Society for the Study of the American Gothic
@ssag.bsky.social
Established in 2023 to promote and advance the study of the American Gothic through research, teaching, and publication.
CFP for Folk Horror on Television. Details in the image.
We are currently seeking proposals of 500 words. Proposals should be emailed to [email protected] AND [email protected]. Closing date for proposals is 15 January 2026, and we intend to respond by 23 February 2026.
#CFP #SSAG
We are currently seeking proposals of 500 words. Proposals should be emailed to [email protected] AND [email protected]. Closing date for proposals is 15 January 2026, and we intend to respond by 23 February 2026.
#CFP #SSAG
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
CFP for Folk Horror on Television. Details in the image.
We are currently seeking proposals of 500 words. Proposals should be emailed to [email protected] AND [email protected]. Closing date for proposals is 15 January 2026, and we intend to respond by 23 February 2026.
#CFP #SSAG
We are currently seeking proposals of 500 words. Proposals should be emailed to [email protected] AND [email protected]. Closing date for proposals is 15 January 2026, and we intend to respond by 23 February 2026.
#CFP #SSAG
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CFP deadline reminder: Please submit your proposals for Peter Straub: New Critical Perspectives no later than November 30, 2025.
Details below.
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Details below.
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@ssag.bsky.social
Peter Straub: New Critical Perspectives CFP (November 30 deadline reminder)
Proposal Submission Details Mike Thorn seeks proposals of no more than 500 words for essays (5000-7000 words) on or related to the topics listed below. He is especially interested in essays address…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
CFP deadline reminder: Please submit your proposals for Peter Straub: New Critical Perspectives no later than November 30, 2025.
Details below.
tinyurl.com/5n8ccv94
@ssag.bsky.social
Details below.
tinyurl.com/5n8ccv94
@ssag.bsky.social
Futures of the Southern Gothic (Dec 4, 11AM-1 PM CST)
What is the Southern Gothic? Why is it so popular? What will Southern Gothic look like as we move deeper into the 21st century? What cultural work will it do for us?
Link: lsu.zoom.us/j/3747973363...
#GothicLiterature #SSAG #SouthernGothic
What is the Southern Gothic? Why is it so popular? What will Southern Gothic look like as we move deeper into the 21st century? What cultural work will it do for us?
Link: lsu.zoom.us/j/3747973363...
#GothicLiterature #SSAG #SouthernGothic
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Futures of the Southern Gothic (Dec 4, 11AM-1 PM CST)
What is the Southern Gothic? Why is it so popular? What will Southern Gothic look like as we move deeper into the 21st century? What cultural work will it do for us?
Link: lsu.zoom.us/j/3747973363...
#GothicLiterature #SSAG #SouthernGothic
What is the Southern Gothic? Why is it so popular? What will Southern Gothic look like as we move deeper into the 21st century? What cultural work will it do for us?
Link: lsu.zoom.us/j/3747973363...
#GothicLiterature #SSAG #SouthernGothic
Please join our Gothic Reading Group on November 7 @ 2:30PM EST for a discussion of Maryse Condé's I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM.
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
gmu.zoom.us
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Please join our Gothic Reading Group on November 7 @ 2:30PM EST for a discussion of Maryse Condé's I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM.
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
Please join our Gothic Reading Group on November 7 @ 2:30PM EST for a discussion of Maryse Condé's I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM.
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
gmu.zoom.us
October 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Please join our Gothic Reading Group on November 7 @ 2:30PM EST for a discussion of Maryse Condé's I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM.
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
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What's that I see before me? A new Romancing the Gothic conference! Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Radcliffe's last publications with a conference on the work of women and people of marginalised genders in the Gothic and horror...
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Romancing the Gothic 2026 Conference CFP
More Terrors than her Reason Could Justify A 200th Anniversary Celebration of Ann Radcliffe’s Posthumous Publications 2026 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Ann Radcliffe’s final po…
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October 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
What's that I see before me? A new Romancing the Gothic conference! Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Radcliffe's last publications with a conference on the work of women and people of marginalised genders in the Gothic and horror...
romancingthegothic.com/2025/10/15/r...
romancingthegothic.com/2025/10/15/r...
The University of Minnesota Press is offering 30% off Jeffrey Weinstock's forthcoming Horror Theory Reader if you order by October 31st. Order at z.umn.edu/ajp2 and use the code MN93850.
The book will be out early January.
#SSAG #NewBook #AmericanGothic #GothicLiterature #HorrorLiterature #Horror
The book will be out early January.
#SSAG #NewBook #AmericanGothic #GothicLiterature #HorrorLiterature #Horror
The Horror Theory Reader
A comprehensive guide to the timeless, paradoxical appeal of horror Why do we enjoy horror? The emotional responses the genre provokes—fear, dread, and dis...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The University of Minnesota Press is offering 30% off Jeffrey Weinstock's forthcoming Horror Theory Reader if you order by October 31st. Order at z.umn.edu/ajp2 and use the code MN93850.
The book will be out early January.
#SSAG #NewBook #AmericanGothic #GothicLiterature #HorrorLiterature #Horror
The book will be out early January.
#SSAG #NewBook #AmericanGothic #GothicLiterature #HorrorLiterature #Horror
The Everyday Horror of American Life: The Rhetorical Vision of Stephen King
This collection explores King’s work through a various rhetorical lenses to examine
the exigencies in the popular/political culture that his writing addresses across rhetorical theories and methodologies.
This collection explores King’s work through a various rhetorical lenses to examine
the exigencies in the popular/political culture that his writing addresses across rhetorical theories and methodologies.
October 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Everyday Horror of American Life: The Rhetorical Vision of Stephen King
This collection explores King’s work through a various rhetorical lenses to examine
the exigencies in the popular/political culture that his writing addresses across rhetorical theories and methodologies.
This collection explores King’s work through a various rhetorical lenses to examine
the exigencies in the popular/political culture that his writing addresses across rhetorical theories and methodologies.
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American Gothic Studies, the official peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, seeks your contributions! If you research and write about the Am. Gothic, we hope you will consider us as a venue for your scholarship. Info at www.psupress.org/journals/jnl...
American Gothic Studies
www.psupress.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
American Gothic Studies, the official peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, seeks your contributions! If you research and write about the Am. Gothic, we hope you will consider us as a venue for your scholarship. Info at www.psupress.org/journals/jnl...
American Gothic Studies, the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, seeks your contributions! If you research and write about the American Gothic, we hope you will consider us as a venue for your scholarship. Info at www.psupress.org/journals/jnl...
#SSAG #CFPl
#SSAG #CFPl
American Gothic Studies
www.psupress.org
October 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
American Gothic Studies, the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, seeks your contributions! If you research and write about the American Gothic, we hope you will consider us as a venue for your scholarship. Info at www.psupress.org/journals/jnl...
#SSAG #CFPl
#SSAG #CFPl
Please join our Gothic Reading Group on November 7 @ 2:30PM EST for a discussion of Maryse Condé's I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM.
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
gmu.zoom.us
October 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Please join our Gothic Reading Group on November 7 @ 2:30PM EST for a discussion of Maryse Condé's I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM.
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
Tomorrow is the deadline!
Proposals for our Biannual conference in Salem, MA, "American Nightmares II: Return to Salem" are due Oct. 1st, 2025. Please check our website for details:
americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
#SSAG #CFP #Conference #GothicLiterature
americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
#SSAG #CFP #Conference #GothicLiterature
American Nightmares II: Return to Salem – Society for the Study of the American Gothic
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September 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Tomorrow is the deadline!
Proposals for our Biannual conference in Salem, MA, "American Nightmares II: Return to Salem" are due Oct. 1st, 2025. Please check our website for details:
americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
#SSAG #CFP #Conference #GothicLiterature
americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
#SSAG #CFP #Conference #GothicLiterature
American Nightmares II: Return to Salem – Society for the Study of the American Gothic
americangothicsociety.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Proposals for our Biannual conference in Salem, MA, "American Nightmares II: Return to Salem" are due Oct. 1st, 2025. Please check our website for details:
americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
#SSAG #CFP #Conference #GothicLiterature
americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
#SSAG #CFP #Conference #GothicLiterature
For the 50th anniversary of Stephen King’s The Shining, eds. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock and Tony Magistrale solicit chapter proposals for an edited collection Fifty Years of The Shining: New Essays. Proposals are welcome on any aspects of the novel, adaptations, paratexts, and cultural influence.
September 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
For the 50th anniversary of Stephen King’s The Shining, eds. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock and Tony Magistrale solicit chapter proposals for an edited collection Fifty Years of The Shining: New Essays. Proposals are welcome on any aspects of the novel, adaptations, paratexts, and cultural influence.
American Gothic Studies is seeking contributions for our "EXHUMATIONS" section.
Exhumations present new editions of American Gothic texts (max 12K words) that have been lost, forgotten, overlooked, or otherwise unavailable to contemporary readers.
Exhumations present new editions of American Gothic texts (max 12K words) that have been lost, forgotten, overlooked, or otherwise unavailable to contemporary readers.
September 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
American Gothic Studies is seeking contributions for our "EXHUMATIONS" section.
Exhumations present new editions of American Gothic texts (max 12K words) that have been lost, forgotten, overlooked, or otherwise unavailable to contemporary readers.
Exhumations present new editions of American Gothic texts (max 12K words) that have been lost, forgotten, overlooked, or otherwise unavailable to contemporary readers.
It's Alive!!
Our Gothic Reading Group Returns September 26th at 2:30 PM EDT with The Ballad of Black Tom.
Zoom Registration Link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #ReadingGroup #GothicLiterature
Our Gothic Reading Group Returns September 26th at 2:30 PM EDT with The Ballad of Black Tom.
Zoom Registration Link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #ReadingGroup #GothicLiterature
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September 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It's Alive!!
Our Gothic Reading Group Returns September 26th at 2:30 PM EDT with The Ballad of Black Tom.
Zoom Registration Link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #ReadingGroup #GothicLiterature
Our Gothic Reading Group Returns September 26th at 2:30 PM EDT with The Ballad of Black Tom.
Zoom Registration Link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #ReadingGroup #GothicLiterature
Reminder that the deadline for SSAG proposals for our American Nightmares II Conference in Salem, MA, is due October 1st!
More info: americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #Conference #Horror
More info: americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #Conference #Horror
American Nightmares II: Return to Salem – Society for the Study of the American Gothic
americangothicsociety.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Reminder that the deadline for SSAG proposals for our American Nightmares II Conference in Salem, MA, is due October 1st!
More info: americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #Conference #Horror
More info: americangothicsociety.com/symposium/
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #Conference #Horror
Fall 2025 Gothic Reading Group Schedule (Fridays 2:30-3:30 EDT/EST) (Link to come)
September 26—Victor Lavalle, THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM (149 pp.)
November 7—Maryse Condé, I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM (225 pp.)
December 5—Robert Eggers, THE VVITCH (90 minutes)
September 26—Victor Lavalle, THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM (149 pp.)
November 7—Maryse Condé, I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM (225 pp.)
December 5—Robert Eggers, THE VVITCH (90 minutes)
August 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Fall 2025 Gothic Reading Group Schedule (Fridays 2:30-3:30 EDT/EST) (Link to come)
September 26—Victor Lavalle, THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM (149 pp.)
November 7—Maryse Condé, I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM (225 pp.)
December 5—Robert Eggers, THE VVITCH (90 minutes)
September 26—Victor Lavalle, THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM (149 pp.)
November 7—Maryse Condé, I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM (225 pp.)
December 5—Robert Eggers, THE VVITCH (90 minutes)
In AGS 2.1 we will be publishing "engagements" a short response (250-1k words) to pieces published in prior issues. To submit contact Jeffrey Weinstock at [email protected].
August 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In AGS 2.1 we will be publishing "engagements" a short response (250-1k words) to pieces published in prior issues. To submit contact Jeffrey Weinstock at [email protected].
Our Gothic Reading Group will not meet in August. If you are interested in joining us this fall, please fill out this When2Meet so we can decide a day and time to meet!
Link: www.when2meet.com?31462640-i4qeL
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup #Gothic
Link: www.when2meet.com?31462640-i4qeL
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup #Gothic
Gothic Reading Group—Fall 2025 - When2meet
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July 29, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Our Gothic Reading Group will not meet in August. If you are interested in joining us this fall, please fill out this When2Meet so we can decide a day and time to meet!
Link: www.when2meet.com?31462640-i4qeL
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup #Gothic
Link: www.when2meet.com?31462640-i4qeL
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup #Gothic
A Shirley Jackson panel at PAMLA (Nov. 20-23; San Francisco) is seeking submissions. Please let us know if you are interested so we can pass your information along!
#SSAG #Conference #PAMLA #GothicLiterature
#SSAG #Conference #PAMLA #GothicLiterature
July 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A Shirley Jackson panel at PAMLA (Nov. 20-23; San Francisco) is seeking submissions. Please let us know if you are interested so we can pass your information along!
#SSAG #Conference #PAMLA #GothicLiterature
#SSAG #Conference #PAMLA #GothicLiterature
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Re-up:
CFP: Call For Proposals: Gothic Blackness: Exploring Ethnogothic, New Black Gothic, and Afro-Gothic Themes in Literature, Film, and Culture
Special Issue of American Gothic Studies
Guest Editor: Dr. DeAnna Daniels, University of Arizona
Proposals due 8/15/25, with essays due 2/1/26
Special Issue of American Gothic Studies
Guest Editor: Dr. DeAnna Daniels, University of Arizona
Proposals due 8/15/25, with essays due 2/1/26
July 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Re-up:
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Very nice to make into the very first issue of a new journal, and American Gothic Studies looks like it'll be a great new venue for the field. Lucky to be amongst some terrific essays. My bit is a trip down the Funhole with Kathe Koja.... www.psupress.org/Journals/jnl...
American Gothic Studies
www.psupress.org
July 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Very nice to make into the very first issue of a new journal, and American Gothic Studies looks like it'll be a great new venue for the field. Lucky to be amongst some terrific essays. My bit is a trip down the Funhole with Kathe Koja.... www.psupress.org/Journals/jnl...
We've had to delay a week so please join us on July 25th instead! Registration link is below:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
July 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We've had to delay a week so please join us on July 25th instead! Registration link is below:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup
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The first issue of American Gothic Studies has been published, Penn State University Press.
Thanks, @cypheractive.bsky.social and @ssag.bsky.social
#Gothic Studies 🤩
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Thanks, @cypheractive.bsky.social and @ssag.bsky.social
#Gothic Studies 🤩
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July 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The first issue of American Gothic Studies has been published, Penn State University Press.
Thanks, @cypheractive.bsky.social and @ssag.bsky.social
#Gothic Studies 🤩
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/ags/iss...
Thanks, @cypheractive.bsky.social and @ssag.bsky.social
#Gothic Studies 🤩
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/ags/iss...