its tie-ins and extended universe. We are particularly interested in hearing from scholars from marginalised groups. We prioritise Own Voices and encourage you to self-identify in your bio for this purpose. The proposed Companion will be divided into several sections. The topics in each section may include but are not limited to the following, with understanding there is room for crossover: 

Films

• Ghostbusters (1984)
• Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
• Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016)
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
• Plus: All soundtracks, trailers, deleted scenes, directors’ commentaries, and tie-in shorts related to the theatrical and home video release of all four films. 

Extended Universe

• Animated series
• Comics and graphic novel adaptations and new series

Multimedia tie-ins

• Gaming: board games, video games, handhelds, card games, role playing
• Fan fiction: film, art, music 

Fandom

• Live meetups and regional fan groups
• Cosplay, costume and prop makers
• Model builders and automobile restoration enthusiasts
• Small business tie-ins
• Ghost hunters 

Merchandising/licensing

• Food tie-ins and merchandisingVintage toy collectors
• Licensing
• Pin Trading
• Ghostbusters cameos/callbacks/references in other media 

Please send 300 word abstracts and a 50-word bio to editor Cathleen Allyn Conway (conwaycat@gmail.com) by 28 February 2022 for consideration in the collection, which will be part of the Peter Lang, Oxford Genre, Literature and Film Companion Series.

Last updated November 19, 2021

CFP Journal of Gods and Monsters Upcoming Special Issues (3/15/2022)

CFP Journal of Gods and Monsters Upcoming Special Issues

source: https://www.theofantastique.com/2021/10/18/cfp-journal-of-gods-and-monsters-special-issues/

The Journal of Gods and Monsters is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that seeks to explore the connections between the sacred and the monstrous. “Religion” can refer to the world’s religious traditions or to ideas that are religious in a substantive sense, such as God, demons, or death and the afterlife.   However, the journal will also consider articles that explore the “religious” dimension of culture in a functional sense as relating to values, myths, and rituals.

Special Issue #1: Religion, Monstrosity, and the Paranormal

Lead Issue Editor: John Morehead

Deadline for Submission: March 15, 2022

Although typically dismissed and viewed as fringe phenomena by scholars, the paranormal is enduring. The Chapman University Survey of American Fears, which includes survey data on paranormal beliefs, those phenomena at odds with mainstream science and orthodox religion, reported in 2018 that large numbers of people find the paranormal of interest. Some 58% believe that places can be haunted by spirits, 57% believe in lost ancient civilizations like Atlantis, and 41% believe aliens once visited the earth in the ancient past. The paranormal often functions as a source of transcendence and meaning for people, even as it draws upon various forms of monstrosity. We would like to produce a theme issue of the journal on the paranormal intersecting with monstrosity and religion.

Special Issue #2: Candyman

Guest Editor: Joseph P. Laycock

Deadline for Submission: March 15, 2022

The Journal of Gods and Monsters seeks papers for a special issue on Candyman, to be guest edited by Joseph Laycock.  We especially seek papers interpreting the 2021 film directed by Nia DeCosta.  However, we also encourage papers that consider the previous films (1992, 1995, and 1999), as well as Clive Barker’s original story “The Forbidden” (1985).

Some possible angles of analysis might include:

• The significance of ritual and summoning in the Candyman mythos
• Candyman as monstrous object of horror and/or prophetic agent of justice
• The nature and function of narrative and folklore in the Candyman mythos
• Candyman as object of worship
• The intersection of the monstrous with anxieties over race and (in 1992 film) miscegenation
• How the religious dimension of the BLM movement has influenced the Candyman mythos
• Themes of damnation, destiny, and the Gothic in Candyman

Submissions for BOTH special issues:

Proposals should be submitted directly to the journal via its online system, but authors may reach out to the guest editor for more information or to submit a 250-word abstract.

Submissions for both issues should be scholarly in nature, between 5000 and 10000 words, and are requested by March 15, 2022 (submissions after this date will be considered for future issues). We encourage submissions from all disciplines, geographic areas, and time periods. Articles should be submitted via the online system at https://godsandmonsters-ojs-txstate.tdl.org after registration. In the case of questions please contact the editorial team at editorsJGM@gmail.com or at their professional email addresses. Please reach out to John Morehead and Joseph Laycock individually with specific questions or concerns on each special issue.

To inquire regarding book or media reviews for either special issue, please contact Brandon Grafius (bgrafius@etseminary.edu).

CFP The Exorcist: Studies on Possession, Influence, and Society (due date 10/31/2021)

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The Exorcist: Studies on Possession, Influence, and Society

 

deadline for submissions: October 31, 2021


full name / name of organization: Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural


contact email: cuevae@uhd.edu

source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2021/04/11/the-exorcist-studies-on-possession-influence-and-society


 

Special Edition of Revenant:

“The Exorcist: Studies on Possession, Influence, and Society”

Deadline for abstract submissions: October 31, 2021

Guest Editors: Edmund P. Cueva (University of Houston-Downtown) and Nadia Scippacercola (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)

The Exorcist, both as a book and film, has had a lasting influence beyond the world of horror. It is essentially a foundational, multivalent work: on the one hand, it helps understand and approach the theological concept and spiritual dimension of demonic possession as found in the Catholic faith, and on the other hand, it investigates domestic/public, spaces, dynamics, and spheres. Indeed, The Exorcist examines social discourse and narratives from a transformative and turbulent period of American history, sheds light on the difficulties that aging populations face in societies that do not offer adequate social safety nets, and exposes the miserable circumstances that people with mental health conditions and medically uninsured individuals and families often endure. Moreover, The Exorcist also speaks directly to the colonization and neo-colonization of archaeological sites and religions.

The Exorcist has much to offer as the foci for extensive and sustained research in the humanistic disciplines. This Special Edition of Revenant aims to start a new conversation on The Exorcist according to three dimensions: 1) to go back to the roots of the concept of possession, 2) to assess the cultural impact of the book and film, and 3) to present new scholarly developments about the book and film. Potential topics include but are not limited to: 

• possession in antiquity – literary accounts
• possession in antiquity – anthropological, psychological, archaeological data and observations
• antiquity as a bridge between medieval and/or modern religious views of possession
• possession in post-classical – pre-modern times
• the influence of ancient literature and thought on the book and movie
• possession in the modern age
• similarities differences between Western and non-Western possession (ancient, post-classical, and modern) – literary accounts; anthropological, psychological, archaeological data and observations
• possession in the arts
• possession and witches
• mysticism and altered state of consciousness
• psychology/psychiatry and possession
• the influence of the book and movie(s)
• the persistence of the popularity of the book and movie

For articles and creative pieces (such as poetry, short stories, flash fiction, videos, comics, artwork, and music) please send a 500-word abstract and a short biography by October 31st, 2021. If your abstract is accepted, the full article (maximum 7000 words, including Harvard referencing) and the full creative piece (maximum 5000 words if a written piece) will be due April 30th, 2022. Reviews of books, films, games, events, and art related to The Exorcist will be considered (800-1,000 words in length). Please send full details of the title and medium you would like to review as soon as possible. Further information, including Submission Guidelines, are available at the journal website: www.revenantjournal.com. Inquiries are welcome and, along with all submissions, should be directed to cuevae@uhd.edu and nadia.scippacercola@gmail.com.

Last updated April 15, 2021 

 

CFP Edited Collection: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (due 10/31/2021)

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Edited Collection: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

deadline for submissions: October 31, 2021

full name / name of organization: Cori Mathis

contact email: cemathis@lipscomb.edu

source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2021/07/22/edited-collection-chilling-adventures-of-sabrina


In the world of teen drama (or YA drama, as some prefer), there are a number of ways to represent adolescence and its attendant horrors, and we’ve seen a great deal of fantasy-based approaches; beginning with Buffy, some establish that high school is actual hell. But few series come close to Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’s devotion to that idea. The Netflix series (2018-20), based on the Archie Comics spin-off and featuring a much darker version of Sabrina Spellman, may be difficult for audiences to reconcile with ABC’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch, the previous adaptation. While one is a teen sitcom in which Sabrina’s powers get her into wacky situations, and she is supported by a talking Salem the cat, the other might feel closer to The Craft. However different this version of Greendale is from what we may be used to, it certainly offers much to explore.



We invite proposals for a forthcoming collection of essays on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and welcome those that engage with industry perspectives, textual approaches, audience studies, and issues of critical reception.

We anticipate a broad audience for this collection, which includes scholars as well as students of the humanities at both graduate and undergraduate levels. As such, submissions from contributors at various levels and from diverse fields are encouraged. Suggested themes include but are not limited to:

• Genre (teen/YA drama, horror, etc.)
• Gender (masculinities, femininities, etc. as represented in the series)
• Girlhood studies
• Race and ethnicity (both in the series and from a production perspective)
• Queer readings and approaches
• Dis/ability
• Religion (Christianity, Wicca, etc., both in reality and in the world of CAoS)
• Historical, cultural, televisual, and other contextual frameworks
• Intertextuality
• Industry/production
• Adaptation
• Love and romance
• Family constructions
• Autonomy and consent
• Class and economics
• Freedom and power

Submission Details:

Proposals should be between 300 and 500 words (along with 3-5 key sources) and should clearly describe the author’s thesis and proposed outline of the essay. Completed essays (6000-7500 words, including references) are also welcome. In a separate document, authors should provide a short CV with contact information and relevant publications and presentations. (Please send these as attachments.)



Please note: submitted proposals/essays should not have been previously published nor currently be under consideration for publication elsewhere. An academic press is already interested in this collection.



Submission Deadlines:

Abstract Due: October 31, 2021

Notification of Acceptance: November 15, 2021

Full Essay Due: January 31, 2021



Questions and submissions to Dr. Cori Mathis, cemathis@lipscomb.edu


Last updated August 2, 2021 

 

CFP Journal of Dracula Studies (5/1/2022)

 Journal of Dracula Studies

Source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2021/11/03/journal-of-dracula-studies

deadline for submissions: May 1, 2022

full name / name of organization: Anne DeLong/Curt Herr

contact email: Journalofdraculastudies@kutztown.edu

We invite manuscripts of scholarly articles (4000-6000 words) on any of the following: Bram Stoker, the novel Dracula, the historical Dracula, the vampire in folklore, fiction, film, popular culture, and related topics.

Submissions should be sent electronically (as an e-mail attachment in .doc or .rtf). Please indicate the title of your submission in the subject line of your e-mail.

Please follow MLA style.

Contributors are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions and ensuring observance of copyright.

Manuscripts will be peer-reviewed independently by at least two scholars in the field.

Copyright for published articles remains with the author.

Submissions must be received no later than May 1, 2022, in order to be considered for the Fall 2021 issue.

Send electronic submissions to journalofdraculastudies@kutztown.edu

Contact: Dr. Anne DeLong or Dr. Curt Herr

Last updated November 3, 2021

CFP Vampire Studies (2022 PCA/ACA National Conference)

Note: PCA has recently shifted the conference to online AND extended the submission deadlines.

Vampire Studies (2022 PCA/ACA National Conference)

Source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2021/08/30/vampire-studies-2022-pcaaca-national-conference

deadline for submissions: November 15, 2021

full name / name of organization: Popular Culture Association

contact email: pcavampires@gmail.com

The Vampire Studies Area of the PCA welcomes papers, presentations, panels, and roundtable discussions that cover all aspects of the vampire as it appears throughout global culture. This year's conference will be held April 13-16 in Seattle, WA.

This year the Vampire Community celebrates the centenary of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.  We welcome papers, panel presentations, or creative pieces about this classic genre defining film.  As well as this broad theme we also welcome papers, presentations, and panels that cover any of the following:

•       The Non-Western Vampire (i.e. Black, Asian, Latino/a/x, African)
•       The Horror Vampire Byronic vs Hedonistic, or Horror vs Romantic
•       Vampires at the end of the world and beyond
•       The vampire on legacy television shows (i.e. Dark Shadows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Moonlight, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals)
•       The vampire on recent television shows (i.e. What We Do In the Shadows, From Dusk Till Dawn, Castlevania)
•       Legacy Cinematic vampires (i.e., Nosferatu, Interview with the Vampire, Near Dark, Twilight etc.)
•       Recent Cinematic Vampires (i.e., Bit, Crucible of the Vampire: Therapy for the Vampire etc.)
•       Vampire Cultures and Contexts (i.e., vampire RPGs or other gaming universes, fan studies, graphic novels)
•       Vampires and the Marginalized (i.e., race, gender, sexualities, national origin)
•       Genres such as Gothic Horror, Urban Fantasy, Romance, Steampunk, Young Adult, Erotica, Comedy
•       Historic and contemporary vampiric locations and geographies (i.e. cemeteries, castles, cities)
•       Vampire Studies (i.e., the vampire in the classroom, vampire scholarship)

And anything and everything in between!

To have your proposal/abstract considered, please submit your proposal/abstract of approximately 250 words at the Popular Culture Association Website. We also welcome complete panel proposals of 3-4 people.

We do not currently accept papers from fledgling/undergraduate scholars, but you can submit your proposal to the special Undergraduate Area.

If you have questions, contact us at pcavampires@gmail.com.  Also, follow us on Twitter @pca_vampires or join our Facebook groups PCA Vampire Studies and Vampire Scholars.

2022 Conference Dates and Deadlines

01Aug-21           2022 Conference Information Available on website

01-Sept-21         Submissions Open

01-Oct-21           Early Bird Registration Begins

15-Nov-21          Deadline for Paper Proposals and Grant Applications

 

Last updated September 1, 2021