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Language, Literature, and Interdisciplinary Studies (LLIDS), an open-access peer-reviewed academic e-journal, invites original and unpublished, interdisciplinary, research papers and book reviews from various interrelated disciplines including, but not limited to, literature, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, history, sociology, law, ecology, environmental science, and economics.

ReFocus: The International Directors Series: David Cronenberg

Edinburgh University Press

Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg is widely regarded as one of the finest proprietors of the body-horror genre. Cronenberg’s filmography traverses the realm of the corporeal beyond its bare form, testing the limits of what a body can do. His films explore the intricate relations between the market, science, and desire. Cronenberg also examines disease and illness, situating their grotesque ramifications in the soma and the psyche, while many other later film narratives diverge from Cronenberg’s earlier focus on body horror to exhibit a wide spectrum of directorial capabilities.

Ecokritike is an international, open access, blind and double peer-review journal for academics and researchers who study the fields of Environmental Humanities, Literary Theory and Cultural Criticism. The journal seeks to explore issues beyond the traditional binary and complex relationship of nature-culture, and also examines the changing status of subjectivity, agency, and citizenship, while envisioning matters for sustainable futures in a more-than-human world.

e-ISSN: 3034-9214
Publication Frequency: two issues a year (February and September)

We accept submissions of articles, book reviews and special issue proposals on a rolling basis.

Book Series: Exeter Studies in Environmental Humanities. Past, Present and Future Econarratives at University of Exeter Press

Series Editors: Professor Peggy Karpouzou and Dr. Nikoleta Zampaki

MLA 2026, Toronto, Prose and poetics of aging in migration literature

I would like to organize a panel on aging in migration literature to provide a forum where participants can discuss current trends in and concerns about the representation of aging and older persons across various genres of migration writing as well as think about future possibilities. I am particularly interested in aesthetic representations of aging in irregular migration, asylum, and refugee narratives in addition to the portrayals of aging parents and relatives who are impacted by younger generations’ migration.

This interdisciplinary panel at the RMMLA 2025 seeks to examine the complex intersections of colonial power, medical practice, and literary representation and welcomes proposals of 250 words on topics that address the following questions. How does literature engage with colonial medical interventions, their successes, failures, and lasting impacts on colonized populations? What does medical fiction and film tell us about the tension between Indigenous healing practices and Western medicine, the role of medical “experimentation” in colonial contexts, and the literary afterlives of colonial medical disasters?

                                     Indian Network for Memory Studies (INMS) International Conference 2024

                                             In association with Centre for Memory Studies (CMS) IIT Madras

                                              Memory, Narrative Designs, and Strategies of Preservation

                                                                  27-29 October 2025 IIT Madras

Dear Scholars and Academicians,

We are pleased to announce a call for articles for a forthcoming book focusing on Indian Knowledge System (IKS), which will explore the depth and diversity of India’s ancient wisdom, traditions, and knowledge frameworks. The book aims to bridge the gap between the traditional and contemporary relevance of the Indian Knowledge System, highlighting its interdisciplinary applications and global significance.

The book will be published by a renowned publishing house and will have a ISBN, ensuring wide visibility and dissemination of your work among global academia and researchers.

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I'm looking to build a panel for OAH (Organization of American Historians ) in 2026. It will take place in Philadelphia and I'd love to create a Philly-centric panel. More broadly, decolonization focusing perhaps on city spaces, art, monuments, ecologies, and histories. 

My abstract is below. Email me ASAP if your ideas feel simpatico. 

Abstracts due via email by MARCH 17th, 2025

UPDATED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 16, 2025

Dates: May 9–10, 2025

In celebration of 50 yearsof scholarship and community, the 50th European StudiesConferencewill offer both online and in person panels at theUniversity of Nebraska Omaha and welcomespaperson European topics in all disciplines. Areasof interest include art, anthropology, history, literature, education, business, international affairs, religion, foreign languages, philosophy, geography, performing arts, and current issues in cultural, political, social, or economic areas of study. 

Graduate students are invited to apply for the Best GraduateStudent Paper Award in the amount of $250. Deadline to submit their paper for consideration is1 September 2025. 

Call for Chapters 

Scripting Selves: New Directions in Life Writing 

Editors: P. Muralidhar Sharma & Shashibhusan Nayak 

Deadline for submissions: Friday, March 14, 2025 

• The symposium offers the flexibility of both in-person and virtual participation.
• In our commitment to accessibility and inclusivity, we are pleased to offer free registration for all accepted presenters.
• For any questions or concerns, please contact the symposium organizers at kurulsekreterya@diyanet.gov.tr

 URL: https://etkinlik.diyanet.gov.tr/

Important Dates:

Abstract Submissions Due

March 14, 2025

DEADLINE EXTENDED. NEW DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 14TH MARCH 2025

Our culture is undoubtedly influenced by various forms of games, especially video games. These relatively new forms of expression quickly became a driving force of culture. All the generations have become indulged in the pleasure and escapism of games. Nowadays, most of us relax by playing on tabletop systems, devices, or by using cards or miniatures.