Touchy Feely: Exploring Affect Evoked by Touch

What can literature reveal about how tactile sensations can evoke affect of all kinds? We welcome 200-word abstracts from diverse theoretical perspectives including affect and trauma theory, cognitive approaches to literature, and neurodivergence.

Deadline for submissions: Friday, 14 March 2025

Laura Christine Otis, Emory University (lotis@emory.edu )