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Senior Acquisitions Editor for Language, Literature and Culture, Peter Lang Oxford

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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The W+IGS Book Prize deadline has been extended until 15 October! Don’t miss out! More information below @wigsblog.bsky.social @helencfinch.bsky.social @katherinestone.bsky.social #GermanStudies
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
*Deadline in 2 weeks!* Don’t forget to enter: The Women+ in German Studies Book Prize sponsored by #PeterLangOxford is open for submissions! Due 14 September womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/w... @wigsblog.bsky.social
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Women+ in German Studies Book Prize 2026: Call for Submissions
Women+ in German Studies Book Prize Women+ in German Studies are delighted to announce their prize for first books, sponsored by Peter Lang. Members of W+iGS who are preparing their first book…
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Simon Bacon @baconetti.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A terrific new volume on Ray Bradbury, edited by Kevin Wetmore Jr., has just been published in the Genre Film and Fiction Companion Series I run. If you have an idea for a Companion on a genre/subgenre, or an important director/author/creative please do contact me to discuss (baconetti@gmail.com)
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Women+ in German Studies (W+IGS) @wigsblog.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We're super excited to see your proposals for the #BookPrize this year! A huge thank you to the wonderful @laurelplapp.bsky.social and #PeterLangOxford for championing emerging scholars in #GermanStudies and making this prize possible. Details below ⬇️
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The Women+ in German Studies Book Prize sponsored by #PeterLangOxford is now open for submissions! Please read more here, deadline 14 September: womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/w... @wigsblog.bsky.social
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Women+ in German Studies (W+IGS) @wigsblog.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
📢 Call for Papers: 38th Annual W+iGS #Conference 📍Where: King's College London 📅6-7 November 2026 📝 Abstract deadline: 31 July 2026 Proposals from across the breadth of German Studies and from scholars at all career stages welcome! womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/w...
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W+iGS 38th Annual Conference, King’s College London: Call for Papers
The annual Women+ in German Studies (W+iGS) members’ conference will take place at King’s College London from 6-7 November 2026. All events will be held in-person in King’s, with selected events be…
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A wonderful three days at the #SFS2026 @french_studies conference in Leicester! Lovely catching up with authors old and new, and finding homes for our latest publications. #PeterLangGroup #PeterLangOxford
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Embodied Realities, the latest volume in the Women, Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture book series, edited by @helencfinch.bsky.social and @katherinestone.bsky.social, is the subject of a new blog post by volume editor Flora Roussel: www.peterlang.com/article/titl...
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Title Spotlight: 'Embodied Realities: Tracing Multitudes in Germanophone Feminist and Queer Literature, Film, and Art'
In times of conservative politics and discourse, the edited volume 'Embodied Realities' offers an overview of recent queer, feminist, and intersectional debates across literature, film, performing art...
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Please come find the #PeterLangOxford bookstand at @baftss.bsky.social in Dorchester Hall coffee area on Days 2 and 3! We have our latest publications on #film, #AI, #documentary and more!
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Meet 'German Visual Culture' Series Editors Anne Grasselli and Camilla Smith at by the Peter Lang bookstand at AAH in Churchill College at 3pm TODAY! #PeterLangOxford are located right next to the registration desk. www.peterlang.com/series/gvc @forarthistory.org.uk
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Please stop by the #PeterLangOxford bookstand at #AHGBILancaster2026 to see our latest titles and information about the new AHGBI-Peter Lang Publication Prize for Edited Collections! @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Looking forward to attending #AHGBI2026 @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social next week in Lancaster! Please stop by the #PeterLangOxford bookstand to see our latest titles and learn more about the new AHGBI-Peter Lang Publication Prize for Early Career Researchers!
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Gerry Canavan @gerrycanavan.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The latest book in the World Science Fiction Series is out! Other Europes: Science Fiction Cinema Beyond the Anglosphere, edited by Débora Madrid and Antonio Cordoba: www.peterlang.com/document/141...
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Peter Lang Verlag - Other Europes
This volume analyzes how science fiction tropes are used by non-Anglophone European filmmakers to explore national and global issues. The essays ...
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The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
🔗 More information & application details: Link in bio / hispanists.org.uk/funding-and-...
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The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
📍 AHGBI Conference session There will also be an information session on editing a book of related chapters during the AHGBI Annual Conference in Lancaster: 🗓 Tuesday 24 March | 6pm Everyone is welcome to attend.
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The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The prize will help ECRs publish their first edited volume by contributing towards the publication costs with Peter Lang. 📝 Who can apply? Early Career Researchers in Hispanic or Lusophone Studies with an idea for an edited volume. 📅 Deadline: 31 August 2026
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The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
📚 New Publication Prize for Early Career Researchers The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (AHGBI) has launched a NEW Publication Prize in collaboration with Peter Lang Academic Publishers to support Early Career Researchers (ECRs).
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Michèle A. Schaal @profschaal.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I’m very honored to be featured on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social in #FrenchStudies Podcast. I discuss my monograph “Grrrl Writing” on @virginiedespentes.bsky.social with Prof. Gina Stamm, whom I thank for hosting me @laurelplapp.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/grrrl-writing
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Michèle Schaal, "Grrrl Writing: Virginie Despentes's Authorial Politics" (Peter Lang, 2026) - New Books Network
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the Speculations book series with this fantastic collection from Mark Fryers and Marcus Harmes, Cybernetic Imaginations. What can fiction tell us about the future? Read more here: peterlang.com/series/spl #ai #cybernetics #scifi
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Michèle A. Schaal @profschaal.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I’m proud to announce the publication of my monograph “Grrrl Writing: Virginie Despentes’s Authorial Politics,” available from Peter Lang in the “Studies in Contemporary Women’s Writing” @virginiedespentes.bsky.social
Flyer for monograph with promo code GW30
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Don't miss out on our #DisabilityStudies competition for #EmergingScholars! Deadline is 31 January 2026. More details here: www.peterlang.com/for-authors/... #ECRs #PeterLangOxford #PeterLangGroup
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Great to see #PeterLangOxford's books making it to Australia for #ASFS! Wishing our Australian authors and editors a wonderful conference! #FrenchStudies @valentinagosetti.bsky.social
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Working in #Disability Studies? Please consider entering #PeterLangGroup 's competition for #Emerging Scholars! Deadline is 31 January 2026. More details here: www.peterlang.com/for-authors/... #ECRs #PeterLangOxford
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Women+ in German Studies (W+IGS) @wigsblog.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Thank you to @laurelplapp.bsky.social and Peter Lang for sponsoring the prize. Laurel informed us during the ceremony that this is the 10th year of the W+IGS Book Prize, and we are delighted to recognise two very worthy winners. (4/4)
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Women+ in German Studies (W+IGS) @wigsblog.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Announcing the TWO winners of #W+IGS annual #ECA #BookPrize 🎉 Isabel Parkinson & Miriam Schwarz Congratulations to them both! 🎉
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Coming soon! www.peterlang.com/document/140... #Atwood #handmaidstale @baconetti.bsky.social
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Helen Finch @helencfinch.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Thrilled to announce WGS Pathbreakers, a subseries of Peter Lang's Women, Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture series, that seeks to showcase the cultural contribution of women, queer, non-binary, trans and gender non-conforming writers and artists to German studies. (1/3)
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
I am delighted to announce the 2026 Peter Lang #EmergingScholars Competition in #DisabilityStudies.  Winners receive a Gold #OpenAccess contract for publication! Read more here: peterlang.com/2026-emergin... #PeterLangOxford
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Deadline has been extended to 20 October 2025! Please be sure to enter this competition for first book proposals in #GermanStudies in collaboration with @wigsblog.bsky.social. The #winner receives a #cash prize courtesy of #PeterLangOxford
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Looking forward to seeing everyone at AGS 2025! Please stop by the #PeterLangOxford stand to say hello! @ags-gbi.bsky.social
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Simon Bacon @baconetti.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Feast your eyes on this beauty...the cover for the soon to be published Fairies: A Companion edited by the ever amazing Lorna Piatti-Farnell and myself.
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Wonderful book launch last night for @sjvanders.bsky.social new book 'Pro-vax', hosted by the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social! Thrilling to be in a room with the top vaccine researchers in #Oxford. Please be sure to watch the full launch online here: youtube.com/live/OnW-Tc8....
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'Pro-vax: Supporting Vaccines through Activism, Petitions, and Trials' with Samantha Vanderslott
YouTube video by Oxford Martin School
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Samantha Vanderslott @sjvanders.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Join me & @ajpollard1.bsky.social tomorrow 5-6pm GMT talking about my book! ‘Pro-vax: Supporting Vaccines through Activism, Petitions, and Trials’ reconsiders vaccination from the perspective of those who actively support and vocally promote vaccines. www.youtube.com/live/OnW-Tc8...
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'Pro-vax: Supporting Vaccines through Activism, Petitions, and Trials' with Samantha Vanderslott
For a long time, the concentration has been on attitudes to vaccination by those who are in opposition (the ‘anti-vax’), neglecting the majority who are supportive. In this talk, Samantha Vanderslott,...
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
#PeterLangOxford is now offering a Special 30% Discount on The Weird for the month of May! Please purchase through the website www.peterlang.com/document/132... and enter the code WEIRD30 at checkout. #genre #weird #horror
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Peter Lang Verlag - The Weird
Weird works unsettle, decentering humanity on a cosmic scale and, at other times, breaking down the human barriers erected around race, class, gender, ...
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Simon Bacon @baconetti.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
CFP: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland We're nearing the last few weeks for our Call for Papers for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - A Companion. Full CFP in the images and below, and abstract submission form here 👉https://forms.gle/XUsmPfBsXju2XpcR9 (due 15 May 2025)
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
LAST CALL Don't miss your chance to win a Gold #OpenAccess book contract in #PeterLangPublishing 2025 Emerging Scholars Competition. Closes 30 April 2025. ow.ly/NORO50VAPZJ #QueerStudies #CallForSubmissions #EmergingScholars #PeterLang #DEI #LGBTQIA
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2025 Emerging Scholars Competition
Enter the 2025 Emerging Scholars Competition in Queer Studies for the chance to win a publishing contract with Gold Open Access.
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Looking forward to seeing everyone at #BAFTSS2025 this week! Please come by and see me at the #PeterLangOxford bookstand in Oculus Room 002 during the breaks. We'll be offering a special 30% discount on these titles and more! @baftss.bsky.social #FilmStudies #PeterLangPublishing
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Proud of this fabulous new collection on #Indigenous Pop Culture! The volume editors interview Dr Lee Francis 4 in their new blog post: www.peterlang.com/article/cele... Book is available here: www.peterlang.com/document/137...
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Samantha Vanderslott @sjvanders.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
It’s here! My new book ‘Pro-vax’ reconsiders vaccination from the perspective of those actively supporting and vocally promoting vaccines. Using contemporary and historical examples, I explore civil society in action through activism, petitions, and trials www.peterlang.com/document/130...
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Working in #Queer Studies? Please consider entering Peter Lang's competition for emerging scholars! Read more here: peterlang.com/2025-emergin... #PeterLangOxford
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Delighted to have this new blog post at #PeterLangGroup #PeterLangOxford from @sarahannebuckley.bsky.social and Maria Isabel Romero Ruiz, Series Editors for the new book series "Gender and the History of Institutions"! #GenderStudies #History Read the post and learn more here: ow.ly/8zS350UXQtZ
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Why We Need a Global Approach to Gender and the History of Institutions
Series Editors: Professor Maria Isabel Romero Ruiz and Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley share their vision for the Gender and the History of Institutions series This new book series welcomes studies of the histo...
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Dr Franziska Kohlt @frankendodo.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Delighted that our publishers selected "Through the Looking-Glass: A Companion" to reflect on what makes a successful book launch (or two!)🪞 📚Unique setting (birth places of Carroll's book & Disney's movie) 📚Engaging Programming 📚Strong author presence Read more: www.peterlang.com/article/the-...
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Many congratulations to Dr Amy Ainsworth for being named a Winner in the 2024 Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition in #Environmental Humanities! The book will publish Gold Open Access in the #Plants & #Animals book series: peterlang.com/emerging-sch... #GermanStudies @thegsa.bsky.social
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Dr Franziska Kohlt @frankendodo.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
And it's a wrap! I concluded my Carrollian Fellowship at the University of Southern California with the launch of the "Spectral Science" exhibition, and world premiere of the completely sold out, hour-long Phantasmagoria Magic Lantern show I co-created from my research. Absolute life highlight! 🪞🔮
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The DEI Working Group at Peter Lang Publishers are pleased to share our latest collection on #Diversity, #Equity, and #Inclusion. Our latest titles, educational resources and series are listed - please ask me about getting involved! www.peterlang.com/diversity-eq... #EquityMatters
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The DDGC Collective @ddgc.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Would you like to be involved in our collective? We are currently looking for a group of people to reanimate what used to be a successful syllabus/pedagogy workshop with a focus on anti-fascist education (2 times a year). DM here to express interest. www.ddgccollective.org/ddgc-syllabu...
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DDGC Syllabus Workshop — The DDGC Collective
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Daphné Budasz @daphnebdz.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Trying to build a starter kit for Black Europe and Afropean scholars and activists - but many ppl I can think of are not (yet) on blusky. I need HELP 🖤 @eraldo.bsky.social @tnflorvil.bsky.social @afropean.bsky.social @historianmemory.bsky.social @camillahawth.bsky.social @jeannetteoho.bsky.social
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