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Which texts should be taught more often? Make the case for bringing a lost classic, under-studied gem, or important new work into the classroom. 250 word abstract, brief bio.
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.
Although initially dismissed as “a holiday from history” (Will), a “frivolous if not decadent decade” (Rich), and a “time of trivial pursuits” (Halberstam) (cf. Chollet and Goldgeier 2008), the 1990s have increasingly been recognized as a pivotal historical moment. Scholars have underscored its defining impact, with Wegner characterizing the decade as “life between two deaths,” framed by the end of the Cold War and the events of 9/11 (2009).
UPDATED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 16, 2025
Dates: May 9–10, 2025
What will (or should) graduate education look like in 2035? What needs will graduate students have? How can programs best support grad students? What should grad students know now as they move from application to career that is different from ten or more years ago?
For this guaranteed panel, we seek presentations that address the many pathways to the PhD in our current times (and beyond), as well as updated guidance and advice for graduate students from application to career.
Potential papers might address, but are not limited to, the following:
Updated graduate school advice, from application to career;
In celebration of 50 yearsof scholarship and community, the 50th European StudiesConferencewill offer both online and in person panels at theUniversity of Nebraska Omaha and welcomespaperson European topics in all disciplines. Areasof interest include art, anthropology, history, literature, education, business, international affairs, religion, foreign languages, philosophy, geography, performing arts, and current issues in cultural, political, social, or economic areas of study.
Graduate students are invited to apply for the Best GraduateStudent Paper Award in the amount of $250. Deadline to submit their paper for consideration is1 September 2025.
https://mla.confex.com/mla/2026/webprogrampreliminary/Session21868.html
This session invites proposals that explore personal and phenomenological accounts of impairment—not merely as a physical condition of illness or disability but as an embodied experience that generates cultural, social, and political insights.
We are seeking chapter abstracts on Zadie Smith’s short stories, non-fictional prose, The Embassy of Cambodia and The Fraud to be added to the confirmed chapters of a collection of essays on Zadie Smith to be published by an international publisher. Abstracts should not exceed 500 words.
Contact mail: ataberkc@metu.edu.tr
Call for Chapters
Scripting Selves: New Directions in Life Writing
Editors: P. Muralidhar Sharma & Shashibhusan Nayak
Once again we invite you to join us in reflection on the contemporary literary culture. We understand it as an integral part of the global socio-cultural communication with its characteristic infrastructure and a dynamic system of relations between authors and audiences (to refer once more to the foundational principles of Stefan Żółkiewski and the complementary suggestions by Janusz Sławiński1) This time, we are interested in the question of collaboration, cooperation and participation in texts and discourses functioning in contemporary literary culture.
Deadline Extended to 3/14
Fermentation and Literature
Saint Louis University, Madrid Campus
April 24th-25th with optional visit to winery or brewery on Saturday the 26th
The 1516 German Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) limited the ingredients of beer to barley, hops, and water. Yet, this restriction overlooks the invisible and essential agent behind fermentation: yeast. Only centuries later was yeast recognized as the microorganism that drives fermentation. Prior to its discovery, fermentation was often attributed to divine or spontaneous forces, with no understanding of the microbiological agents at play.
Deadline for submissions: Friday, March 14, 2025
URL: https://etkinlik.diyanet.gov.tr/
Important Dates:
Abstract Submissions Due
March 14, 2025
Deadline for submissions: Friday, March 14, 2025
URL: https://etkinlik.diyanet.gov.tr/
Important Dates:
Abstract Submissions Due
March 14, 2025
DEADLINE EXTENDED. NEW DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 14TH MARCH 2025
Our culture is undoubtedly influenced by various forms of games, especially video games. These relatively new forms of expression quickly became a driving force of culture. All the generations have become indulged in the pleasure and escapism of games. Nowadays, most of us relax by playing on tabletop systems, devices, or by using cards or miniatures.
CALL FOR PAPERS
NEW ACADEMIA: An International Journal of English Language, Literature and Literary Theory (Online ISSN 2347-2073)
Vol. 14 Issue 2 April 2025
New Academia is a peer reviewed and refereed journal published quarterly by Interactions Forum. The Journal strives to publish research work of high quality related to Literature written in English Language across the World, English language and literary theory. The aim of the journal is to give space to scholars and researchers to publish their works.
We are always keen to receive submissions from scholars, academicians and researchers in the form of Research Papers, Articles, Poems, Short Stories, Interviews and Book Reviews.
10×10 Photobooks is pleased to announce a new grant cycle and call for applications as part of its ongoing photobook research grants program to encourage and support scholarship on under-explored topics in photobook history.
Latinx Marxisms: Revolutionary Nationalism, Socialism and Communism in Latina/o/x History, Politics & Culture, edited by Jaime Acosta Gonzalez, Ben Valdez Olguín, Jennifer Ponce de León.
AICED-26
THE 26th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT,
UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
LITERATURE AND CULTURAL STUDIES SECTION
29-31 May 2025
CALL FOR PAPERS
Writing in a World on Fire:
Perspectives on War and Climate Change
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures
7-13 Pitar Moș St., Bucharest, Romania
August 4-6, 2025
Southern Utah University - Utah Shakespeare Festival
The Wooden O Symposium is a cross-disciplinary conference exploring the impact of Shakespeare's plays on culture and history, from his time to the present. This face-to-face conference aims to foster research in the field of Shakespeare Studies and to provide connections between academia and professional theatre productions through our partnership with the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
We invite paper and panel proposals on any topic relating to Shakespeare and his plays, including:
Editor
Dr Mala Shikha Shukla
Assistant Professor
Department of Spanish Studies, Doon University, Uttarakhand, India.
Email: editor@cgsjournal.com
The Theme
Join us at https://rupkatha.com/books/join
Rupkatha Books is launching as a leading academic publisher dedicated to advancing scholarship by releasing high-quality books. With over 16 years of experience in scholarly publishing, we are committed to offering meticulously curated monographs, edited volumes, conference proceedings, book series, and high-quality research/survey project reports. We are looking for dynamic editors in various positions. All positions are voluntary at present, and editors may get commissions in the future.
More information:
Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, Journal Impact Factor (JIF)™ 2023: 0.2, 5 Year JIF: 0.2, Category Quartile: Q2, is now inviting papers on Future of Global Indigenous Literature and Arts.
Call for Papers: https://rupkatha.com/cfp-indigenous-2025
The decolonial, digital project Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs) is delighted to announce its first hybrid conference to be held from the 11th - 14th of December 2025, in person in Cape Town, South Africa, and online.
Confirmed keynote speakers include:
Su Fang Ng (Virginia Tech University)
Ambereen Dadabhoy (Harvey Mudd College)
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.
Among other things, authors might:
Global Transmedial Modernism
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of English Language Notes (ELN)
ContactZone
Peer-reviewed International E-Journal
Call for Papers
Science Fiction in Translation: Accommodation and Creativity
Edited by Oriana Palusci and Mirko Casagranda
In the Name of Gender: The Literary Landscapes of Northeast India.
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Netrokona University
Netrokona-2400
Bangladesh
Call for Papers
For this panel, the phrase "family ghosts" is to be understood broadly. What does it mean to have family ghosts? What does it mean to be haunted by them? And who or what is haunted? Is family itself the ghost that haunts all of us? In what sense are we all haunted by family? These are just a few opening questions to consider this idea of family ghosts.
A brief bio and a short abstract (200-300 words) is requested by 3/20.