[ecrea] CFP Edited Collection of Critical Essays on Apocalyptic Media in the Millennium: We Dare Not Go Back!

The apocalypse has often been the narrative and thematic subject of 
millennial media. We invite essays for a collection that explores the 
topics/themes/ideas and socio-cultural implications of apocalyptic media 
in the millennium (2000-2015). Within this context, the term 
/apocalypse/ can be interpreted in the broadest sense. We seek essays 
that critically engage every stage of the apocalypse from initial threat 
through aftermath and reconstruction. We intend to focus primarily on TV 
series and theatrical films. Tentatively, the book will include sections 
about apocalyptic subjects related to The Infected, Natural Disaster, 
Unnatural Disaster, and Alien Invasion.

We anticipate that this collection will include 16-20 essays, and as a 
working guide, the essays should be 3500-4500 words. Essays must adhere 
to the most current MLA format.

Submission Guidelines: Please send a 500-word proposal in Word, followed 
by a short bibliography showing the paper's scholarly and theoretical 
context. Please also include a short professional description of yourself.

We are particularly interested in essays that include analyses of two or 
more films or single TV series, with special consideration given to 
television series and other forms of new media. At this stage of the 
project, no further essays will be accepted on /The Walking Dead, 
Godzilla /(2014),/ Fido, The World's End, This is the End, Sleepy Hollow 
/(TV)/, Supernatural /(TV),/ Children of Men, Cloverfield, /and /Pacific 
Rim./

Submission deadline: July 12, 2014

Direct inquires and proposals to: (theapocalypsebook /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(theapocalypsebook /at/ gmail.com)>

Editors: Amanda Firestone, Leisa A. Clark, and Mary F. Pharr


Amanda Firestone, Ph.D.
Department of Communication,
University of South Florida