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Spaces of Shelter:
Asylum, Refuge, Sanctuary, Quarantine
a special issue of SEL: Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 63.1 (Winter 2023)
edited by Urvashi Chakravarty, Ross Knecht, Joseph Campana
Novels, Then and Now invites papers on all novel genres, authors, time periods, cultures, and settings. Consider it a safety net for novels that don’t fit neatly into a specific genre or that cross genres. For example, consider the many sub-genres of Romance with a capital “R”—western, thriller, paranormal, religious, romance (with a small “r”), detective, urban fantasy, etc. From Pearl S. Buck to Lee Child, from Laurie King to Tony Hillerman, from Julia Spencer-Fleming to Emilie Richards—all are welcome. Topics for the 2021 virtual conference could include, but are not limited to:
The Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association is accepting proposals until July 15 for their 2021 virtual conference, Nov 10 - 13.
We seek submissions for an MMLA session on "fantastic viruses" for the November 2021 Milwaukee conference.
Topics can include but are not limited to:
Viruses in sf and fantasy lit and filmCollectivities of the infected, uninfected, or vaccinated Please send 300-500 word proposals to the email addresses below by May 14. We apologize for the quick turnaround, but proposals are due to MMLA by May 20. joseph.donica@bcc.cuny.edu noah.jampol@bcc.cuny.edu
We seek submissions for an MMLA 2021 session on "Queer Ecology, Queer Collectives, and Queer Community."
Topics can include but are not limited to:
The future of queer collectivesThe possibility/impossibility of queer community The state of queer ecologies Nature in and outside of literatureResponses to Sam See's Queer Natures, Queer Mythologies Please send 300-500 word proposals to the email addresses below by May 14. We apologize for the quick turnaround, but proposals are due to MMLA by May 20. joseph.donica@bcc.cuny.edu noah.jampol@bcc.cuny.edu
We seek submissions an MMLA 2021 session on collective and cultural memory after (and informed by) the events in Charlottesville, VA in 2017.
Topics can include but are not limited to:
The meanings of public memoryMemory in literature
Memorials and museumsThe Confederate memorial "crisis"
Covid and memoryNaming/Renaming of buildings and public spaces Please send 300-500 word proposals to the email addresses below by May 14. We apologize for the quick turnaround, but proposals are due to MMLA by May 20. joseph.donica@bcc.cuny.edu noah.jampol@bcc.cuny.edu
The 'periphery' has long been the scene for the most pressing wagers of urban, economic and social development: in its various, often unfortunately negative aspects, the periphery constitutes a node of transition and inevitable connection between the 'centre' and the 'outside' of the city, maintaining opposing characteristics towards both, and acting as an identity-creating workshop for 'middle-earth society', where degradation is mixed with opportunities and is redeemed by creative energy.
CAAS (Croatian Association for American Studies) announces a Call for Papers for its 9th annual workshop
Tracing Populism in the U.S. and Comparative Perspective
The 2021 workshop will be hosted by the University of Zadar and will take place in Zadar, Croatia, on September 25, 2021.
Key-note speaker: Liam Kennedy (https://www.ucdclinton.ie/our-staff/liam-kennedy)
University College Dublin (topic, tba)
Food and food practices constitute a significant part of national identity. People derive their sense of belonging through food cultures, which embody the memories of community and group membership. Eating Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Food posits cooking as an act that “performs cultural memory” (Doring, Heide & Muhleisen 2003) and reinforces communal relationships. While the Covid-19 pandemic that began in 2020 forced everyone to practice social distancing, shutting all social gatherings and communal activities. Food is one of the few things, which nevertheless aided in the continuance of social interaction.