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Dr. K. R. Narayanan Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India

Call for Papers

National Conference of Research Scholars

Vision of a Viksit Bharat: Challenges, Initiatives, Strategies

24-25 February, 2025

Theme: Society, Citizens, Development

Eligibility: PhD Scholars registered in any University or Research Institution

The “Hotels, Inns and Motels” International Conference in Toulouse invites scholars to reflect upon the way places of temporary hospitality have structured space and displacements in English-speaking countries and therefore reveal the stakes and forms of hospitality. From medieval inns to the motel chains dotting the endless US interstate landscapes, these spaces offer a temporary home to their dwellers, and perform commercial, social, political and symbolic functions that so far have not been studied thoroughly.

The aim of the conference is to explore how these places, and the people who designed them, work or live there, can reflect or create conceptions of hospitality that provide insight into a given society or a period.

Issue 40 - Diffraction: Open Call for Current Topics in Visual & Cultural Studies

Deadline: Submissions due by March 1, 2025 to invisible.culture@ur.rochester.edu. 

Creativitas, an annual online double-blind peer-reviewed journal in English Studies, is extending an invitation to distinguished scholars, researchers, and academics to join our growing editorial community as reviewers. Published on a yearly basis, our journal is committed to advancing critical scholarship in literary studies through rigorous academic discourse and interdisciplinary exploration.

Journal Overview

Théâtre et femmes au Québec et au Canada francophone

Dossier thématique de la revue Nouvelles études francophones (printemps/été 2026)

dirigé par Sandrine Duval, Nicole Nolette et Jimmy Thibeault

 Un appel à articles est lancé pour un dossier thématique de la revue Nouvelles études francophones (NÉF) sur le sujet de “Théâtre et femmes au Québec et au Canada francophone.”

The Journal of Historical Fictions is currently looking for submissions.

From campaigns against disenfranchisement to protests against sexual and gender-based violence, feminism has historically combined dissent—against exclusion, subordination, and prevailing power structures—with a focus on the imperative for social and political transformation. This issue of Rejoinder explores the history of feminist dissent and how it has shifted through the decades, both for activists and academics. In addition to a historical focus, we seek to address contemporary manifestations of dissent within feminism, exploring who successfully forges narratives that challenge feminism’s dominant iteration(s)—and what accounts for their success.

Call for Nominations:

2025 Award for Best Scholarly Article or Book Chapter on the American Gothic

The Society for the Study of the American Gothic (SSAG) invites nominations for its inaugural Award for Best Scholarly Article or Book Chapter. This award is open to all scholarly articles and book chapters published in the past two years that focus on some aspect of the American Gothic. The winner of the award will be announced at the Society for the Study of the American Gothic business meeting at the American Literature Association conference in May 2025 (exact date TBA).

                                                                                        Department of English, Lady Shri Ram College for Women

                                                                                                                (University of Delhi)      

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International Conference on Media and Marginality

“Framing the Margins: Media and the Construction of Voice and Identity”

24-25 March 2025

    In the Anthropocene, the pace of human development outpaces that of natural evolution, disrupting ecological balance

and transforming humans from a biological existence into a potent geological force. The superiority of humans often leads to

simplifying and exploiting other forms of natural entities as mere resources, neglecting long-term impacts on our planet. This

mindset further creates a divide between humans and non-humans. However, the advancements in science and technology have

blurred the line between nature and culture. Nature is no longer an external backdrop but deeply intertwined with human

Routledge Book Series – Academics, Politics and Society in the Post-Covid World

Series Editors: Lewis Gordon, Rozena Maart, Epifania Amoo-Adare and Sayan Dey

Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America invites submissions for a special issue on “Dictionaries and Disability: Ideologies, Definitions, and Depictions.”

CFP - Postcolonial coming-of-age novels in the Indian and Pacific Ocean worlds

Open Group Session at the 2025 ICLA Conference

The study and analysis of creative fan production (e.g., fanfiction, fanart, cosplay, etc.) is a cornerstone of fandom studies. These practices enable fans to assert a level of authorship over their favorite media – to reimagine, recontextualize, and reconceptualize their canons to better reflect their desires, wants, interests, and demands. They provide voice to individuals who cannot necessarily shape source texts directly (Vinney & Dill-Shackleford, 2018), allowing fans to carve out space for themselves within the pop-culture landscape that celebrates/embraces their identities. This is particularly poignant for marginalized fans.