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Can we have a Revolution in how we talk about women’s and femme-identifying bodies and minds? Can we write about disability, mental health, pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause, transitioning, chronic pain, and other health concerns in ways that build us up and unite us?
In Plant-Thinking: A Philosophy of Vegetal Life (2013), Michael Marder posits that plants “are agents in the production of meaning” (35), echoing Jane Bennett’s claim that “the concept of agency [is enlarged] once nonhuman things are figured . . . as actors . . . [and] affective bodies forming assemblages” (Vibrant Matters 21-24).
A forthcoming special issue of Survive and Thrive will feature stories written by survivors of perinatal loss, their loved ones, their healthcare providers and other support workers, and scholars from interdisciplinary fields.
In recent years, the intersection of computational creativity and literature has gained significant attention. "Algorithmic Authors: Computational Creativity in Literature" aims to explore how algorithms and artificial intelligence are transforming the creation, analysis, and understanding of literary texts. This volume will investigate the roles of machine learning, natural language processing, and other computational techniques in generating and analyzing literary works, as well as their implications for the future of literature and authorship.
We invite proposals for 20-minute papers on any aspect of affective expression in medieval mystical and devotional texts. These papers will compose a series of panels to run at the International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, July 7-10, 2025.
Potential themes could include – but are not limited to – the following:
Experiencing divine grace/consolation
Longing for God
Compassionating Christ’s Passion
Mystical ecstasies and affective transports
External perceptions of mystics’ emotionality
Please submit via the official CAA portal here: https://caa.confex.com/caa/2025/webprogrampreliminary/meeting.html
CALL FOR PAPERS
College Art Association Annual Conference 2025
12-15 February 2025, New York City
"Art as Shifting Knowledge?: Histories of Science, Medicine, and Sinophone Art"
Chairs: Yizhuo Li (Universität Wien) and Jiaqi Kang (University of Oxford)
Although some of the most iconic British fictional detectives—Marple, Poirot, and Holmes—are old-age pensioners, the 21st century is witnessing a proliferation of aging detectives in fiction, television, and film. Among recent novels are Jesse Q. Sutanto’s Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (2023), Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club series (2021-), and Robert Thorogood’s The Marlow Murder Club series (2021-), but it is a growing trend that cannot be accounted for simply by demographics.
Call for papers: New York University’s Medieval and Renaissance Center invites proposals for ten-minute papers for its annual conference to be held May 1-2 2025.
Divergence and Interconnectivity: Global Premodernity in Five Objects
Keynote speaker: Lia Markey, Director of the Center for Renaissance Studies, Newberry Library
CALL FOR PAPERS
for the forthcoming issue of Jadavpur University Department of English Journal
Essays and Studies
Global South Conversations: Eco-Cosmopolitanism, Ethics of Proximity and Anthropocentric Anxieties in the Time of Climate Change
The next Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) Convention will be held in Philadelphia, PA, from March 6-9, 2025. The roundtable "Storytelling in and about the Humanities: (R)evolving Disciplinary Discourses" is seeking abstracts (200-300 words) consistent with the conference theme of (R)EVOLUTION:
The Societas Ovidiana welcomes proposals for an in-person panel to be held at the International Congress on Medieval Studies (ICMS) on May 8-10, 2025.
This panel invites new perspectives on the relationship between Dante and Ovid.
Proposals might consider, but are not limited to the topics of:
The Societas Ovidiana welcomes proposals for a virtual panel to be held at the International Congress on Medieval Studies (ICMS) on May 8-10, 2025.
Given the global turn in medieval studies, it is important to reconsider the place of ancient authors beyond the sphere of European reception.
This panel invites global perspectives on the medieval reception of Ovid.
Proposals might consider, but are not limited to the topics of:
The “Themes of (R)evolution in Atwood’s Works and Adaptations” panel at NeMLA 2025 (March 6-9, Philadelphia) invites proposals for 20-minute papers exploring themes of revolution and evolution in Margaret Atwood’s texts, adaptations, and real-life crossovers. In what ways has Atwood’s works sparked revolutionary change—or not? What role does evolution play in her texts?
Please submit an abstract (250-300 words) and a brief bio (<100 words) by September 30th through the NeMLA portal for consideration: https://www.cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S/21213. Please reach out to Riley Thomas at riley.thomas@temple.edu with any questions.
CFP: “Provocations” Essays for American Gothic Studies
American Gothic Studies is seeking short essays for its “Provocations” section. These pieces (2,000 words) are meant to question conventional wisdom, tackle compelling issues, or advance new theses about the American Gothic as an academic field or pedagogical subject. They are intended to be quick, fun observations on Gothic studies as an academic field. Like the proverbial "hot take" but more thoughtful. The format is perfect for trying out ideas that you'd like to develop further. We welcome submissions from early career researchers as well as established scholars. Among other things, authors might:
The journal Studies in Popular Culture publishes reviews of books in the broad field of pop culture studies. If you are interested in reviewing a book submitted to the journal or would like to suggest one to review, please contact the Book Reviews Editor at sipceditor.gmail.com. If you have not already reviewed a book for the journal, please include either a CV or a brief description of your interests and qualifications in the email.
Members of the Popular Culture Association in the South who have published a book are encouraged to inform the Book Reviews Editor of that fact.