In a world perpetually shaped by societal norms, the emergence of ‘anomalies’ triggers a transformative dialogue that questions the very essence of what is considered conventional. “An irregular fact, characteristic, or circumstance; an oddity, an outlier; an anomalous person or thing”, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, anomalies escape unambiguous categorization. So much so that from different disciplinary perspectives emerges a constellation of constantly evolving definitions (e.g. in psychiatry and psychology, Chibeni, 2007; in medicine, Arney, 1983; in anthropology, Ruth, 2017; in literature, culture, didactics and linguistics, von Jarosław Wiliński & Stolarek, 2017). This call for papers invites researchers in linguistic, literary and cultural disciplines to explore and analyse the profound impact of anomalies on language, literature, theatre, education and culture.

How do these deviations from the norm create ruptures in traditional systems?

Contributions are encouraged to deepen the narratives that emerge when anomalies
intersect with society’s expectations.

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