CfP | “Representations of the New Right in Contemporary European and American Fiction”

Special issue of Comparative Literature Studies, guest edited by Lena Seauve (Freie Universität Berlin) Deadline: March 30, 2024 New Right movements have moved in recent years from society’s outer fringes into the political mainstream. Disciplines like political science and sociology have given extensive attention to the phenomenon of the New Right, but its representation in…

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Events | “Health in American History”

Final information and program for the annual meeting of the Historians in the DGfA at Augustinerkloster Erfurt, May 3-5, 2024 Dear friends and colleagues,  We received so many excellent proposals that we ended up with a dense, yet also very exciting program, with Kathryn Olivarius from Stanford University as our keynote speaker. We are looking forward…

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Openings | “Two PhD Assistantships in English Literature” at Zurich University

60 % (salary according to canton regulations), initially limited to three years, start August 1, 2024 Deadline: March 31, 2024 Two PhD Assistantships in English Literature60 % The English Department of the University of Zurich invites applications for two Research and Teaching Assistantships in the field of English literature to begin on 1 August 2024.…

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Events | BLUE HUMANITIES – SUMMER SCHOOL

ScienceHumanities in association with Fiction Meets Science HWK Institute for Advanced Study (Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg) | Delmenhorst (Germany), June 3-7, 2024 Deadline: February 23, 2024 BLUE HUMANITIES – SUMMER SCHOOL SCIENCEHUMANITIES IN ASSOCIATION WITH FICTION MEETS SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL HWK Institute for Advanced Study (Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg) | Delmenhorst GERMANY MONDAY 3 JUNE – FRIDAY 7 JUNE 2024 The ScienceHumanities Summer…

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CfP | The Ruins of Empire: Postcolonial Hauntings

2024 Conference of the Postcolonial Narrations Postgraduate Forum | Augsburg, September 6-7, 2024 Deadline: May 19, 2024 Augsburg 2024: The Ruins of Empire: Postcolonial Hauntings 6th & 7th September 2024 The notion of ‘haunting’ connotes windswept houses tormented by ghosts and specters, forging a connection between an unresolved past, the troubled present, and imagined futures.…

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Openings | “Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in / Postdoctoral Research Associate” at Münster University

100% TV-L E 13, fixed term for four years, starts October 1, 2024 Deadline: March 22, 2024 45,000 students and 8,000 employees in teaching, research and administration, all working together to shape perspectives for the future – that is the University of Münster. Embedded in the vibrant atmosphere of Münster with its high standard of…

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Additional Fellowships | 3 Doctoral Grants and 7 Additional Doctoral Memberships at the Graduate School of North American Studies (GSNAS) at Freie Universität Berlin

1,350 EUR per month, funding period of one year (2024-2025) Deadline: January 31, 2024 The Graduate School of North American Studies (GSNAS) at Freie Universität Berlin invites applications for 3 doctoral grants with a funding period of one year (1,350 EUR per month, 2024-2025) as well as up to 7 additional doctoral memberships for candidates…

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CfP | Unveiling Untold Narratives: Rediscovering the Literary Legacy of Jewish Female Writers and Representations of Jewish Women by Female Writers from the 1700s to the 1920s

Special issue of Women’s Writing (Taylor & Francis), Guest-edited by Irina Rabinovich and Brygida Gasztold Deadline: February 28, 2024 Special issue of Women’s Writing (Taylor & Francis) Unveiling Untold Narratives: Rediscovering the Literary Legacy of Jewish Female Writers and Representations of Jewish Women by Female Writers from the 1700s to the 1920s Guest Edited by Irina Rabinovich and Brygida…

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CfA | Visiting Fellowships at the German Historical Institute Washington

Fellowships of 6-12 months | €2,400 for doctoral students, €3,400 for post-docs | start September 2024 Deadline: January 15, 2024 The German Historical Institute Washington (GHI) is now accepting applications for its long-term visiting fellow program. The fellowships will be granted for a period of 6 to 12 months in the following thematic areas: History of Knowledge; Migration,…

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Prizes | Research Society for American Periodicals Article Prize 2022-23

Deadline: December 22, 2023 Contact: James Berkey, jhb5255@psu.edu The Research Society for American Periodicals invites submissions for its 2022-23 Article Prize. The prize is awarded to the best article on the subject of American periodicals published in a peer-reviewed academic journal between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. RSAP takes an expansive view of “periodicals” and will…

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Fellowships | Doctoral Program “American History – History of the Americas” at LMU Munich

Deadline: December 15, 2023 Doctoral Program „American History – History of the Americas“ (Class of Culture and History, Graduate School Language & Literature Munich, LMU Munich) The American History doctoral program of the Amerika-Institut at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) offers graduate students the opportunity to study major issues in the history, culture, media, politics, and society…

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CfP | From Body Hacking to Body Activism: Redefining Bodies in Digital Media

Interdisciplinary Symposium at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, June 6-7, 2024 Deadline: February 1, 2024  Call for Papers Prof. Dr. Heike Steinhoff (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)Prof. Dr. Katharina Vester (American University, Washington DC) From Body Hacking to Body Activism: Redefining Bodies in Digital Media Digital media has dramatically changed our understanding, knowledge, and experience of bodies. Body tracking apps and…

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Opening | Akademische*r Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d) at Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA)

100% (or part-time), up to TV-L E14 (depending on qualification), indefinite position, starts September 1, 2024 Deadline: January 15, 2024 Am Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg ist zum 1. September 2024 folgende unbefristete Stelle zu besetzen: Akademische*r Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d) Ihre Aufgaben: Zu den Dienstaufgaben der Stelle gehören überwiegend Aufgaben im Bereich…

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Events | Canadian Studies Colloquium

November 16, 2023, 9.30 a.m. – 4 p.m. via Zoom Registration: Canadian Studies Colloquium We are delighted to invite you to participate in our upcoming Canadian Studies Colloquium on November 16th from 9:30am – 4pm (CET) via Zoom, organized by the Emerging Scholars Forum of the Association for Canadian Studies in German-Speaking Countries (GKS). The…

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CfP | Orbit: A Journal of American Fiction

Special issue on Indigenous Speculative Fiction Deadline: November 30, 2023 https://orbit.openlibhums.org/news/655/ The various genres under the umbrella of speculative fiction – including but not limited to science fiction, fantasy, horror, and alternate history – have long been popular across diverse reading audiences. More importantly, authors have used these genres to provide thoughtful commentary about and…

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CfP | “LEAKAGE”

Inaugural Conference of stsing hosted by TU Dresden | March 19-22, 2024 Deadline: October 15, 2023 LEAKAGE Inaugural Conference of stsinghosted by TU Dresden | March 19-22, 2024 This conference inaugurates stsing e.V., an association (“Verein”) doing Science and Technology Studies (STS) in and through Germany, established in 2020. STS is an interdisciplinary field of…

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CfP | “1924-2024: The American Immigrant Narrative Revisited”

35th Biennial EAAS Conference | Munich, April 2-7, 2024 Deadline: September 3, 2023 PANEL CFP – the EAAS Digital Studies Network: Immigration, Technology, and American Society: Exploring the Digital Dimensions of Migration The panel on “Immigration, Technology, and American Society” as part of the EAAS Digital Studies Network aims to examine the multifaceted relationship between…

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