Literature Book Series

The Global Perspectives in Literature Series offers an expansive platform for exploring literature in all its forms across cultures, genres, and historical periods. This series examines how literature reflects and shapes human experiences, identities, and societies, providing critical insights into how stories and texts connect people and ideas globally.

Scope and Focus
This series spans a wide array of topics, embracing the richness and diversity of literary traditions, including:

• Literary Genres: Fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction, and emerging hybrid forms.
• World Literatures: Exploring literary traditions from across the globe, including underrepresented voices and marginalized perspectives.
• Comparative Literature: Cross-cultural and interdisciplinary studies of texts, themes, and genres.
• Historical and Contemporary Perspectives: The evolution of literature and its relevance in modern contexts.
• Critical Theories and Approaches: Engaging with frameworks such as postcolonialism, feminism, ecocriticism, and digital humanities.
• Narrative Studies: The art and craft of storytelling across media and cultures.
• Literature and Society: The role of literature in addressing social, political, and cultural issues.
• Intersections with Other Arts: Literature’s connections with visual arts, music, theater, and film.
• Digital and New Media Literature: The impact of technology on literary creation and consumption.

Suggested Topics

• The global influence of Indigenous and oral-literary traditions.
• Literature as a tool for activism and social change.
• Comparative studies of epic poetry, modern novels, or theatrical traditions.
• Digital storytelling and the future of literature.
• Representation and identity in contemporary world literature.
• Environmental themes in literature: Ecocriticism and beyond.
• The intersection of literature and politics in revolutionary movements.
• Literary responses to global crises, including pandemics and climate change.
• Analysis of experimental and hybrid literary forms.

We invite proposals for authored or edited volumes that delve into the depth and breadth of global literature. Contributions that emphasize diversity, innovation, and interdisciplinary approaches are particularly encouraged.

Dr. Adele Newson-Horst
Professor, Department of English and Language Arts
Morgan State University, USA
Email: Adele.NewsonHorst@morgan.edu

Bio:
Dr. Adele Newson-Horst is a Professor of English and Language Arts at Morgan State University, specializing in African American literature, twentieth-century African American women’s writing, Caribbean literature, and Black Feminism & Quare Studies. Her scholarship explores literary traditions that illuminate identity, resistance, gender, and cultural expression across diasporic communities. She teaches courses on African American literature and culture, women novelists, Caribbean literature, and feminist literary theory. Dr. Newson-Horst is the editor of The Essential Nawal El Saadawi: A Reader (Zed Publishers, 2010) and brings extensive expertise in global, intersectional, and transformative literary studies to the Literature Book Series.