Hi Folks,
This is the final call for papers to be included in a new edited collection (by Routledge) on Trump-era horror. See the details below. All abstracts must be submitted within the next two weeks.
Best, Victoria
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Title: Make America Hate Again: Trump-Era Horror & the Politics of Fear
Name / Organisation: Dr Victoria McCollum, Ulster University (Northern Ireland)
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Deadline for Abstracts: September 30, 2017
Publisher: Routledge (Edited Collection)
Summary: 'Make America Hate Again: Trump-Era Horror and the Politics of Fear' explores the intersection of film, politics, and American culture and society through a bold critical analysis of popular horror films/TV produced in the Trump era, such as Green Room (2015); The Witch (2015); Don’t Breathe (2016); The Purge: Election Year (2016); American Gods (2017); American Horror Story (2017); Get Out (2017); and The Handmaid’s Tale (2017). This collection of essays will explore how popular horror scrutinises and unravels the events, anxieties, discourses, dogmas and socio-political conflicts of the Trump years.
N.B: As opposed to formalising and limiting the genre, narrative texts that cut across typical subgenres recognised in horror will also be considered. I am also very open to analyses on the use and significance of Trump’s image in horror-centric social and cultural internet phenomena (memes and GIFS); survival video games; and would be delighted to include a chapter on the significance of a horror film monster (the Babadook) becoming a gay icon in 2017.
Lots of additional information/inspiration can be found here: www.popcultstudies.wordpress.com
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