CALL FOR PAPERS "THE UNCANNY" Para*doxa is seeking essays for an issue on "The Uncanny." The issue will be guest edited by Michael Arnzen, Department of English, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 <[log in to unmask]>. Freud's essay on psychological terror and the arts, "The Uncanny" (das Unheimliche), is a landmark text in critical and psychoanalytical approaches to literature and media. While the "Uncanny" has often been discussed in relation to gothic and horror literature, Para*doxa is soliciting theoretically-informed essays which extend these analyses and explore the Uncanny's manifestation in popular culture at-large. We are generally looking for appraisals and revisions of the Freudian "Uncanny" as a theoretical approach to contemporary popular literature and the media and will entertain a variety of views and schools of thought. Essayists should not, therefore, limit their scope to theoretical discourse or to psychoanalytical perspectives. We prefer applied theoretical discussions -- essays which are written in clear language, emphasizing the primary text(s) and genres under discussion. While discussions of horror texts -- especially those since 1945 -- are certainly welcome, we are seeking original applications of theories of "The Uncanny" to a broad range of popular genres, including (but not limited to): children's literature and fairy tales, science fiction and fantasy literature, popular film and television genres, animation and comics, electronic hypertext and the Internet, advertising and political discourse, and so on. Essays normally range from 5000 to 6500 words. The deadline for submissions is May 1, 1997. INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS The following "Information for Contributors" is taken from the inside back cover of the journal Para*doxa: Para*doxa invites contributions on all aspects of genre literature (written, oral, drawn or designed) which make a significant and original contribution to the study of those genres. Articles may be submitted in English, French or other languages, but will normally be published in English. While acceptance of a contribution may be based on an evaluation of the ms. in its original language, a satisfactory translation of the accepted ms. into English is the author's responsibility. Manuscripts should not normally exceed 6,500 words. Style must conform generally to the MLA Style Manual (1985). Para*doxa will regularize individual variations in style. Foreign language quotes must be accompanied by glosses, i.e., translations into English in brackets. Authors must obtain written permission for quoting unpublished or published material in excess of fair use. In accordance with the journal's policy of blind submission, the author's name and institution should appear only on the title page. A one or two paragraph abstract on a separate sheet of paper should precede the main body of the article. Upon acceptance, authors of articles and book reviews are requested to supply a final, clean copy on disk (Word or Word Perfect preferred). Authors will receive proofs which must be corrected and returned within forty-eight hours of receipt. No new material may be inserted in the text at the proofreading stage. Upon publication, authors receive 3 copies of the issue in which their work appears. Authors whose manuscripts have been accepted for publication warrant: (1) that the ms. has not been published elsewhere in English, and that the ms. will not be published elsewhere in English until after publication in Para*doxa; (2) that Para*doxa will be held financially blameless, and that the author will be financially responsible for any legal action taken against Para*doxa as a result of publishing the author's contribution; (3) that Para*doxa retains the right to republish the manuscript in any issue or reissue of Para*doxa or in any anthology published by Para*doxa and; (4) that in any republication, the author will acknowledge its first publication in Para*doxa. All other rights are released to the author. Two copies of each submission should be sent to Victor Reinking, Department of Foreign Languages, Casey 3W, Seattle University, Seattle, WA 98122, USA. Two additional copies should be sent to Michael Arnzen, Department of English, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403. 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