Celebrating in 2026: the 105th anniversary of the lost film Il Mostro di Frankenstein (1921); the 95th anniversary of Universal Studios’ Frankenstein (1931); the 60th anniversary of Dell Comics’ superhero version of Frankenstein (1966), Hanna Barbera’s television hero Frankenstein Jr, co-star of the series Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (1966), and the films Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) and The War of the Gargantuas (1966); the 55th anniversary of General Mills’ cereal mascot Franken Berry (1971); the 50th anniversary of the Saturday-morning television series Monster Squad (1976); the 45th anniversary of the anime film Kyofu Densetsu: Kaiki! Furankenshutain (1981); the 40th anniversary of Ken Russell’s film Gothic (1986) and Fred Saberhagen’s novel The Frankenstein Papers (1986); the 25th anniversary of Curtis Jobling’s picture book Frankenstein's Cat (2001); the 20th anniversary of Grant Morrision’s comic book series Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein (2006); the 15th anniversary of Nick Dear’s play Frankenstein (2011); the 10th anniversary of the Royal Ballet's production of Frankenstein (2016); and the release of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s film Bride! (2026).

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

CFP In Frankenstein's Wake (Spec. Issue of Foundation) (1/29/2018)

My thanks to the IAFA cfp list for the heads up on this:


Call for Papers: In Frankenstein's Wake
Mon, 15/05/2017 - 00:23 — PaulMR
http://www.sf-foundation.org/node/233
 
To mark the 200th anniversary, in 2018, of Mary Shelley’s novel, we invite articles for a special issue, examining the impact of Shelley’s creation on the development of sf. Following Brian Aldiss’ critical intervention in Billion Year Spree (1973), this is a relationship that has often been explored, so we would like to encourage contributions that investigate the afterlives of Shelley’s novel within the sf genre in new and innovative ways. Topics may include (but are not confined to) the following areas:
  • Critical and historiographical reassessments of the relationship between Frankenstein and sf
  • Re-workings/rewritings of the Frankenstein myth within contemporary sf
  • Performing Frankenstein on screen, stage and in music
  • The Frankenstein legend and contemporary portrayals of scientists
  • The Frankenstein myth and the popular communication of science
  • Adapting the Frankenstein story to new media – graphic novels, videogames, etc.
  • New and contemporary theoretical approaches to the Frankenstein myth
  • Mary Shelley and her creation in contemporary women’s sf
Articles should be approximately 6000 words long and written in accordance with the style sheet available at the SF Foundation website. The deadline for entries is Monday, 29th January 2018. Entries should be submitted to journaleditor@sf-foundation.org


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