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Call for Papers: Elder Horror on Screen

March 28th, 2017 | Posted in call for papers, horror

FINAL DAYS! Call for Contributors Elder Horror on Screen: Hermits, Harbingers, and Hags (4/1/17 Abstracts; 10/1/17 Essays) As the baby boom generation grays, representations of the elderly on screen are receiving significant scholarly attention. Cinematic depictions of aging as a degenerative process, the othering, marginalization, and victimization of the elderly, and fears of the finality […]

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Inter-Disciplinary.net Conference Call for Participation on the Supernatural

September 23rd, 2016 | Posted in call for papers, supernatural

The Supernatural 2nd Global Conference Call for Participation 2017 Saturday 1st April – Monday 3rd April 2017 Lisbon, Portugal Contemporary novels, films, and religious practice all embrace the supernatural with open arms. From vengeful gods and goddesses and witches to poltergeists and hauntings, to demonic possession and the accompanying exorcism rituals, the human imagination has […]

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Second Call for Submissions: Fantastic Fan Cultures and the Sacred

September 13th, 2016 | Posted in call for papers, fan cultures, fantasy, horror, horror convention, science fiction, science fiction convention

A number of great abstracts have been submitted, but we need a few more chapters to have a complete volume. Please take a look at this second call for submissions. They ways in which people pursue religion have changed in America and the West. Traditional, institutional religions are in decline, and even among those who […]

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Call for Submissions for an anthology volume: Fantastic Fan Cultures and the Sacred

July 19th, 2016 | Posted in call for papers, fan cultures, fandom, religion, sacred

Call for Submissions for an anthology volume: Fantastic Fan Cultures and the Sacred They ways in which people pursue religion has changed in America and the West. Traditional, institutional religions are in decline, and even among those who claim “None” as their identity, an individualized spirituality of seeking is growing in popularity. As a part […]

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Call for Papers: Kaiju and Pop Culture Anthology

June 1st, 2016 | Posted in call for papers, kaiju

Kaiju and Pop Culture Anthology CFP deadline: July 1, 2016 Camille D. G. Mustachio contact: kaijupopculture@gmail.com Kaiju is a familiar trope in film and television that places giant monsters in direct conflict with fellow monsters and/or everyday citizens. While a larger-than-life creature that attacks Tokyo is likely the most familiar form of kaiju, additional iterations include […]

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CFP – From Infinity to the Abyss: Gods and Monsters in Science Fiction Film

March 5th, 2016 | Posted in call for papers, monsters, religion, science fiction

CALL FOR PAPERS An area of multiple panels for the 2016 Film & History Conference: Gods and Heretics: Figures of Power and Subversion in Film and Television October 26-October 30, 2016 The Milwaukee Hilton Milwaukee, WI (USA) DEADLINE for abstracts: June 1, 2016 AREA: From Infinity to the Abyss: Gods and Monsters in Science Fiction […]

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CFP – Divine Horror: The Cinematic Battle Between the Sacred and the Supernatural

March 2nd, 2016 | Posted in call for papers, horror, sacred, supernatural

PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED: 3/15/16 Call for Contributors (Abstracts 3/15/16; Essays 8/15/16) Divine Horror: The Cinematic Battle Between the Sacred and the Supernatural (under contract) The struggle between good and evil is classic and as old as time; this struggle becomes iconic when one or both of the combatants is associated with the divine. From Rosemary’s […]

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Call for Papers – Supernatural Cities: Exploring the Urban Mindscape

January 4th, 2016 | Posted in call for papers, supernatural

Supernatural Cities: Exploring the Urban Mindscape Saturday 30th April 2016 University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK Keynote Speaker: Professor Steve Pile, Open University Call for Papers: Where do urban supernatural stories and beliefs come from and why do they survive in our modern cities? What is it about the nature of the urban environment that encourages […]

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Call for Papers: Promises of Monsters

November 6th, 2015 | Posted in call for papers, conference, monsters, monstrous

Promises of Monsters 28-29th of April 2016 University of Stavanger, Norway   Confirmed keynote speakers: Professor Margrit Shildrick (Linköping University, Sweden) Assistant Professor Surekha Davies (Western Connecticut State University, US) Monsters are back, or perhaps they never went away. They haunt popular culture and social media. They lurk as images of dread and terror in politics, […]

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Call for Papers: Characters of ‘The Walking Dead’

October 19th, 2015 | Posted in call for papers, The Walking Dead, zombie

In 2014 the Characters of The Walking Dead book project began. The co-editors received several submissions, but the project encountered difficulties. A new co-editor has joined the project, and we are now issuing a new call for papers in the hopes of receiving additional submissions to fill in the blanks in character treatment. Of particular […]

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