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Hi, all. Quick turnaround on this one, but we only need an abstract for now:
We
are soliciting abstracts for essays that consider in one way or another
representations of the city in steampunk. The term “city” should be
understood widely to signify large and small urban spaces and need not
be limited to a particular geography or time period. As texts, essays
could consider one or more of the following: literature (including YA
lit), film, graphic novels, anime, as well as fandom and performance.
The
essay will be part of an edited collection exploring steampunk in its
literary, filmic, material and fan culture instantiations. The editors
have met with multiple university presses who have expressed
enthusiastic interest. Completed essays will be expected in early summer
2013.
Possible subjects could include the following:
The role of crowds in steampunk
Urban geographies in steampunk
Steampunk and technologies of the city
The dirty spaces of steampunk
City as mechanization
Steampunk and bureaucracy
The difference between the cities and the countryside in steampunk