[ecrea] Gender & Horror: CFP for edited book chapters

We are inviting chapter submissions for a new edited collection focusing 
on *gender and horror*.

This edited collection aims to re-examine horror in an era of remakes, 
reboots and re-imaginings. There have been many developments in the 
horror genre and whilst much of it has been reliant on previous 
material, there are also many shifts and changes such as

* cross-over of genres (for example, teen romance paired with vampires 
and werewolves, or horror in space);

* new formats such as Netflix, and cinema no longer being the only place 
we see horror;

* a resurgence of stories of hauntings and ghosts;

* and the popularity of ‘found footage’.

We wish to focus specifically on horror from 1995 to the present, as 
after a brief hiatus in the mainstream, the 1990s saw the return of 
horror to our screens - including our TV screens with, for example, 
/Buffy The Vampire Slayer /- and with horror and its characters more 
knowing than before.

We are happy for you to compare older material with newer versions, such 
as the recent Netflix version of /The Exorcist /(2016) with the original 
film/The Exorcist /(1973). The main requirement is that you interrogate 
whether the portrayal of gender has changed in horror – it may look like 
something different (more positive?) is happening, but is it?

We hope to encourage diverse perspectives and we welcome early career 
researchers and new voices to offer a different light on classic 
material, in sole- or multi-authored chapters.

We’d also like to gently remind potential authors that ‘gender’ doesn’t 
only apply to women, it applies to men and masculinities, and it 
encompasses non-binary identities and experiences, as well as issues 
about 'race', ethnicities and class. ​

The schedule is as follows:

* You send your chapter title, 200 word abstract and brief bio by the 
end of May 2017.

* The finalised proposal will be sent to the publisher Emerald in early 
summer.

* Your final first draft chapter (approx 7000 words) should be sent to 
us by January 31^st 2018 (reminder/s will be sent).

* We will return any comments/revisions by the end of March 2018,

* and ask that you send us the final revised chapter by the end of June 
2018.

* The completed manuscript will be submitted in July 2018 for 
publication in early 2019.

Please send your chapter titles, 200 word abstracts and a brief bio to 
the book editors by the end of May.

If you have any queries, or would like to contribute but need to tweak 
the schedule, please email us.

Editors:

Dr Samantha Holland (s.holland /at/ leedsbeckett.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(s.holland /at/ leedsbeckett.ac.uk)>

Dr Steven Gerrard (_S.D.Gerrard /at/ leedsbeckett.ac).uk_

Prof Robert Shail (_R.Shail /at/ leedsbeckett.ac).uk_


If you are not familiar with the publisher, Emerald are an independent 
publisher, established by academics in 1967 and committed to retaining 
their independence.
And for your future reference: All hardback monograph publishing will be 
available in paperback after 24 months, and all books are available as 
ebooks. Emerald commission and cover the cost of indexing if authors 
don't want to do it themselves; use professional designers for each 
individual book jacket; and aim to exceed the royalties of other 
publishers. They have international offices, but pride themselves on not 
being a 'corporate machine'.


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