HJEAS Books

HJEAS Books is a new series of peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly books launched by the Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies. The volumes of the series reflect scholarship in the areas covered by the Journal, which include but are not limited to the literature, film, art, history, and religion of the United States, Canada, Ireland, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Proposals for either research monographs or edited collections are welcome, please direct your proposals to the Chief Editor, Prof. Donald E. Morse (Donald Morse <Donaldemorse@gmail.com>)

　

Books already published in the series:

Published in 2022 (by Debrecen University Press):

It’s Time: What Living in Time Is Like　by Donald E. Morse, Oakland University, USA and University of Debrecen

“A wretchedness to defend”: Reading Beckett’s Letters　by Erika Mihálycsa, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania

　

Published in 2023:

Negotiating Age: Aging and Ageism in Contemporary Literature and Theatre, Ed. by Mária Kurdi, University of Pécs, Hungary

Stalwart Peasants, Undesirables, Refugees: Central and Eastern European Immigration to Canada, Ed. by Balázs Venkovits, University of Debrecen, Hungary

　

Other volumes in preparation:

Donald Wesling, Perceiving-Thinking-Writing: Merleau-Ponty and Literature　　

Seamus Heaney Memorial Lectures and Essays

Crises of Care: Pandemic Culture, Biopolitics and the Medical Humanities　

Tradition and Experimentation in Irish Literature since Modernism　

The Female Detective

American Free Verse　

Dostoevsky and Coetzee

　

HJEAS Books Submissions

With ALL submissions please provide:

　

  • Author(s)’/editor(s)’ name(s) and affiliations

  • Proposed title and subtitle

  • A 500-1000-word abstract of the project, including its scholarly merits, central argument, methodology, its outstanding features, and the main audience it addresses

  • The expected overall length of the projects (in thousands of words)

  • A current CV of the author(s)/editor(s)

  • An estimate of any proposed illustrations

  • A tentative date for completion

　

FOR RESEARCH MONOGRAPHS　supply

  • A Table of Contents with a 500-word chapter by chapter outline of the proposed book

  • A sample chapter

　

FOR EDITED COLLECTIONS　supply

  • A list of proposed contributors including their academic affiliations, their contact info, and a 300-word professional biography for each

　

FORMAT of PROPOSALS

  • Double spaced throughout in Times New Roman 12 or 14 point type using parenthetical citations as given in the seventh edition of the MLA Handbook, and

  • Conform to the current HJEAS Books New Series Style Sheet

　

Publication Ethics

AUTHORS　of monographs and　EDITORS　of collections are responsible for

  • suggesting two scholars familiar with the work who would be willing to give their candid opinion on it to be quoted on the cover of the book;

  • any illustrations including the cover;　

  • all necessary permissions to reprint;　

  • obtaining permission to use material in print and digital formats, (If permission cannot be obtained by the contracted submission date, we reserve the right to remove the material from the final typesetting.);　

  • including a subject-matter and name index;

  • ensuring that all contributors attest to and take responsibility for the originality of their work.

HJEAS Books is a new series of peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly books launched by the Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies. The volumes of the series reflect scholarship in the areas covered by the Journal, which include but are not limited to the literature, film, art, history, and religion of the United States, Canada, Ireland, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Proposals for either research monographs or edited collections are welcome, please direct your proposals to the Chief Editor, Prof. Donald E. Morse (Donald Morse <Donaldemorse@gmail.com>)

　

Books already published in the series:

Published in 2022 (by Debrecen University Press):

It’s Time: What Living in Time Is Like　by Donald E. Morse, Oakland University, USA and University of Debrecen

“A wretchedness to defend”: Reading Beckett’s Letters　by Erika Mihálycsa, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania

　

Published in 2023:

Negotiating Age: Aging and Ageism in Contemporary Literature and Theatre, Ed. by Mária Kurdi, University of Pécs, Hungary

Stalwart Peasants, Undesirables, Refugees: Central and Eastern European Immigration to Canada, Ed. by Balázs Venkovits, University of Debrecen, Hungary

　

Other volumes in preparation:

Donald Wesling, Perceiving-Thinking-Writing: Merleau-Ponty and Literature　　

Seamus Heaney Memorial Lectures and Essays

Crises of Care: Pandemic Culture, Biopolitics and the Medical Humanities　

Tradition and Experimentation in Irish Literature since Modernism　

The Female Detective

American Free Verse　

Dostoevsky and Coetzee

　

HJEAS Books Submissions

With ALL submissions please provide:

　

  • Author(s)’/editor(s)’ name(s) and affiliations

  • Proposed title and subtitle

  • A 500-1000-word abstract of the project, including its scholarly merits, central argument, methodology, its outstanding features, and the main audience it addresses

  • The expected overall length of the projects (in thousands of words)

  • A current CV of the author(s)/editor(s)

  • An estimate of any proposed illustrations

  • A tentative date for completion

　

FOR RESEARCH MONOGRAPHS　supply

  • A Table of Contents with a 500-word chapter by chapter outline of the proposed book

  • A sample chapter

　

FOR EDITED COLLECTIONS　supply

  • A list of proposed contributors including their academic affiliations, their contact info, and a 300-word professional biography for each

　

FORMAT of PROPOSALS

  • Double spaced throughout in Times New Roman 12 or 14 point type using parenthetical citations as given in the seventh edition of the MLA Handbook, and

  • Conform to the current HJEAS Books New Series Style Sheet

　

Publication Ethics

AUTHORS　of monographs and　EDITORS　of collections are responsible for

  • suggesting two scholars familiar with the work who would be willing to give their candid opinion on it to be quoted on the cover of the book;

  • any illustrations including the cover;　

  • all necessary permissions to reprint;　

  • obtaining permission to use material in print and digital formats, (If permission cannot be obtained by the contracted submission date, we reserve the right to remove the material from the final typesetting.);　

  • including a subject-matter and name index;

  • ensuring that all contributors attest to and take responsibility for the originality of their work.