Narratives need bodies. Stories are populated by characters whose bodies serve as focalizers for our experience of the narrated world. Certain genres, like body horror, pornography or fanfiction, are predicated on bodily excess, “spill[ing] out over the spectator and penetrat[ing] them with sexual ecstasy or […] terrifying violence” (Linn). In th…[Read more]

CfP for seminar session at NeMLA 2024, 7 to 10 March in Boston, MA

Narratives need bodies. Stories are populated by characters whose bodies serve as focalizers for our experience of the narrated world. Certain genres, like body horror, pornography or fanfiction, are predicated on bodily excess, “spill[ing] out over the spectator and p…[Read more]

CfP for seminar session at NeMLA 2024, 7 to 10 March in Boston, MA

Narratives need bodies. Stories are populated by characters whose bodies serve as focalizers for our experience of the narrated world. Certain genres, like body horror, pornography or fanfiction, are predicated on bodily excess, “spill[ing] out over the spectator and p…[Read more]

CfP for seminar session at NeMLA 2024, 7 to 10 March in Boston, MA

Narratives need bodies. Stories are populated by characters whose bodies serve as focalizers for our experience of the narrated world. Certain genres, like body horror, pornography or fanfiction, are predicated on bodily excess, “spill[ing] out over the spectator and p…[Read more]

CfP for seminar session at NeMLA 2024, 7 to 10 March in Boston, MA

Narratives need bodies. Stories are populated by characters whose bodies serve as focalizers for our experience of the narrated world. Certain genres, like body horror, pornography or fanfiction, are predicated on bodily excess, “spill[ing] out over the spectator and p…[Read more]