Space is not defined objectively, but in relation to bodies, as it is a manifestation of their needs, intentions, and desires. It is not a container in which objects exist but is intertwined with the body’s orientation in the world and its movements within the space. Human body, therefore, is at the centre of all spaces, which are more than a geometrical concept in abstraction. Individual bodies apprehend and appropriate space differently and give meaning to embedded systems and institutions through established and evolving associations. Any assumption of personalised space, whether private or public, is embedded with historical, cultural, and social meanings which help curate embodied experiences.

Social justice is the virtue which guides us in creating those organized human interactions we call institutions. In turn, social institutions, when justly organized, provide us with access to what is good for the person, both individually and in our associations with others. Social justice also imposes on each of us a personal responsibility to work with others to design and continually perfect our institutions as tools for personal and social development.

–             The Center for Economic and Social Justice (CESJ), Washington, D.C., USA

New Writing: the International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing (Routledge) seeks high quality articles, as well as creative work 

Articles submitted might focus on any aspect of Creative Writing Studies.

Submission length is open. 

Celebrating the journal's fabulous 20th Anniversary in 2024, there are increased opportunites for publication, for guest reviewing and for involvement in regular New Writing events (held online, globally).

Screen Bodies invites submissions to be considered for a forthcoming general issue. We are particularly interested in research on:

• The Monstrous-Feminine and Feminist New Wave Cinema

• Trans Cinema

• Queer Noir

• Textiles, fiber arts, weaving screens  

• Films of Kelly Reichardt

• New French Extremity

• Art of the AIDS Crisis 

• The Politics of Gaming

• Health Humanities

• Science and Technology Studies (STS) 

We also welcome exhibition reviews (1k-5k words). 

American Literature Association
36th Annual Conference
May 21-24, 2025
Boston, MA

The American Religion and Literature Society welcomes proposals for one guaranteed, open-topic panel at the forthcoming American Literature Association Conference.

We invite presentations on any topic related to the intersection of religion and literature. Papers on any time period, genre, and religious tradition are welcome.  

Please submit a one-page abstract to andrew_ball@emerson.edu by January 20.

Critical Plant Studies, a book series published by Lexington Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, calls us to re-examine in fundamental ways our understanding of and engagement with plants, drawing on diverse disciplinary perspectives. A sampling of topics appropriate for this series includes but is not limited to:

We're seeking PEER REVIEWERS for TWO separate monographs:

Contact: lilatailor595@gmail.com

1. Transmedia Explorations of Cannibalism: Dehumanizing Accusations and Empowering Rebuttals

This transmedia monograph takes the theoretical perspective of “cannibalism as discourse.” It includes ten chapters that focus on an accusation of cannibalism and then a counter-culture pushback that uses cannibalism as a source of contemplation, empowerment, and/or returns the accusation of cannibalism back to the hegemonic culture. 

[DEADLINE EXTENDED] Call for Submissions! The Lamp is seeking submissions for its 2025 issue (Volume 15)! 

The Lamp is an international literary journal dedicated to showcasing the creative writing of graduate and professional students. If you write poetry, short fiction, scripts, creative nonfiction, or any other form of textual art, please submit your work to The Lamp at thelampeditor@gmail.com. The deadline is 24 January 2025. Please follow our submission guidelines below. 

Submission Guidelines:

Call for Papers

During our sixth annual online event, we will discuss 'making, remaking, and limitations' in festive, celebratory, and ritual cultures. Our questions are: How and why do people continue to make and remake culture? In what ways do they experience limitations when making and remaking culture, if any? What is the significance of the making and remaking of culture and whom is it for?

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Women in World-Literature: Climate, Crisis, and Contagion
Conference dates: 19th and 20th June 2025

Abstract deadline
31st January 2025
Email to:womeninworldlitconference@gmail.com

This hybrid conference follows 2022's ‘Women in World(-)Literature’ which was also held at the University of Warwick.

Proposals for conference papers are now being accepted for "Taylor Evermore: A Swift Symposium," held in person at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on April 25-26, 2025. 

Taylor Swift has been referred to as “our modern Shakespeare,” placing her in conversation with the literary canon. Swift’s entire discography connects to, alludes to, and is inspired by writers across eras. From Coleridge, Wordsworth, Blake, and Baudelaire, to Plath, Cather, Austen, and Brontë, Taylor Swift’s discography ties invisible strings across literary history. This conference aims to assert Swift’s lyrics as “difficult poems” (Grossman) to recontextualize her body of work and other intense poetics.

Call for proposals exended! 

Proposal Submission Deadline: January 24, 2025

Join us in New Orleans, LA, on April 11

Call for Proposals

Delgado Community College is excited to host the 2025 Louisiana Gateway English & Math Success Symposium (LaGEMSS). This symposium invites educators, administrators, and practitioners to share innovative practices, research, and strategies to improve student success in gateway English and Mathematics courses.  

Symposium Tracks

LaGEMSS welcomes proposals that focus on the following areas:

CFP: The 27th Annual University of Florida Critical Theory Reading Group/MRG Conference

 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 17, 2025

“Rethinking Institutions”

The Critical Theory Reading Group/MRG, University of Florida

March 27-29, Gainesville, FL 

Keynote speakers: Michael Hardt and Kathi Weeks

Nicole LaRose Alumni keynote speaker: Wesley Beal  

The 2025 Marxist Reading Group Conference invites submissions for “Rethinking Institutions” to explore the manifold issues endured by global institutions and reimagine the former for the present and future. 

 International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies

ISSN : 1832-624N 2974-5962 (Print)

https://flyccs.com/jounals/IJHASS/Home.html

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