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This interdisciplinary volume invites original chapters exploring Jung’s underdeveloped concept of archetypes of transformation in literature. While Jungian literary criticism has traditionally focused on personified archetypes such as the Hero, Shadow, Anima, Animus and Self, this collection shifts attention to symbolic situations, places, ways and means through which transformation is represented. We welcome theoretical, comparative and interdisciplinary contributions examining recurring symbolic modalities—including descent, liminality, initiation, metamorphosis, death, renewal, journeys, ritual and natural cycles—across literary traditions and cultures. Contributions may investigate how these archetypes illuminate psychological transformation, individuation, ecological relationships, mythic structures and narrative processes. It is crucial for contributors to take into account that any and all interpretations must be within the scope and theoretical foundation of Carl Gustav Jung and his theories.
Jung’s two categories of archetypes
Archetypes of transformation as symbolic modalities
Descent, liminality and initiation
Death, renewal and regeneration
Journeys, paths and threshold spaces
Metamorphosis and becoming
Nature, seasonality and cyclical transformation
Archetypes of transformation in myth, fairy tales and folklore
Archetypes of transformation in fantasy, Gothic and children’s literature
Archetypes of transformation in trauma narratives and psychological change
Archetypes of transformation in ecological literature and environmental humanities
Cross-cultural and comparative perspectives
Scholars in Jungian studies, literary criticism, comparative literature, mythology, psychology, cultural studies, ecocriticism, and related disciplines.
Chapter proposals (approximately 500 words, excluding biography) should be sent to a.kechan@ibu.edu.mk and they should include:
Proposed title
Overview of chapter
Short biography (approx. 200 words) with affiliation and email
Final chapters: 3,000–6,000 words.
Proposal deadline: December 31, 2026
Notification of acceptance: January 20, 2027
Full chapter deadline: April 1, 2027
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