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CFP: ‘Before and after Beat exploded: Essential studies on Ruth Weiss’

CALL FOR PAPERS (extended deadline) “Before and after Beat exploded: Essential studies on ruth weiss.” ruth weiss has worked for almost seven decades – and at 88 continues to work – with a plurality of artistic forms: she has authored around twenty poetry books, performed and recorded Jazz & Poetry, written more than ten plays, exhibited her water-color haiku paintings, acted in films and even written and directed one. As such, weiss embodies the artistic confluence of the 1950s and 1960s bohemia, breaking down, as Randy Roark writes, “the barriers between word, film, song, painting, and theatre”. Despite her extensive poetry career and very active participation in the West Coast buzzing artistic community since the early 1950s, weiss has remained an essentially overlooked figure in poetry history. This neglect might be representative – or shall we say a consequence – of the overshadowing of female artists within the Beat Generation […]

CFP: Australia New Zealand American Studies Association Conference (Australian Catholic University)

Call for Papers Australia New Zealand American Studies Association (ANZASA) Conference Australian Catholic University, North Sydney Campus, Sydney, Australia 27 June – 29 June 2017 The 2017 ANZASA conference will be held in North Sydney, hosted by the Australian Catholic University’s National School of Arts. ANZASA is an association dedicated to the research of all aspects of U.S. culture, politics and society. Its biennial conferences are in keeping with this mission. They provide a forum for discussion across the broad spectrum of American studies, involving presenters from multiple disciplines. In this tumultuous year for American society and its place in the world, papers are invited from those in American studies – and also from others considering the place of American history, culture, literature, politics or foreign policy in global or transnational contexts. Proposals for panels and individual 20-minute papers are welcome, as are submissions for other formats such as roundtables […]

CFP: Magazines on the Move: North American Periodicals and Travel (Nottingham Trent University)

CALL FOR PAPERS: Magazines on the Move: North American Periodicals and Travel A one-day seminar hosted by the Centre for Travel Writing Studies, Nottingham Trent University, in collaboration with the Network for American Periodical Studies Tuesday 6th June 2017, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus Keynote speaker: Professor Andrew Thacker (Nottingham Trent University) Organisers:      Prof Tim Youngs (Nottingham Trent University); Dr Victoria Bazin (Northumbria University); Dr Rebecca Butler (Nottingham Trent University); Dr Sue Currell (Sussex University). This 1 day-seminar will focus on the relationship between North American travel writing and the periodical format. Its primary purpose is to facilitate historical and critical discussion of narratives of travel in North American periodicals. We invite proposals for twenty-minute papers that examine accounts of travel to, within, or from North America, published in North American periodicals. Topics to be examined in considering the interplay between the travel experience, the written and/or visual record […]

JOB: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in American History (University of Lincoln)

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in American History School of History and Heritage Location:  Brayford Salary:   From £32,004 per annum Closing Date:   Friday 21 April 2017 Interview Date:   Friday 12 May 2017 Reference:  COA216 The University of Lincoln is an ambitious and fast-growing academic community.  Although established within the last twenty years, it already ranks among the Top 50 Universities in the UK (49th in Complete University Guide 2017), and has set itself the goal of a position in the Top 40 by the end of the decade. Lincoln’s History programme has already achieved that goal. The School of History and Heritage forms part of the College of Arts, the largest College in the University, and is located at the University’s main Brayford campus beside a natural pool in the River Witham. Like much else in the city, the view is dominated by Lincoln’s magnificent Cathedral. An opportunity now exists for an […]

JOB: Lecturer in African American History (University of Bristol)

The Department of English is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in African American Literature in any period from the eighteenth century to the present day. The starting date for the post is September 2017. The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant field (English Literature, American Literature, American Studies, Black Studies) awarded before the date of appointment, an outstanding research profile, and strong experience, or potential, as a teacher and academic colleague. The Department sees this post as strengthening its provision of American literature for our undergraduate and postgraduate community, and as part of a wider initiative across the Faculty of Arts towards diversity and interdisciplinarity, with opportunities to work with colleagues in research clusters such as ‘Black Arts and Humanities’ and ‘Colonialism, Postcolonialism, Neo-Colonialism’. For further information about the department, see www.bris.ac.uk/english . Grade: Lecturer B, Pathway 1, Grade J Contact for informal enquiries: Professor Danny Karlin daniel.karlin@bristol.ac.uk Ms R Jacks r.jacks@bristol.ac.uk Tel. […]

JOB: Lecturer in English, American Literature (National University of Ireland Maynooth)

We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as a Lecturer in English (American Literature). The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage, and will have a demonstrable expertise in American Literature. The appointee will be expected to make a strong contribution to the general teaching programme of the Department and undertake teaching duties on the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of Master’s and PhD students. An opportunity exists for the person appointed to introduce American Literature as a core element of the undergraduate English degree at Maynooth University and to work with colleagues in developing new MA provision which will include American Literature. The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile that supports the University’s research strategy including affiliating to the Research Institutes, where appropriate and working with colleagues on […]

JOB: Assistant Professorship in American Studies (University of Nottingham)

This post is a three-year fixed-term replacement for Professor Sharon Monteith, who has recently been awarded a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship. Applications are welcome from candidates specialising in any area of twentieth to twenty-first century American literature and culture. Expertise in one or more of the following areas will be particularly valuable: Civil Rights movement and 1960s culture; African American literature and culture; North American film, television or visual culture; literature of the US South; race, rights and social justice. Applications from Early Career Researchers are welcome. Candidates must have completed, or submitted, a PhD (or equivalent) in American and Canadian Studies or cognate field by the start date of the post. The person appointed will be required to design and deliver undergraduate modules, supervise undergraduate dissertations, contribute to the university’s research culture, and undertake appropriate administrative duties within the Department. Candidates must be able to teach large (50+) and […]

Oxford American Literature Research Seminar – ‘Truth Has No Place in War’: WWI Writing and Censorship in America

The Oxford American Literature Research Seminar Spring Term Card: The convenors of the American Literature Research Seminar at Oxford's Rothermere American Institute (RAI) would like to announce our spring term card. Unless otherwise noted, regular seminar talks take place from 5-6:30 PM in the lecture room at the Rothermere Institute on South Parks Road in Oxford, OX1 3UB. The seminar includes a glass of wine.  Thursday 27 April: Hazel Hutchison (Aberdeen), 'Truth Has No Place in War': WWI Writing and Censorship in America The US government formally joined the First World War in April 1917, and quickly moved to control what the public could read and know about events in Europe. But it was already too late. Since the war began in 1914, American readers had been absorbing the kind of graphic information and images that were suppressed in warring nations. This paper explores how American writers, journalists and publishers, attempted to tell the truth about war, […]

JOB: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in American History (University of Bristol)

The University of Bristol invites applications to a permanent Lectureship (Lecturer B) in Modern American History. A specialism in the history of race and/or Native American history would be an asset, but we are keen to consider candidates who can demonstrate excellence in any area of expertise in the broad field of Modern American History. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute fully to high-quality teaching and administration within the Department of History and to pursue research in her/his area of specialism to the highest standards in order to enhance the international research profile of the Department, the School of Humanities, and the Faculty of Arts. The appointment start date is 1st September 2017. For further information about the department, see http://www.bris.ac.uk/history/. Grade: Lecturer B, Pathway 1, Grade J. Salary: Starting salary £36,001 - £40,523. Contact for informal enquiries: Professor Josie McLellan (josie.mclellan@bristol.ac.uk). Ms R Jacks (r.jacks@bristol.ac.uk, Tel.: +44 (0)117 […]

Irish Association for American Studies Annual Conference (Ulster University, Belfast)

Irish Association for American Studies Annual Conference 28-29 April 2017 Belfast Campus, Ulster University, Belfast, Northern Ireland In 2013, Timothy Garton Ash wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian which stated that: ‘The world no longer needs to discover America; but America urgently needs to discover the world’s view of America.’ Garton Ash was writing about the US budget crisis but three years on, as the new Administration-Elect readies itself to take over the White House, the  IAAS wonders if the America the world thought it knew ever really existed. This year’s conference will challenge us to re-discover and re-engage with America – explore the changing political and cultural landscape, uncover previously unheard voices, challenge conventional wisdom, and examine the role of the academic in a post-factual world. This conference represents a unique opportunity to reorient American Studies, both in Ireland and beyond. Further details here: http://iaas.ie/the-iaas-annual-conference/  

JOB: Research Associate (University of Kent)

The School of English is seeking to appoint a Research Associate to work with Dr Sara Lyons (PI) and Dr Michael Collins (CO-I) following the award of a two-year AHRC Project Grant to investigate how British and American novelists understood and represented intellectual ability between 1880 and 1920, with a particular focus on how novelists responded to the rise of intelligence testing and the associated concepts of I.Q. and meritocracy. The post-holder will complement their work by using the periodical press to discover how debates about the measurability of intelligence affected the reception of literary texts, the discourses of literary criticism, and understandings of authorial identity in the period. In the first six months of the project, the postholder will assist the PI and Co-I by surveying the intersections between literary discourses and debates about the nature of intellectual ability in the periodical press. The successful candidate will have a […]

PHD Studentship: Black Atlantic Culture (University of Central Lancashire)

PhD (via MPhil) Studentship in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the Institute for Black Atlantic Research IBAR Reference RS1625 Applications are invited for a full PhD (via MPhil) studentship in the School of Humanities and Social Science.  The studentship is tenable for 3 years full-time and will cover the cost of tuition fees at UK/EU rates. International applicants may apply for the studentship but will be required to pay the difference in tuition fees  The successful applicant will be required to comply with the terms of funding. It is expected the successful applicant will commence 1 July 2017. Project Title Black Atlantic Culture Project Description The PhD student will be based in the Institute for Black Atlantic Research (IBAR) in the School of Humanities & Social Science, and will work on the following topic. This project will utilise the researchers at the Institute for Black Atlantic Research […]