AFRO-PESSIMISM: CALL FOR PANEL PARTICIPANTS for the ANNUAL MLA CONFERENCE in TORONTO, 8-11 JANUARY 2026

AFRO-PESSIMISM: CALL FOR PANEL PARTICIPANTS for the ANNUAL MLA CONFERENCE in TORONTO, 8-11 JANUARY 2026

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I’m organizing a panel on Afro-pessimism for the upcoming MLA in Toronto (8-11 January 2026) and am currently searching for co-panelists. I hope to bring together scholars who can offer diverse and critical perspectives on that subject. Proposals should be about a page (300 words).

Dear Colleagues,

I’m organizing a panel on Afro-pessimism for the upcoming MLA in Toronto (8-11 January 2026) and am currently searching for co-panelists. I hope to bring together scholars who can offer diverse and critical perspectives on that subject. Proposals should be about a page (300 words).

The MLA allows late panel proposals until mid-September. Please, send your proposal no later than 11 September 2025 to:

raphael.lamb@gmail.com
Or
lambert@kansai-u.ac.jp

I am looking forward to your submissions.

Best regards,

Raphaël Lambert (Kansai University, Osaka, Japan)