[Commlist] Call for Abstracts for Volume on Literary Journalism/Creative Non-Fiction in East-Central Europe

*Call for Abstracts for a Proposed Volume on*

*Literary Journalism/Creative Non-Fiction in East-Central Europe*

**

Abstracts are invited for a proposed collection on Literary 
Journalism/Creative Non-Fiction in East-Central Europe. The volume takes 
as its central concern the current shapes and forms of what is variously 
called literary journalism, creative non-fiction, creative documentary 
narrative, or reportage (among other terms) in the region. We have 
already received preliminary interest from an academic publisher.

Geographically we define East-Central Europe as the world region that 
lies between Germany and Russia, south of Scandinavia and north of 
Greece and Turkey. Many of the countries in the region are now full 
members of the EU and NATO, some are candidate countries, and all of 
them share a common heritage of once belonging to the Communist world 
during the second half of the 20^th century.

We look forward to receiving abstracts for proposed chapters that 
chronologically focus on the 21^st century and contemporary 
developments, motifs, and trends, but we will also consider 
contributions that provide a somewhat broader historical context for 
specific works, authors, national genre genealogies, etc. Chapter 
proposals focused on the transition era (late 1980s, early 1990s) and 
the post-socialist era (mid 1990s to mid 2000s) are also welcome.

Similar to our geographically flexible definition of the region, we also 
have a broad conception of who could count as an East-Central European 
author. We would consider authors, groups of authors, or schools that i) 
originate in the region, ii) are/were working in the region; iii) 
originally publish(ed) their work in regional languages, in regional 
forums (newspapers, magazines, books, blogs, online forums, etc.). 
Proposals on internationally unknown or little-known authors, 
traditions, or even national genre genealogies are especially welcome.

Possible topics include but are not limited to:

  * Introduction and analysis of the complete oeuvre of a single author
  * Introduction and analysis of the individual work of a single author
  * Genealogy of the genre of literary journalism/creative non-fiction
    in a national context
  * Comparative study (e.g., various East-Central European authors on
    the same or similar topics)
  * Travelogs
  * Regional specificities of the genre
  * Critical and/or popular reception of work(s) in a given language
    community; in the region
  * International reception (critical and/or popular) of works, authors
  * Outstanding works/authors unknown to the English-speaking world
  * Institutional histories
  * Forums of literary journalism/creative non-fiction in a given
    language/cultural community (country, region, etc.): journals,
    magazines, publishing houses, cafes, digital space
  * Literary journalism/creative non-fiction in the digital space
  * Interdisciplinary investigations (literary journalism/creative
    non-fiction and/as social sciences)
  * International connections and contexts (personal, institutional, etc.)
  * 21^st c. and contemporary illiberal tendencies and literary
    journalism/creative non-fiction in the region
  * Work methods/practice of individuals and schools in the genre of
    literary journalism/creative non-fiction
  * 21^st c. migration and literary journalism/creative non-fiction in
    the region
  * Reflections on armed conflicts in literary journalism/creative
    non-fiction
  * Transnational East-Central Europe/ Transnational East-Central
    European space
  * The (re)construction of (physical and metaphorical) places/spaces
    that are distinctly East-Central European
  * Interregional reflection on other cultures of the region
  * Motifs in East-Central European literary journalism/creative
    non-fiction (post-socialist nostalgia; early 1990s wild capitalism;
    minorities; self-reflection; irony and humour, landscape, etc.)
  * The economy of literary journalism/creative non-fiction in the region

Only original research will be considered.

Please submit abstracts of 500 - 600 words no later than* April 30, 
2024*. After reviewing the chapter proposals, we will invite 
contributions. Deadline for completed chapters will be *Nov. 15, 2024*.

Final essays should be between 9,000 and 12,000 words, including notes 
and references and be argumentative rather than descriptive in approach.


Authors whose works are included in the volume will be responsible for 
i) submitting English language proofread chapters and ii) clearing all 
permissions for the re-use of third-party material.

Address abstracts to Dr György Túry (turygy /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(turygy /at/ gmail.com)>and Dr. Rob Alexander (ralexander /at/ brocku.ca) 
<mailto:(ralexander /at/ brocku.ca)> (editors).

Dr György Túry, Associate Professor, Budapest Metropolitan University

Research Fellow, Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies, Corvinus 
University of Budapest

Dr Rob Alexander, Associate Professor, Brock University

Past President, International Association for Literary Journalism Studies

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