Call for Papers: Virtual Dark Tourism
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eldritchhobbitHere's one more call for papers I had to share! The editor is a dear friend of mine, and I'm very excited about this volume. I hope some of you will consider submitting abstracts for it.
Call for Papers: Essays in Virtual Dark Tourism
“Call it a pilgrimage, perhaps.”
- Vintage Season
Dark Tourism studies are expanding as scholars, largely from public history fields, have become interested in the phenomenon of thanatourism: people’s fascination with traveling to places that have witnessed death or that recreate sites of calamity, war, and destruction. Ranging from the absurd and comical to the profoundly moving, these sites connect people to the past in tangible ways through objects, spaces, exhibits, and dramatic recreation.
The desire to journey to dark places of the past also extends to the realm of the imagination. Artists, writers, filmmakers, and designers of video games (among others) have created virtual Dark Tourism experiences for armchair travelers by having people participate in imaginary voyages to lands and times where terrible acts have occurred.
Shaping popular memories of historical disasters, these simulated journeys bring the past into the present, encourage empathy for past peoples, provide opportunities for public grieving and spiritual questioning, produce vicarious thrills and chills, offer solace for tragic losses, and invite reflection on the possibility of catastrophe in the here-and-now.
You are invited to submit a 300-400 word abstract for an edited volume of essays on the topic of Virtual Dark Tourism. Submissions will be accepted from a range of disciplinary perspectives which analyze any creative work that attempts to take readers, viewers, or gamers on imaginary journeys to catastrophic or violent historical locales.
The journey or tourism motif should be an evident, important aspect of the work, along with thematic engagement with issues related to history and memory. Creative approaches to the topic welcome. Please submit a CV and contact information with the abstract to mcdaniek@marietta.edu by April 15, 2016. Palgrave has expressed interest in this book proposal.
Kathryn N. McDaniel, Ph.D.
McCoy Professor of History
Chair, Department of History, Philosophy, and Religion
Marietta College
Marietta, Ohio 45750
mcdaniek@marietta.edu
Call for Papers: Essays in Virtual Dark Tourism
“Call it a pilgrimage, perhaps.”
- Vintage Season
Dark Tourism studies are expanding as scholars, largely from public history fields, have become interested in the phenomenon of thanatourism: people’s fascination with traveling to places that have witnessed death or that recreate sites of calamity, war, and destruction. Ranging from the absurd and comical to the profoundly moving, these sites connect people to the past in tangible ways through objects, spaces, exhibits, and dramatic recreation.
The desire to journey to dark places of the past also extends to the realm of the imagination. Artists, writers, filmmakers, and designers of video games (among others) have created virtual Dark Tourism experiences for armchair travelers by having people participate in imaginary voyages to lands and times where terrible acts have occurred.
Shaping popular memories of historical disasters, these simulated journeys bring the past into the present, encourage empathy for past peoples, provide opportunities for public grieving and spiritual questioning, produce vicarious thrills and chills, offer solace for tragic losses, and invite reflection on the possibility of catastrophe in the here-and-now.
You are invited to submit a 300-400 word abstract for an edited volume of essays on the topic of Virtual Dark Tourism. Submissions will be accepted from a range of disciplinary perspectives which analyze any creative work that attempts to take readers, viewers, or gamers on imaginary journeys to catastrophic or violent historical locales.
The journey or tourism motif should be an evident, important aspect of the work, along with thematic engagement with issues related to history and memory. Creative approaches to the topic welcome. Please submit a CV and contact information with the abstract to mcdaniek@marietta.edu by April 15, 2016. Palgrave has expressed interest in this book proposal.
Kathryn N. McDaniel, Ph.D.
McCoy Professor of History
Chair, Department of History, Philosophy, and Religion
Marietta College
Marietta, Ohio 45750
mcdaniek@marietta.edu