Following the success of our conference in 2022, the SFF will be organising a further two-day online event in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University on 7-8 December 2024.

The theme of the conference will be Women in the Black Fantastic and will mark the 40th anniversary of Octavia E. Butler winning both the Hugo Award for Best Short Story and the Nebula Award for Best Novelette.

Keynote Speakers: Nyasha Mugavazi and Elizabeth Ebony Thomas

Critical Plant Studies, a book series published by Lexington Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, calls us to re-examine in fundamental ways our understanding of and engagement with plants, drawing on diverse disciplinary perspectives. A sampling of topics appropriate for this series includes but is not limited to:
• Representations of plants in literature, art, film, and popular culture
• Relationships between humans and plants
• Boundaries and distinctions between plants and animals
• Plants and the environmental crisis

In today’s rapidly changing global landscape, hospitality emerges as a pivotal focus in academic discourse, especially within Western geopolitical contexts. Hospitality, as a mode of conduct, garners both ardent enthusiasm and staunch opposition. As a concept, it presents both notable limitations and diverse modalities. This multidimensional notion encompasses a right, a privilege, an obligation, an act of sympathy, and an expression of charity. It shapes and is shaped by various environments, from tangible spaces and places to non-places and heterotopias (as articulated by Marc Augé). Its expansive research potential warrants a thorough, interdisciplinary exploration.

BOOK SERIES: South Asian Literature in Focus (Routledge, Global Edition) 

Series Editors: Goutam Karmakar, Puspa Damai, Payel Pal, and Deimantas Valančiūnas

CFP: MEDIA REVIEWERS and SCHOLARLY ARTICLES – MIDDLE WEST REVIEW

Middle West Review (MWR) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal that examines the American Midwest. The journal is published biannually by the University of Nebraska Press.

MWR is seeking scholars to review media texts that engage with midwestern identity, history, and/or culture. From popular films and television series to online exhibitions and digital archives, MWR spotlights Midwest-oriented media texts in each issue.

Environmental Racism and Environmental Casteism: A Reading of African American and Indian Dalit Literature

deadline for submissions: 

May 15, 2024.

Full name/name of organization: 

Shubhanku Kochar (Ph.D.) 

Contact email: 

shubhankukochar@outlook.com

Environmental Racism and Environmental Casteism: A Reading of African American and Indian Dalit Literature

--Note:  Springer has shown interest in publishing this book 

Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association (MAPACA) 2024 Annual Conference, November 7-9, 2024 in Atlantic City, NJ

Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) 77th Annual Convention

October 10-12 (Thur.-Sat.) at the Westgate Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada

Join us in Las Vegas this October, where we will defy the odds and time, and you can learn how to read some of the 418 (and counting) letter runes found in the first third of Beowulf.

This groundbreaking, ninety-minute session is the first of its kind in teaching how one can detect and decipher between two alphabets that use the same letters, with one being just a letter and the other being a letter that represents a word. Unlike Odin, you will not have to give up an eye.

All attendees will receive a letter rune chart.

Call for Papers

“`Do This In Remembrance of Me’: Religion, Memory, and Art”

A Special Issue of Religion and the Arts

Guest Editor: Frederick S. Roden

Call for Papers

Special Issue: Towards Global Public Literary Humanities

For Public Humanities (Cambridge UP)

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-humanities

Edited by Tim Lanzendörfer and Pavan Malreddy (Goethe University, Frankfurt)

Plant Studies in Indian LiteratureCall for Book ChapterDeadline Extended: 12/05/2024 Introduction: Indian literature is a rich and diverse tapestry woven from the threads of countless languages, cultures, traditions, and encompasses a vast array of literary forms, genres, and themes, reflecting the complex tapestry of Indian society, its history, spirituality, and cultural heritage. From the ancient Vedas to contemporary works exploring modern Indian identity, Indian literature offers a window into the soul of a nation characterized by its diversity and complexity.

“Beyond the Comic Strip: Exploring Graphic Narratives, Creative Inquiry, and Arts-Based Research”

A Transdisciplinary Conference

Online event
Date: June 26-27, 2024
Proposal deadline: June 2, 2024
Conference webpage: https://labrc.co.uk/2024/04/24/beyond-the-comic-strip/

Call for Papers

“Science and Sensibility: Method Meets Art”

A Transdisciplinary Conference

October 12-13, 2024

Call for Papers

Conference Webpage: https://labrc.co.uk/2024/04/27/science-and-sensibility/

Proposal Submission Deadline: August 31, 2024

Abstract form on: https://forms.gle/XTYvvCE9Afv6LpzG7

Call for Papers

Courtesans as Agents of Resistance: Unveiling Marginalized Voices in India (Tentative Title)