Sunday, September 23, 2012

Revised CFP: Conan Doyle special issue of the OScholars (12/1/2012)


Articles of between 3000 and 4000 words are sought for a special issue of the OScholars to be edited by Professor Sarah E. Maier. Submissions will be accepted by on the basis of an abstract of approximately 250 words; completed submissions will then be double-blind peer reviewed.

Subjects may include but are not limited to:

  • Conan Doyle and his contemporaries
  • The literary legacy of Conan Doyle
  • The influence of Maupassant on Conan Doyle
  • The 'Sherlockian' or 'Holmesian' phenomenon
  • London as metonym in the work of Conan Doyle
  • Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot
  • Conan Doyle and masculinity
  • Conan Doyle's depiction of women
  • Conan Doyle and imperialism
  • Pastiche, parodies and plagiarism
  • Conan Doyle across the Century
  • Conan Doyle and Adaptation
  • Rewriting and Revisioning Doyle
Contributors are encouraged to look beyond the Holmes canon. Abstracts should be sent to Sarah E. Maier at smaier@unb.ca to arrive not later than 1 December 2012.