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CfP Conference “Authority in Crisis, Trust in Transition,” May 2026, University of Heidelberg
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The Research Training Group Authority and Trust (GKAT) at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA), Heidelberg University, Germany, invites proposals for the conference themed Contested Authority, Trust in Transition: Making Sense of the American Landscape" that will take place May 20-22, 2026. PhD students and junior scholars are particularly invited to apply. Limited travel grants are available. Please submit your abstract (250 words maximum) and a short biography to the organizers (gkat@hca.uni-heidelberg.de) until November 15, 2025.
14th MESEA Conference: “Cultural Environments: Spheres, Ethnicity, Corporeality”, Zakynthos, June 2026
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The 2026 Conference of the Society for Multi-Ethnic Studies: Europe and the Americas (MESEA) seeks to explore the diversity of cultural environments in the nexus of nature and spatiality, ethnicity, history, and geopolitics. The event will be arranged as an onsite conference at Ionian University, Department of Environment, Zakynthos Island Campus, Greece. Abstracts should be submitted via our website at https://mesea.org/ before November 15, 2025.
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).
ASANOR 2026 CFP
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ASANOR biannual conference 2026 June 4-6, Kristiansand, Norway CONSTITUTING THE US IN THE 21ST CENTURY Proposal deadline: October 15, 2025
CFP: Edith Wharton Summit at The Mount
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Join us for The Edith Wharton Summit, a gathering dedicated to new research, dynamic conversations, and immersive experiences. Set against the backdrop of The Mount, Wharton’s beautifully preserved estate in Lenox, MA, the Summit offers a unique opportunity to engage with fresh perspectives on Wharton’s life and work, connect with fellow admirers, and explore the legacy of one of America’s most remarkable and enduring authors from the place she called home. 4 June- 6 June 2026. CFP submission deadline 1 October 2025. https://edithwharton.org/calendar/summit/
Call for Book Chapters: Portrayals of the Fourth of July in American Culture and Literature: Reimagining American Identity at USA 250
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Original, thought-provoking, analytical, and unpublished academic essays are invited for inclusion in Portrayals of the Fourth of July in American Culture and Literature: Reimagining American Identity at USA 250 to be published in 2026. This edited volume aims to contribute to broader conversations on memory, nationalism, and the future of democracy in the United States of America by critically reexamining how July 4 has been depicted and interpreted over time. The book invites essays that explore the many facets of American identity as represented in cultural and literary works.
Graduate Journal aspeers Calls for Papers on “American Spaces of Resistance” by Oct 19, 2025
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aspeers, the first graduate-level peer-reviewed journal of European American studies, encourages fellow MA students from all fields to reflect on the diverse meanings of “American Spaces of Resistance.” We welcome term papers, excerpts from theses, or papers specifically written for the nineteenth issue of aspeers by October 19, 2025. If you seek to publish work beyond this topic, please refer to our general Call for Papers.
Hemingway in Toronto – 2026 Hemingway Society Conference
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The Hemingway Society invites proposals for the 21st International Hemingway Conference, exploring Hemingway’s ties to Toronto and his broader literary legacy.
International Conference – Making Sense of America – Conversations on Matters & Methods
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International Conference– Making Sense of America – Conversations on Matters & Methods Co-organized by Mahshid Mayar & Philipp Leonhardt Venue: Department of American Studies - University of Innsbruck - Austria Date: 2-3 July 2026
Five positions as doctoral research associates (m-f-d), Research Training Group “Politics of Enlightenment” (Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)
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The Interdisciplinary Centre for European Enlightenment Studies (IZEA) at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg is offering 5 part time (65%) positions as part of the “Politics of the Enlightenment” Research Training Group 2999 as a Research Associate (m-f-d) for a fixed term of up to 4 years, starting from 01.04.2026.
CFP for the 2025 BrANCA Symposium in Paris, Dec. 12-13 — “Borders and Ethno-Nationalism: The State of/in Americanist Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century”
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The British Association of Nineteenth-Century Americanists, is happy to invite proposals for its biannual symposium, which will take place Dec.12-13, 2025 at Université Paris Cité, France, and virtually. Gathering outside the UK for the first time is an invitation to ponder collectively what it means to be a nineteenth-century Americanist today in a world of resurgent borders and identities. The Symposium will include a plenary roundtable inviting European and UK Nineteenth-Century Americanists to share their thoughts about the current state of play of 19th-century American literary studies.
An edited collection on the WNBA
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Abstracts are sought for an edited collection on the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). We especially encourage submissions from scholars of various backgrounds, cultures and nationalities, to provide a unique perspective on this open, diversified and progressive organization. Chapter proposals (roughly 300-500 word abstracts) and a short bio are due to August 15, 2025. The potential authors will be notified about acceptance by August 20, 2025.
CFP: EAAS 36TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE IN BOLOGNA
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It is our pleasure to invite you to the EAAS 36th Biennial Conference in Bologna on September 1-4, 2026! See below for the Call for papers.
BAAS PG Symposium CFP
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The 2025 BAAS Postgraduate Symposium invites proposals from postgraduate researchers at all levels and across all disciplines that address the diverse interpretations, possibilities and liminality that can be found in the depictions and theorisation of America’s (un)equal past and/or future. We invite panels and individual papers on the topic of The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America. We encourage you to interpret the theme as broadly as you wish and welcome contributions from all realms of American Studies.
CFRs: “Women and Health in the 19th-Century Transatlantic World” (Madeira, Dec. 4-6)
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It is our pleasure to share with you the promising range of papers that successfully made it into our roster for the Madeira conference on "Women and Health in the 19th-Century Transatlantic World" (Dec. 4-6). We would now like to solicit responses for these papers. Please propose your responses by July 25 at the latest. You will find all instructions and also a list of the papers and the set responses to date in the enclosed file of abstracts. We hope that this will enable more of you to join the conference and to share your transatlantic perspectives.
Full Professorship (W3) of North American Cultural History (Chair) at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU)
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The Faculty of Languages and Literatures at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) of North American Cultural History (Chair) commencing on October 1, 2027. The successful applicant will take a leading position in the field of North American Cultural History and contribute to the wider field of LMU interfaculty research networks.
Professorship (W2) (6 years/tenure track) of North American Cultural Studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich
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The Faculty of Languages and Literatures at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich invites applications for a Professorship (W2) (6 years/tenure track) of North American Cultural Studies commencing on October 1, 2027. Applicants should represent the field of North American Cultural Studies in a transnational and transcultural perspective and with an international orientation in both research and teaching.
Summer School 2025: “New Mobilities and Grounding Engagements”
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Format: online course which will take place via Synchronous Distance Education.
Spring 2026 Obermann International Fellowships at the University of Iowa
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The Obermann International Fellowships is a program designed to support international scholars who are interested in pursuing research and creative work in residence at our Center, at the University of Iowa. It offers dedicated space, time, and funding for interdisciplinary scholars to collaborate on innovative research. Applicants must be active researchers at an accredited institution of higher learning outside of the United States or independent researchers/artists with a track record of excellence based outside of the U.S.
Call for Papers “Democratic Experiments: Central Europpe and the United States” (Budapest, 7-9 May 2026)
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"Democratic Experiments: Central Europpe and the United States" (7-9 May 2026). On the occasion of the Semiquincentennial of the United States, Andrássy University Budapest will organize a symposium on the relationship between Central Europe as a region and the United States. Please find the call for proposals here: https://www.andrassyuni.eu/uploads/esemeny/851-andrassy-democratic-experiments.pdf Walter Grünzweig Andrássy University Budapest
Society for the History of Women in the Americas Annual Conference, Leeds, 11 July 2025
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The Society for the History of Women in the Americas welcomes attendees to the 2025 annual conference, co-hosted by Leeds Beckett University and the University of Leeds. This year's theme is emotion: How do we reflect on, train and engage the emotional aspects of our research? How can histories of emotion deepen our understanding of historical events? And how is the archive or the classroom an emotive space?
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