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With apologies for cross-posting Call for papers Conference:* The Fates of Frankenstein* *23-24 November 2018, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh* 2018 sees a flourishing crop of events commemorating, one way or another, the bicentenary of *Frankenstein*’s publication. The Fates of Frankenstein is a two-day conference about adaptations and appropriations of Shelley’s novel. The fate of Frankenstein and his monstrous creation has been to outlive their original context. Indeed, *Frankenstein* almost immediately escaped its book covers into Richard Brinsley Peake’s 1823 stage adaptation, *Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein*. Two hundred years later, Shelley’s compelling tale has given rise to what Audrey Fisch describes as a ‘panoply of manifestations and permutations’ in popular culture. This conference explores *Frankenstein*’s myriad cultural fates, in which it not only inspires new narratives and creative works but is also widely invoked by the media and in a range of social and scientific contexts. Over two anything-but-dreary days in November, the conference will take stock of the ways in which *Frankenstein* remains very much alive in 2018, and of trends and innovations in its adaptations, retellings, and reuses in the last two centuries. Confirmed speakers: Nick Dear, playwright; Professor Catherine Spooner, Lancaster University; Dr Daniel Cook, University of Dundee. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: - *Frankenstein *on television, in films, on stage - *Frankenstein* for young readers and viewers, in children’s literature, in YA - *Frankenstein *art, craft, fashion - Fandom, fan studies, fan fiction - Genre treatments: Gothic, horror, weird, SF, comedy, romance - Interdisciplinary *Frankensteins*: medical humanities, environmental humanities, digital humanities - *Frankenstein* and the social sciences - *Frankenstein *and the life sciences - *Frankenstein *in technology, robotics, AI - *Frankenstein* metaphors - *Frankenstein* in the news, in politics, in social media - *Frankenstein* in science communication - Graphic novels - Cartoons, animations - Creative writing - Music, soundtracks, performance We welcome proposals for traditional 20-minute papers, and also encourage pre-formed panels, round tables, performances, workshops (or other appropriate format). Please send proposals of around 250 words plus a short biography to the conference organisers Sarah Artt and Emily Alder at [log in to unmask] by 30 April 2018. -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------