Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies Pre-doctoral Fellow Click here to apply The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia invites applications from scholars whose research focuses broadly on Read More …
Author: Matthew Brown
African Studies Postdoc, Carter G. Woodson Institute, UVA
African Studies Postdoctoral Research Associate Click here to apply The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia invites applications from scholars whose research focuses broadly on Africa and the African Diaspora, including Read More …
CFP: Submission for English in Africa
Call for submissions: English in Africa English in Africa was founded in 1974 to provide a forum for the study of African literature in English. It is published three times a year by the Institute for the Study of the Read More …
CFP: Bessie Head, a special issue of English in Africa
Call for papers: Bessie Head, a special issue of English in Africa, vol. 50, no. 3 (November 2023) Guest Editor: Sandile Ngidi English in Africa will be hosting a special issue on the works of Bessie Head to commemorate what Read More …
CFP: Feminisms and South African literatures
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde: A journal for African literature (https://letterkunde.africa/about) Tydskrif vir Letterkunde (est. 1936) is a premier open access African literature journal, housed at the University of Pretoria, publishing research and reviews in Afrikaans, Dutch, English and French. CALL FOR Read More …
CFP: Placing Ghanaian and Indigenous North American literatures in conversation
Journal special issue and conference deadline for submissions: March 6, 2023 full name / name of organization: European Journal of American Studies contact email: j.mackay@euc.ac.cy We invite proposals for articles of circa 7,000-8,000 words on comparative Read More …
CFP: “Resilience and the Wandering Subject”
Call for Book Chapters: “Resilience and the Wandering Subject” Vernon Press invites book chapter proposals to be included in a forthcoming scholarly volume on “Resilience and the Wandering Subject”. What are the different contours of defining a subject? How does Read More …
CFP: Taking the Mic – Black British Spoken Word Poetry Since 1965
Taking the MicBlack British Spoken Word Poetry Since 1965Aesthetics, Activisms, Auralities Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK Friday 18th November 2022 Keynote Speakers: Carolyn Cooper, Professor Emerita, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica and Jay Read More …
2023 Award Nominations
The African Literature Association is currently accepting nominations for the following awards. The awards will be presented at the ALA Conference, held on May 24-28, 2023, in Knoxville, TN. Graduate Student Best Essay Award (Deadline: July 31, 2022):For an outstanding Read More …
2023 Elections
Dear Colleagues, You are hereby invited to submit your nominations for the following positions to be filled by the next ALA conference in May 2023: Vice President Executive Councilors (3 vacancies) According to the ALA Bylaws, “Any two paid-up members Read More …