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A popular t-shirt claims the first Pride was a riot.
During a police raid on the Stonewall Inn on 28 June 1969, some customers fought back. Resistance continued for several nights. Whilst this may have inspired the first Pride march, it was not the first LGBT+ protest.
The body functions as an active agent in generating knowledge, memory, and stories. This year's conference places the relationship between memory and the body at its core, emphasizing how the latter serves as a site of cultural, political, and historical negotiation. The body exerts significant influence on the creation and retrieval of memory, compelling us to critically examine the individual and collective memories produced and transmitted through the embodied experiences of culture, politics, trauma, and (post)nation.
CFP for ASAP/16, convening in Houston, TX, 22-25 October 2025
https://www.artsofthepresent.org/conference/asap-16-worldmaking-worldbre...
A black box is an abstraction. In systems theory, it names a model for complex exchanges in which mysterious, secret, or unknowable processes alter input stimuli and produce output reactions. The black box’s inner workings cannot be observed directly, only inferred through hypotheses about causes and effects.
Leveraging Legacies of Peacebuildingin a Precarious Time
The annual conference of The Peace and Justice Studies Association
Hosted by the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Swarthmore College
OCTOBER 9-12, 2025 | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 1, 2025
Early Bird Registration: May 15 – June 15, 2025
Draft Schedule Released: June 1, 2025
The Queerness and Games Conference (QGCon) is now accepting submissions for presentations at its sixth conference, which will be held on September 26-28, 2025, in Montreal, Quebec. Proposals for talks, pre-constituted panels, workshops, roundtables, and post-mortems are due on April 13th, 2025.
Submit your proposal using this form. Do not use our contact email for submissions.
Profanity: Redefining the Limits.
The F-word across Linguistics, Translation and the Arts
The conference is still welcoming proposals in film, lit. and cultural studies focusing on the use of profanity, transgression and "bad language" in general.
LOCATION: Université d’Artois (Arras, France), 24-26 September 2025
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Ambivalent Solidarities: South Asian Women’s Intellectual, Affective and Activist Networks
Editors:
Hiya Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Swarnamoyee Jogendranath Mahavidyalaya, Vidyasagar University
Sreejata Paul, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Shiv Nadar University Delhi-NCR
Marina Warner’s latest work, Sanctuary: The Shelter of Stories (working title), the publication of which will coincide with our conference, opens with a scene from a film, where a man being chased finds refuge in a cathedral. Marina Warner describes how, as he lifts the giant door knocker, it becomes a hinge between danger and safety, enveloping the suppliant in a protective halo and becoming a portal to the Church’s ancient rite of, and right to, sanctuary. Enchanting Wor(l)ds will examine the myriad ways in which Marina Warner has dedicated her career to analysing how objects, spaces, temporalities, people, worlds and words can become enchanted: how they might be imbued with power, aura, mystery or dread.
In contemporary media and pop culture, the intersection of fatness, queerness, and neurodivergent signifies a crucial but inadequately researched domain of identity and representation. The representation of marginalised identities is becoming increasingly significant as cultural spaces continue to impact social norms and impact perspectives. Media and popular culture have the ability to either reinforce stereotypes or contest the status quo by emphasising varied, nuanced narratives. The comprehension of the intersections between neurodivergent, queer, and fat identities offers valuable insight into the lived experiences of numerous individuals, thereby promoting inclusivity and empathy in a society that frequently marginalises diversity.
Film-Philosophy Conference 2025
University of Malta | 23-25 June 2025
Deadline for submissions: 21 February 2025
Sponsored by York University in Toronto and the University of Malta, the 2025 Film-Philosophy Conference will be held 23-25 June at the Valletta Campus of the University of Malta.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Sandra Laugier (Philosophy, Sorbonne, France)
Call for Papers
In the postmillennial era, South Asian graphic narratives have emerged as powerful mediums for exploring traditional notions of gender and sexuality. This panel examines the ways in which these contemporary visual storytelling forms address and subvert the cultural constructs surrounding gender and sexual identities in South Asia.
Panel description:
Panel 69 -
In a 1926 issue of the Nation, Langston Hughes published his famous essay, “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain,” a response to George Schuyler’s essay, “Negro Art-Hokum,” wherein Schuyler lampoons the idea of a distinctive African American culture. This special issue will examine the literary and cultural impact of Hughes’s essay a century later.
The Kay Boyle Society is calling for proposals for an open panel or roundtable at the American Literature Association conference on May 21-24, 2025 in Boston at the Westin Copley Place hotel. We are looking for papers on any aspect of Kay Boyle’s work in prose or poetry. Topics could include (but are by no means limited to) Boyle and other writers and artists, transatlantic modernisms, literary and print cultures, racial and social justice, ageing, war and exile, approaches to Boyle’s letters, and teaching Boyle.
If interested, please email a proposed title and abstract of approximately 200 words by January 20th to anne.reynes@univ-amu.fr
The ongoing—and now significantly escalated—genocide of Palestinian peoples by the Israeli government has been uniquely, painfully, and steadfastly documented and shared for far-flung viewers to instantaneously bear witness to atrocities that might otherwise remain unfathomable to the international community. Palestinian peoples have been recording their own intensified annihilation in a brave, painstaking, persistent, and not-always-intentional manner.
Screen Bodies invites submissions to be considered for a forthcoming general issue. We are particularly interested in research on:
The Monstrous-Feminine and Feminist New Wave Cinema
Trans Cinema
Films of Kelly Reichardt
New French Extremity
The Politics of Gaming
Health Humanities
Science and Technology Studies (STS)
We also welcome exhibition reviews (1k-5k words).
American Literature Association
36th Annual Conference
May 21-24, 2025
Boston, MA
The Charlotte Perkins Gilman Society welcomes proposals for two guaranteed panels at the forthcoming American Literature Association Conference.
We invite presentations on any topic related to the life and work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Please submit a one-page abstract to andrew_ball@emerson.edu by January 20.
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.
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.
South Asian Expressions: Reimagining Narratives, Histories, and Cultures
South Asian literature presents an intricate and layered depiction of the life, history, and identity of the people within their geopolitical spaces of belonging and beyond. These narratives delve into the socio-political complexities, cultural tensions, and resilient identities shaped by colonial legacies and postcolonial realities. Addressing themes such as the impact of British colonialism and the upheavals of national and cultural divisions, this body of literature intricately portrays intersections of gender, caste, religion, and class, capturing the evolving dimensions of South Asian identity.
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.
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.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Abstracts now due January 30, 2025
Soil/Soiling
An interdisciplinary, graduate-student conference hosted by the Department of English, Brandeis University
This year the Latina/o/x Literature & Culture Society welcomes submissions focusing on diverse topics including literary genre, single authors, children’s literature, speculative fiction, comparative analyses, as well as cultural studies approaches. The society also encourages a variety of theoretical and interdisciplinary prisms, and a variety of panel types, including traditional paper sessions, roundtable discussions, and sessions dedicated to the teaching of Latina/o/x literature and culture.
The 21st century has been marked as an emerging epoch of new discourses with a dynamic change of intellectual, methodological, epistemological and critical avenues of research to address the swiftly changing nuances of social, political, economic, personal and professional lives of human beings all over the world. Researchers have embraced innovative approaches, methodologies and pedagogies to navigate the new complex frontiers of 21st Century. As the world grapples with multifaceted challenges such as climate change, economic inequality, and global health crises, the need for innovative approaches to economic development has become more urgent than ever.
We invite submissions to our panel at 4S 2025 in Seattle, Washington (September 3 – 7, 2025). Please see details below:
Blackness as Onto-Epistemological Departure and Arrival*
For close to nine hundred years, Gawain has been a favorite hero in Arthurian myth, especially when it comes to his appearance in the late fourteenth-century chivalric romance, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. While scholarship on the poem continues to expand in many fascinating ways, David Lowery’s 2021 adaptation, The Green Knight, has changed the way scholars can approach and teach the medieval poem. The editors of this book proposal seek essays that explore some of the compelling changes Lowery makes to the base text of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and what we can learn about the importance—or dangers—of retelling popular stories in new and inventive ways.
Blurring the lines between art and scholarship, creative-critical practices combine imaginative production with theoretical analysis and reflection. The creative process itself becomes a method of research, discovery and meaning-making, extending and transforming critical theories. By inhabiting a space between established genres and methodologies, creative-critical practitioners generate hybrid works that provoke new ways of seeing, understanding and engaging with the world.
Deadline Extended to Friday, January 17, 2025
The George Saunders Society invites prospective participants for one or two panels at the 2025 American Literature Association conference in Boston, MA, to be held May 21 to 25, 2025. We are interested in presentations on any aspect of George Saunders’s life and work; in this, our fifth year of activity at ALA (returning after an absence in 2024!), we continue to be interested in papers that challenge, complicate, or go beyond the most common (particularly religious, ethical, or new sincerest) readings of the author’s work in the critical literature to this point. The topic is therefore open, but possible approaches might include:
In a significant portion of feminist criticism in its populist interpretation, there is an ongoing sense of wanting to shape feminine characters from legends, folklore, and history into models for a kind of feminism and perceived empowerment more closely associated with twenty-first-century understandings of the feminine than those directly connected to social, historical, or cultural sources. This backcasting and interpretation changes these characters into ones that would better suit a modern set of beliefs through syncretism and the creation not of folkloric or cultural beliefs but of a folkloresque sense of the subject.