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).

Friday, June 28, 2024

CFP Mary Shelley’s The Last Man and Global Issues Collection (7/31/2024)

Call for Book Chapters: “Mary Shelley’s The Last Man and Global Issues”


deadline for submissions: July 31, 2024

contact email: reyam.rammahi@gmail.com



Vernon Press invites book chapter proposals for the forthcoming edited volume “Mary Shelley’s The Last Man and Global Issues”, edited by Reyam Rammahi.


Much research has already been done on many aspects of Mary Shelley’s The Last Man. However, this volume seeks contributions that link the novel with today’s crucial issues like the COVID-19 pandemic. The Last Man is often associated with the apocalypse, proving that the novel speaks to today’s issues, especially the recent pandemic. The volume welcomes discussions from scholars invested in the rapidly growing interest in postcolonial studies, medical humanities, racist discourses in literature, biopolitics, and disability studies. Literary and interdisciplinary contributions are welcome. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Race and notions of racism in the novel
  • The East/West binary
  • The association of the fictional plague and COVID-19 with the “Other”
  • Oppositions between warring political and social factions in the novel
  • Nation and nationalism


Please submit a one-page proposal and a short bio by July 31, 2024 to Reyam Rammahi at reyam.rammahi@gmail.com



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