When you wish you were a scholar (and/or had more than two tired spoons to function): a call for papers on GENRE ROMANCE!

Deadline for abstracts: May 25.

@bookstodon #Reading #Writing #Romancelandia #PopularCultureStudies

More information at Dr Laura Vivanco's wonderful "Teach Me Tonight" blog:

https://teachmetonight.blogspot.com/2026/05/call-for-papers-pacific-ancient-and.html

#CallForPapers: #StarWars and #Politics in the #Disney Era (Edited Volume)

#CFP #MediaStudies #SFF #PopularCultureStudies

https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/07/28/cfp-edited-volume-on-star-wars-and-politics-in-the-disney-era

#CallForPapers: “I canna’ change the laws of physics”: Depictions of #Science in #PopularCulture

#PopCRN (the Popular Culture Network) is back with a free virtual symposium exploring science in popular culture. To be held online on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th of October 2024.

#CFP #OnlineEvent #OnlineConference #PopularCultureStudies #ScienceFiction #ScienceFictionStudies #StarTrek

https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2023/10/04/%E2%80%9Ci-canna%E2%80%99-change-the-laws-of-physics%E2%80%9D-depictions-of-science-in-popular-culture

#CallForPapers: For edited collection on #Design and #FanStudies

#FandomStudies #PopularCultureStudies #CFP #Designers #Fandom

https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/fanstudies/call-for-chapters-design-and-fan-studies/

#CallForPapers: Past Perceptions, Modern Perspectives: Contextualising #Egyptomania

#OnlineConference #OnlineEvent #PopularCultureStudies #CFP

https://www.issegyptomania.com/virtual-conference-2024

#CallForPapers: Wicked Wisdom and Forbidden Knowledge

#SignumUniversity and the #MythgardInstitute invite you to join us on October 19 for New England Moot 2024. Delving into realms deemed off-limits, whether to pursue worldly secrets or manipulate powerful forces, often exacts a toll on those who dare cross the threshold. Join us in exploring the shadows that lurk beneath the surface of #SpeculativeFiction.

#OnlineEvent #OnlineConference #SFF #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #Gothic #Horror #PopularCultureStudies #CFP

https://signumuniversity.org/event/newenglandmoot2024/

#CallForPapers: Michael Myers at 50: Essays on the #Halloween Franchise

#CFP #Horror #HorrorStudies #FilmStudies #PopularCultureStudies #FilmFranchiseStudies

https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/04/01/michael-myers-at-50-essays-on-the-halloween-franchise

New discounts for new paperbacks! 🖖🪐

To celebrate the fact that my co-edited anthologies Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier and Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away are now available in paperback, Vernon Press is offering a limited-time 30% discount on both books. Use this coupon code at checkout from Vernon's site: WSSN30.

https://vernonpress.com/author/134857

#StarTrek #StarWars #StarTrekBooks #StarWarsBooks #ScienceFiction #SFF #ScienceFictionStudies #PopularCultureStudies #FilmStudies #FandomStudies #FanStudies #Books #Bookstodon #BookSale

Now in paperback!!! 🖖🪐

I'm delighted to share that both of my co-edited academic anthologies with Vernon Press are now available in hardback, ebook, and (new!) paperback format: STAR TREK: ESSAYS EXPLORING THE FINAL FRONTIER and STAR WARS: ESSAYS EXPLORING A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY.

https://vernonpress.com/author/134857

#StarTrek #StarWars #StarTrekBooks #StarWarsBooks #ScienceFiction #SFF #ScienceFictionStudies #PopularCultureStudies #FilmStudies #FandomStudies #FanStudies #Books #Bookstodon #Academics

I am very happy to report that I will be presenting my paper "Missing Students and Their Fictional Afterlives: #TrueCrime, #CrimeFiction, and #DarkAcademia," which is related to my current work-in-progress book project, at the Guilty Pleasures: Examining #Crime in #PopularCulture Conference sponsored by the #PopularCultureResearchNetwork (May 2-3, 2024). I'm delighted! I will post more information soon.

#PopularCultureStudies #Conference #Gothic