Call For Papers: The Films of George A. Romero
deadline for submissions:
November 30, 2024
full name / name of organization:
Sue Matheson
contact email:
smatheson@ucn.ca
source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/07/11/call-for-papers-the-films-of-george-a-romero.
A Critical Companion to George A. Romero
Part of the Critical Companion to Popular Directors series edited by Adam Barkman and Antonio Sanna
Dubbed “The Godfather of Horror” and the “Father of the Modern Movie Zombie,” maverick filmmaker, George A. Romero is known for his horror and independent films. Credited with the invention of zombie culture, The Dead series, beginning in 1968 with Night of the Living Dead and ending in 2009 with Survival of the Dead, has revolutionized the possibilities of horror. Romero’s collaborations with Stephen King—which produced Creepshow (1982) and its comic tribute to 1950s gruesome EC comics, and The Dark Half (1993), a serious psychological study—are also well-known. His versatile career also includes the lesser-known romantic comedy, There’s Always Vanilla (1971); the action drama Knightriders (1981); and revolutionary genre films such as Season of the Witch(1972), The Crazies (1973), and Martin(1977). Marked with satire, his indie horror contains complex ideas, uncomfortable truths about human nature, and social and political critiques. His better-known works have been taught in courses on the history of the horror genre, while many others deserve critical reexamination as this counterculture director’s career did fluctuate between the commercial and his authorial voice.
This anthology seeks previously unpublished essays that explore George A. Romero’s entire body of work. It is open to submissions on films belonging to The Dead seriesfranchise (including George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead [2007] and Survival of the Dead [2009]) and his collaborations with Stephen King, but will particularly welcome interdisciplinary approaches that can illuminate overlooked and underappreciated films like There’s Always Vanilla (1971), Season of the Witch (1972), The Crazies (1973), The Amusement Park (1975), Martin (1977), Knightriders (1981), Monkey Shines (1988), Two Evil Eyes (1990), and Bruiser (2000). Submissions on Romero’s short films Romero’s Elegy (1963), The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (1990), and Jacaranda Joe (1994) are also particularly welcomed.
This volume will be interdisciplinary in scope, including approaches from philosophy, literary studies, film studies, gender studies, history, psychology, hauntology, ecology, etc. The chapters will be peer-reviewed, scholarly, and written at a high academic level.
Contributions could include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
• Thematic and structural analysis of one or more films
• Visual style
• Notions of evil
• Photography and cinematography
• The supernatural
• Romero as an auteur
• Romero and franchises
• Soundscapes and music
• The American family
• Film as philosophy/philosophy in film
• Failed parenthood
• comedy, black humor, and irony
• Social and cultural contexts
• American youth
• Influences
• Landscapes as sites of horror
• Literary adaptations
• Exploration of the sub- and unconscious
• Class, sexuality, gender and queer readings
This anthology will be organized into thematic sections around these topics and others that emerge from submissions. It is open to works that focus on other topics as well. Prospective authors are well to contact the editor with any questions, including potential topics not listed above. Please share this announcement with anyone you believe would be interested in contributing to this volume. Please submit a 300-400 word abstract of your proposed chapter contribution, a brief CV / bio, current position, affiliation, and complete contact information to Sue Matheson (smatheson@ucn.ca) by the 30th of November 2024. Full chapters of 6,000-7,000 words are likely due in May/June 2025 after signing a contract with the publisher (in the ongoing Critical Companion to Popular Directors series edited by Adam Barkman and Antonio Sanna, published by Lexington Books at Bloomsbury, which will count 13 volumes by the end of 2024).
Note: Acceptance of a proposed abstract does not guarantee the acceptance of the full chapter
Last updated July 15, 2024
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