UPenn CPF

CFP

1.      Gothic and Horror Studies

The collection is seeking submissions of articles and reviews that deal with any aspect of Gothic and horror studies, including (but not limited to) literature, film, television and new media.

2.      Gothic Performances and the Literary Audience

The collection is interested in the way Gothic influence society. Gothic texts capitalize on terrorizing beings, hauntings, or psychological torment as a means to confront repressed ideas or emotions. From a variety of mediums, including literary texts, films, graphic novels, and TV shows, finding the effect of the socio-historical performances within the gothic text have on the public's perception of society and cultures.

3.      Gothic Tourism

The collection seeks abstracts for a book proposal on 'Gothic Tourism: New International Perspectives' (working title), to be submitted to a high-profile academic publisher.

Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

•Definitions, histories, and/or taxonomies of Gothic tourism

•Gothic tourism and specific places – nations, regions, localities

•Experiences and examples of Gothic tourism – specific sites (such as castles, houses, crime sites and other locations)

•Gothic tourism in literature, film, television, music and other popular culture

•Gothic tourism in art and advertising

•Gothic tourism and food

•Digital Gothic tourism

•Gothic tourism and technology

•Gendered dimensions of Gothic tourism

•Queer Gothic tourism

•Gothic tourism and Indigenous peoples

•Gothic tourism, writing and publishing

•Gothic tourism, the souvenir industry and commerce

•Globalisation and Gothic tourism

•Combinations of the above, and/or other relevant topics

Text/subjects

1.      Edward Scissorhands (X)

The Gothic style without religion, vampire or witchcraft; Gothic style hides in soft plot; lonely and scared of the main character (Y)

2.      Dracula(X)

The change of protagonist, Dracula; love between Dracula and his wife compare with his loyalty to the god; the meaning of true love (Y)

3.      Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (X)

The life of vampire; the emotion of vampire; how vampire influence normal people (Y)

4.      Wolf (X)

The change of protagonist: from normal to a werewolf; the difference experience between two different lives; whether the change is good or not (Y)

5.      Queen of the Damned (X)

Vampire lives in modern society; love between vampire and normal people; the change of vampire’s attitude to attack human (Y)