Critical Plant Studies, a book series published by Lexington Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury 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:

Ecocritical Theory and Practice, a book series published by Lexington Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Books, is seeking proposals at the interface of literary/cultural studies and the environment.

This collection seeks essays on paleontologists in film, literature, and contemporary media. The Jurassic Park franchise solidified the presence of paleontology in the pop cultural imagination, but there have been other media and portrayals that have captured the public's imagination. Topics can include, but are not limited to:

-Studies of specific films

-Studies of specific novels

-Studies of fictional and/or real-life paleontologists in modern media

Chapters will be due in September 2025. Chapters should be approximately 5,000 to 7,000 words, with Chicago-style endnotes and a bibliography page.

“Imagining Deleuze’s Romanticism”

 NASSR (North American Society for the Study of Romanticism) 2025 Virtual CFP

Deadline: Monday, Dec 2, 2024, midnight PST

Notification: Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024

Contact: EastAsianPopCulture2025@gmail.com

Dear East Asian Studies Scholars,

We are seeking a few more chapters to round out our in-progress volume's Table of Contents. Please email with any questions on a chapter concept.

Although chapter abstracts will be considered, we’re seeking FULL-chapter submissions (6-8,000 words, including references) for a volume titled: 

East Asian National Memories

As Manifested in Popular Culture Gender Dynamics

Florida Atlantic University’s English Graduate Student Society (EGSS) is pleased to announce the return of our annual academic conference, to be held at the Grnnd Palm Room located at our Boca Raton Campus's Student Union on February 3rd, 2025.

 CFP: 59th Annual Comparative World Literature Conference 

Ecocriticism and Popular Culture: Cool Trends in a Warming ClimateVenue: California State University, Long Beach. Hybrid Dates: 23-25 April 2025; two days of in-person and one day of Zoom panelsKeynote Speaker: Kaniehtiio Horn.

Robert Lowell session, American Literature Association, 21-24 May 2025 in Boston

The Robert Lowell Society welcomes proposals for one session at the American Literature Association's annual conference (Boston, MA, 21–24 May 2025).

We are especially interested in proposals that consider Lowell's work in light of today's "death studies." For example: Lowell’s own elegies, his memories of and reconstructions of predecessors and peers, his cemetery poems, his care poems, his commemorative publishing projects, his imitations of elegies by others, his prose about others. Panelists might also consider poems about Lowell, including but not limited to elegies. 

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

OGOM Conference 2025: CFPSea changes: The fairytale Gothic of mermaids, selkies, and enchanted hybrids of ocean and river

Conference page: https://www.opengravesopenminds.com/sea-changes-2025/

Venue: The British Library, London, UK (and online) Date: 5–6 September 2025

American Literature Association

May 21-24, 2025

The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA

The Richard Wright Society announces two sessions on Wright to take place at

the 36th Annual American Literature Association Conference.

Roundtable: Richard Wright’s Contributions to Postcolonial Studies

In his introduction to AfroAsian Encounters: Culture, History, Politics, Vijay Prashad tells

the story of how Richard Wright came to attend the historic Bandung Conference in

Recent developments in the study of theatre festivals (Knowles 2020) highlight the importance of investigating festivals as key events, both for the field of theatre and, more broadly, for cultural life. These contributions demonstrate the value of examining festivals from transnational perspectives and exploring their impact on the artistic and social communities that have designed, produced, and hosted them. As recurring events that create a distinct time and space, festivals can be seen as a lens through which processes of negotiation between socio-political positions and artistic perspectives can be investigated, often within a context that is simultaneously local and global.

Call for Proposals: Conference on Creativity, Creative Arts, and Neurodivergence, June 2025

Hybrid in-person/Online: June 18 - 20, 2025 (dates tentative at this stage, will be confirmed)

Online pre-sessional: Thursday, June 18 (2 - 6pm GMT)

In person: Friday & Saturday, June 19-20 (2 - 5pm and 9am - 5pm)

#CFP: The 13th International Conference on Future Prospects in the Education and Rehabilitation of Children with Special Needs in Light of AI Applications
Conference Dates: Sunday, February 16, 2025
Conference Venue: Faculty of Education for Early Childhood Cairo University Cairo, Egypt and Online Relevant Dates:
• Abstract Submission for Review: December 15, 2024
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Full Paper Submission Deadline: January 15, 2025
Conference Themes: The conference will feature the following parallel working sessions:
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Session 1: "Using AI Applications to Improve the Quality of Life for Children with Special Needs"
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Session 2: "Modern Trends in Educating and Rehabilitating Children with Special Needs Using AI"