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Call for Book Chapters (Peter Lang series)

updated: 
Monday, June 2, 2025 - 5:12am
Bidisha Pal and Biraj Biswas
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, June 30, 2025

Call for Book Chapters

(Peter Lang International Academic Publishers)

Call for Chapters for the anthology Performing Dalits: Theatre of the  Marginalized Communities of Bengal

 

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

updated: 
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 7:23pm
London Arts-Based Research Centre
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, June 2, 2025

 

 

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

A Transdisciplinary Conference

Online, June 24-26, 2025
Proposal deadline: June 2, 2025

Fees:
£100 (for both presenters and attendees)
Prices exclude eventbrite fees

 Conference Page: https://labrc.co.uk/beyond-the-comic-strip-2025/ 

 

Call for Papers:

CFP: “Provocations” Essays for American Gothic Studies

updated: 
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 7:21pm
American Gothic Studies/Society for the Study of the American Gothic
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

UPDATED: SEEKING ESSAYS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS, SEE DESCRIPTION AND LIST BELOW

CFP: “Provocations” for American Gothic Studies

American Gothic Studies is seeking short essays for its “Provocations” section. These pieces (2,000 words) are meant to question conventional wisdom, tackle compelling issues, or advance new theses about the American Gothic as an academic field or pedagogical subject. Please note that they are not traditional essays.

At this time, we are interested in essays that revisit, interrogate, and update older concepts and terms. Some examples might include (but are not limited to) the following:

Indian Trans Cinema: Film, Television, and Web Series Exploring Transgender Themes

updated: 
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 3:06am
Bloomsbury Publishing
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The response to our CFP for Indian Trans Cinema has been so strong that we have expanded it into The Handbook of Indian Trans Cinema: Film, Television, and Web Series. Proposals are due July 1, 2025.

We seek a nationally diverse group of contributors from countries worldwide.

We especially welcome additional chapters on the following 16 themes, for which we already have over 40 confirmed chapters:

Theme 1. Historical Cinema

Call for Chapters - Voices of Change: Women in 19th and 20th Century Indian Print Culture

updated: 
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 10:56am
Voices of Change: Women in 19th and 20th Century Indian Print Culture
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, May 30, 2025

The narrative of women in Indian print culture reflects a dynamic interplay of struggle and achievement, where, despite significant contributions, women's voices were frequently marginalized, and societal expectations and institutional barriers often constrained their roles. This complex history underscores the ongoing need for a more inclusive historical narrative that fully acknowledges the diverse and critical roles women have played
in shaping print culture in India.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Games & Game Studies Beyond Postmodernism

updated: 
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 9:24am
University of Konstanz, Germany
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, June 8, 2025

EXTENDED DEADLINE: 8 June, 2025

Call for Papers

International and Interdisciplinary Conference "Games & Game Studies Beyond Postmodernism"

4-5 September, 2025

VIRTUAL GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM ON PREGNANCY LOSS

updated: 
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 9:17am
The Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, The College of fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, The Sasso Corbaro Foundation for the Medical Humanities
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Friday October 24, 2024

Holocaust Memory in Central Europe

updated: 
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 9:06am
The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

The “Central European Memory of the Holocaust in a Multicultural and Multidimensional Perspective” [CEMORY] project team at the Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilisations (Jagiellonian University in Kraków) and the editorial team of The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series invite you to submit articles for 2/2026 thematic edition.

“Central European Memory of the Holocaust in a Multicultural and Multidimensional Perspective” [CEMORY] project is funded under Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV).

The topic of The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series 2/2026 is: "Holocaust Memory in Central Europe".

Lonesome Dove at 40: McMurtry, Mythmaking, and the Reimagining of the American Southwest

updated: 
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 9:03am
Abel F. Fenwick (University of Arkansas)
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, August 1, 2025

Lonesome Dove at 40: McMurtry, Mythmaking, and the Reimagining of the American Southwest

A Larry McMurtry Symposium

November 14–15, 2025 Southern Methodist University | Dallas, Texas Co-Sponsored by SMU English’s Narrative Now Initative and the Clements Center for Southwest Studies

Organizers:

Dr. Christopher González
English, SMU
[ctgonzalez@smu.edu]

Dr. Ariel Ron
History, SMU
[aron@mail.smu.edu]

Abel Fenwick
English, U of Arkansas
[fenwick@uark.edu]

 

Atras Journal: Call for Papers - Varia Volume 7, issue 1, January 2026

updated: 
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 9:03am
University of Saida, Dr. Moulay Tahar
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Atras Journal: Call for Papers - Varia

Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2026

Atras Journal is now inviting scholars from around the globe to submit their unpublished manuscripts for publication. The journal aims to contribute to the body of knowledge by publishing original papers in the fields of literature, gender studies, cultural studies, linguistics, education, language studies, translation, social sciences, and arts. Researchers are invited to submit their manuscripts in English, Arabic, and French.

Presentation 

T&T VIII: ALGORITHMS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE CLASSROOM

updated: 
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 9:03am
Dr. Margaret Barrow / Borough of Manhattan Community College, English Department
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, November 15, 2025

T&T VIII: ALGORITHMS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE CLASSROOM

APRIL 17-18, 2026

 

GLOTECH 2025 International Conference: Global Perspectives on Technology-Enhanced Language Learning and Translation

updated: 
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 7:11am
Digital Language Learning (DL2)
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, July 18, 2025

GLOTECH 2025 International Conference: Global Perspectives on Technology-Enhanced Language Learning and Translation

Dear colleagues,

 

Child's Play in Popular Culture: History, representations and consumption

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:45pm
PopCRN - The Popular Culture Research Network
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Call for Papers

Child's Play in Popular Culture: History, representations and consumption

PopCRN – The Popular Culture Network invites scholars to explore the diverse representations of childhood in popular culture at a virtual symposium to be held online on 30 April – 1 May 2026.

From dolls and board games to digital playgrounds and interactive media, the concept of play has been a defining aspect of childhood across cultures and historical periods. Popular culture has both shaped and been shaped by children’s play, reflecting broader societal values, anxieties, and technological advancements.

"Sin City": Las Vegas in Popular Culture

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:45pm
PopCRN - The Popular Culture Research Network
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, February 28, 2026

"Sin City": Las Vegas in Popular Culture

PopCRN (the Popular Culture Network) will be holding a free virtual symposium exploring the many faces of Las Vegas in popular culture. The conference will be held online on 30-31 July 2026.  

Las Vegas, a city of spectacle, excess, and reinvention, has been depicted in myriad ways across popular culture. From its neon-lit casinos and extravagant performances to its depictions as both a playground for high-stakes drama and a symbol of the American Dream, Las Vegas occupies a unique cultural space. This symposium seeks to examine the diverse representations of Las Vegas through a multi-disciplinary lens.

“Living in a Material World”: The 1980s in Popular Culture

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:45pm
PopCRN - The Popular Culture Research Network
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, July 31, 2026

Call for Papers

“Living in a Material World”: The 1980s in Popular Culture

 

PopCRN (the Popular Culture Network) will be holding a free virtual symposium exploring the 1980s in popular culture to be held 26-27 November 2026.

The 1980s was the decade of excess, technological innovation, and political upheaval. This conference aims to explore both the popular culture of the 1980s and how the 1980s have been depicted in the popular culture of other eras.

Exploring and Celebrating The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Popular Culture

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:45pm
PopCRN - The Popular Culture Research Network
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, August 31, 2025

PopCRN is delighted to announce a conference dedicated to the cult phenomenon, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This free, online event will be held on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th of November 2025.

Call for Papers: Horror Videogames - A Companion

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 6:44pm
University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, Surrey, UK
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, August 31, 2025

Call for Papers: Horror Videogames: A Companion

Editors: Dr Connor Jackson and Dr Ewan Kirkland

 

This publication – which is planned for submission to Peter Lang’s Genre Fiction and Film Companions series – aims to provide readers with an accessible yet scholarly overview of the historical, cultural, technological and aesthetic dimensions of the horror videogame, organised around an extensive series of short case studies. Accordingly, we are seeking abstracts for a series of shorter chapters presenting critical analyses of key titles in the genre’s history.

Mid-Atlantic Review - Volume 33 (2025)

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 3:41pm
College English Association, Mid-Atlantic Group
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The Mid-Atlantic Review seeks scholarly articles, position papers, short fiction, poems, and pedagogical reflections for its Special 2025 Issue focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI). In the span of a year or two, generative AI has posed unprecedented challenges to and opportunities for higher education, the humanities, and the arts. Intellectual, pedagogical, and artistic engagement with this emerging technology is vital in our current world and this issue of The Mid-Atlantic Review encourages such engagement. We are also looking for original photographs or artwork related to the Mid-Atlantic region. Ethically produced AI art related to the Mid-Atlantic region would be of particular interest for this issue.

When I Knew: Coming Out as a Form of Self-Knowledge

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 3:41pm
South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) Conference - Atlanta, GA - November 6-8, 2025
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The process of coming out is often framed as a moment of self-realization, a turning point where individuals gain profound insight into their sexual orientation or gender identity. This panel seeks to explore how literature, film, television, and video games depict the mental, psychological, and emotional processes that LGBT individuals undergo as they recognize and articulate their identities. 

Culinary Crossovers: Authenticity and Ambiguity in Reimagining Food Heritage in South Asia

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 2:51pm
Journal of Food,Culture & Society
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

We are inviting abstracts of papers on “Culinary Crossovers: Authenticity and Ambiguity in Reimagining Food Heritage in South Asia”, to be published in a special issue for the Journal of Food, Culture & Society (Taylor and Francis, Scopus Q1). In this special issue, we aim to probe into culinary histories and practices as appended to cultural/collective memory, where the idealised and marketable concept of “authenticity” emerges as a “palimpsest” conditioned by competing ideologies of nostalgia and privilege afforded by the ability to relocate.

Now What? What Now?: The 'Writing' Classroom after 2025

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 10:43am
SUNY Council on Writing
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Seismic developments in technology, politics, and cognition are radically transforming the traditional writing classroom, which has been a site of contradiction (and at times controversy) since its formation after the GI Bill and the “democratization” of the university. Whether one starts with Raymond Williams or the New Critics through the Sputnik era, the cultural interventions of the late ’60s and the process movement, or the cultural turn of the ’80s, the “field” on which “the writing classroom” is founded has been a contested zone all along.

NeMLA 2026 Session Proposals

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:13am
Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, June 15, 2025

The 2026 NeMLA convention will be March 5-8 in Pittsburgh, PA at Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown.

The NeMLA 2026 convention organizing committee is thrilled to announce the opening plenary and keynote speakers: novelist Simon Han (Nights When Nothing Happened) and feminist luminary Cherríe Moraga (Heroes and Saints, Native Country of the Heart, co-editor with Gloria Anzaldúa of This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color).

Soul & Syntax: The Evolution of Black Expression through Art, Dance, and Literature

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:13am
Billy Joe Turner Interdisciplinary Symposium
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, November 30, 2025

4th Annual Billy Joe Turner Symposium
Title: Soul & Syntax: The Evolution of Expression through Art, Dance, and Literature
Dates: April 15–17, 2026
Location: Texas Southern University – Houston, TX
Format: In-Person Conference

CFP NEMLA 2026--THE ITALIAN SOUTH AND SOUTHERN (RE)GENERATION

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:13am
NORTH EASTERN MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Please consider submitting an abstract for NeMLA 2026—The Italian South and Southern (Re)generation 

 

CFP NEMLA 2026--ITALIAN FOOD AS (RE)GENERATION

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 9:12am
NORTH EASTERN MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Please consider submitting an abstract for NeMLA 2026--Italian Food as (Re) Generation

The conference will take place in Pittsburg, PA, from March 5-March 8, 2026. The deadline for abstracts is September 30th, 2025.

Continuing last year’s conversation, this panel proposes to focus on representations of food in Italian and Italian American Cinema, Literature and Media. Taking this year’s theme, Re-Generation, into consideration it seems only fitting to discuss food. The idea of food or foodway as the locus of creation and re-creation invites us to consider the transformation of culinary history, identity, production, and consumption within or between the Italian, Italian American, and/or wider contexts of the Italian Diaspora.

Transatlantic Mobilities: Migration, Memory, and the Making of Modernity

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 7:35am
Faravid – Journal for Historical and Archaeological Studies
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, June 30, 2025

Call For Papers

Special issue:        Faravid – Journal for Historical and Archaeological Studies

Abstracts deadline:15 June 2025.

Publication date:    Summer 2026

Guest editors:        Moussa Pourya Asl, Henry Oinas-Kukkonen, and Johanna Leinonen

Language:              English, or Finnish

 

Transatlantic Mobilities: Migration, Memory, and the Making of Modernity

Translating Silence—Gender, Trauma, and the Untranslatable in Postcolonial Asian Literature

updated: 
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 6:08am
Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, May 15, 2025


CFP for SPECIAL ISSUE

Translating Silence—Gender, Trauma, and the Untranslatable in Postcolonial Asian Literature

Journal:                      Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific
Publisher:                   The Australian National University
Guest-editors:             Dr. Moussa Pourya Asl & Dr. Roya Monsefi
Abstract deadline:        15 May 2025

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