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Vulnerable Bodies:
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Vulnerability in Nineteenth-Century History, Literature, and Culture
Edited Volume
Call for Contributions
Miriam Läpple, PhD (University of Koblenz)
Dr. Sarah Schäfer-Althaus (University of Koblenz)
CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA, GA - April 8-11, 2026
Call For Papers: Reproductive Justice in Popular Culture
This interdisciplinary conference aims to bring together scholars, writers, filmmakers, and students to share the interest and passion for the fictional criminal genre through their participation in panels, roundtables, workshops, film screenings, and curated cultural events in historic Salem.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
The conference will explore the historical and theoretical dimensions of colonial and postcolonial studies and it will focus on the impact colonialism had on political, social, economic and cultural domains. It will examine various forms of colonial domination and control as well as theories and practices of resistance.
The concepts of migration, identity and belonging are increasingly central to understanding contemporary societies. As people move across borders — whether driven by conflict, economic opportunities, climate change or personal aspirations — migration becomes a transformative force that redefines notions of home, community and identity. This interdisciplinary conference invites scholars, researchers and practitioners from a wide range of fields to explore how migration shapes and reshapes cultural, social and individual identities and how it influences the construction of belonging in different contexts.
This conference aims at exploring motherhood and its diverse cultural representations, while interrogating the ways in which such representations impact on individual and collective experiences of motherhood. Thus, we attempt at examining motherhood both as a personal experience and as an institution, as well as observing the nuances involved in the interaction between both.
The conference seeks to encourage dialogue around cultural concepts of motherhood by observing the cultural roles that are given to maternal figures, the perspectives from which this experience is approached, and how these engage in dialogue with other current discourses such as politics, law and medicine.
Memory is central to contemporary life and serves as a key to personal, social and cultural identity. Scholars from diverse disciplines — philosophy, sociology, anthropology, geography, architecture, psychology, literature and the interdisciplinary field of "place studies" — have explored memory and its intersections with place. Pierre Nora’s concept of lieux de mémoire (places of memory) describes sites where "memory crystallises and secretes itself," emerging through the interplay of memory and history. These sites can be material, symbolic, or functional — or a combination of all three — and embody the essence of collective memory.
Life-history approach occupies the central place in conducting and producing (auto)biographical and (auto)ethnographic studies through the understanding of self, other, and culture. We construct and develop conceptions and practices by engaging with memory through narrative, in order to negotiate ambivalences and uncertainties of the world and to represent (often traumatic) experiences.
Violence, in its various manifestations, poses significant challenges to individuals, communities, and nations worldwide. This conference provides a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue, critical inquiry, and innovative solutions aimed at comprehending the nature, root causes and consequences of violence. It aims to foster a deeper understanding of solutions to violence in its various forms, from interpersonal violence to structural violence and beyond.
Conference panels will explore a wide array of themes related to violence and society, reflecting the diversity and complexity of this critical issue. We welcome paper submissions across the following themes:
In an ever changing world the problems of setting boundaries as well as the need to create meanings and establish understanding of diverse phenomena have always been of the utmost importance for humanity. Borders, boundaries, frontiers, and borderlands, naturally formed or man made, are grounded in various ethical traditions, and have always been associated with limits and restrictions. The ongoing process of globalisation is changing the role and stereotypes of borders, so that they are often seen as opportunities rather than constraints. However, in some cases they are still being militarized and conflicted.
Emotions shape the way individuals and communities navigate their personal and collective lives, influencing decisions, relationships and the structures that govern societies. They are deeply embedded in social, cultural and political contexts, acting as both a personal experience and a force that drives public action. This conference seeks to examine the central role of emotions in shaping identity, power relations and societal structures. By exploring how emotions are experienced, expressed and manipulated, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of their impact on contemporary social and political realities.
The conference will explore the social, historical and cultural dimensions of health and medicine. It will promote an interdisciplinary perspective on health, illness, health care and the body. The conference will also focus on the issues relevant to medical knowledge, public health policy, the experience of being ill and of caring for those who are ill.
Papers are invited on topics related, but not limited, to:
history of medicine
medical anthropology
bioethics
sociology of medicine
The conference aims to investigate the interconnections between gender and power across diverse contexts and disciplines. As gender continues to shape individual identities, social structures and cultural narratives, this conference seeks to explore its impact on the full scope of human affairs — past, present and future.The conference will address key questions such as: How does gender intersect with power in different societal domains? In what ways does gender contribute to or challenge structures of inequality?We welcome papers that critically examine these issues from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
Slayage: The International Journal of Buffy+ and the Association for the Study of Buffy+ invite proposals for the eleventh biennial Slayage Conference (SC11). Devoted to creative works and workers of the ‘fuzzy set’ surrounding Buffy the Vampire Slayer, SC11 will be held on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal Illinois, 9-12 July 2026.
Call for Presentations: Pulp Studies Area – Popular Culture Association National Conference
April 8-11, 2026, Atlanta, GA
https://pcaaca.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1960292
Abstracts Submission Deadline: November 30
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.
The CEMORY project team at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilisations) invites Participants to join the "Forgotten Voices. Holocaust Memories Through the Perspective of Minorities" International Conference.
The "Forgotten voices. Holocaust Memories Through the Perspective of Minorities" International Conference is organised under the auspices of the “Central European Memory of the Holocaust in a Multicultural and Multidimensional Perspective” [CEMORY] project funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV).
"Forgotten Voices" Conference, vol. 2 will be held on 17–18 April 2026 online using the MS Teams platform.
Call for Papers
Online Symposium
“Hindu Approaches to Dialogue”
Date: 18 and 19 April 2026
Network of Hinduism in Dialogue is organising an interdisciplinary online symposium to encourage and explore research focused on dialogue in the Hindu traditions. The keynote speaker will be Diwakar Acharya, Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at the University of Oxford.
CALL FOR PAPERS
RADIO AND AUDIO MEDIA AREA
POPULAR CULTURE AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
April 8-11, 2026, ATLANTA
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: NOVEMBER 30, 2025
It’s time again to submit your creative work to Unearthed, the literary and art journal produced by SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry. We invite writers, poets, artists, and creatives of all kinds to submit to our upcoming Fall 2025 issue. In this issue, we invite you to reflect on what it means to nourish—to feed, to sustain, to grow, to heal.
The Biographies Area of the Popular Culture Association (PCA) is soliciting papers for the 2026 conference that examine the connections between biography and popular culture. Papers and full panel presentations regarding any aspect of popular culture and biography are encouraged. Potential topics might include:
Biography and entertainment, art, music, theater
Biography and film
Biography and criminal justice
Television programs about biography
Biography and urban legends
Biography and folklore
Cultures of violence and female resistance: receptions of ancient Greek myths from the 14th to the 21st century, in Europe and beyond
International conference • ERC AGRELITA
June 10-12, 2026 at the University of Caen Normandie
Call for papers
The Shakespeare on Film and Television area explores Shakespeare in a variety of media beyond the traditional stage, including film, television, anime, magna, and recent novelizations of the plays. We have previously had papers on the following topics and invite new ideas all the time.
* What is a Shakespeare Adaptation?
* Translating Shakespeare into Film: Additions, Omissions, Anachronisms
* Shakespearean Auteurs
* Shakespeare in Silent Film
* Shakespeare biopics and television takeoffs
* Shakespeare in the Global Marketplace
* Latino Shakespeare
* Shakespeare in Korea
* Anime, Manga, and animated Shakespeares
* Shakespeare on British Television
Virtual Identities and Self-Promoting explores the fascinating intersection of self, identity construction, and self-promotion within the digital realm. The internet has revolutionized how we present ourselves to the world. Social media platforms, online games, virtual worlds, and even professional networking sites provide individuals with a myriad of opportunities to curate and project versions of themselves. In an increasingly online world, individuals craft and curate virtual identities across various platforms, engaging in strategic self-presentation to achieve personal, social, and professional goals.
Shapes of Dystopia:Literary Imaginings and Social Realities Across Media
January 16, 2026, Rzeszów, Poland (Hybrid Formula)
Call For Chapter Proposals – The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Modernisms
Editors: Ruth Clemens, John Greaney, Maebh Long, Barry Sheils
Call for Papers
“Refusal(s) and Kurdish Literature”
21–22 May 2026
Virtual Conference hosted by the University of Connecticut
More Terrors than her Reason Could JustifyA 200th Anniversary Celebration of Ann Radcliffe’s Posthumous Publications
Call For Papers| ASBM Literary Seminar 2026: Intersection of Literature and Management: Decoding Leadership through Literary Heroes
17th January, 2026
IMPORTANT DEADLINES AND DATES:
Abstract Submission: 30th November, 2025
Full Paper Submission: 10th December, 2025
Registration: 15th December, 2025
Seminar Date: 17th January, 2025
Publication: As per the selection process, papers will be published in one of the following:
Probing Humanities, Positioning Human-(i)-ties: New Paradigms and Shifts in the 21st century
CONCEPT NOTE
Two-day International Conference
26-27 February 2026
VSES, VIPS-TC
The XVIII James Joyce Italian Foundation Conference in Rome
Joyce’s “World of Words”
Conference Dates: 4-6 February 2026
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: November 9, 2025
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY
NOVEMBER 30, 2025
Keynote speakers:
▪ Declan Kiberd, University of Notre Dame
▪ Annalisa Volpone, University of Perugia
Petrocultures is a sub-discipline in the humanities which contends with the ways fossil fuels shape interpersonal, social and cultural lives. Despite the field’s rapid expansion, there has been little concentrated work to date on the relationship between energy culture and popular music. What Stephanie LeMenager calls the ‘aesthetics of petroleum’ holds a particularly strong resonance with music cultures. Understanding the ways oil culture has structured ways of life requires attention to the music that exemplifies, glamorises and critiques petromodernity.
The Faculty of Langagues and Literautre, University of Central Pubjab (UCP), Lahore, Pakistan is organizing its 2nd International Conference on January 8-9, 2026 on the theme of The Second Coming of Humanities. The conference will be hybrid, in-person as well as online. Abstract submission deadline Extended: Nov 10, 2025.
Coaching, Kindness, and Culture:
Psychology, Sports, the Arts, Leadership…& Ted Lasso
A Transdisciplinary conference
Conference webpage: https://labrc.co.uk/2025/07/09/coaching-kindness-and-culture/
Date: November 15-16, 2025
November 15: In person participation in Richmond, London (and online)
November 16: Fully online
JOIN CEA IN THE QUEEN CITY
On May 20, 1775—a year before the signing of the Declaration of Independence—the citizens of North Carolina declared their own independence from Great Britain in the Mecklenberg Declaration. Today, more than 250 years later, North Carolinians continue to celebrate “Meck Dec” and their history as “a free and independent people.” In the spirit of public proclamation and historic resolve, the College English Association announces its 55th annual conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, and our theme, DECLARATIONS. The CEA conference features papers, panels, and roundtables that address our discipline from multiple perspectives.
Call for Papers
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA)
47th Annual Conference, February 25-28, 2026
Marriott Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Submissions open: September 1, 2025
Proposal submission deadline: October 31, 2025
Barry J. Faulk Brady Harrison
Department of English Department of English
Florida State University University of Montana
bfaulk@fsu.edu brady.harrison@mso.umt.edu
CFP: Dylan's Late Styles
PCA/ACA Fat Studies 2026 Call for Papers/Presentations/Panels
Deadline: 11.30.25
PCA Fat Studies Area Call for Papers
FAN STUDIES
The Fan Studies Area, formerly Fan Culture & Theory, of the PCA welcomes papers, presentations, panels, and roundtable discussions that cover all aspects of fandom for inclusion at the PCA National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on April 8-11, 2026. The conference proposal system will be opening to submissions on Sept. 1, 2025. Please see the pcaaca.org website for more information on submitting your proposals.
Proposal Deadline: December 15, 2025
Under consideration with a major academic press
Following the Eisner Award–winning success of The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), we are now curating a second volume to extend, deepen, and diversify queer comics scholarship.
The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (https://pcaaca.org/) annual conference will be held April 8-11, 2026, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia. Scholars from a wide variety of disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests.
The Libraries, Archives & Museums area is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, archives, museums, or related areas. Possible topics include:
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association
2026 National Conference Atlanta, Georgia, April 8-11
Art, Architecture, and Design Culture
CALL FOR PAPERS
It’s in their Blood:
Television Series and the Representation of Violence in the 21st Century
International conference hosted by
Metropolitan University Prague and
ULICES – University of Lisbon Center for English Studies,
School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon.
6-7 March, 2026
Online
The recent IRSCL 2025 Congress, titled “Borders, Migration, and Liminality in Children’s Literature,” held in Salamanca (Spain), offered a unique opportunity to examine these themes from a multiplicity of perspectives — literary, aesthetic, cultural, linguistic and pedagogical. Building on the dialogues initiated at the congress, this Special Issue invites contributions that explore how children’s and young adult literature (and related media) negotiate, represent, and theorize experiences of migration and border-crossing, and how they open up liminal spaces for the redefinition of childhood in a changing world.
Concordia University, Tiohtià:ke (Montreal)
4 – 7 June 2026
DEADLINE: 21 November 2025
Title: Audience Reactions to Shakespeare Then and Now
Chairs: Alexandra Lukawski (Western University; alukawsk@uwo.ca); Alice Hinchliffe (University of Guelph; ahinchli@uoguelph.ca)
Call for Papers (CFP)
The annual Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Graduate Student Workshop will be held on Monday, June 16, 2026 (the day before our annual conference begins) at the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois.
Every year, the Association holds it annual conference, usually a two-day affair, as well as a graduate student workshop, usually held the day before the annual conference. The 2026 annual meeting will be held at the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois from June 17-18th.
Uprooted Law: Reflecting on the Origins and Outgrowths of Law
EDITORS: Jodi Byrd (University of Chicago), Kimberly Anne Coles (University of Maryland), Sharon P. Holland (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), Greta LaFleur (Yale University)
RECLAIMING THE FRAME: BLACK CREATORS TRANSFORMING TELEVISION AND FILM UTILIZING A BELL HOOKS’ LOVE ETHIC
Deadline for abstract submissions: November 15, 2025
McFarland and Company, Publishers, Inc.
Contact email: DrLTbooks@gmail.com
Call for Abstracts: Reclaiming the Frame: Black Creators transforming television and Film utilizing a bell hooks’ Love Ethic
Collection Editor: LaToya T. Brackett, PhD