Kim Singletary

CFP: Journal of Working-Class Studies Special Issue, June 2017: Popular Revolt and the Global Working Class

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Epitomized by Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and Australia’s hard line on asylum seekers, this is a time of global revolt against establishment systems of governance. Working-class, poor, and other disenfranchised people are appearing as both agents and casualties of change. What can help explain this moment? Economic precarity, nationalism, protectionist sentiments, xenophobia, anti-elitist […]

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CFP: The Sacrifice of Survival – Journal of South Texas English Studies

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The editors of JOSTES are seeking scholarly articles between 5,000 and 8,000 words which address their theme: “The Sacrifice of Survival.”  They encourage contributors to reflect on English Studies (both undergraduate and graduate) and themes that reflect the idea of survival, narrowly or broadly, literally or metaphorically, personally or professionally.  The editors are interested in submissions from

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CFP: Legacy of the Russian Revolution Conference

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The History and Political Science Department at Chestnut Hill College will host an interdisciplinary conference on “The Legacy of the Russian Revolution,” November 16-18, 2017. Keynote speakers will be Sheila Fitzpatrick (University of Sydney, Australia, and University of Chicago, emeritus) and Wendy Goldman (Carnegie Mellon University).  Proposals for papers or panels are invited on any

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CFP: When the Music Takes Over: Musical Numbers in Film and Television

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Musical numbers have served as constitutive elements of cinema since its early days in the so-called silent period. From the musical moments in silent films emerged the film musical as a specific genre. Musical numbers remain central components beyond generic categories and have succeeded from early sound film musicals to recent TV shows. This conference

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