A special issue of Gothic Studies guest edited by the Internet Ghost Collective (Chera Kee, Erika Kvistad, Line Henriksen, and Megen de Bruin-Molé)

Greetings.

As the editor of the digital edition of the Encyclopedia of Hispanic-American Literature (Facts on File), I'm inviting scholars to contribute essays of approximately 1500-2000 words on one of the authors listed below. The digital edition has been contracted with Facts on File and is a peer-reviewed volume scheduled to be published in 2025. Much of the volume is completed, with a few outstanding biographies that need to be assigned.

Call for Papers

ASAT's 67th Annual Conference

“Harmony & Discord”

Now Open: Submissions of abstracts for presentations and panels are now open for the 2024 ASAT conference, which will take place from November 14 - 16 on the campus of Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. 

Entries are invited for the 2024 Forum Essay Prize, on the subject of: ‘The Art(s) of Delight’

Forum for Modern Language Studies are looking for bold, visionary and persuasive essays that use academic research to pursue innovative questions. The winning essay will be that judged by the panel to have best addressed the topic with flair, ambition and resonance.

Call for papers: 

For the first edition of Epitaphs, we invite writers, artists and academics to submit their short form Gothic or Horror work on the following theme: 

Dark Ecologies. 

Archives have become a site of contestation because of their status as “an imperial project of domination and affirmation” (Ištok 2016). It is specifically the case in the English-speaking world. The revelation in 2011 of the hiding and culling by British colonial authorities of “incriminating documents from former colonies in the months before each one became politically independent” (Diptée 2024) is a case in point. In this deliberate and pernicious meddling with archives, now known as “Operation Legacy”, the “mother country” aimed to tone down — if not silence — colonial violence and display a more humanist facet that was supposed to undergird the liberation of British territories from colonial shackles (Cobain 2016).

Being good makes one a target. History rattles off instances of virtuous individuals cracked by circumstance and at the mercy of a world that seeks its own ends apart from a universal pattern anchored in the Divine. Should one register shock, then, at the violence directed at those whose faces reflect the goodness of God, for the world “hated me first” Christ reminds his disciples. No, we cannot feign surprise. Nor can we fail to act. When Mordecai implored Esther to approach the king on pain of death, he did so with the assurance that God would provide regardless of her choice, and yet, he asked her, “... who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such as time as this?” Yes, God will provide, and perhaps we are that provision.

The Belvedere Research Journal (BRJ), a peer-reviewed, open-access e-journal, invites new submissions. We are interested in articles that shed light on the visual culture of the former Habsburg Empire and Central Europe broadly defined from the medieval period to the present. Contributions that position Austrian art practices within a wider international framework are particularly welcome. We value innovative art historical approaches, such as challenging established narratives or exploring transnational exchanges that highlight the interconnected and cross-cultural nature of the art world.

The origin myths of nations, regions, and cities provided an obvious appeal in the Middle Ages and Renaissance to those interested in the deep histories of the places where they lived and were born. While such stories were used to bolster local or national prestige, many origin myths also stretch across borders, inscribing deep connections between places: Britain claimed Trojan origins through Brutus’ foundation, but so too did the French, the Norse, and even the Dutch; and Noah’s offspring were believed to have been the originators of different peoples across Europe.

                        Call for Papers: "Womanism, Afrofuturism in the Paradigm Era"

Hosted by the Department of English, Howard University

The Department of English at Howard University invites scholars, researchers, and educators to submit abstracts for our forthcoming virtual conference on "Womanism, Afrofuturism in the Paradigm Shift Era." This second annual conference will explore contemporary approaches to the study of Womanism and Afrofuturism during this transformative period in American history.

Conference Themes:

We encourage submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:

1. Literary Works and Authors:

Resurgens Theatre Company, along with the Georgia State University Department of English, is pleased to announce our third biennial conference on early modern verse drama by Shakespeare’s contemporaries, “A Marlowe for All Seasons.” We’re calling for papers that examine some aspect of Christopher Marlowe’s plays in performance, from the Elizabethan era through the current day, but also welcome topics involving Marlovian influence on the development of Renaissance drama and/or early modern print culture. The conference will be held on its NEW DATE, September 13 and 14, 2024, at the historic Pythagoras Masonic Temple (108 E.

The intersection of literature and heritage provides a rich tapestry for a nuanced interdisciplinary exploration  of cultural narratives, historical contexts, and societal evolution. This symbiotic bond intertwines the text with the material and immaterial facets of the cultural identity. Literature engages in re/negotiating identity and re/imagining heritage in complying with the transformations of community over the ages owing to various factors. These narratives, having fictional or realistic bases, are the spaces that mirror the intricate collective memory of a community, regulating a dynamic reciprocity with the past and the present.

Abstract: 

What role do the genres autoethnography and/or memoir play in the revolution and evolution of Black women in the academy? How can they help instigate radical change and encourage sustainable practices for Black women who seek to thrive in higher education?

In a roundtable format, "Write Smack In the Middle: Black Women, Autoethnography, Memoir, and the Academy" will shift the conversation from studying others to reflecting on oneself. This interactive session aims to create an intentional space for Black women who serve in academia to reflect and center on their daily experiences in their own words. 

From the Indian boarding schools of North America to the English curriculum mandate of the British empire, formal education, and the various guises it assumed, was an important instrument for colonial powers to exert dominance over its colonized subjects. The afterlives of such an education continue today through dominant knowledge systems that benefit the few at the expense of the many. This panel seeks papers that aim to disentangle and liberate education from colonial control, so that education can be a vehicle for vital knowledge production and empowerment.