The Department of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies (CLIS) and the African Studies Institute (ASI) at the University of Georgia invite applications for the position of a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of African Literatures and Intercultural Studies, with Read More …
Author: Matthew Brown
CFP: African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Conference 2020
10th Annual African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Interdisciplinary Conference, James Madison University, Feb 20-21, 2020 **Proposal deadline extended to Nov. 1, 2019** The African, African American, and Diaspora Studies program at James Madison University invites proposals for its annual interdisciplinary Read More …
JOB: Swarthmore College – Black Studies, Jazz
Swarthmore College Black Studies with a concentration in African-American and African-diasporic music cultures, especially jazz The Black Studies Program at Swarthmore College invites applications for an open rank, tenure track position specializing in African-American and/or African-diasporic musics and their cultures. Read More …
2020 Award Nominations
The African Literature Association is now accepting nominations for awards that will be presented in the next ALA conference in Washington DC from May 27th – June 1st, 2020. The deadline for all nominations has been extended to November 1st, Read More …
Call for Submissions: “Scribes, Griots, Poets: New Writing From West Africa” – Bellingham Review
Dear African Literature Association Members, It is our great pleasure to invite you to contribute to a special section of the spring 2020 issue of the Bellingham Review. The section will be dedicated to new writing coming out of West Read More …
Contemporary Black British Women’s Writing
Special Issue of Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature Edited by Elisabeth Bekers, Elizabeth-Jane Burnett, and Helen Cousins This special issue aims to appraise the burgeoning field of Black British Women’s Writing in a collection of essays that considers the literary Read More …
The Postcolonial Novel, Post-9/11 (Winter 2020)
Studies in the Novel is currently seeking submissions for a special issue on “The Postcolonial Novel, Post-9/11,” which will be guest edited by Gaurav Desai (University of Michigan) and published in Winter 2020. As we approach the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, Read More …
2020 Elections
Nominations are hereby invited for the following positions to be filled by the next ALA conference in spring 2020: (i) Vice President (ii) Executive Councilors (3 vacancies) The instructions for submitting nominations are contained in Appendix I (amended in June Read More …
2019 Award Nominations
The African Literature Association is currently accepting nominations for the following awards. The awards will be presented at the ALA Conference from May 27 – June 1, 2020 in Washington D.C. Fonlon-Nichols Award (Deadline: September 16, 2019) For excellence in Read More …
CFP – MLA 2020 Panel: Pleasure, Arts and the Human in Africa
MLA 2020 Seattle: Pleasure, Arts and the Human in Africa Summary Call The panel explores the multi-dimensional ways in which literary and cultural forms – new or old – might help us navigate the nexus of pleasure and the human. Read More …