Conferences

Digital-Cultural Ecology and the Medium-Sized City April 1-3, 2016 Bristol, UK Across the world, medium-sized cities outnumber capital cities in both quantity and gross population. They are however, historically overlooked. In a digital and interconnected age they have the potential to by-pass capitals and challenge the hegemony of central economic and political organizations. They can […]

Call for Papers – Interdisciplinary Workshop: Cultural Exchange in Times of Global Conflict: Colonials, Neutrals and Belligerents during the First World War King’s College London – September 17, 2015 Colonialism, War & Photography If the First World War is usually defined as the military clash of empires, it can also be reconceptualised as a turning

In tabloid journalism and in social media, gossip, rumors and scandals about celebrities develop intimacy among fans. Such gossip and rumour mongering serves a purpose in society: to build a common moral ground on the backs of celebrity lives. However what about the celebrities themselves whose emotional lives are consumed by us? The production, circulation and

The Forum on European Expansion and Global Interaction (FEEGI) invites paper proposals for its eleventh biennial conference, to be held February 5-6, 2016 at the University of California, Irvine. FEEGI conferences investigate the histories of places and people touched directly and indirectly, advantageously or catastrophically, by European overseas expansion. The conferences provide an opportunity for scholars to exchange ideas about

The American Studies Association of Texas (ASAT) is soliciting submissions for its 59th Annual Meeting November 12-14, 2015, hosted by the English department of SamHoustonStateUniversity, Huntsville, TX.  300-word proposals should address this year’s conference theme: “Contextualizing Conflict, Culture and Community” with a specific interdisciplinary line of inquiry and a review of research completed to date.