Dark Entries: Rethinking the Horror in Folk Horror
deadline for submissions:
September 13, 2024
full name / name of organization:
Brooke Cameron and Noah Gallego
contact email:
noahrgallego@gmail.com
source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/08/06/dark-entries-rethinking-the-horror-in-folk-horror
Dark Entries: Rethinking the Horror in Folk Horror
Deadline: Friday, September 13, 2024
Symposium Date: Friday, October 11, 2024
Format: Online (via Zoom, EST)
Abstract: 150 words + short biographical statement + time zone
Submit to: brooke.cameron@queens.edu.ca and noahrgallego@gmail.com
Organizers: Brooke Cameron, Ph.D. (Queens’ University at Kingston, Ontario, CA) and Noah Gallego, M.A. (California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, USA)
Keynote: Nina Martin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Film Studies (Connecticut College, USA)
In response to revived interest in folk horror amid rumors of a new installment of the iconic film, The Blair Witch Project (1999), we are seeking proposals from interested scholars from across the disciplines and professional paths that critically engage with the genre of folk horror for a one-day online symposium.
Folk horror, according to Adam Scovell (2017:7), can be broadly understood as
- A work that uses folklore, either aesthetically or thematically, to imbue itself with a sense of the arcane for eerie, uncanny or horrific purposes.
- A work that presents a clash between such arcania and its presence within close proximity to some form of modernity, often within social parameters.
- A work which creates its own folklore through various forms of popular conscious memory, even when it is young in comparison to more typical folkloric and antiquarian artifacts of the same character. [1]
Presenters are welcome to explore the genre across multiple media, including, but not limited to: literature, film, television, video games, internet, and music.
The symposium will be held over Zoom at no cost. We will be on EST time, so, if accepted, please plan according to your respective time zones.
We expect the general time frame to be between 9:00am - 6:00pm EST, with each session lasting approximately 90 minutes; each presenter will have about 15-20 minutes to present with about 10 minutes after for Q&A. They may present a traditional paper or creative work. (A Google Slides/PPT/etc. presentation is not required but encouraged!). While we understand that under certain circumstances presenters may refrain from having their cameras on, we strongly recommend those who are able to show themselves in the spirit of fostering community.
Depending on the continuity of the content of the submissions, we may group presenters according to a common theme, but at this time, we are not accepting panel proposals. However, if you would like to be considered for a specific session, please make a note in your submission what kind of theme you would like to be a part of.
Please send abstracts of 150 words as well as a brief (100 word) biographical statement highlighting your status, institutional affiliation(s), scholarly awards or achievements, etc. to brooke.cameron@queens.edu.ca and noahrgallego@gmail.com by September 13. In your document, please also indicate your time zone so you may be slated at an appropriate time.
The status of proposals will be revealed after the deadline has passed. Presenters may expect confirmation as soon as a week after.
Please direct any and all inquiries to us. We look forward to your submissions!
[1] Scovell, Adam. 2017. Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful and Things Strange. Liverpool University Press.
Last updated August 8, 2024
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