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CLiC Into Place: Literatures of the Local (University of Worcester, 5th May 2026)
“None of these things is happening here. They are all happening far away, elsewhere.
But they may as well be, Iris says. What does here mean anyway, I’d like to know. Everywhere’s a here, isn’t it?”
― Ali Smith, Winter
Call for PapersCyber-Intimacies: Queer and Feminist Interventions in Global Cyber Politics
Edited by Amy Lind, Stephen Bryant, and Prateek Srivastava
Abstract Submission Deadline: December 15th, 2025
The 33rd Annual NINE Spring Training Conference (March 4-7, 2026) invites original unpublished papers that study all aspects of baseball, with particular emphasis on history, literature, and social policy implications. Abstracts only, not to exceed 300 words, should be submitted by November 14, 2025, to co-directors Willie Steele (wdsteele@lipscomb.edu) and David Pegram (david.pegram@paradisevalley.edu) for the abstract committee’s consideration. We ask that you please copy your submission to both of us.
In recent years, diverse fields related to literature and science studies, such as the medical humanities, critical neurodiversity studies, and the study of the haptic, have been re-evaluating the human body, its histories, and the impact of those histories today. At the same time, fields such as feminist theory, critical race theory, trans studies, and disability studies have deployed embodied perspectives to re-evaluate how we understand history and historical narratives.
Call for Papers: Companion to International Comics Studies (Intellect Books)
Edited by Julia Round, Shambhavi Singh and Eszter Szép
Deadline for chapter proposals: 31 January 2026
Deadline for first draft chapters: 1 April 2027
Call for Papers:
Conventions and Subversions in Sino-Western Theatrical Settings
Edited by Kelly Kar Yue CHAN, Chi Sum Garfield LAU and Chi Chun CHAN
We are soliciting chapter proposals for an edited volume that contains 8-10 chapters of research articles which represent the efforts from both members of the academia and practitioners of theatre to sustain the tradition of Sino-Western theatrics, while demonstrating the evolving aspects of contemporary performances under the inexorable trends of digitalization and globalization.
In Memoir: An Introduction, Thomas Couser observes that the recent memoir boom has also
given rise to the “some body” memoir, allowing marginalized voices to enter mainstream
discourse. These accounts, he notes, often possess a performative dimension, one that enacts
the clear message: “I’m here, and I can speak for myself.” As such, life narratives by women,
racial minorities, LGBTQ writers, and individuals living with disabilities or illness extend beyond
the detailing of events; they undertake the critical work of interrogating social and cultural
concerns.
Call for Book Chapters: “Japa-ing” to Freedom or/and Slavery
Back in 2001, Simon Gikandi in “Globalization and the Claims of Postcoloniality” discussed the unfortunate case of two dead Guinean boys whose bodies were found in the cargo hold of a plane, stowed away in the bowels of slave ships. The unnamed boys were desperate to go to Europe. The on-going mass exodus of young people from Nigeria (called “japa”) can be read as a contemporary re-enactment of the ideas that drove those Guinea boys to “choose” a deadly migration journey.
Modernism Remodelled
A Transdisciplinary Conference
Conference Webpage: https://labrc.co.uk/2025/10/22/modernism-remodelled-2026/
Oxford University (and online)
February 28-March 1, 2026
Fees: £180 (in person)
£100 (Online)
Abstract Deadline: December 28, 2025
**Participants interested in attending the conference without presenting a paper are also welcome.
Call for Presentations
Music Area
Popular Culture Association
Annual Conference
Atlanta, GA
April 8-11, 2026
The Music Area in the Popular Culture Association invites submissions from individuals or organized panels (3 or preferably 4 persons) focusing on any topic relating to any genre of music. Topics can include but are not limited to individual artists, albums, CDs, genres, scenes, trends, periods, performances, critics, magazines, music and art, music on radio, television, and on stage and in academia. Abstracts on any topic of music will be considered.
The Evelyn Scott Society
The Society for the Study of Southern Literature
March 28th-31st, 2026
Fisk University
Nashville, TN
The Evelyn Scott Society invites abstracts of about 300 words to participate in a proposed panel focused on the writer Evelyn Scott’s life and work at the Society for the Study of Southern Literature’s biannual conference, which will be held at Fisk University from March 28th-31st, 2026.
Fleeting Moments and Wonderful Weirdness in Welty
Panel at Society for the Study of Southern Literature Conference (March 28-31, 2026 at Fisk University in Nashville, TN)
Chaired by Laura Wilson
Call for Papers:
Tolkien in Popular Culture Area
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
Welty's Dissident Spaces
Panel at Conference of the Society for the Study of Southern Literature (March 28-31, 2026 at Fisk University in Nashville, TN)
Co-coordinated by Sarah Gilbreath Ford, Mae Miller Claxton, & Rebecca L. Harrison
Call for Submissions for “Ariel’s Corner” (Miranda e-journal)
Submissions for ‘Ariel’s Corner’ section of Miranda e-journal are open.
Miranda is a scholarly e-journal focusing on a wide range of social and cultural practices of the English-speaking world and encouraging the broadest possible spectrum of scholarly approaches. A special section, called ‘Ariel’s Corner,’ is dedicated to the arts in the English-speaking world.
Call for Papers
Beauty and the Sublime in Gestation and Coming into Being:
Art and the Aesthetics of Pregnancy and Birth
2026 Virtual Symposium of the Society for the Study of Pregnancy and Birth
June 4-5, 2026
Co-Keynote Speakers: Lauren Bice, DNP, CRNA and Sheila Lintott, PhD The Society for the Study of Pregnancy and Birth (SSPRB) is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for its second international virtual symposium, Beauty and the Sublime in Gestation and Coming into Being: Art and the Aesthetics of Pregnancy and Birth, a virtual event that will take place online across two half day sessions on June 4th and June 5th, 2026 (to facilitate participation across time zones).
Reading and Writing Highways in the West
A special issue of Western American Literature
Guest edited by Surabhi Balachander and Lauren White
Lisez l'appel à propositions en français sur le site du CLC: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/literatures-in-canada/2026-conference/index.html
ALECC and CLC 2026 20th Anniversary Conference: Cross-Pollinations
16-20 June, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Undergraduate students are invited to submit a proposal for presentation at the 2026 Popular Culture Association Annual Conference. Presentation proposals should consist of a 250-to-300 word abstract or summary of your presentation topic which can include any topic as long as it covers some aspect of popular culture, American culture, or international culture.
We are now accepting research articles, scholarly papers, creative writing, artwork, photography, and reviews for our 2025 issue of
1890: A Journal of Undergraduate Research.
1890 provides undergraduate students the opportunity to demonstrate their interests and abilities in various disciplines by accepting works of research, creative writing, poetry, reviews, and art.
Game Studies - PCA/ACA National Conference
Call For Papers
The Game Studies area of the National Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association Conference invites proposals for papers and panels on games and game studies for the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference to be held on April 8-11, 2026 in Atlanta, GA. The deadline for proposals is November 30th.
I. Topics of Interest
GENDER AND SOUTH ASIAN VISUAL CULTURES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Deadline for 250-word proposals: November 2, 2025 Association for Art History Annual Conference, April 2026Cambridge, UK This panel aims to explore the relationships between women and visual culture in twentieth century South Asia, challenging the oppressive structures that inform postcolonial subjectivities and engaging with practices that inaugurate new visual grammars.
Dear colleagues,
For its upcoming issues, Incontri. Rivista europea di studi italiani is currently accepting essay submissions and proposals for special issues.
The Area of Education, Teaching, History and Popular Culture is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Popular Culture Association National Conference to be held April 8-11, 2026 in Atlanta, GA.
Educators, librarians, archivists, scholars, independent researchers and graduate students are encouraged to apply. Undergraduates are reminded that there is an entire area devoted to undergraduate presentations in which they should submit. Undergraduates who wish to present a paper, panel or round table must do so under the supervision of a faculty sponsor, who must be included in the proposal submission.
Translation is a practice and an academic discipline that is always concerned with otherness. While it can be framed optimistically as an act of connecting and fostering engagement with different cultures, it must also be considered as a potentially harmful act. Especially with regard to so-called cultural realia, translators are increasingly aware of the ethical implications of their work. As Ritva Leppihalme explains, “[s]ince all texts are anchored in their culture, it follows that culture-bound items in the source text can present problems for translators” (126) and translators should thus possess “intercultural awareness” and “metacultural competence” (Leppihalme 127).
3rd ICCPA
East Asia on/as the Global Stage
5-7 Desember 2025
Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
We are now accepting submissions for Issue IV (Spring 2026)!
The Student Journal of Asian Studies at USC (SJAS @ USC) is a student-run academic journal supported by the USC East Asian Studies Center to help publish undergraduate and graduate work in various disciplines surrounding Asian Studies from around the world. Our goal is to establish an interdisciplinary atmosphere for student researchers on the rise to share their works and contribute to scholarship in Asian Studies.
Concept Note
Bob Dylan and the Value of Art in the 21st Century
5-7 November 2026
University of Southern Denmark
Odense, Denmark
From Unit Chairs:
The religious experience is of significant and acute concern among our varied African diasporic communities and is worthy of close academic exploration and study. The American Academy of Religion - Western Region (AAR-WR) Black Religion and Theology Unit’s mission is to further the development of scholarly research and discussion about the black religious experience; encourage the broadening of Black religion as an academic endeavor; and engage in discourse, from the African diasporic perspective, about religious and theological expression.
Call for Papers
6th Spiral Film and Philosophy Conference
“Radical”
Toronto, Canada
May 15-16, 2026
This virtual symposium invites papers that explore how mental disability and technology intersect in
literature, film, and media.
By mental disability, we include conditions such as mental illness, neurodivergence, emotional
distress, and psychological differences as represented across cultures.
By technology, we refer broadly to scientific, digital, or mechanical systems (such as medical
instruments, typewriters, social media, surveillance systems, and artificial intelligence).
We invite submissions that consider questions: How do technologies shape the way we think about
madness, desire, emotion, and care? How do literature and media represent the mind as a kind of machine,
The Literary, Interdisciplinary, Theory, and Culture Organization (LITCO) at Purdue University invites participants for our sixth annual symposium, “Memory, Identity, and Transformation Throughout Literature, Theory, and Culture.” We are interested in scholarly projects that discuss past, present, and future intersections of memory, identity, and transformation, including readings that challenge or rearticulate these themes as conceptual categories. We welcome papers that interact with these themes within the scope of their scholarly arguments or discuss texts that deal with their various manifestations on a literary, political, social, or cultural level.
Special Topics CFP: Visual and Material Culture
CEA 2026/DECLARATIONS
March 26-28, 2026
Hilton Charlotte University Place
SUBMISSION DEADLINE NOVEMBER 1, 2025
JOIN US 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."
Special Topics CFP: The Profession
CEA 2026/DECLARATIONS
March 26-28, 2026
Hilton Charlotte University Place
SUBMISSION DEADLINE NOVEMBER 1, 2025
JOIN US 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."
Call For Papers:
Op. Cit.: A Journal of Anglo-American Studies
Series 4, No. 1, General Issue
2026
(New) Beginnings
Thoughts associated with beginnings often include excitement, anticipation, and a sense of possibility, alongside potential anxiety, uncertainty, and a hint of the unknown. Beginnings can be viewed as a fresh start, a new chapter, or a chance to rebuild, while also acknowledging the potential messiness and challenges that come with starting something new.
Call for Papers, Women’s Literature and Gender Studies at CEA 2026
March 26-28, 2026, Charlotte, NC
Hilton Charlotte University Place
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.
Submit your proposal electronically by November 1, 2025, at www.cea-web.org
Call for Papers, Post-Colonial Literature at CEA 2026
March 26-28, 2026, Charlotte, NC
Hilton Charlotte University Place
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.
Submit your proposal electronically by November 1, 2025, at www.cea-web.org
Annual National Popular Culture Association Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS:
PCA CONFERENCE 8-11 April 2026, Atlanta, GA
The Vampire Studies Area of the PCA welcomes papers, presentations, panels, and roundtable discussions that cover all aspects of the vampire as it appears throughout global culture.
When Undead Worlds Collide
Special Joint Section: SFF & Vampires at PCA 2026
We are excited to announce a Special Joint Section at the 2026 Popular Culture Association Conference, bringing together the Science Fiction and Fantasy Area (SFF) and the Vampire Studies Area for an unprecedented collaborative conversation.
This joint section invites papers, panels, and roundtables that explore the intersections of speculative futures and the undead—from science fiction’s cosmic vampires to gothic tales reimagined through futurism and technology. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
In this special issue of Science Fiction Film and Television, the editors warmly invite contributions that engage with the spaces of New Horror and digital media.
A Field Guide to Lost Modernisms
Time of the Wolf:
Visual/Textual Culture of Ethical Impasse
Healthcare and care provision have long been influenced by gendered dynamics. Whether in access to treatment, diagnosis, or the dominant narratives about body normativity, access to care remains unevenly distributed. The inclusion of women in health trials was not consistently considered until the NHS Revitalization Act of 1993; however, to this day, other structural factors, such as race, ethnicity, or class, remain underrepresented in clinical studies (Kwiatkowski et al., 2013). In patient-centered care, which emphasizes patients’ autonomy and overall well-being (Reynolds 2009), it is essential to consider both structural and individual factors.
CFP: International Conference on French Theory and Contemporary Screen Studies
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
June 11 & 12, 2026
Keynote: Prof. Sarah Cooper (King’s College London)
Deadline for abstracts: 12/01/2026
Applicants notified of acceptance: 12/02/2026
Call for Submissions: "Hello Godot" – A One-Minute Existential Play Anthology (Volume 11)
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/freshwordsmagazine/home
Email: dramaanthologyfreshwords@gmail.com
Last date of submission: November 28th, 2025
Fresh Words-An International Literary Magazine is inviting submissions for a special one minute play anthology "Hello Godot".
Submission Guidelines:
1. Theme and Tone
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
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.