Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature – CfP

EXposuRE.

The Dynamics of Influence in Post-millennial North American Literature and Culture

March 2026

Call for papers

ExRe(y) Project invites article proposals for a thematic volume of the peer-reviewed open-access journal Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature, indexed, among others, in Scopus, Web of Science, and ERIH Plus. The volume, titled “EXposuRE. The Dynamics of Influence in Post-millennial North American Literature and Culture”, is to be published in March 2026.

We seek manuscripts that focus on the topic of the (broadly understood) exposure in American and Canadian literature and culture of the last two decades.

Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

secrets, conspiracies, myths, and the many shades of debunking
sensitive material, whistleblowers, and the threat of exposure
hideouts, shelters, asylums
masks, posing, and role-playing
nudity, sexuality, freedom vs. indecent exposure, harassment, and objectification
expectation/right to privacy and infringements
environmental threats, radiation, nuclear waste, anthropogenic influence
health threats, infectious agents, addiction, treatment
risk society and the financialization of daily life
temptation, manipulation, suggestibility
(un)consciousness (bias, subliminal stimuli, Freudian slips)
nature or nurture? (genetics, inheritance, role models, guidance)
pressure (peer pressure, activism, lobbying, expectations)
authority (bias, appeal to, questioning of)
going viral (public attention, influencers, celebrity culture)
publicity and (or?) propaganda
scandal and (fake) news exposure
social media, online platforms, and the dynamics of engagement
judgement and the court of public opinion
literary and cultural hybridization

Titled abstracts of up to 250 words should be submitted as email attachments to the volume editors, Julia Nikiel (julia.nikiel@mail.umcs.pl) and Kamil Rusiłowicz (kamil.rusilowicz@kul.pl) by December 15, 2024. All submissions must include the author’s name, affiliation, email address, title of the proposal, abstract, five keywords, and a brief bio.

Important deadlines:

Deadline for submission of article proposals (max. 250 words): December 15, 2024

Deadline for editors’ acceptance/rejection of proposals: December 31, 2024

Deadline for submission of full articles: May 15, 2025 (the suggested maximum length of

the article is 30 000 characters with spaces; articles should be submitted via MCSU online

platform https://journals.umcs.pl/lsmll)

Deadline for peer review and final acceptance/rejection of articles: July 31, 2025

Deadline for submission of final versions of articles (after reviews): October 31, 2025

Publication of the volume: March 2026

The ExRe(y) Project encompasses conferences and publications that are meant to x-ray key developments in contemporary North-American literature and culture. It is co-organized by Department of British and American Studies at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin and Department of American Literature and Culture at The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Further information is available at www.exrey.umcs.lublin.pl