MLA 2027: Feeding Motherhood: Food, Care, and Power in Hispanic and Lusophone Contexts

deadline for submissions: 
March 2, 2026
full name / name of organization: 
Faith Blackhurst, PhD
contact email: 

Seeking 250-word proposals examining feeding and nourishment as maternal practices that shape care, embodiment, and power, through literary, cultural, and medical humanities approaches in contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone contexts. Deadline: March 2