Foreword

JSSE 85 is a very rich double issue. It features a special section edited by Bénédicte Meillon and Frédérique Spill on “Blue Short Stories.” We would like to thank the guest editors for bringing together a wide variety of scholarly contributions on the emerging field of Blue Humanities and highlighting the interplay between literature and the environment. These contributions explore the works of classic authors, such as Stephen Crane, as well as contemporary writers, including Zadie Smith an...