Since 2014, the eTEXTS: Literary and Cultural Studies Conference has served as a platform for the examination and exploration of diverse "texts" from English-speaking countries of Ango-Saxon heritage. By bringing together scholars, doctoral students, and early-career professionals, the conference fosters scientific debates and critical discussions that drive forward our understanding of literature and culture. Our sessions facilitate development and dissemination of original research, encouraging participants to engage in critical analysis of a wide array of social, cultural, philosophical, and historical issues. These discussions illuminate how various texts—from literature and film to media and art—reflect and shape identities and experiences of individuals within Anglo-Saxon contexts. Ultimately, the eTEXTS conference not only cultivates academic knowledge but also nurtures a community of scholars dedicated to examining English-speaking cultures.

We invite submissions that provide fresh insights into the texts of Anglo-Saxon cultures. Please submit an abstract (150 words) accompanied by a short academic bio by May 15 via  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQqbn-eEBeKMLWeCOvtW-fewx8AbvHj2f13s3q0ujc2Wah5w/viewform

The eTEXTS 15 conference will be held exclusively online via MS Teams. Conference papers should be 15-minute presentations in English. There is no conference fee.

We encourage and expect all participants to attend every session, as our goal is to share diverse knowledge through enriching discussions and facilitate networking among the academic community.

For more information about past editions of eTEXTS, please visit: https://www.kul.pl/konferencja-texts,art_78238.html

eTEXTS 15 is co-organized by The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, USA & University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Urszula Niewiadomska-Flis is Associate Professor at the English Studies, the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland. Her scholarly interests encompass representations of foodways in literature and film, literature of the American South, southern Black studies, and ethnic/immigrant literatures of the USA. She has authored four monographs about the American South, including Live and Let Di(n)e: Food and Race in the Texts of the American South (2017), which was awarded “the 2018 American Studies Network Book Prize” by the American Studies Network of EAAS. Her recent book Race and Repast: Foodscapes in Twentieth-Century Southern Literature was published by the University of Arkansas Press in 2022. Additionally, she contributed analyses of foodways in hip hop and Black farming in the American South to the co-authored book Pathologizing Black Bodies: The Legacy of Plantation Slavery (Routledge, 2023). Her latest collaborative project is the monograph Chicanas: Pisarki Amerykańskie Pochodzenia Meksykańskiego (Chicana Literature), published by Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego in 2025.

Organizing committee:

Urszula Niewiadomska-Flis

Maciej Czerniakowski

Michelle Johansen

Susana Maria Jimenez Placer