[ecrea] CFP New Research on Horror Conference

Call for Papers:
New Research on Horror
An international conference hosted by the Department of Media, Film and
Communication at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
16-18 November 2016
Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Prof. Angela Ndalianis (University of
Melbourne) and
Assoc. Prof. Kevin Heffernan (Southern Methodist University)

Horror is currently experiencing a cultural renaissance across media,
including film, television, comic books, videogames, music, and
literature. Despite this, most scholarship on horror remains confined
within disciplinary limits. The conference will contest this by engaging
with horror both within and across these media, bringing scholars into
an interdisciplinary dialogue. We will look at horror as a
transnational, transmedia, transhistorical phenomenon, but with a
particular focus on contemporary iterations of the genre.
Areas of inquiry may include:
-Why is horror so popular at this cultural moment? What permutations
have risen in the new digital media environment, and what impact have
these had on film, television, and literature?
-What forms and conventions of horror predominate, and what are the most
notable variations on them?
-What economic strategies subtend current trends in horror? What social
and cultural factors inform these trends, their genealogy, and their
contemporary relevance?
-What can new research into horror’s affects on its audiences tell us
about the historical and contemporary appeal of horror to viewers?
-How can we theorize the aesthetics of horror? How do the aesthetics of
horror vary across media and across national boundaries and historical
periods?
-How can we map the shifting gender, racial, and class politics of horror?

New Research on Horror will be an interdisciplinary conference that will
encompass a broad range of issues that will illuminate both the current
state of the genre and the current state of research on the subject. In
this way, it will not only engage with but also intervene in
contemporary debates around this important cultural phenomenon.

Deadline for abstracts is 1 August 2016.
Paper abstracts of no more than 250 words and bios of no more than 100
words should be sent to Dr. Paul Ramaeker
(athorrorconference2016 /at/ otago.ac.nz) <mailto:(horrorconference2016 /at/ otago.ac.nz)>

*Dunedin *is a beautiful small city, located in the South Island of New
Zealand. A true ‘university town’, it buzzes with student life and
academic activity. It hosts a number of independent art galleries,
bookshops and radical institutions. Alongside these cultural sites,
Dunedin and its environs offers stunning opportunities for nature
tourism and is a perfect taste of New Zealand’s natural beauty.
Tramping (hiking) tracks are within easy distance of the town, as is the
striking Otago Peninsula, home to albatross colonies and rare penguin
breeds.

Rosemary Overell
Lecturer
Media Film and Communication
The University of Otago
Dunedin NZ 9054
(rosemary.overell /at/ otago.ac.nz) <mailto:(rosemary.overell /at/ otago.ac.nz)>



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