The Canadian literary journal, Descant, is calling for submissions on the theme, “Ghosts and the Uncanny” (deadline: March 01, 2010):
An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken
to a little before it will explain itself.
– Charles DickensFor this special issue, Descant turns ghost hunter and dares to explore the murky connections between life and death, science and superstition, folk beliefs and fictions. We are looking for apparitions of all kinds. Do you have paranormal poetry? Are you haunted by the past? Do you have a ghost of an idea? Perhaps you’d like to address the role of ghosts in literature and film. We want to document the existence of ghosts, both literal and metaphorical, on our pages. – Guest editors, Alex Maeve Campbell and Christina Francisco
Visit Descant’s website for more information.
Hi,
I am writing a dissertation piece for contemporary art MA and stumbled across this site. I am writing the dissertation on ghosts, taking the form of a few chapters that will explore ghosts as metaphor to look at art, film and literature. I will be referencing the uncanny, the abject, Lacan Zizek etc and when I came across this call for submissions it seems particularly pertinent to my subject. Is it possible I could view these papers?
Many thanks. Best,
Ben
Hi Ben,
It may be hard to locate in the usual ways. Maybe go to the journal’s website: http://www.descant.ca/backstock.html and select issue 152 “Ghosts and the Uncanny”… or try your college librarian for assistance?