Have a paper or panel proposal for the 2025 Festival of Monsters (Oct. 15-18 in Santa Cruz, Calif.)? Proposal deadline April 1. Learn more.
We take monsters seriously
“It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account we shall be more attached to one another.”
— Mary Shelley, Frankenstein,
or, the Modern Prometheus
Monsters play a role in the representation of some of the most challenging problems facing our world: matters of race and religion, social justice, and environmental threats. The Center for Monster Studies at UC Santa Cruz aims to explore the role of monsters in culture and humanities.
Join monstrous academics from around the world at the 2025 Festival of Monsters conference, Oct. 15-18, 2025 in Santa Cruz, Calif. The Center is currently looking for paper or panel proposals. The deadline is April 1, 2025.