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The UNED and the Complutense launch a call for projects in the frame of a publication
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When Jordan Peele’s Get Out made its big screen debut in 2010, it was met with instant, widespread praise among worldwide audiences for its creative blending of horror conventions and social commentary. As part of the horror film trend known as “social horror” (Heba, 1995; Kronja, 2016), Get Out championed the filmic representation of sociopolitical ideologies in the United States at a time when horror codes and sociocultural issues acquired recognized critical distinction. Parallel to current divisive sociopolitical disagreement, contemporary horror movies are emerging as a reproduction of what dominates popular culture and the current political framework: culture wars.
Send an abstract of 400-500 words and a short biographical note including the author’s academic affiliation no later than 21st March 2022 to socialhorrorvolume@gmail.com
Manuscripts should not have been previously published, and should not be submitted simultaneously for publication in another edited volume collection or medium.
March 21, 2022: abstract submission
April 1, 2022: notification of acceptance/rejection
September 15, 2022: paper submission
2023: Expected publication in a major publisher
CULTURE WARS AND HORROR MOVIES:
SOCIAL FEARS AND IDEOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA