[Commlist] Call for Chapters - Progressive Rock, Metal and the Literary Imagination

*REMINDER – Call for Chapters – proposal deadline 29 November 2021*

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*Progressive Rock, Metal, and the Literary Imagination*

Chris Anderton and Lori Burns, editors

Progressive Rock, Metal, and the Literary Imagination will present 
analyses of progressive rock and metal music that reveals a striking 
engagement with literary texts and themes - from classic literature, 
mythology and poetry to science fiction, horror, and other genres. While 
many of the extant publications on progressive rock and metal have 
focused on the history of progressive rock, few have examined the ways 
that it intersects with the literary imagination, whether drawing on 
myths, legends, and stories as source material, or using storytelling 
modes to create new stories and worlds. Progressive rock musicians have 
often created concept albums based around these source materials and 
worlds, and they offer more than simply fantasy and escapism, with 
narratives and themes that comment on the social, cultural, and 
political milieux in which they are made.

The proposed book will be the first to examine the literary worlds and 
storytelling narratives of this body of music, with a focus on the 
following key perspectives for progressive rock and metal:

1) Theoretical tools for the analysis of narrative

2) Literary adaptations

3) Myths and mythologies

4) Dystopian and utopian visions

5) Subjectivities and identities

We welcome proposals from a wide range of geographical and literary 
contexts, and from scholars working in a variety of disciplines.

Chapter and Proposal Instructions:

Chapters will range from 5000-5500 words. Chapters of joint authors 
representing several disciplines might reach 6000 words.

350-word abstracts will contain:

* Information about the band, album, song, and literary context etc., 
and general background information

* Summary of the engagement with literature and narrative

* Declaration of analytic goals and focus

* Description of the methodology and analytic techniques to be applied

* Relevant references

Timeline:

Proposals should be submitted by November 29, 2021 to 
(progliterary /at/ gmail.com)<mailto:(progliterary /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(progliterary /at/ gmail.com)%3cmailto:(progliterary /at/ gmail.com)>>

Decisions: January, 2022

Chapters due: December, 2022

The Call for Chapters is also available here: 
https://www.progectnetwork.com/copy-of-call-for-papers 
<https://www.progectnetwork.com/copy-of-call-for-papers>


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