interdisciplinary

The proposed volume seeks to offer insights into the transformative impact of the films of Srijit Mukherji (b. 23rd September 1977) on the landscape of postmillennial urban cinema.

MORE PRIDE, LESS PREJUDICE: JANE AUSTEN AT 250

Faculty of Arts and Humanities I University of Porto

2-3 October 2025

Keynote Speakers 

John Mullan (University College London) 

Fiona Stafford (University of Oxford)

Fan Studies Network North America (FSNNA) is excited to announce that we are seeking new members of our organizing committee. 

FSNNA held its first conference in October 2018 to gather fan studies scholars in one place to meet, share new research, and promote the study of fanworks and fan cultures. During the Covid-19 pandemic, we ran successful online conferences with a focus on accessibility and community. Since then, we have continued implementing new online conference formats that allow us to bring together fan studies scholars from North America and around the world every year. 

Archipelago of Extremity:  

Fragmentation and Renovation in Puerto Rico

Editors 

Daniel Nevárez Araújo, PhD, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Nelson Varas-Díaz, PhD, Florida International University

Description

British Shakespeare Association Conference

Practising Shakespeare: new collaborations, expanding horizons

25-28 June 2025, University of York

Call for Panels, Papers, Roundtables, and Seminar Enrolment: Deadline 14 February 2025

For more information: https://www.britishshakespeare.ws/conference/

Call for Papers: The Turn to Podcasts as a Mass Campaign Medium Special Issue of The Journal of Radio and Audio Media
 

Dr. Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Prof. Kim Fox, American University in Cairo
Dr. Aram Sinnreich, American University

The Journal of Radio and Audio Media (JRAM), the world’s premier radio research journal, is published semi-annually by the Broadcast Education Association. JRAM is dedicated to radio research and the new technology redefining radio’s traditional use.

Ambivalent Solidarities: South Asian Women’s Intellectual, Affective and Activist Networks

Editors:

Hiya Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Swarnamoyee Jogendranath Mahavidyalaya, Vidyasagar University

Sreejata Paul, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Shiv Nadar University Delhi-NCR

Call for Papers

Healing Narratives, Embodied Histories: Medical Humanities in South Asia

Animesh Roy and Bosudha Bandyopadhyay

Medical Humanities is an interdisciplinary field that examines the human dimensions of health, illness, and healthcare through the lens of literature, arts, humanities, and social sciences. It seeks to deepen understanding of medical practices by exploring how cultural, historical, ethical, and literary contexts shape healthcare experiences.

In contemporary media and pop culture, the intersection of fatness, queerness, and neurodivergent signifies a crucial but inadequately researched domain of identity and representation. The representation of marginalised identities is becoming increasingly significant as cultural spaces continue to impact social norms and impact perspectives. Media and popular culture have the ability to either reinforce stereotypes or contest the status quo by emphasising varied, nuanced narratives. The comprehension of the intersections between neurodivergent, queer, and fat identities offers valuable insight into the lived experiences of numerous individuals, thereby promoting inclusivity and empathy in a society that frequently marginalises diversity.

CALL FOR PAPERS

British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) PGR & ECR Conference 
 
ROMANTIC (UN)CONSCIOUSNESS
 
Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge: 4th-5th September 2025

Online: 12th September 2025
 
Keynote Speakers Include:

Dr Rowan Rose Boyson (King's College London)

The emergence of modern documentary poetics is often attributed to twentieth-century writers who were interested in redefining the purpose and limits of artistic expression, a redefinition that occurred in the context of labor exploitation, racial violence, and ethnic cleansing. This panel asks participants to consider the nineteenth-century precursors of modern documentary literature. How and to what ends do documents and literature intersect throughout the long nineteenth century? What constitutes a document and how might this definition enable new ways of interrogating issues of race, gender, class, indigeneity, and ethnicity? What formal features and aesthetic innovations emerge during the nineteenth century?

Existence and Coexistence in the Age of Crises

The American Studies Association of Korea (ASAK)

October 17-18, 2025

Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Mel Y. Chen, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Jasbir Puar, University of British Columbia, Canada

Ok Yeon Yi, Seoul National University, Korea

The language of crisis saturates our lives. The world is increasingly marred by climate change,

socioeconomic inequality, racial discrimination, religious conflicts, terror, and wars. The COVID-

19 pandemic created a moment when these ongoing crises confronted a new global challenge,

Call for Papers: LEARNING FROM FEAR

The University of Memphis English Department will host a graduate student conference, Learning From Fear, on April 25th-26th, 2025, in Memphis, Tennessee. This conference aims to appeal to a variety of disciplines and interests, including rhetoric, communication, film and media studies, creative writing, linguistics, African American literature, museum studies, philosophy, graphic design, pop culture studies, psychology, educational studies, and web development. 

Key Research Questions

Democracy has a strange quality, that it is systematically ambiguous. Recently, the ambiguity has led to contestations that has questioned the very foundations of democratic values and principles. The erosion of faith and conflicts around the globe is evidenced through collapse of democratic regimes or call to reform democratic practices to be replaced by more rigid or powerful structures. Many believe the rise in inequality, drastic climate changes, migration, religious fundamentalism and lack of basic facilities and growing social, political and economic insecurities has been some of the factors, that led many to question the legitimacy of democratic institutions and practices.