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CFP: ‘Foreign Bodies and Native Sons’, IAAS Annual Conference (University College Dublin)

‘Foreign Bodies and Native Sons’   The Annual Conference of the Irish Association for American Studies April 27-28, 2018 University College Dublin Call for Papers Although the relationship between the ‘native’ and the ‘foreign’ has been a longstanding, evolving site of contention in American cultural history, the Trump presidency has brought both terms (and their histories) to a new level of exposure and debate. The assumptions about ‘foreign bodies’ that fuelled the recent election and its aftermath—from the ‘wall’ to the travel ban— invite sustained analysis, especially in relation to the construction of a seemingly antithetical body of ‘native sons’ that invokes superficial concepts of white working-class masculinity. The divisions and fault lines such constructions facilitate within the American ‘body politic’, in relation to race, ethnicity, sex-gender, class and sexuality, inform debate about contemporary American culture and form the basis of the conference. Although drawing on contemporary formulations of both […]

Cambridge American History Seminar: “The Golden Years? US Capitalism and the Politics of Income after WWII”

Cambridge American History Seminar 2017-2018  We are pleased to announce the schedule of seminars and events for the academic year 2017/18. Seminars will be held on Mondays at 5:00 PM in the Knox Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College, unless otherwise indicated. Several of the seminars will be based on pre- circulated papers that will be made available two weeks prior to the seminar date. 22 January:  Jonathan Levy, Professor of History, Fundamentals and the College, University of Chicago The Golden Years? US Capitalism and the Politics of Income after WWII  Discussion will be based on a pre-circulated paper

Cambridge American History Seminar: “Coincidence and Empire: The United States and the Pacific”

Cambridge American History Seminar 2017-2018  We are pleased to announce the schedule of seminars and events for the academic year 2017/18. Seminars will be held on Mondays at 5:00 PM in the Knox Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College, unless otherwise indicated. Several of the seminars will be based on pre- circulated papers that will be made available two weeks prior to the seminar date. All inquiries should be directed to Jonathan Goodwin, jmg216@cam.ac.uk, 01223 335317. 29 January:  Elliott West, Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Professor of American History, University of Oxford, and Distinguished Professor of History, University of Arkansas Coincidence and Empire: The United States and the Pacific 

CFP: British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies Conference (Loughborough University)

The BACLS Biennial Conference The inaugural British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies – What Happens Now Conference (BACLS-WHN) is on 10th-12th July 2018 at Loughborough University, UK. Keynote Speakers: Dr Sandeep Parmar (University of Liverpool) Professor Alison Phipps (University of Sussex) Baroness Lola Young, in conversation with Dr Kaye Mitchell (University of Manchester) We invite contributions to the first official BACLS ‘What Happens Now’ conference. Understanding the contemporary as a fluid and hybrid ‘moment’, contemporary literary studies explores works of culture and their relation to the emerging political and social formations of the present. We welcome contributions on topics from across the field of contemporary literary studies, including modern languages, comparative and world literatures, eco-criticism, postcolonial studies, translation studies, linguistics, performance studies, media theory, comics studies, video games studies, adaptation studies, the study of popular music, cultural studies, critical theory, and digital humanities. BACLS-WHN will include readings and performances, as well as three […]

Call for Editors: Journal of American Studies

Journal of American Studies (Cambridge University Press) Call for New Co-Editors or Editor, and Associate Editors Applications are invited from British Association for American Studies members for the positions of Co-Editors or Editor, and two Associate Editors of the Journal of American Studies. The Journal of American Studies is one of the most important area studies journals in the world. It is genuinely inter-, cross- and multi-disciplinary and attracts submissions from academics across the world. The Editor(s) and Associate Editors play crucial roles in determining the Journal’s direction and contents. BAAS is therefore keen to appoint individuals who can demonstrate the appropriate level of experience and commitment to ensure that the Journal builds on its reputation for publishing innovative and challenging scholarship of the highest quality. The Editor(s) has responsibility for the overall running of the Journal, including (but not limited to) screening initial submissions, appointing peer reviewers, adjudicating across reports, commissioning special […]

Cambridge American History Seminar: “Remaking the Public Good in the American Marketplace during the Early Republic”

Cambridge American History Seminar 2017-2018  We are pleased to announce the schedule of seminars and events for the academic year 2017/18. Seminars will be held on Mondays at 5:00 PM in the Knox Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College, unless otherwise indicated. Several of the seminars will be based on pre- circulated papers that will be made available two weeks prior to the seminar date. All inquiries should be directed to Jonathan Goodwin, jmg216@cam.ac.uk, 01223 335317. 5 February: Emma Hart, Senior Lecturer in History, St Andrews University Remaking the Public Good in the American Marketplace during the Early Republic  Discussion will be based on a pre-circulated paper

CFP: Don’t Look: Representations of Horror in the 21st Century (University of Edinburgh)

CFP: Don’t Look: Representations of Horror in the 21st Century One Day Symposium   28th April 2018   University of Edinburgh   Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sorcha Ní Fhlainn (Manchester Metropolitan University)     We live in scary, uncertain times. In recent years, we have witnessed the rise of hard-line nationalism, the ascendency of racist alt-right politics and attacks on the increasingly fragile-looking institution of democracy. We contend, daily, with the threat of seemingly inevitable ecological catastrophe. The Horror genre has always been understood as a potent mirror and bellwether, able to digest the socio-cultural and political currents of a given moment and feed them back to us in uncompromising and disturbing ways. This conference seeks to consider how representations of horror are changing in our own contemporary moment, where the line between fiction and reality, truth and lies appears to be fraying beyond recognition.   Recent academic scholarship on horror has diverged towards topics […]

CFP: Digital⇌Culture 2018 (University of Nottingham)

CALL FOR PAPERS: DIGITAL⇌CULTURE 2018 A one-day conference hosted by the Digital Culture Research Network, and supported by the Midlands3Cities DTP (M3C) Cohort Development Fund Date: Friday 20th April 2018 Venue: University of Nottingham Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday 9th February 2018   'Digital⇌Culture 2018' explores the varied links between digital and cultural processes. Digital tools such as social media, mobile devices, video games, data analysis infrastructures, and networked technologies increasingly permeate our everyday lives. As a result, the production and expression of ‘meanings’ or ‘values’ – like the experience and performance of identity, gender, embodied lived experience, political activism, linguistic engagement, knowledge and power relations – are increasingly co-constituted by digital platforms. This one-day conference, which includes a keynote speech from Prof. Tim Jordan (Uni. of Sussex), aims to bring together researchers from a wide array of disciplines with an interest in digital culture. Submission We invite proposals from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to present theoretical and empirical research in response, […]

Cambridge American History Seminar: “Mid-Century Liberalism and the Development Film”

Cambridge American History Seminar 2017-2018  We are pleased to announce the schedule of seminars and events for the academic year 2017/18. Seminars will be held on Mondays at 5:00 PM in the Knox Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College, unless otherwise indicated. Several of the seminars will be based on pre- circulated papers that will be made available two weeks prior to the seminar date. All inquiries should be directed to Jonathan Goodwin, jmg216@cam.ac.uk 12 February: Molly Geidel, Lecturer in American Cultural History, University of Manchester Mid-Century Liberalism and the Development Film  Discussion will be based on a pre-circulated paper

Gothic, Ghastly, Corporeal and Creaturely: Tim Burton’s Curious Bodies (University of Wolverhampton)

The First International Conference on Twenty-First Century Film Directors University of Wolverhampton in collaboration with Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton and Redeemer University College, Ontario presents Gothic, Ghastly, Corporeal and Creaturely: Tim Burton's Curious Bodies Thursday 15th February 2018 at Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton 9.00-9.30  Registration and Coffee FOYER 9.30-10.15  KEYNOTE Cinema 1 Samantha Moore (University of Wolverhampton) - Metamorphosis and the Body in Animation 10.15-11.15 PANEL 1 ANIMATED BODIES Cinema 1 Christopher Holliday (King’s College, London)  - Tim Burton’s Unruly Animation Emily Mantell (University of Wolverhampton) – A Case Study: The Embodiment of Character and Story as a Creative Crew Member on Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride 11.15-11.30 COFFEE Foyer 11.30-1.30 PANEL 2 FRAGMENTED BODIES Cinema 1 Elsa Colombani (University of Paris-Nanterre) – In the Footsteps of Frankenstein: The Fragmented and Disintegrating Bodies of Tim Burton’s Creatures Rob Geal (University of Wolverhampton) –  Tim Burton’s Benevolently Monstrous Frankensteins Helena […]

Cambridge American History Seminar: “Temporal Claustrophobia at the Continental Congress, 1774-1776”

Cambridge American History Seminar 2017-2018  We are pleased to announce the schedule of seminars and events for the academic year 2017/18. Seminars will be held on Mondays at 5:00 PM in the Knox Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College, unless otherwise indicated. Several of the seminars will be based on pre- circulated papers that will be made available two weeks prior to the seminar date. All inquiries should be directed to Jonathan Goodwin, jmg216@cam.ac.uk, 01223 335317. 19 February: Rhys Jones, Junior Research Fellow, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge Temporal Claustrophobia at the Continental Congress, 1774-1776 

Cambridge American History Seminar: “Secrets, Lies, and the ‘Special Relationship’ in the Early Cold War”

Cambridge American History Seminar 2017-2018  We are pleased to announce the schedule of seminars and events for the academic year 2017/18. Seminars will be held on Mondays at 5:00 PM in the Knox Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College, unless otherwise indicated. Several of the seminars will be based on pre- circulated papers that will be made available two weeks prior to the seminar date. All inquiries should be directed to Jonathan Goodwin, jmg216@cam.ac.uk, 01223 335317. 26 February: Jennifer Luff, Associate Professor of Modern American History, University of Durham Secrets, Lies, and the 'Special Relationship' in the Early Cold War  Discussion will be based on a pre-circulated paper