Submissions are invited for papers for a special 2-day conference on Transnational and Transracial Adoption in North American Culture to be held at the University of Turku, Finland, August 27-28, 2015. The theme of the conference reflects the increasing attention that has been paid to this field in recent years. To what extent does the process of international adoption reflect imperious inequalities around the world, or can international adoption and the personal experiences of international adoptees today be seen more positively as what has been called the richness of “adoptive being” ? Continue reading →
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Apr 15
CfP: Memories on the Move – Asian Connections
Concentric, a journal for literary and cultural studies published by the Department of English, National Taiwan Normal University, is inviting submissions for its March 2016 issue. This special issue attempts to further the inquiry into the dynamic nature of memory cultures by forging dialogue between mnemonic contexts in/about Asia and those in Europe, North America, Australia, etc. the deadline is June 30, 2015. More details on the journal website.
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Mar 15
CfP: 3rd Annual American Studies Workshop in Zagreb
The 3rd Annual American Studies Workshop in Zagreb will take place on October 3, 2015 at the Faculty of Humanities and social Sciences in Zagreb. This year, the workshop is entitled “Quarter of a Century after the Fall of the Berlin Wall – Perspectives and Directions in Croatian and Regional American Studies“. Taking stock of the last quarter century, the workshop intends to explore the ways the United States, conceptualized through the discipline of American Studies, had made its presence felt in the breakup of Yugoslavia and how its culture, diplomacy, economic influence, its images and values have continued to play a role in the countries that came into being after the dissolution of the federation. Continue reading →
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Feb 15
Working Papers in American Studies, Vol. 1 is online
HUAmS/CAAS is happy to announce the publication of the first volume of Working Papers in American Studies. The essays assembled in this collection were presented at a one-day symposium entitled “Cross-cultural Readings of the United States” held in Zagreb on May 24, 2014. This symposium was an occasion for Croatian Americanists and their colleagues from neighboring countries to present their current research, in particular as it reflects our “local” readings, and interpretations of the United States in its present or past aspects. We are grateful that Professors Walter Hölbling (University of Graz) and Moira Baker (Radford University) acted as key note speakers and lead the way into inspiring discussions. Apart from them, contributors to this volume include: Aleksandra Izgarjan, Borislav Knežević, Sven Cvek, Lovorka Zergollern-Miletić, Tatjana Jukić, Stipe Grgas and Jelena Šesnić. The volume can be viewed or downloaded from our WPAS section.
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Jan 15
Knjiga: Marko Lukić, U sjeni američkog sna
Iz tiska je izašla knjiga U sjeni američkog sna – od C. B. Browna do Stephena Kinga Marka Lukića, docenta na zadarskoj Anglistici. Ova studija bavi se gotičkim žanrom, jednom od centralnih američkih kulturnih formi. Više na stranicama izdavača.
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Dec 14
New Volume of Polish Journal for American Studies (8/2014)
The Polish Association for American Studies has just published the new volume of its yearbook. The Polish Journal for American Studies vol. 8 (2014) can be downloaded from the PAAS website.
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Oct 14
EAAS Rob Kroes Publication Award – Call for Manuscript Submissions
The European Association for American Studies invites submissions for its biennial Rob Kroes Publication Award for an unpublished book-length manuscript. the deadline has been extended to 7th November 2014. Continue reading →
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Oct 14
2016 EAAS Conference Announcement – Dates and Details
The next biennial conference of the European Association for American Studies will take place in Constanta, Romania from 22nd to 25th April, 2016.The EAAS conference will be hosted by our colleagues at Ovidius University in Constanta, with the local support of the Romanian Association for American Studies. To highlight the range and diversity of American Studies in Europe the EAAS is issuing an open call for proposals for the 2016 conference.
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Apr 14
HUAmS: 2nd Annual American Studies Workshop in Zagreb
On May 24, 2014, HUAmS will host the 2nd Annual American Studies Workshop, entitled Cross-Cultural Readings of the United States. This year’s plenary speakers are Professor Moira Baker (Radford University) and Professor Walter Hölbling (University of Graz). Continue reading →
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Mar 14
CfP: RHSS 2014, Utopia and political theology today
University of Zadar is announcing the 5th International Rethinking Humanities and Social Science Conference, which is to be held from September 26-28, 2014. For more information read on, or visit the conference website: http://rhss-conference.com.
