Tag: call for papers

Call for Papers: Dark Enchantments: Gothic Folklore and the Monstrous Fairy-Tale

‘Some of the Gothic’s best-known monsters come from folklore, such as the vampire and the werewolf, but [...] the influence of folklore on the Gothic is not unidirectional or historically limited.’ (Carina Hart, ‘Gothic Folklore and Fairytale’, p. 1).  ‘If folk horror’s principal affect is a shock and repulsion based on graphic bodily violence, the … Continue reading Call for Papers: Dark Enchantments: Gothic Folklore and the Monstrous Fairy-Tale →

CFP: ‘Consuming the Gothic’ Conference

Sheffield and online, 29th November 2023 Sheffield Gothic are excited to announce our next conference, 'Consuming the Gothic', to be held in-person in Sheffield and online on Wednesday 29th November 2023. The Gothic has a long and complex relationship with consumption. Our habits of consuming have been reflected in Gothic and Romantic writing and art … Continue reading CFP: ‘Consuming the Gothic’ Conference →

Reimagining the Gothic: Aesthetics and Archetypes CFP and Keynote Announcements

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Announcement: Religion and Rape Culture Conference

As you may be aware, our friends over at the Shiloh project have recently released a cfp for their Religion and Rape Culture conference taking place at the University of Sheffield on 6 July 2018. They are seeking submissions of abstracts (presentations and research posters) for a one-day interdisciplinary conference exploring and showcasing research into the … Continue reading Announcement: Religion and Rape Culture Conference →

CFA: ‘Werewolves: Studies in Transformations’

CFA: ‘Werewolves: Studies in Transformations’ (abstracts: 30thNovember 2015, full submissions: 31st March 2016)Organization:Dr Janine Hatter and Kaja Franck, ‘Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural’Contact email:j.hatter@hull.ac.uk / k.a.franck@gmail.com‘Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural’ is a peer-reviewed, online journal looking at the supernatural, the uncanny and the weird. Revenant is now accepting articles, … Continue reading CFA: ‘Werewolves: Studies in Transformations’ →