Vampir Deyip Gecmeyin!

Fantastik edebiyat giderek akademilerde tartisilan ve uzerine yayinlar yapilan bir alan haline geliyor. Yakin zamanda gozumuze carpan iki duyuruyu takipcilerimizle paylasmak istedik. Bu konularda yazmak veya arastirma yapmak isteyenlerin hosuna gidebilir. Ilki Ingiltere'de Bram Stoker uzerine yapilacak bir konferans icin cagri, ikincisi ise Drakula Calismalari Dergisi'nin duyurusu:

1) "My revenge is just begun! I spread it over centuries and time is on my side" (Dracula, 1897). This conference, which marks the centenary of Bram Stoker's death, will take place at the University of Hull, UK and Whitby from 12-14 April 2012.

The conference explores the iconic significance of Stoker's vampire novel and seeks to reappraise Stoker’s work within its fin-de-siècle cultural climate. It is also interested in examining the broader context of the changing nature of Gothic productions from the late eighteenth century to the present. Using Dracula as a key point in the evolution of the genre, the conference is keen to explore the novel’s Gothic predecessors and influences, and the manner in which Stoker’s fiction renewed the Gothic for future generations.

How do the Gothic’s early themes of despotic rulers and fathers, grim prophecies, supernatural embodiments, incarceration, labyrinthine passages and corridors, threatened females, and sexual deviancy transform in subsequent cultural outputs from novels, theatre, films, television and computer games? How has the Gothic in its modern manifestations and variations sustained itself into a fourth century?

The organizing committee invites 250-300 word abstracts for 20 minute papers. Send abstracts to Dr Catherine Wynne (c.wynne@hull.ac.uk) by 1 May 2011.

2)We invite manuscripts of scholarly articles (4000-6000 words) on any of the following: Bram Stoker, the novel Dracula, the historical Dracula, the vampire in folklore, fiction, film, popular culture, and related topics.

Submissions should be sent electronically (as an e-mail attachment in .doc or .rtf). Please indicate the title of your submission in the subject line of your e-mail. Please follow the 2009 updated MLA style. Contributors are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions and ensuring observance of copyright. Manuscripts will be peer-reviewed independently by at least two scholars in the field. Copyright for published articles remains with the author. Submissions must be received no later than May 1, 2011, in order to be considered for the 2011 issue. Send electronic submissions to journalofdraculastudies@kutztown.edu Contact: Dr. Curt Herr or Dr. Anne DeLong