The Jahrbuch für internationale Germanistik, published by Peter Lang and indexed by the Web of Science (Arts and Humanities Index – AHCI) and Book Citation Index (BKCI), invites scholarly contributions for a special issue on Disability in German and English Narratives.
This volume seeks to explore the literary, cultural, and discursive representations of disability in German- and English-language literatures. We welcome contributions that examine how disability is portrayed, constructed, and negotiated in fictional and non-fictional texts across time periods—from early modern literature to contemporary works.
Possible areas of focus include but are not limited to:
• Literary representations of physical, sensory, or mental disability
• Disability in medieval or early modern narratives
• Postmodern and posthuman readings of disabled bodies
• The intersection of disability with gender, class, race, or religion
• Theoretical frameworks from Disability Studies applied to German and English texts
• Comparative or transnational perspectives on disability narratives
• Inclusion, exclusion, and the normalization of bodies in literature and culture
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 June 2025
Full Text Submission Deadline: 30 October 2025
Planned Publication: Spring 2026
CPC: 60 EUR
Please submit abstracts (300–500 words) along with a short bio (100 words) to: [habib.tekin@hotmail.com]