The literature of early medieval England, both Old English and Anglo-Latin, is often characterized either by a derivative devotion to an authoritative past, or by unorthodox innovation. While this dichotomy between tradition and innovation has much merit, many textual examples defy this categorization. In some cases, innovative texts and authors actually conform closely to their discursive models, while other texts that seem to adhere to tradition in fact create significant developments and variations. Untangling the complex relationships between texts and their sources reveals much about composition, genre, form, and language – the very foundations of textual practice.

TV Matters is a new series of short monographs (40,000 to 50,000 words) on television series,
analysing their production history, cultural context, main themes, as well as fandom and
audience reception. (All three of these aspects need to be touched upon!) The focus is on shows that both have critical acclaim (as reflected by awards, media reviews), but more importantly, are genuinely “popular”. That means they have
had a robust viewership and ideally an active fandom (watercooler discussions on- and offline,
as well as fan production such as fic, art, vids etc), and/or an unusual reception history (cases
of bans, censorship or similar).

I have several chapters for this collection, but I am looking for four or five more. Please send abstracts or inquiries by January 20, 2025. Chapters will be due by July 15, 2025.

All topics about dragons will be considered.

Please send abstracts and a brief bio to Rachel Carazo at rachel.carazo@snhu.edu

Trickster. Traitor. Villain. Variant. 

Hero? 

International Conference – ERC AGRELITA
June 5th & 6th, 2025 at the University of Caen Normandy

Call for communication

ERC Advanced Grant AGRELITA • The Reception of Ancient Greece in Premodern French Literature and Illustrations of Manuscripts and Printed Books (1320-1550): how invented memories shaped the identity of European communities[1].

For more information about the ERC AGRELITA, please see: https://agrelita.hypotheses.org/

Call for Papers: Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine Issue on the History of Medicine (September 2025)

Submission Deadline: April 1, 2025

Publication Date: September 2025

Subject: Call for Papers: Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine Issue on the History of Medicine (September 2025)

Call for Papers

Methodological Approaches to Digital Spaces (MADS)

MADS (Methodological Approaches to Digital Spaces) is a FREE interdisciplinary symposium launched under the guidance and funding of NWCDTP to promote methodological and ontological advancements in the studies of digital spaces. MADS aims to explore diverse academic approaches to increasingly complex digital spaces, specifically focused on:

• new methods for exploring and preserving digital archives

• novel approaches to the collection and analysis of digital data

Apologies for crossposting.

Call for Proposals: TV Matters

Editor: Sabrina Mittermeier

View the full call here>>

https://www.intellectbooks.com/tv-matters

Status Quo and Besides

The State of South African Literary and Cultural Studies

8 to 9 May 2025

26 Degrees South, Muldersdrift, Gauteng, South Africa

The Literature Association of South Africa (LASA) invites literary scholars and postgraduate students to submit abstracts for its 2025 conference, to be hosted at 26 Degrees South, Muldersdrift, Gauteng, South Africa, from 8 to 9 May 2025.

CLASS CON 2025Call for Papers/Voices/Participation 

March 14th and 15h,Bowling Green State University, Jerome Library 

Deadline to Submit Extended to January 1st, 2025 

As class studies are often niche, invisible, or non-existent withinmany cultural studies programs, we hope to draw attention to the discipline and the broader need for class consciousness. By understanding and breaking down the structures and systems that uphold our modern class structure, this conference aims to make meaningful change both in and outside of the academic ivory tower. 

For the 2025 Symposium on Music of the Sea, we are seeking proposals for papers in Music, Ethnomusicology, History, Literature, Folklore, or other appropriate disciplines that address any aspect of music or verse of the sea, rivers, or inland waters from the Age of Sail until the present. 

CFP FOR EDITED COLLECTION (2025)

Call for abstracts for papers for edited collection on the effects of ageing populations and generational disparities in Asian societies as represented in literature, film, and other forms of media

Working Title for Proposed Volume: 

Ageing Asia: multimedia representations of ageing and older adults in Asian societies

Editors:

Dr. Bernard Wilson

Department of English Language and Culture,

Department of International Social Sciences,

Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan

Shifting Tides, Anxious Borders (STAB) 2025

Graduate Conference of the Dept. of English, General Literature and Rhetoric

Binghamton University, New York

Conference theme: (Re)Placement

Date: March 29, 2025

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Naima Mohammadi (University of Pittsburgh)

In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political

 I must listen to the birds

 and in order to hear the birds

 the warplanes must be silent.

– Marwan Makhoul, Palestinian Poet 

The Board of Board Game Academics (BGA) is pleased to announce our call for papers for the 2025 conference and journal. BGA is dedicated to the exploration of critical issues within the distinct yet overlapping communities of tabletop board and role-playing games.

While these communities are expanding, players, creators, and scholars of tabletop board and role-playing games have traditionally been late to addressing and including diverse representations and perspectives.

For instance, production companies such as Wizards of the Coast (best known for Dungeons & Dragons) have been criticized for their continued celebration of oppressive ideological perspectives, systems, and governments.