by cristina.sanchez | Jul 1, 2024 | Publications, Recents
North American Studies Journal, vol. 28 Summary: Revista de Estudios Norteamericanos is an international scholarly peer-reviewed English-language journal which publishes papers and reviews on diverse aspects of U.S. Studies, mainly literary, cultural, historical,...
by cristina.sanchez | Jul 1, 2024 | Calls events
Description: The virtual conference will focus on US American imaginaries related to neo/noir and thriller narratives. We wish to collect presentations that deal with noir broadly intended as, after all, “noir itself is a kind of mediascape—a loosely related...
by cristina.sanchez | Jul 1, 2024 | Prizes and awards, Research
Since 2011, IASA has been granting a special award to the author of an outstanding paper presented at an IASA World Congress to honor the memory of Professor Emory Elliott (1942-2009) in recognition of his contribution to American Studies. Professor Elliott supported...
by cristina.sanchez | Jul 1, 2024 | Calls events
Description: As we approach the end of the twenty-first century’s first quarter, we find ourselves in an era that W.J.T. Mitchell famously termed the “pictorial turn”—a period marked by the abundance and explosion of visual imagery. Indeed, the phenomenon is by no...
by cristina.sanchez | Jun 20, 2024 | Publications, Recents
Culture Wars and Horror Movies: Social Fears and Ideology in post-2010 Horror Cinema Summary: In this volume, contributors explore the deep ideological polarization in US society as portrayed in horror narratives and tropes. By navigating this polarized society in...
