Author Topic: Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference 2019 (StokerCon 2019) Deadline: 10-31-18  (Read 1449 times)

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The Third Annual Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference at StokerCon 2019
Conference Dates: May 9 – 12, 2019

Submission Deadline: Oct 31, 2018
Conference Hotel: Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI
Conference Website: http://stokercon2019.org/


The Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference co-chairs invite all interested scholars and academics to submit presentation abstracts related to horror studies for consideration to be presented at the Third Annual StokerCon, May 9 – 12, 2019 held at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI.

The Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference is an opportunity for individuals to present on completed research or work-in-progress horror studies projects that continue the dialogue of academic analysis of the horror genre.  As in prior years, we are looking for completed research or work-in-progress projects that can be presented to with the intent to expand the scholarship on various facets of horror that proliferates in:

Art
Cinema
Comics
Literature
Music
Poetry
Television
Video Games
We invite papers that take an interdisciplinary approach to their subject matter and can apply a variety of lenses and frameworks, such as, but not limited to:

Auteur theory
Close textual analysis
Comparative analysis
Cultural and ethnic
Fandom and fan studies
Film studies
Folklore
Gender/LGBT studies
Historic analysis
Interpretations
Linguistic
Literature studies
Media and communications
Media Sociology
Modernity/Postmodernity
Mythological
Psychological
Racial studies
Semiotics
Theoretical (Adorno, Barthes, Baudrillard, Dyer, Gerbner, etc.)
Transmedia
Conference Details

Please send a 250 – 300 word abstract on your intended topic, a preliminary bibliography and your CV to AnnRadCon@gmail.com by October 31, 2018. Responses will be emailed out starting November 15th, 2018 to the end of the month.

Presentation time consideration: 15 minute maximum to allow for a Question and Answer period. Limit of one presentation at the conference.
There are no honorariums for presenters; this is an academic conference. There is, however, a StokerCon2019 award opportunity; see http://horrorscholarships.com/the-scholarship-from-hell/

Organizing Co-Chairs

Michele Brittany & Nicholas Diak

Email: AnnRadCon@gmail.com

The Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference is part of the Horror Writers Association’s Outreach Program. Membership to the Horror Writers Association is not required to submit or present, however registration to StokerCon 2019 is required to present. StokerCon registration can be obtained by going to http://stokercon2019.org/. There is no additional registration or fees for the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference outside StokerCon registration. If interested in applying to the Horror Writer’s Association as an academic member, please see www.horror.org/about/ .