Deadline Extension: PAAS ”Morphing America” Conference 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’
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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
Workshop “Gender, Authority, and Trust”
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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.
Keywords in Blue Humanities (Online Events)
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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
53rd AAAS Conference “Critical Media Analysis, Participatory Culture, and New Textualities: American Studies through a Digital Lens” 5.-7.11.2026 in Linz, Austria
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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)
EAAS Digital Studies Network – Digitality and Power in American Studies via ZOOM @ DEC 19, 2025 at 6pm CET
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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).
Call for Applications – 4 Doctoral Scholarships GSNAS/Freie Universität Berlin
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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).
CfP | Postgrad Symposium | Portugal – University of Coimbra
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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.
Call for Papers
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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
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) 2026 Conference Call for Papers
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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.
Journalism and Literature | Special issue of Journal for Literary & Intermedial Crossings (JLIC) | Call for Abstracts
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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).
CfP | AmLit: American Literatures; Special Issue on “Speculative Cultures and the Metamodern Turn”
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AmLit: American Literatures; Special Issue on “Speculative Cultures and the Metamodern Turn”
Call for Abstracts: Playful Literature, Literary Play: (Video) Games and American Fiction [Iperstoria Special Issue]
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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.
Call for Submissions — Special Issue on “Chinese American Writing: Hybridity and Memory”
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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.
Call for Papers – Deliberate Poetics: Erasure, Materiality, and the Politics of the Page
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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.
DEADLINE EXTENDED – CFP Hemingway in Toronto 21st International Hemingway Conference
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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.
Call for Articles for Special Issue “Postmigration Beyond National Borders”
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The Journal for Literary and Intermedial Crossings (ISSN 2506-8709; www.jlic.be) offers an open-access peer-reviewed online publication platform to researchers who wish to explore various ‘crossings’ concerning media, genres and/or spaces. Targeted squarely at investigating the ‘in-between,’ the journal seeks contributions from scholars broadly covering medial, literary, generic, spatial and cultural crossings that bridge a plurality of potential discourses, modalities, and methodologies. This special issue, titled “Postmigration Beyond National Borders”, aims to enhance the understanding of t
CFP – Special issue on the theme “Resistance”
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We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue to be published in the journal Interfaces on the theme “Resistance,” inspired by the 2025 AFEA Congress. This issue will explore how narratives of resistance have challenged dominant ideologies, state policies, and cultural paradigms shaping U.S. society.
NEW BOOK PUBLICATION by the HELAAS Digital Publications (helaasdp)
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NEW BOOK PUBLICATION by the HELAAS Digital Publications (helaasdp)
53rd AAAS Conference 2026 Critical Media Analysis, Participatory Cultures, and New Textualities: American Studies through a Digital Lens, November 5-7, 2026, Linz, Austria
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We invite you to submit papers that explore American Studies through a digital lens, examining the multisensory quality of multimodal works as well as their creative, historical, social, political, and educational relationships to formative narratives and epistemologies. We particularly welcome papers that analyze the representation of digital cultures and technologies in U.S.-American popular culture, film, art, and literature, as well as papers that interrogate the impact of the digital turn on American Studies itself.
Call for Papers — Gender Studies Special Section on “Gender and Cognition: Intersections of Mind, Culture, and Language”
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The journal Gender Studies (see details about the journal here: https://reference-global.com/journal/GENST) invites contributions for a forthcoming special section on “Gender and Cognition: Intersections of Mind, Culture, and Language,” scheduled for publication in the 2026 issue. This special section seeks to explore the dynamic intersections between cognitive science and gender studies, with particular attention to their resonances in language, literature, and culture.
CFP: Edited Volume Reimagining Care: Narratives of Gender and Healthcare
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We're attaching a cfp about narratives of gender and healthcare, with a particular focus on how narratives can subvert, challenge, and or inform different care practices, including case-study examples across the medical humanities. Please send 300-400 words abstracts, together with a brief biographical note (100 words) by January 15th to the editors, at lauraparrafernandez@ucm.es and david.yague.gonzalez@gmail.com We particularly encourage submissions from early-career scholars and from contributors working across different disciplines.
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