PAMLA - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies

deadline for submissions: 
May 25, 2026
full name / name of organization: 
Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association
contact email: 

The "Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies" session invites submissions that discuss memory, identity, representation, or intersectionality pertaining to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer literature, media, or culture. You may, should you wish, engage in the conference theme of “Our Ruling Classes: Culture, Power, Conflict,” but any topic on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer literature or culture is welcome.

Some topics of particular interest this year include:

• The homoerotic gaze in media

• Power and culture relating to gay, lesbian, transgender, or queer stories/histories

• Queer-coded representation in art or literature

• Censorship, oppression, and erasure facing transgender, gay, and queer people

• Transgender, gay, queer responses to political and ideological oppression

• The discourse of intersectionality within LGBTQ+ content

Please submit your abstracts here: https://pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/20059