This panel invites papers that engage with aspects of performance, mediated by concepts of gender, in English and Anglophone theatre and drama. The panel is not restricted to any particular period, but preference may be given to proposals that engage with British theatre from 1500 to 1800.

Please submit abstracts through the NeMLA portal: https://cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S/21738

From Lisa Barlow’s claim of being “Mormon 2.0,” to Meredith Marks’ immortal declaration about “the rumors and the nastiness,” The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City has captured imaginations far beyond Utah. The show is at once high drama, cultural export, and local funhouse mirror—inviting us to think seriously (and playfully) about how Salt Lake City is represented, interpreted, and mythologized.

This event will bring together fans, critics, scholars, and community members for a day of lively discussion, re-enactment, and reflection. We are less interested in the strict application of academic methods than in thoughtful, stimulating insights rooted in local culture, fandom, and appreciation.

The CUNY Graduate Center French Department invites submissions for our Spring 2026 student conference on the theme of “étrangeté.”

Étrangeté evades easy translation. It encompasses "strangeness," "foreignness," and "otherness," offering expansive variability. Etrangeté inhabits both the self and the other. It arises through external judgment and internal reflection alike. It can be unsettling, absurd, and beautiful.

57th NeMLA Annual Convention, March 5-8, 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA

The emergence of Age and Disability Studies as critical fields of inquiry has paved the way for pioneering work tracing the historical construction of age and disability within cultures, revising cultural artifacts that shape hegemonic discourses of normalcy/difference, and advancing innovative approaches to (re)imagine more inclusive and empathetic ways of social coexistence. Despite the growing body of work within these fields, numerous cultural texts remain underexplored, misunderstood, or in need of what Adrienne Rich (1972) describes as re-vision—a fresh critical examination that infuses the text with new life.

"That Ain't a Girl, That's a Fighter" – (Million Dollar Baby)

Name of Organisation: Maheswari Publishers (The publishing unit of PANDIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST- TN32D0026797)

Contact email: literarydruid@gmail.com  

Literary Druid is a journal that fosters research and creative writing in English. It welcomes all nationals to contribute for learning and research purposes. The perspective of Literary Druid is to create a niche platform for academicians and patrons to share their intellect to enrich the English language and Literature. I welcome all to learn and share.

The Canadian Association for Postcolonial Studies (formerly CACLALS)

Annual Conference — 4-6 June, 2026

Hybrid Format — In-Person & Online Presentations Welcome

Proposal Deadline: December 31, 2026
Location, Montreal (TBA)
Keynote Speaker(s) TBA

250 word abstracts and 2-page CVs should be submitted to organizers by  September 26, 2025 . Please find the individual panel statements and the organizers' contact information below.

Please note: these panels will be submitted for the in-person AAAS conference in Honolulu, Hawai’i, April 2-4, 2026.

Submission Deadline |September 26, 2023.

Archipelagic (Re)Formations of Global Southeast Asias

Submit 250 word abstracts and

2-page CV by September 26, 2025 to

Call for Abstracts for book chapters

Media and Outer Space: Communication, Media Studies and Understanding the Cosmos 

Following recent confirmation of firm interest from Palgrave Macmillan, we are seeking contributions to a forthcoming volume, titled Media and Outer Space: Communication, Media Studies and Understanding the Cosmos, intended to explore the role of media and communications studies as a way of understanding humanity’s current and future explorations of outer space.  

Call For Papers: “Steinbeck in Times of Crisis”

March 11-13th, 2026
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

The International Society of Steinbeck Scholars invites proposals related to the ways in which John Steinbeck’s work offers insights into human experience during moments of crisis—including personal, social, cultural, political, or ecological. We seek contributions that broaden understanding of how Steinbeck's writing addresses such themes as conflict, collaboration, resolution, resilience, and survival, and how these resonate in today's world.