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Abel F.
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Scribbler of things, snapper of shorts, organiser of 1950s conference with @popcrn!
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Vampires: putting the red in the ol' Red, White & Blue since 1776. "Vampires and The Making of the United States" is new from #Routledge w/essays on fangs across American film, books, and culture. Edited by (who else?!) @baconetti.bsky.social.
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On the left, the cover of the book "Vampires and the Making of the United States in the Twenty-First Century," with an orange and white computerized line drawing of a large city with tall buildings. On the right, a grey-toned promotional image from the 2010 vampire movie STAKE LAND in which a dark-haired man in sunglasses who looks like he's been through a war stands in front of an American flag.
June 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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(This is a really huge deal for me, and honestly I'm very emotional my stupid little pipe dream has blossomed into a two-day conference and potential publication opportunity. I can't thank my SMU collaborators enough for the support and the chance).
chantyhouse.bsky.social Abel F. @chantyhouse.bsky.social · May 31
New and very exciting #CFP on Lonesome Dove!
Taking place at @SMU on the 14th and 15th November, this conference seeks to examine Larry McMurtry's legacy on the 40th anniversary of #LonesomeDove's release. Abstracts due August 1st. More details here: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/05/...
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May 31, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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New and very exciting #CFP on Lonesome Dove!
Taking place at @SMU on the 14th and 15th November, this conference seeks to examine Larry McMurtry's legacy on the 40th anniversary of #LonesomeDove's release. Abstracts due August 1st. More details here: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/05/...
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May 31, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Aca-CursedArchive-Colleagues

Have a collection on Cursed Archives (Memory-Trauma-Revenge) and need abstracts on the following:

— Grimoires/Necronomicon
— The Stone Tapes or memory-filled objects
— Rooms/Houses
— Language/Music
— Landscape/Forest/Seashore

Send abstracts to: baconetti@gmail.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Aca-Gothic-Games-Colleagues

I need some abstracts for “The Dark Side of Play and Games” project on the following:

— Gothic/horror themes in toys
— Monster/Fantasy boardgames.
— Dolls, dollhouses on film
— scary video games meant for children.

Abstracts to: baconetti@gmail.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Being an academic in the American South is 35% messaging your colleagues in different states about tornadoes.
April 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Goths assemble! Want to join the coolest people alive presenting on morbid subjects? Send an abstract!
April 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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🚀✨ Calling all Disney fans & scholars!

"The Magic Kingdom: The Impact of Disney on Popular Culture"

FREE online conference, 24–25 July 2025, in partnership with the International Journal of Disney Studies.

🏰🎬 Submit your abstract by 30 April!
More details: tinyurl.com/22v65p67
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March 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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CFP 🍿🍎🍰 Delicious, Nutritious & Fictitious: Food in Popular Culture 🎥📚

🍴 FFREE ONLINE CONFERENCE 20-21 September 2025 👩‍💻

📝 Special Issue: Popular Culture Review 📷
🍽️ Serve up your submissions: tinyurl.com/mrxeys35

🔍 #FoodStudies #PopCulture #CallForPapers
March 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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🚨 The countdown is on! 🚨 History & Nostalgia: The 1950s in Popular Culture is just six days away.

📅 27-28 March
🎤 Keynotes: Riche Richards (Cornell) & Steffan Hantke (Sogang)
💻 Online & Free

Don't miss out—register now! ⬇️
🔗 tinyurl.com/mrxeys35
#1950s #PopCulture #History
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March 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Aca-Clive Barker-Colleagues.

CFP: “We have such sights to show you”: The Cross-media Works of Clive Barker

Full info in attached photo.

Abstracts & notice of interest to: David Edwards (davidmgedwards511@gmail.com) & Simon Bacon (baconetti@googlemail.com) by end September 2025
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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CFP: Fractured Families in Larry McMurtry for an #MLA2026 panel. I'm happy to accept submissions on his other novels too! #CFP #CFP2026 #MLA2026
March 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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🚀 Free Virtual Conference: The 1950s in Pop Culture! 🎶📺🍔

Explore the pop culture of the 1950s & how the decade has been reimagined over time.

📅 March 27–28, 2025

Keynotes by Riché Richardson (Cornell U) & Steffen Hantke (Sogang U)

🔗 Register tinyurl.com/mrxeys35
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March 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM