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Narratives of Development

updated: 
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 5:28pm
Lauren Horst
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

In his seminal work, Encountering Development, Arturo Escobar traces a history of development that begins with the Truman Doctrine and unfolds as a western plot to control and contain the so-called “Third World.” Here, development is something undertaken by western financial institutions and imposed on the economies of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It is counter-revolutionary, intended to curtail the radical economic visions that emerged with decolonization and the formal end of empire.

ACLA Virtual Conference 2025: Literature and International Development

updated: 
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 5:24pm
Lauren Horst, Columbia University & Susanna Sacks, Howard University
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, October 14, 2024

See ACLA (American Comparative Literature Association) listing for submission portal: https://www.acla.org/literature-and-international-development. 

Paper proposals cannot be accepted via email.

ACLA conference will take place May 29–June 1, 2025, via Zoom.

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“Literature, whether handed down by word of mouth or in print, gives us a second handle on reality…What better preparation can a people desire as they begin their journey into the strange, revolutionary world of modernization?" (Chinua Achebe, “What Has Literature Got to Do With It?”)

 

Kristeva's Powers of Horror at 45

updated: 
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 5:22pm
Northeast Modern Language Association
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Julia Kristeva’s landmark essay, Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection (1980), will have its 45th publication anniversary in 2025. In that time, its influence has been wide ranging, whether on women and gender studies broadly, on the fields of feminist, psychoanalytic, queer, horror/gothic, and disability theory, as well as on media studies. For this roundtable session we invite proposals that consider any aspect of the influence of Powers of Horror, past and present.

South Central Renaissance Society Conference 2025

updated: 
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 5:22pm
South Central Renaissance Society
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

SCRC welcomes 15-20 minute papers on all aspects of Renaissance Studies for its international conference which will be held, for the first time, in coordination with the Saint Louis University 12th Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies June 9-11, 2025.

Submit 300 to 500 word abstracts on the SLU Symposium Site (accessible via the SCRC website, here: https://southcentralrenaissanceconference.org/scrc-2025-st-louis-univers...). Deadline December 31, 2024.

International Conference on "Precarious Wetlands in Anthropocene: Representations in Literature, Cinema and Media". Conference Date: 12-13 December 2024 (Virtual)

updated: 
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 5:22pm
Woxsen University
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, October 25, 2024

International Conference on "Precarious Wetlands in Anthropocene: Representations in Literature, Cinema and Media"

Conference Date: 12-13 December 2024 (Virtual)

Organised by: School of Liberal Arts and Humanities & CoE-Literature Studies, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India

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Nurturing Curious Minds: Approaches to Assessing and Enhancing Critical Thinking and Writing in Higher Education

updated: 
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 5:21pm
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Nurturing Curious Minds: Approaches to Assessing and Enhancing Critical Thinking and Writing in Higher Education

13 – 14 June 2025

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/cts2025/

We invite abstracts for a two-day symposium that aims to gather educators, researchers, and practitioners from all disciplines to share their experiences and contribute to the ongoing dialogue on improving the critical thinking skills of university students. 

Aside from panels, our symposium will feature two keynote speakers.

(Be)longing; nostalgia and the construction of ideology

updated: 
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 5:20pm
American Comparative Literature Association
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, October 14, 2024

In How Societies Remember (1989), Paul Connerton writes that the present “distort[s]” the past, and vice-versa, in our collective memory” (2). These distortions can be instrumentalised by politicians seeking to mobilize people behind a nostalgic vision of the past. Conceiving of nostalgia as a “superimposition” of the past over the present, Svetlana Boym explores how it creates a multi-temporal memory-scape that one longs to recover – but which, paradoxically, has never and can never exist (The Future of Nostalgia, xiv). Similarly, Joseph Roach describes how societies seek replacements for figures from the past via a process he calls “surrogation,” which is virtually always doomed to fail (Cities of the Dead, 2).

Textiles and the texture of ideas in early modern Europe (1589-1801): How the craft and its products interacted with philosophy, literature and the visual arts

updated: 
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 5:20pm
Anna Maria Cimitile / University of Naples 'L'Orientale'
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

 Textiles and the texture of ideas in early modern Europe (1589-1801): How the craft and its products interacted with philosophy, literature and the visual arts

Joint project: University of Naples L’Orientale - Université de Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse. Two joint conferences will be organized:

1. Conference 1: Textiles: The texture of ideas in early modern Europe (1589-1801). Designs, patterns, craftsmanship and the early modern imagination – Will be Held at Procida Island (University of Naples L’Orientale), 8-14 September 2025.

2. Conference 2: The circulation of textile designs, patterns, skills and representations in early modern Europe – Will be held at Université de Haute Alsace – Mulhouse, June 2026.

Echoes of the Earth: Interplay of Literature and Landscape

updated: 
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 5:20pm
MEJO: The MELOW Journal of World Literature ISSN 2581-5768 Volume 9, February 2025
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Call For Papers

MEJO: The MELOW Journal of World Literature

ISSN 2581-5768

Volume 9, February 2025 

 

Echoes of the Earth: Interplay of Literature and Landscape

 

 

 

Throughout history, terrestrial landscapes have captivated human curiosity, serving as a significant muse for creative practitioners. Whether it be the enigmatic allure of towering mountains, the mystical charm of dense forests, or the vast expanse of oceans, the natural environment has served as a symbolic platform for portraying human existence, emotive expression, and contemplation of the human condition.

 

Call For Papers: The Films of George A. Romero

updated: 
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 11:49am
Sue Matheson
deadline for submissions: 
Saturday, November 30, 2024

A Critical Companion to George A. Romero

 

Part of the Critical Companion to Popular Directors series edited by Adam Barkman and Antonio Sanna

 

Extended deadline Oct. 15th--NeMLA 2025 roundtable From Medical to Health Humanities: Evolving Interventions

updated: 
Monday, October 7, 2024 - 11:11am
Natalie Mera Ford / Northeast Modern Language Association
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The fields of medical and health humanities often aim to intervene in socially embedded systems of care and advance health justice. This roundtable explores ways to work toward that goal through pedagogy, research, and community partnership.

Performing Crisis: Interdisciplinary Insights on Identity and Existence

updated: 
Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 3:33am
Prof Shuchi Sharma and Ms Mitali Bhattacharya
deadline for submissions: 
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Call for Book Chapters for Edited Volume

 

Performing Crisis: Interdisciplinary Insights on Identity and Existence

 

Deadline for Abstract Submissions has been extended to October 31, 2024

 

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced” (Baldwin 2).

Black Genres of Political Theology

updated: 
Friday, October 4, 2024 - 1:34pm
ACLA 2025 Conference
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, October 14, 2024

All significant concepts of the modern theory of the state are secularized theological concepts not only because of their historical development … but also because of their systematic structure, the recognition of which is necessary for sociological consideration of these concepts. 

–Carl Schmitt, Political Theology (1922)

 

Greying the Carnival: Samuel Beckett Inverting / Inverting Samuel Beckett

updated: 
Friday, October 4, 2024 - 9:36am
Call for Papers for the Samuel Beckett Working Group at IFTR in Cologne, Germany, 9th–13th June 2024
deadline for submissions: 
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Samuel Beckett’s drama may not be yet mapped as a site of carnival; nevertheless, the Beckettian dramatic ecosystem is open to a sense of the carnivalesque. In Europe and the northern Americas, the carnival tends to be understood as a secularised Christian tradition, the religious roots of which are enshrined in the epistemology of the word. Originating from the Latin carnem levāre – the removal of the flesh (OED) – the carnival used to be a festive threshold leading into the frugality and modesty of Lent. Yet, such grassroots street performances have thrived beyond this limited cultural, historical and geographical frame.

International Conference on Welsh Studies

updated: 
Friday, October 4, 2024 - 8:50am
North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, January 20, 2025

30th Anniversary International Conference on Welsh Studies

University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College, Rio Grande, OH

16-18 July 2025

Call for Papers

Next summer, NAASWCH (North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History) will celebrate 30 years since our inaugural meeting, and our return to action after the disruptions of the COVID pandemic. The 2025 conference returns us to where it all began, at the Madog Center for Welsh Studies, University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College, Rio Grande, OH.

CFP: CINEMATIC CROSSROADS AND DIGITAL FRONTIERS

updated: 
Friday, October 4, 2024 - 6:42am
School of Communication & Media Studies, St Joseph's University, Bangalore
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, October 21, 2024

Cinematic Crossroads and Digital Frontiers

At a time when over two-thirds of the global population has access to the internet, the paradigms of media dissemination have
undergone a profound transformation. The dynamics between producers and content consumers have been redefined, thanks to
the proliferation of accessible technologies. This democratisation of media has empowered both amateur and professional creators to
express their artistic visions through the cinematic medium.

International School on Artificial Intelligence for Cognitive Technologies 2024

updated: 
Friday, October 4, 2024 - 6:42am
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

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**** International School on Artificial Intelligence for Cognitive Technologies 2024 ****

10-13th December, 2024 in Naples, Italy.

https://isact-org.github.io/

*** DEADLINE for the application: 30th September 2024 ***

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We are pleased to announce that the International School on Artificial Intelligence for Cognitive Technologies (ISACT 2024) will be held from the 10th to the 13th of December, in the beautiful and historic city of Naples, in the south of Italy.

ACIS/BCPS Conference

updated: 
Friday, October 4, 2024 - 6:42am
American Conference for Irish Studies/Brisith Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies Conference
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, December 30, 2024

2025 ACIS-BCPS CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 23-26, 2025 | DESOTO SAVANNAH, SAVANNAH, GA

The Program Committee for the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS) and the British Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies Conference (BCPS) cordially invites the electronic submission of proposals for papers, panels, and other relevant presentations.

Framing the Francophone: The Seen and the Unseen in Contemporary Graphic Novels

updated: 
Friday, October 4, 2024 - 6:41am
NeMLA
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The current surge of graphic novels in French, from Marjane Satrapi's oft-celebrated Persepolis to Jessica Oublié's lesser-known-yet-prize-winning Péyi An Nou, signifies a shift in priorities for Francophone storytellers. Graphic novels create meaning through the interplay of text and image; they privilege non-linear storytelling and thinking; and they prioritize accessibility over erudition. As a marginalized genre, graphic novels are a welcome home for those writing and illustrating from the margins of society. In a graphic novel, what we see is never the full story; instead, we are constantly challenged into new modes of "seeing" and "reading" that question assumptions about the consumption of literature and art.

2024 Arkansas Philological Association (APA) Call for Papers--extended to October 11, 2024

updated: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 11:49am
Arkansas Philological Association
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, October 11, 2024

The Arkansas Philological Association invites papers/presentations for its 51st annual conference. The conference will take place Nov. 8-9, 2024, at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

We welcome faculty, graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and independent scholars from a wide range of disciplines to submit proposals of no more than 200 words for 15- to 20-minute presentations on topics related to language(s), literature, theoretical and cultural analysis, creative works, and pedagogical approaches. Papers addressing any aspect of literary and cultural studies are welcome, but we particularly encourage proposals for talks (or panels) on the APA 2024 conference topic of food and culture.

CfP: vol. 18, n° 2(36)/ 2025/Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and Public Relations Journalisme et relations publiques face à l’Intelligence Artificielle

updated: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 10:30am
Essachess - Journal for Communication Studies
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, November 1, 2024

Call for Papers for volume 18, n° 2(36)/ 2025

ESSACHESS – Journal for Communication Studies

www.essachess.com 

Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and Public Relations 

Journalisme et relations publiques face à l’Intelligence Artificielle 

Guest editors / Coordination

Mónika ANDOK, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, HUNGARY

e-mail: andok.monika@btk.ppke.hu 

ACLA 2025-- Whiteness: Imploding the Impermeable and Invisible Monolith

updated: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 10:29am
Niia Bishop. Assisstant Professor of English. Allen University
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, October 14, 2024

This seminar invites papers critically exploring whiteness as an invented political and social identity category. We seek to investigate its emergence from the transatlantic slave trade, its persistence as an entrenched social norm, and its relative stasis compared to evolving terminology for other racial identities.

Central to our inquiry: Why do people who believe themselves to be white still invest in this category? What strategies might facilitate evolution beyond whiteness? As other racial designations have transformed—Black/Negro/Colored to African-American, Hispanic to Latin/x, Indian to Native/Indigenous, Oriental to Asian—we pose the crucial question: What does Post-Whiteness look like?

We encourage submissions examining:

Beyond Backwardness: Revisiting Rural Spaces as Sites of Resistance, Renewal, and Radical Potential

updated: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 10:29am
American Comparative Literature Association Conference
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, October 14, 2024

Title: Beyond Backwardness: Revisiting Rural Spaces as Sites of Resistance, Renewal, and Radical Potential Organizers: David Delgado López (Visiting Assistant Professor, Carleton College), Kelly Ferguson (Assistant Professor, Miami University), Brittany Frodge (Lecturer, Ohio State University) Description: Due to varied complex historical processes such as industrialization, urbanization, and colonization, the rural has often been articulated in literature and other cultural products as an underdeveloped space tied to the past that can only progress through civilizing acts of modernization; Domingo Faustino Sarmiento’s Facundo or Civilization and Barbarism (Argentina, 1845), Camilo José

2025 Law & Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars

updated: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 10:27am
Law & Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars
deadline for submissions: 
Monday, December 9, 2024

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Georgetown University Law Center, Stanford Law School, UCLA School of Law, the University of

Pennsylvania, and the University of Southern California Center for Law, History, and Culture

invite submissions for the 24th meeting of the Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars,

to be held at Stanford University on June 9-10, 2025.

 

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

The workshop is open to untenured professors, advanced graduate students, post-doctoral

scholars, and independent scholars working in law and the humanities. In addition to drawing

from numerous humanistic fields, including Black and Indigenous studies, history, literature,

BLACK HISTORY MONTH INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

updated: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 10:26am
Tuskegee University
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, November 22, 2024

“WE THE PEOPLE:” Black People and Politics, From Past to Present

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 22, 2024

 

Tuskegee University invites you to participate in our annual Black History Month International Symposium on Friday, February 21, 2025.

 

The symposium desires papers and panel proposals from students, faculty and independent scholars of all disciplines. We encourage you to present research on black people’s involvement in politics, political movements, literature, and the black experience throughout the globe.

 

Information for Potential Presenters:

Abstract: 200 words maximum

Asian Influences in/on American Poetry

updated: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 10:25am
Northeast Modern Language Association
deadline for submissions: 
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

What effect has Asian thought or culture had in/on American poetry? How has it diversified or failed to diversify that poetry or its epistemology? This panel seeks papers on connections between American poetry/poetics and Asian culture, philosophy, and/or religion. Any connection is welcome including how poets have (mis)used Asian culture and/or thought in their poetry and thinking about poetry. However, in keeping with NeMLA’s theme of “(R)EVOLUTION,” I am particularly interested in affinities between ways of knowing in Asian thought and American poetry and how such affinities may disrupt traditional Western epistemologies or cause American and European readers to rethink their connection to the world.

Extended Deadline: JMMLA Issue on the Theme "Going Public"

updated: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 10:24am
Jack Kerkering/Midwest Modern Language Association
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, December 1, 2024

Deadline Extended: Submissions Now Due December 1, 2024 The Journal of the Midwestern Modern Language Association invites submissions for its fall 2024 issue on the 2023 MMLA convention theme of “Going Public.” The MMLA’s 2023 convention theme, “Going Public: What the MMLA Owes Democracy,” asked convention attendees to explore the following questions:

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