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 …
Category: CFPs
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 …
CFP: 4th Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies Conference – DEADLINE EXTENDED
16 – 18 August 2019, Woldia University, Ethiopia Theme: East Africa’s Elsewheres Historically, Africa has a rich tradition of inter-regional trade and cultural exchange. East Africa is no exception. However, while the Southern and Western Africa have considerable scholarly attention, Read More …
CFP: Ecotones 5 – The Caribbean: Vulnerability and Resilience
Ecotones: Encounters, Crossings, and Communities 2015-2020 Ecotones 5 – The Caribbean: Vulnerability and Resilience at Manhanttanville College June 21-22, 2019 in partnership with EMMA (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3) and MIGRINTER (CNRS-Université de Poitiers) Click here for a PDF of this Read More …
CFP: Anglophone African Literature and Culture Entries for The Literary Encyclopedia
Click here for a PDF of this call. The Literary Encyclopedia at www.litencyc.com is looking for qualified writers to enhance its coverage of Anglophone Writing and Cultures of Africa. The list below is not comprehensive or final, and new proposals Read More …
CFP: ASLE Conference – Paradise on Fire
Paradise on Fire ASLE Thirteenth Biennial Conference June 26-30 2019 University of California Davis https://www.asle.org/conference/biennial-conference/ This year the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) is experimenting with a two-part submission process intended to make the conference more Read More …
CFP: 50th Anniversary Special Issue of Ariel: a Review of International English Literature
Ariel: a Review of International English Literature seeks proposals for publication in its 50th Anniversary Special Issue, slated for publication in 2020. This special issue will unpack and explore the tensions and interrelationships between postcolonial studies and Indigenous studies. When Read More …
CFP: African Literary Criticism Online (MLA 2019)
Summary Call African Literary Criticism Online. Discussions about the emergence of online criticism as a site for understanding knowledge production in/about Africa. Send 250 word abstracts and a one-page CV before March 15 to Naminata Diabate, nd326@cornell.edu with ‘MLA PANEL” Read More …
CFP: ASA-UK stream and panel on autobiography in Africa
Please find below the call for panels and papers for the Thematic Stream on Autobiography in Africa for the ASA-UK to be held in September 2018. We would be most honoured if you could send in a proposal for a Read More …
CFP: Kent State – Africa and the Global Atlantic World Conference
The Department of Pan-African Studies Kent State University presents its Fourth Biennial Africa and the Global Atlantic World Conference “Intersectional Approaches to Survival: Legacies of Resistance” April 12-13, 2018 Keynote Speaker: Professor Linda James Myers The Department of Pan-African Studies Read More …