The 2015
Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy will be held Friday
and Saturday, June 5-6, 2015, in Toronto, Ontario, at the Merril Collection of
Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy, one of the most important collections
of fantastic literature in the world.
We invite
proposals for papers in any area of Canadian science fiction and fantasy,
including:
-studies of individual works and authors;
-comparative studies;
-studies that place works in their literary and/or
cultural contexts.
Papers may be about Canadian works in any medium: literature, film, graphic
novels and comic books, and so on. For studies of the audio-visual media,
preference will be given to discussions of works produced in Canada or
involving substantial Canadian creative contributions.
Papers should
be no more than 20 minutes long, and geared toward a general as well as an
academic audience. Please submit proposals (max. 2 pages), preferably by
email, to:
Dr. Allan Weiss
Department of English
York University
4700 Keele St.
Toronto, ON M3H 3N4
aweiss@yorku.ca
Deadline: February 15, 2015
