Food fests, feasts, and gatherings address the role of food in events, gatherings, celebrations, and ceremonies. Exploring how people incorporate ideas about food into festival culture, including history, heritage, tradition, creativity, and social and political factors. 

In addition, it examines festivals in which food is not the main focus, yet contributes significantly to the atmosphere, memory, and tradition. It also looks at people's fascination with taste. In addition to examining these notions, we will also examine trends in the consumption and production of food.

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.

Dis/Trusting the Institution(s) of Literature

University College Dublin, Ireland

17-20 June 2025

Keynote Speakers –    Sarah Brouillette (Carleton University)

                                Christopher Newfield (Independent Social Research Foundation)

                                Simone Murray (Monash University)

Reflections and Refractions: Contemporary Anglophone Fiction and the Atlantic Poetics of WaterJournal: Atlantic Studies: Global CurrentsGuest Editors: Andrea Carosso and Valentina Romanzi (University of Torino)  We are inviting proposals for a limited number of contributions to a Special Issue of Atlantic Studies: Global Currents, titled “Reflections and Refractions: Contemporary Anglophone Fiction and the Atlantic Poetics of Water.” The issue focuses on the new directions that anglophone fiction is exploring to express its “aquatic” imagination.We seek articles addressing new trends and currents of anglophone narratives focusing on the

The London Arts-Based Research Centre

Women who Create: the Feminine and the Arts
A Transdisciplinary Conference

Conference Webpage: https://labrc.co.uk/women-who-create-2025/

March 29-31, 2025

Where:
March 29-30: In person participation at Cambridge University & online
March 31: Fully online

Call for Papers
Cost:        185 GBP (in person)
100 GBP (Online)
Abstract: Deadline February 15, 2025

Following the inaugural Henri Nouwen Lectureship, the Henri Nouwen Society, in partnership with the Oblate School of Theology, is pleased to announce an Academic Symposium dedicated to the life, work, and enduring influence of Henri Nouwen, a profound thinker and writer whose contributions to theology, spirituality, and pastoral care have inspired countless individuals and communities. This symposium aims to bring together scholars and practitioners to explore and critically engage with Nouwen’s rich body of work.

Special issue on AI in Art and Designing

We are pleased to announce a special issue on AI in Art and Designing, and invite you to submit your original and unpublished research articles on this emerging and exciting topic. The special issue aims to explore the impact, challenges, and opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, such as machine learning algorithms, on the creation and enhancement of digital artworks and designs. The special issue also welcomes critical and theoretical perspectives on the role and implications of AI in art and designing, as well as ethical and social issues related to AI art and design.

Call for Participation:

Visual Culture Papers

American Studies Association (ASA)

November 20-23, 2025 | San Juan, Puerto Rico

**As the ASA has extended the deadline for its general CFP, the Visual Culture Caucus is also extending its call until January 24.**

The Institute for Research on Women (IRW) at Rutgers University is seeking guest editors for the Spring 2026 issue of its online journal, Rejoinder (https://irw.rutgers.edu/rejoinder). Rejoinder features work at the intersection of scholarship and activism that reflects feminist/queer and social justice perspectives and is currently published once a year. Guest editors will be responsible for the overall shape of the issue, and Rejoinder staff will advise on the process.

Submissions are being accepted on an ongoing basis for upcoming issues of Catholic Library World. 

Catholic Library World is the official journal of the Catholic Library Association. Established in 1929, CLW is a peer-reviewed association journal. CLW publishes articles focusing on all aspects of librarianship, especially as it relates to Catholic Studies and Catholicism. CLW articles are intended for an audience that is interested in the broad role and impact of various types of libraries, including, but not limited to academic, public, theological, parish and church libraries, and school libraries. 

Appel à participation pour le numéro 10/2026 de la revue Topiques. Études satoriennes

Topiques des Orients et de l’Occident

La SATOR projette de consacrer un numéro spécial de sa revue en ligne TOPIQUES. Études satoriennes aux « Topiques d’Orients et d’Occident ». La SATOR s’est jusqu’à maintenant assez peu aventurée au-delà des limites de la culture européenne. Mais le travail est engagé[1] et l’objectif de ce numéro spécial de la revue TOPIQUES est de poursuivre sur cette lancée. Ce numéro sera coordonné par Jean-Pierre Dubost (UCA) et  Claudine Le Blanc (Univ. de Paris – Sorbonne nouvelle).

The Institute for Research on Women (IRW) at Rutgers University is seeking guest editors for the Spring 2026 issue of its online journal, Rejoinder (https://irw.rutgers.edu/rejoinder). Rejoinder features work at the intersection of scholarship and activism that reflects feminist/queer and social justice perspectives and is currently published once a year. Guest editors will be responsible for the overall shape of the issue, and Rejoinder staff will advise on the process.

Howells Society CFPs for ALA 2025 (Boston)

The W.D. Howells Society will host two panels at the American Literature Association’s 36th annual conference, which will meet at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, May 21-24, 2025 (Wednesday through Saturday of Memorial Day weekend). 

PANEL 1: HOWELLS & OTHERS

To mark the conclusion of a biennial research carried out by four Italian Universities (Siena, Turin, Florence, and Naples “L’Orientale”), the scientific committee of the PRIN 2022 Project Monsters, Sorcerers, and Witches of Northwestern Europe: The Medieval and Early Modern Construction of Otherness in Literature for Popular Audiences invites abstract submissions for a three-day international conference, to be hosted at the University of Siena on 9-11 July 2025.