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CFP: "Towards Critical Academic Studies: Tracing the Effects of Conflict, Crisis, and Communication in Higher Education"

Violence on campus. Decline of the Humanities. Impoverished contingent labor. Student debt. Sexual harassment. Hate speech. Death of tenure. Conversations surrounding volatile subjects such as these are powerfully shaping the lives of those of us who work and learn in 21st-century academe.

Conference: Modern Language Association Convention

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dates: 7–10 January 2021

Full name of organization: Association for Business Communication

Contact email: wbrown@midland.edu 

Due date for abstracts: 07 March 2020

Call for papers/abstracts:

Announcing  

The 2020 First Book Institute

May 31-June 6, 2020

Hosted by the Center for American Literary Studies (CALS) at Pennsylvania State University

Co-Directors

Sean X. Goudie, Director of the Center for American Literary Studies and Winner of the MLA Prize for a First Book

Priscilla Wald, R. Florence Brinkley Professor of English and Women’s Studies, Duke University, and Co-Editor of American Literature

Call for Papers

THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY

A Conference at the University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

April 16-18, 2020

Many institutions of higher learning are currently considering plans for a significant restructure of academic programs which raises key questions regarding the essential purpose of the American University.

As an affiliate-organization of the Modern Language Association(MLA), CEA is pleased to sponsor a session at the MLA convention in Toronto, Ontario from January 7-10, 2021. As previously announced, CEA is soliciting proposals for our annual MLA session, which includes but is not limited to the following: a presentation panel; a roundtable (which may be interactive electronic demonstrations); workshops; or special events. Additional guidelines for sessions may be found at https://www.mla.org/Convention/Planning-a-Convention-Session/Procedures-for-Organizing-Convention-Meetings

International Conference on Myths, Archetypes and Symbols:“Models and Alternatives” 26 September 2020 – London, UK

 organised by

London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research

Academic Writing Workshops 

Saturday 15th February 2020 – Reading Skills, Note-taking, Paraphrasing, Plagiarism

The workshop is designed for students, young scholars and independent researchers who would like to improve their academic writing skills in order to succeed in studies and in career.

It is organised to provide maximum hands-on practice for participants. Each session will include explanations, examples, exercises, and texts to help the participants develop techniques for working productively at different stages of the scholarly writing process.

Film Studies Summer School28 July - 2 August 2020 – London, UK

organised by

London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research

This summer school will cover topics in Film Studies, Media and Communication, Visual Culture, Oral History and Documentary Techniques. The school courses will explore the representations of time, space and ritual, gender roles and gendered gaze, they will also discuss memory, remembering and (auto)biographical practices, especially in conflict narratives.

The Florida College English Association invites paper proposals dealing with this year’s theme, “The Roaring ’20s: A Hundred Years of Modernity,” as well as papers that focus on topics related to the humanities and higher education including literature, history, cultural studies, composition, pedagogy, and allied disciplines. Panels and roundtable session proposals are welcome.  When: October 15-17, 2020
Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at SeaWorld, 10100 International Drive, Orlando, Florida, 32821, USA

Great Writing International Creative Writing Conference

 Saturday July 11 – Sunday July 12, 2020

Imperial College, London

Second (and likely final) call. Proposals are invited for presentations at the 23rd Annual Great Writing International Creative Writing Conference, to be held Saturday July 11 – Sunday July 12, 2020 at Imperial College, London, UK.

Call for Proposals

MODERNISM FROM THE STANDPOINT OF LABOR

Modernist Studies Association

Brooklyn, NY

22-25 October 2020

Organized by Pardis Dabashi (University of Nevada, Reno) and Matthew Hart (Columbia University, MSA President)

Reunion: The Dallas Review is currently accepting CNF, Drama, Fiction, Poetry, Translation, and Visual Art submissions for its tenth issue. Submissions close on January 15, 2020, and the tenth issue will be published in Fall 2020.

Submissions link: <a href="https://reunionthedallasreview.submittable.com/submit"> https://reunionthedallasreview.submittable.com/submit </a>

General Formatting Guidelines:

Announcing  

The 2020 First Book Institute

May 31-June 6, 2020

Hosted by the Center for American Literary Studies (CALS) at Pennsylvania State University

Co-Directors

Sean X. Goudie, Director of the Center for American Literary Studies and Winner of the MLA Prize for a First Book

Priscilla Wald, R. Florence Brinkley Professor of English and Women’s Studies, Duke University, and Co-Editor of American Literature

CFP: HEART Conference 

“Locating the HEART and SOULS in Higher Education”:

An International Conference on the Future of the Humanities

11th Annual Conference 

Bishop’s University, Sherbrooke, QC

March 13 - 14, 2020

HEART: Humanities Education and Research in Teaching