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The Materiality of Excess

updated: 
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 4:24am
NEMLA 2024 CFP
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, September 30, 2023

What does "too much" feel like? 

The slimy or gelatinous texture elicits a sense of disgust in some, while others experience pleasure and luxuriousness. Excess can also manifest as waste and pollution: the plastic gyre in the ocean's center; the sticky, musky sensation on one's skin amidst smog. The materiality of excess can also be defined by the marginalized, commodified bodies that become sites of extraction as their labor, organs, and corporeal bodies enter global capital circulation. This session invites papers exploring the materiality of excess – its affect, texture, aesthetics, and politics – to engage with the realm of otherness. 

Possible areas of investigation may include, but are not limited to:

CFP - Global Bond Girls: The Impact of a Complex Cultural Icon

updated: 
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 4:24am
Lisa Funnell/Mohawk College and Monica Germana/University of Westminster
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, September 1, 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

Global Bond Girls

The Impact of a Complex Cultural Icon

 

 

Edited by Lisa Funnell and Monica Germanà

 

 

Thicker than blood? Masculinities and Male Friendships in South Asia

updated: 
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 4:24am
Debadrita Chakraborty, UPES, DEHRADUN
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, August 10, 2023

Thicker than blood? Masculinities and Male Friendships in South Asia

Abstract: For the occident a surprising cultural norm in India is that of men holding hands. Seen as unconventional and in sharp contrast to the West, the phenomenon symbolic of India (in particular) and South Asia at large became a project in 2018 whereby photographer Vincent Dolman created a series depicting an organic and intimate aspect of male friendship. Appreciating such uninhibitedness in a country given to rampant homophobia and toxic masculinity Dolman in one of his interviews observes, how such practices hold a mirror to society and societal conventions of masculine constructions and performances.

Replaying Communism: Cultural Memories of Soviet Occupation in European Media

updated: 
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 4:24am
Replaying Communism project, University of Reading
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Replaying Communism: Cultural Memories of Soviet Occupation in European Media

Online symposium: 1 December 2023

University of Reading, United Kingdom 

Keynote Speakers: to be confirmed 

Submission form: https://sites.google.com/view/replayingcommunism/symposium/submit-a-prop...


 

The Routledge Handbook of the Sociopolitical Context of Language Learning: Call for Reviewers

updated: 
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 4:24am
Dr Chris Shei Swansea University UK
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

If you would like to serve as a reviewer for the handbook please email me. Having reviewed three papers and provided detailed feedback, your name will be listed as a member of the Editorial Board at the front of the book on a conspicuous page.

The handbook has 47 prospective chapters now but there will be withdrawals and rejections before final completion. If you have a full paper to contribute between now and December 2023 please feel free to approach me at c-c.shei@swansea.ac.uk. We may still be able to use your paper.

Current table of contents:

The Routledge Handbook of the Sociopolitical Context of Language Learning

The Routledge Handbook of Endangered and Minority Languages: Call for Reviewers

updated: 
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 4:24am
Dr Chris Shei Swansea University UK
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

If you would like to serve as a reviewer for the handbook please email me. Having reviewed three papers and provided detailed feedback, your name will be listed as a member of the Editorial Board at the front of the book on a conspicuous page.

The handbook has 52 prospective chapters now but there will be withdrawals and rejections before final completion. If you have a full paper to contribute between now and December 2023 please feel free to approach me at c-c.shei@swansea.ac.uk. We may still be able to use your paper.

Current table of contents:

The Routledge Handbook of Endangered and Minority Languages

CFP for The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture

updated: 
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 4:23am
The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, July 1, 2023

The call for papers for the next issue of the Australasian Journal of Popular Culture (ISSN 20455852 , ONLINE ISSN 20455860) is now open. 

The deadline for submissions of full articles (5-6k words) is 1 July 2023. The Journal is indexed in SCOPUS (among others), and its remit is broad and international. Please submit your articles for consideration (together with a short bio and institutional affiliation) to both editors: Professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell (lorna.piatti-farnell@aut.ac.nz) and Dr Ashleigh Prosser (ashleigh.prosser@murdoch.edu.au).

Call for Papers: HyperCultura, No. 12/2023

updated: 
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 4:23am
Hyperion University, Romania
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, November 20, 2023

HyperCultura, No. 12/ 2023

Dear Colleagues,

We have the pleasure to invite you to submit articles for our next issue, due March-April 2024. We receive papers on Literature (not that of ancient Greece or Rome), Media Studies, Film Studies, Visual and Performative Arts, and Teaching (Language and Literature). Papers in said areas need to focus on the following themes: Nationalism/ Post-nationalism, Colonialism/Postcolonialism/Decolonization, Race, Gender Studies, Ethnicity, and Identity.

We are CEEOL, Ulrichsweb, MLA Directory of Peridiodicals, DOAJ, EBSCO, ERIH PLUS and SCOPUS, and also visible through WorldCat.

"Going Public" in Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture

updated: 
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 4:17am
Midwest Modern Language Association/MMLA
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Children’s Literature and Young Adult Literature Permanent Sections

Session Coordinator: Dr. Amberyl Malkovich 

Dept. of English, Concord University

amalkovich@concord.edu

 

“Going Public” in Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Cultures

 

Artificial Intelligence, Pornography, and Sex Work (Journal special issue)

updated: 
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 1:44am
Porn Studies
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, September 4, 2023

We invite proposals for a special issue of the journal Porn Studies focused on the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on pornography and sex work. The rapid advancement of AI technology and its increasing influence on these sectors present pressing ethical and societal issues that require further examination.

Critical Plant Studies Book Series

updated: 
Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 12:23pm
Douglas Vakoch / Critical Plant Studies
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, July 14, 2023

Critical Plant Studies, a book series published by Lexington Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, 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:
• Representations of plants in literature, art, film, and popular culture
• Relationships between humans and plants
• Boundaries and distinctions between plants and animals
• Plants and the environmental crisis
• Phytosemiotics and plant communication
• Plant sensation and consciousness
• Vegetal agency

Call for Book Chapter Proposals - Women and Literature in India: A Critical Perspective (Working Title)

updated: 
Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 1:24am
Dr. Animesh Roy and Srija Sanyal
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, September 15, 2023

Call for Book Chapter Proposals

Editors: Dr. Animesh Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of English St. Xavier's College (Ranchi University), Ranchi, India

              Srija Sanyal, Research Scholar, Ronin Institute for Independent Research, NJ, USA

 

Women and Literature in India: A Critical Perspective (Working Title)

Osmosis 2023: Liberal Arts and AI Ecosystem (Submission Deadline Extended)

updated: 
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 6:00pm
Department of English, East Delta University, Chattogram, Bangladesh
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, June 10, 2023

Proposal Submission Deadline: Saturday, 10 June 2023

Conference Date: Wednesday, 27 September 2023 

Organised by: Department of English, School of Liberal Arts and Social ScienceEast Delta University, Chattogram, Bangladesh

Contact Email: osmosiseduconference@gmail.com 

Springer Encyclopaedia: New Populism and Responses of the 21st Century

updated: 
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 7:17am
Christ University
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, June 1, 2023

REOPENED CFP: We are happy to report that the Encyclopedia is now live on the Springer website (see attached link). We are open to accepting a few more articles for the Cultural Studies section: if interested, please send in your proposals by June 1, 2023. Your proposed article may focus on any topic of your choice that examines populism through a Cultural Studies methodology. 

Springer Encyclopaedia of New Populism and Responses of the 21st Century

The Representation of Famines in Indian literatures

updated: 
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 5:11am
Shubhanku Kochar (Ph.D.) and Parveen Kumari (Ph.D.)
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, June 15, 2023

The Representation of Famines in Indian literatures

 

The Proposed work will be submitted to Routledge under its ongoing series “South Asian Literature in Focus”

 

According to the UN Refugee Agency, “[A] famine is a situation in which a substantial proportion of the population of a country or region is unable to access adequate food, resulting in widespread acute malnutrition and loss of life by starvation and disease.” Famines have played a vital role in shaping the world’s demography. Some examples of devastating famines that brought extreme changes in the demography are as follows:

As If, But Differently: Meditations on the Realisms of Our Times, 1-2 December 2023, Sofia University

updated: 
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 5:08am
Department of English and American Studies, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, July 1, 2023

As If, But Differently: Meditations on the Realisms of Our Times

01 – 02 December 2023

St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

  

A forum dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the

Department of English and American Studies &

the 135th anniversary of St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

 

Keynote Speakers

2 to 3 Chapters Needed: Mythological Equines in Film

updated: 
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 1:14am
St. Thomas University
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, June 16, 2023

I am finishing a volume on Mythological Equines in Film (Series: Equine Creations: Imagining Horses in Literature and Film). I am almost finished reviewing all the chapters already submitted, with most already finalized and in the first draft of the full manuscript. However, two chapters were recently withdrawn, so I am looking for 2-3 more essays to round out the film collection. Harry Potter, Legend, and Narnia are well covered. Please send an inquiry about the potential topic to ensure that it has not already been covered.

My aim is to submit the draft of the manuscript by the end of August, so I am looking for chapters that can be written, revised, and completed within this timeframe.

CFC: A Classroom Guide to Writing in Theatre and Performance Studies

updated: 
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 2:06pm
Samuel Yates / Pennsylvania State University; Jeanmarie Higgins / University of Texas at Arlington
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, June 1, 2023

Editors are seeking additional chapters for A Classroom Guide to Writing in Theatre and Performance Studies, a collection whose proposal is currently under review with Palgrave Macmillan. Contributions will be pedagogy-centered essays of 5000-6000 words.

WOKE Shakespeare

updated: 
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 9:37am
Dr Ian McCormick
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, July 31, 2023

Shakespeare’s plays have never been far from political and cultural controversy. Today, Shakespeare still sits at the centre of the cultural establishment. However, this canonical status is under renewed attack from critics and detractors. Is it time to jettison Shakespeare from the syllabus and the stage, making way for new voices? Alternatively, what are the opportunities and strengths of working/woking with Shakespeare’s texts?

DEADLINE EXTENDED: African American Literature Permanent Panel

updated: 
Sunday, May 21, 2023 - 2:24pm
MMLA - Midwest Modern Language Association
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

2023 Call for Papers:

The African American Literature permanent section invites proposals for in-person presentations at the 2023 meeting of the Midwestern Modern Language Association taking place in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 2-5. The conference’s theme this year is “Going Public: What the MMLA Owes Democracy,” and papers addressing literature’s connection to and challenge of democracy will be given preference.

Interweaving Anthropology, Science, and Narrative: Postanthropocentric Mappings in the era of Climate Crises.

updated: 
Sunday, May 21, 2023 - 1:06pm
Dr Saswat Samay Das / Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, September 30, 2023

Call for Papers

CEP International Conference

Interweaving Anthropology, Science, and Narrative: Postanthropocentric Mappings in the era of Climate Crises.

Event dates: 1st to 3rd November 2023 

Place: Department of Humanities and Social  Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Extended Abstract Deadline: 30 September, 2023

 

This conference organised by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur in association with University of Oldenburg, Germany and IMIS Bhubaneswar, India can be attended both through online and offline mode.

Peninsular Literature and/or Culture from 1700 to the present, session C

updated: 
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 11:29am
South Atlantic Modern Languages Association
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Abstracts for session C will reflect any theme related to Peninsular Literature and/or Culture from 1700 to the present. This session will explore a wide range of topics from different periods. Session C is part of a quadruple session with a maximum of three presenters per session, with presentations not to exceed 20 minutes. Presenters must be SAMLA members to attend and may read only one paper at the convention. Interested participants may send a 250-word abstract in Spanish or English, a short academic bio (approximately 100 words), and contact information via email in a single Word document at their earliest convenience. Deadline for abstract submission: June 15, 2023. Please send materials and/or questions via e-mail to Dr.

Shakespeare: New Voices

updated: 
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 11:09am
Dr Ian McCormick
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, July 31, 2023

Shakespeare’s plays have never been far from political and cultural controversy. Today, Shakespeare still sits at the centre of the cultural establishment. However, this canonical status is under renewed attack from critics and detractors. Is it time to jettison Shakespeare from the syllabus and the stage, making way for new voices? Alternatively, what are the opportunities and strengths of working/woking with Shakespeare’s texts?

DEADLINE EXTENDED - American Literature 1870-Present [MMLA Permanent Section]

updated: 
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 11:04am
Midwest Modern Language Association
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, May 26, 2023

The permanent section on American Literature 1870-Present invites proposals for its in-person panel at the 2023 meeting of the Midwestern Modern Language Association conference (https://www.luc.edu/mmla/convention/).

All proposals are welcome, particulary those that gesture toward the conference theme of democracy.

For consideration, please send an abstract of no more than 250 words and a brief bio to: najung@wisc.edu by May 26, 2023.

 

PAMLA 2023 Panel: 15-Minute Cities--Mobility Studies in Literature and Culture

updated: 
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 6:26am
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

The “Romance of the Road” had its run in 20th-century literature and culture, and we must now consider what will follow on its heels as it fades into the gloom of an anthropogenically tarnished future.

Car culture has radically renegotiated the individual’s place within human-constructed spaces, and the end of car culture will demand even further revisions to planning codes and architecture. This panel invites participants to discuss a century of car dependency and how literary and cultural discourses can contribute to management of the after-effects, especially in urban environments that have grown steadily clogged with traffic.

Presentation Proposals Needed for The Campus Literary Journal in the Shadow of “Divisive Topics” Legislation

updated: 
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 6:26am
Gregory Brister, AWP Conference 2023
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Presentation Proposals Needed for The Campus Literary Journal in the Shadow of “Divisive Topics” Legislation

Presenters are invited to submit individual proposals related to the topic for the upcoming AWP conference in Kansas City, Missouri on February 7-10, 2024.

REMINDER: CFP International Conference "The Factual Animal: Audiovisual Representations of Real Other-than-Human Animals"

updated: 
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 6:26am
International Conference, Universitat de Valencia; Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2023
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, June 26, 2023

The research group CULIVIAN (“Culturas Literarias y Visuales del Animal” / “Animals in Literary and Visual Cultures”) is hosting the international conference “The Factual Animal: Audiovisual Representations of Real Other-than-Human Animals.” The conference will be held face-to-face at the Facultat de Filologia, Traducció i Comunicació at the Universitat de València (Spain) on November 29 – December 1, 2023. The conference is organized as part of the CIGE/2021/100 research project, funded by the Conselleria d’Innovació, Universitats i Societat Digital, and is additionally sponsored by the Departament de Filologia Anglesa i Alemanya at the Universitat de València, and the Friends of Thoreau Program at the Instituto Franklin

Call for Papers: Scholarly Book on Suburban Studies

updated: 
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 6:26am
Palacky University in Olomouc
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Call for Papers: Scholarly Book on Suburban Studies

 

We invite chapter proposals for a forthcoming scholarly book on suburban studies. This interdisciplinary book aims to explore the complex, diverse, and dynamic nature of suburbs, their histories, and their futures. The book will seek to engage with a wide range of topics and themes related to sub/urban spaces, cultures, politics, and environments.

 

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