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Hello, Please find attached the call for papers for the special issue on urban poverty, which will be published in *Transatlantica* next year. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at: [marine.dasse@univ-perp.fr](mailto:marine.dasse@univ-perp.fr). Best regards, Marine Dasse
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📢 Call for Papers – 13th IASA World Congress (Mérida, Mexico, Feb 17–19, 2027) The International American Studies Association invites submissions for its 13th World Congress, themed “Sense, Senses, Sensuality: Embodied Experiences in the Americas.” We welcome interdisciplinary contributions from across the humanities and social sciences. 📅 Abstract deadline: April 30, 2026 📍 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico Full details and submission guidelines are available in the attached CFP PDF. Please share with interested colleagues and networks!
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This interdisciplinary and international conference investigates representations, structures, and functions of the spatial and temporal processes and experiences of encampment, confinement, and community within the U.S. Please submit a 300-word abstract and a short biographical statement to the conference co-organizers, Julia Faisst, Lena Gotteswinter, and Katharina Röder, by April 15, 2026. The conference takes place at TU Dortmund, Dec. 3-5, 2026.
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Multimodality: Print and Digital Anglophone Narratives
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The executive board of the Hemingway Society welcomes preliminary proposals from teams who wish to host our 2028 international conference.
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The Irish Journal of American Studies (IJAS Online) is seeking to fill the position of Reviews Editor. To apply, please see https://ijas.iaas.ie/reviews-editor-2026/ and apply before Friday March 13, 2026.
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The deadline to submit abstracts for PAAS "Morphing America" Conference 2026 has been extended to 1st March.
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46th APEAA Conference: The Times They Are A-Changin', NOVA University of Lisbon – School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH), June 18-19, 2026 Abstracts of 250–300 words Please include a short biographical note (50–100 words) Individual papers, panels, and roundtable proposals are welcome Abstracts should be sent to: imom@fcsh.unl.pt and mzc@fcsh.unl.pt Important Dates Abstract submission deadline: April 15, 2026 Notification of acceptance: April 30, 2026 Conference dates: June 18-19, 2026 For more information, check the conference website: https://apeaa2026.wo
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We look forward to receiving submissions to our workshop "Gender, Authority, and Trust," which will take place at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies at Heidelberg University. Participants will examine how gender shapes and is shaped by cultural, social, and political developments in the United States, including issues of power, participation, space, ethnicity, and class. Workshop results will be published. Date: July 10 & 11, 2026.
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Please join "Keywords in Blue Humanities," an online symposium sponsored by the University of South Florida in Spring 2026. Over a series of one-hour discussions (free and open to the public), leading authors and scholars will address a "keyword" exploring the intersections of water and the humanities. Dates: 13 February, 13 March, 17 April
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The 53rd AAAS conference, organized by Melissa Kennedy, Edith Kreutner, and Martina Pfeiler, will take place from November 5-7, 2026, at the University of Education, Upper Austria and the University of the Diocese of Linz. It is titled “Critical Media Analysis, Participatory Culture, and New Textualities: American Studies through a Digital Lens”. Keynote Speaker: Wyn Kelley (MIT Boston)
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The EAAS Digital Studies Network invites colleagues and students to its 2nd Online Open Forum, “Digitality and Power in American Studies,” which will be held via ZOOM on December 19, 2025 (6:00pm–8:00pm CET).
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The Graduate School of North American Studies at Freie Universität Berlin invites applications for 4 doctoral scholarships (2 DAAD, four years; 2 Freie U Berlin - one year) for the academic year 2026/27 (starting date: October 1, 2026).
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"Challenging Literary and Cultural Practices, Now: Contemporary Approaches to the Humanities". This symposium is designed for PhD students and early career researchers, as well as MA students, from any area within the Humanities and Social Sciences. Although the main focus is on Literary and Cultural Studies, we welcome and encourage interdisciplinary perspectives. The symposium will take place on 26th-27th March 2026, at the Faculty of Arts & Humanities of the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
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In 2026, the American Studies Center at the University of Warsaw will celebrate its 50th anniversary, a landmark occasion that coincides with the 250th anniversary of the United States. To mark these dual jubilees, we invite scholars to submit papers that explore the past, present, and future of the United States, its global impact, and the evolving role of American Studies as a field of inquiry
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The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) welcomes proposals for its annual conference, hosted by the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès. This year's conference invites papers on any topic relating to histories of women and gender non- conforming people in the Americas, but encourages proposals for papers, panels or roundtables that explore the subject of confinement. Please submit abstracts along with a 100-word biography of each proposed speaker to shawsociety@gmail.com, by Monday 12th January 2025.
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Special issue of Journal for Literary and Intermedial Crossings (JLIC) Guest editors: Chiara Cremona (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Jelle Mast (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Thomas Mantzaris (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Marcela Scibiorska (Université Libre de Bruxelles/Vrije Universiteit Brussel).
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AmLit: American Literatures; Special Issue on “Speculative Cultures and the Metamodern Turn”
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Expanding on previous scholarship on US culture and digital games, our special issue aims to investigate the question of interactive literariness in a US context by discussing the numerous instances of literary playfulness and gaming, and conversely of playful fiction, that characterize contemporary narratives. We welcome contributions that address diverse forms of storytelling and/or playing, especially in consideration of the interactive intersections between literary and ludic structures.
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The New American Studies Journal: A Forum (Göttingen University Press) invites submissions for a forthcoming special issue in 2026 that focuses on Chinese American literature. We welcome submissions of both academic essays and creative works. Deadline for abstracts: January 2, 2026.
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We invite abstract submissions (500 words) + author bios (100 words) to be considered for "Deliberate Poetics: Erasure, Materiality, and the Politics of the Page," an essay collection on the topic of erasure poetry and arts.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED The Hemingway Society invites proposals for the 21st International Hemingway Conference, exploring Hemingway’s ties to Toronto and his broader literary legacy.
