CFP: 19th Annual (Dis)junctions Conference at UC-Riverside
Narratives Mediated: (dis)junctions 2012 19th annual graduate student conference University of California, Riverside April 13-14th, 2012 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Leo Braudy, University of Southern California Abstracts due: February 17th, 2012 Email: disjunctions2012@gmail.com For this year’s (dis)junctions conference, we are seeking[...]
read moreScience Fiction Foundation SF Criticism Masterclass 2012
Science Fiction Foundation SF Criticism Masterclass 2012 Class Leaders: Edward James M. John Harrison Kari Sperring The Science Fiction Foundation (SFF) will be holding the sixth annual Masterclass in sf criticism in 2012. Dates: June 22nd, 23rd, 24th 2012. Location: Middlesex University,[...]
read moreJFA Special Issue on the Canadian Fantastic – Extended Deadline for Proposals
Although we’ve received a number of proposals for a special issue of JFA on the Canadian Fantastic, we were hoping to reach readers of the journal who might not also be on this listserv. However, due to unavoidable publication delays,[...]
read moreCFP: Coloquio Internacional — Lima, Peru
For all who speak Spanish and Portuguese, here is the CFP for an annual sf/f colloquium in Lima, Peru. COLOQUIO INTERNACIONAL FINES DEL MUNDO: NARRATIVAS FANTÁSTICAS EN HISPANOAMÉRICA Coloquiofanperú 2012 (en conmemoración de los 140 años del nacimiento de Clemente[...]
read moreMembership Renewal/Enrollment Now Available Online
Good News! As mentioned in an earlier post, you can pay your Conference and Membership fees through PayPal. We have recently posted a Membership Information Form so you can now complete the entire process of Conference Registration and Membership Enrollment/Renewal[...]
read moreAd Astra Call for Papers
James Gunn’s Ad Astra is a new online publication dedicated to the study, advancement, and celebration of speculative fiction in the twenty-first century. Ad Astra will be edited by volunteers at the Center for the Study of Science fiction at[...]
read moreCall for Papers – special issue of the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
“Performing the Fantastic” — special issue of the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts Jen Gunnels, Drama Critic/ New York Review of Science Fiction Isabella van Elferen, Musicologist/ Utrecht University The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts (JFA)[...]
read moreCfP: NeMLA
NeMLA March 15-18, 2012, Rochester, NY, U.S.A. Apocalyptic Projections in Sci-Fi and/or Fantasy Literature for 2012 and Beyond This panel provides an opportunity to explore the ramifications of the 2012 doomsday prophesiers on cultural behavior as witnessed within the genre[...]
read moreLaunch of Zanzalá: Estudos de Ficção Científica
We are delighted to announce the launch of Zanzalá, a Brazilian on-line academic journal dedicated to science-fiction studies. Zanzalá can be accessed at http://www.ufjf.br/lefcav/revista-zanzala/. Zanzalá: Estudos de Ficção Científica (ISSN 2236-8191) is the first peer-reviewed Brazilian academic journal dedicated to[...]
read moreEuropean Affliate call for papers
Did you know we have a European affiliate? Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung. More information can be found at http://www.fantastikforschung.de/. EUROFAN: New Directions of the European Fantastic After the Cold War Second Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung (GFF) within the framework[...]
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