We are pleased to announce our open call for article submissions for two of our special issues for Pacific Coast Philology.

1.) Call for Submissions to “Geographies of the Fantastic and the Quotidian”: Special Issue of Pacific Coast Philology

For this special issue, we seek essays that engage the theme of “Geographies of the Fantastic and the Quotidian.” Particularly fascinating might be explorations of the extraordinary, the exemplary, the “out of this world” sorts of places, real and figurative: the spaces of the fantastic and the bizarre. Anything pertaining to the surreal city of Los Angeles would be encouraged. The lived and experienced environments of the banal might spark equally fertile archaeologies of the everyday. Paper proposals of particular interest include explorations of all varieties of heterotopologies; explorations of fictional domains; Borgesian labyrinths; road narratives; enclaves of digital introspection or connection; theme parks; elision, caesura, and other grammatological openings; migration/border crossings; psychedelic “trips” of all sorts; native practices of tending the land; mirrors and projections; choreography and dance; exteriority/interiority; the politics or rhetorics of dispossession; theatrical staging; embodiment and disembodiment; panopticism; the family and/or spaces of domesticity; museums and archives; homelessness and houselessness; communities and cliques; as well as both paroxysmal places and quiet passages.

Please contact Special Issue Editor Jeremiah B.C. Axelrod at [email protected] if you have questions.

Essay proposals should include the following, and should be emailed to Jeremiah B.C. Axelrod at [email protected] by July 15, 2024: cover page with author’s name, affiliation, and a brief biography, plus the title of the essay; also a 4,000 to 7,000 word separate document with a brief abstract, a list of four to seven keywords, and the proposed paper, following the guidelines of the MLA Style Manual, 9th edition. Important: Please include Geographies of the Fantastic and Quotidian Special Issue Proposal in your email subject line to ensure prompt processing.

2.) Call for Submissions to “Shifting Perspectives”: Special Issue of Pacific Coast Philology

For this special issue, we seek essays that engage the theme of “Shifting Perspectives.” Interested authors are encouraged to consider how we might apply perspective shifts to our respective fields of study to shine a light on new approaches, thereby engaging in the critical and theoretical processes of shifting our own views and exploring the results. Possible topics might include shifting academia, double-consciousness, hybridity and society, disciplinary divisions, neurodivergence, Borges, and other topics that highlight noteworthy perspective shifts.

Please contact Special Issue Editor Yolanda A. Doub at [email protected] if you have questions.

Essay proposals should include the following, and should be emailed to Yolanda A. Doub at [email protected] by July 1, 2024: cover page with author’s name, affiliation, and a brief biography, plus the title of the essay; also a 4,500 to 7,000 word separate document with a brief abstract, a list of four to seven keywords, and the proposed paper, following the guidelines of the MLA Style Manual, 9th edition. Important: Please include Shifting Perspectives Special Issue Proposal in your email subject line to ensure prompt processing.