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  1. Category: Academic positions
    Application deadline: 15.06.2024
    Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) im Projekt »Schwarze Narrative Transkultureller Aneignung«
    Submitted by: Georgia Lummert

    Am LEIBNIZ-ZENTRUM FÜR LITERATUR- UND KULTURFORSCHUNG (ZfL) in Berlin ist zum 1. Oktober 2024 eine Stelle als Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) , Entgeltgruppe 13 TVöD (Bund), 65 %, im Projekt »Schwarze Narrative Transkultureller...

    Fields of research Northern European literature (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland),  Literature from the Benelux Countries,  Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and 9 more
    Created on: 17.04.2024
  2. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 23.02.2024
    GSA Seminar CfA: Poetry Doing Things (2/23/2024; German Studies Association; 9/26-29/2024)
    Submitted by: May Mergenthaler

    Please consider applying to participate in the seminar "Poetry Doing Things" at the annual German Studies Association conference (Forty-Eighth Annual Conference, Sept. 26-29 2024, Atlanta, Georgia). Conveners: ● May Mergenthaler,...

    Fields of research Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland,  Literary historiography,  World Literature and 3 more
    Created on: 12.02.2024
  3. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 31.01.2024
    Transnational Narratives: European Women's Fiction in the Early Modern Period (ESSE Conference, Laussane)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) CONFERENCE, University of Lausanne, Switzerland 26-30 August, 2024 Convenors of Seminar 38: Gerd Bayer (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, FAU, Germany) gerd.bayer@fau.de ...

    Fields of research Gender Studies/Queer Studies,  World Literature,  Literary genre and 4 more
    Created on: 01.12.2023
  4. Category: CfP/CfA publications
    Abstract submission deadline: 01.11.2023
    CFP for an Edited Collection on the Contemporary Global Novel
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    We are seeking proposals for contributions to an edited collection of essays, titled Unruly Fictions: Geographies of Genre in the Contemporary Global Novel, focused on how the contemporary global novel expands the generic boundaries of fiction. This...

    Fields of research Literature from North America,  Literature from UK and Ireland,  Postcolonial studies and 7 more
    Created on: 25.09.2023
  5. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 30.09.2023
    Thinking Modern Epic (ACLA)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    What can be said about epic today? Although M.M. Bakhtin famously declared the impossibility of epic in a modern, polyphonic world in 1941, the category has remained a dynamic source of artistic and critical interest. The works considered in studies...

    Fields of research World Literature,  Literary genre,  Epic poetry and 2 more
    Created on: 25.09.2023
  6. Category: Conferences, Congresses
    Beginning: 27.09.2023
    Populäre Kulturen / Popular Cultures (Saarbrücken)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    "Populäre Kulturen / Popular Cultures" 8. Jahrestagung der Kulturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft e.V. Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken Ein Interesse an wissenschaftlicher Auseinandersetzung mit dem ›Populären‹ ist wohl...

    Fields of research World Literature,  Literature and cultural studies,  Literature and media studies and 6 more
    Created on: 15.09.2023
  7. Category: Conferences, Congresses
    Beginning: 27.09.2023
    What is the Political Novel: Defining the Genre
    Submitted by: Georgia Lummert

    The first annual conference of the project The Cartography of the Political Novel in Europe (CAPONEU) discusses a variety of understandings of the political novel as a genre. It probes genre-theoretically and genre-historically informed...

    Fields of research Literature from the Benelux Countries,  Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland,  Literature from UK and Ireland and 14 more
    Created on: 07.09.2023
  8. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 29.09.2023
    1974-2024 : Annie Ernaux’s Years. A Global Perspective
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    ‘1974-2024: Annie Ernaux’s Years – a Global Perspective’ International Conference University of Edinburgh & University of St Andrews 3-5 October 2024 With Annie Ernaux’s participation (pending confirmation) Confirmed keynote speaker:...

    Fields of research French literature,  Gender Studies/Queer Studies,  World Literature and 3 more
    Created on: 01.09.2023
  9. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 15.03.2023
    GSA 2023 "Comparison Literature Revisited: Genres, Forms, Media", October 5–8, 2023, Montréal (15.03.2023)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    As an epistemological practice or as a social custom, comparison has been the subject of much debate in recent decades. “Why compare?,” R. Radhakrishnan has asked in an essay that spells out the asymmetries implicit in many acts of comparison which...

    Fields of research Literary theory,  Postcolonial studies,  World Literature and 5 more
    Created on: 03.02.2023
  10. Category: Workshops, seminars
    Beginning: 26.01.2023
    Workshop Form und Wissen – Über die historisch-epistemischen Bedingungen der Form, FU Berlin (26./27.01.2023)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    Dieser Lektüre-Workshop setzt eine Diskussion fort, die im Mai 2022 bei einem ersten Treffen an der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg begonnen wurde. In der Workshop-Reihe geht es um die Frage, welche epistemischen Bedingungen erfüllt bzw....

    Fields of research Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland,  World Literature,  Literature and cultural studies and 9 more
    Created on: 13.01.2023
  11. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 15.03.2023
    International Conference "Afterlives of Empire in the Public Imagination" (Sapienza University of Rome)
    Submitted by: Tiziano De Marino

    CALL FOR PAPERS The resurgence of nationalist ideologies in Europe and the US has reignited interest in the histories and legacies of modern Empires. As of late, this has been strongly visible in the UK. The role of imperial nostalgia...

    Fields of research Literary historiography,  Literary theory,  Postcolonial studies and 20 more
    Created on: 21.12.2022
  12. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 16.09.2022
    Global Horror 2nd Global Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    Horror pervades our lives. The emotional experiences based on fear and dread it provides affect us both individually and collectively, and the fascination it exerts is undeniable and ancient, as evidenced by its lurking recurrence in mythologies,...

    Fields of research Postcolonial studies,  World Literature,  Interdisciplinarity and 9 more
    Created on: 29.08.2022
  13. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 01.12.2022
    CFP-Kremenets Comparative Studies-Vol. 12-2022-2023
    Submitted by: Denys Chyk

    Dear Colleague, Taras Shevchenko Regional Humanitarian Pedagogical Academy of Kremenets and NGO “Volyn Cultural Initiatives” (Ukraine) invites you to submit a paper to the 12th annual scientific journal “Kremenets Comparative Studies” ...

    Fields of research Literature from North America,  Ibero-American literature (incl. Caribbean),  Northern European literature (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland) and 75 more
    Created on: 18.08.2022
  14. Denys Chyk
    University or institution: Taras Shevchenko Regional Humanitarian Pedagogical Academy of Kremenets
    Fields of research: Literature from UK and Ireland; Eastern European literature (Baltic States, Russia, Ukraine); Literary theory; Postcolonial studies; World Literature; Literature and psychoanalysis/psychology; Literature and cultural studies; Literary genre; Prose; Novel; The fictional; Themes, motifs, thematology; Literature of the 18th century; Literature of the 19th century; Literature of the 20th century; Literature of the 21st century

  15. Category: CfP/CfA publications
    Abstract submission deadline: 01.07.2022
    Anuari de Filologia. Literatures Contemporànies
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    The editorial team of the Anuari de Filologia. Literatures Contemporànies is looking for proposals for the new volume (12/2022) that will be published in winter 2022. Please submit articles and reviews via the following link ...

    Fields of research Literature from the Benelux Countries,  Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland,  Literature from UK and Ireland and 7 more
    Created on: 28.02.2022