Veterans Studies is a growing field of research that addresses the significant impact of military personnel transitioning from active duty to civilian life with an emphasis on the veteran experience. This session invites papers that explore the many facets of military life exhibited in literature, theater, film, and poetry written about or by military veterans as well as scholarly explorations of the veteran experience. We welcome proposals both related to the conference theme, "Palimpsests: Memory and Oblivion," and those not related.

Topics of particular interest include but are not limited to:
• Perceptions or conceptualizations of veteran identity
• Reintegration
• Systems and experiences which shape veterans' post-military experiences
• Interdisciplinary approaches to veterans studies
• Commemoration, memorialization, memory

The 2025 PAMLA CFP page and online paper proposal system is openuntil 30 June. Interested scholars can submit a paper proposal for the Veterans Studies panel here: https://pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19496. 

This panel will take place during the annual PAMLA Conference (November 20 – November 23, 2025) at the InterContinental in San Francisco, California. Conference details are located here: PAMLA 2025: San Francisco, November 20-23 - PAMLA