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CFP: Reflecting Black: 400 Hundred Years of African American Life and History

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On October 24, 2019, The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of History, Humanities, and Languages, and Center for Critical Race Studies is hosting a Symposium commemorating 400 Years of African American Life and History. This year, 2019, marks the four hundredth anniversary of the arrival of the first documented Africans to […]

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Call for Submissions: “Fat Activism” – A Special issue of Fat Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight & Society

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As Charlotte Cooper (2016) has written in her book Fat Activism: A Radical Social Movement, fat activism in its many forms showcases the “vitality of embodied community knowledge” and “is grounded in a long-term struggle for social change” (HammerOn Press, p.7). This special issue of Fat Studies on Fat Activism seeks to offer a fresh, interdisciplinary look at fat activism-in-flux, building

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Call for Papers for Symposium and Edited Volume: 150 Years of Gandhi: Impacts and Appraisals

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Mohandas K. “Mahatma” Gandhi (1869-1948) is an international figure best known for leading resistance to the British Empire in India, achieving the independence of India through his method of Satyagraha, or nonviolent resistance.  Born in Gujarat in western India, educated in law in London, developing his signature technique of nonviolent resistance in South Africa, and

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Call for Chapters. Japanese Horror: New Critical Approaches to History, Narratives and Aesthetics

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The cultural phenomenon of Japanese Horror has been of the most celebrated cultural exports of the country, being witness to some of the most notable aesthetic and critical addresses in the history of modern horror cultures. Encompassing a range of genres and performances including cinema, manga, video games, and television series, the loosely designated genre

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The City in Literature & Culture (Special Session) at PAMLA (Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association) Conference 2019

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The City in Literature & Culture special session of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) is accepting proposals for the organization’s 117th annual conference. The call-for-papers deadline is Monday, June 10, 2019. This special session welcomes proposals focused on the varied ways of constructing the city’s identity as broadly conceived, particularly beyond North America.

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