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  1. Nicoletta Pireddu
    University or institution: Georgetown University
    Fields of research: Literary theory; World Literature; Multilingualism studies / Interlinguality; Interdisciplinarity; Literature and cultural studies; Literature and social and cultural anthropology; Novel; Narrative; Theory of translation; Literature of the 19th century; Literature of the 20th century; Literature of the 21st century

  2. Joelle Renstrom
    University or institution: Boston University
    Fields of research: Literature from North America; Textual criticism, editing, codicology; Literature and computer science/cybernetics; Literary genre; Literature of the 19th century; Literature of the 20th century; Literature of the 21st century

  3. Category: Academic positions
    Application deadline: 01.11.2022
    Tenure-Track Position, German Literary / Cultural Studies and Critical Theory, Cornell University (Ithaka)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    The Department of German Studies at Cornell University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor/early Associate Professor position in literary and cultural studies, and critical theory. The successful candidate will build on and...

    Fields of research Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland,  Postcolonial studies,  Literature and cultural studies and 2 more
    Created on: 26.09.2022
  4. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 23.10.2022
    Writing Democracy: Literature and Democratic History (New Haven)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    Workshop to be held at Yale University, March 31–April 1, 2023, organized by Dr. Tilman Venzl, Prof. Dr. Jennifer Allen, and Prof. Dr. Kirk Wetters. Writing Democracy: Literature and Democratic History In recent months, the idea of...

    Fields of research Interdisciplinarity,  Literature of the 20th century,  Literature of the 21st century
    Created on: 26.09.2022
  5. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 30.09.2022
    Posthumanism, Biocentrism, and Ecocriticism in Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature (NeMLA 2023)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    Posthumanism, biocentrism, and ecocriticism have profoundly impacted the fields of literary studies and critical theory in the last two decades: more and more scholars have investigated how literature engages with the relationship between humans...

    Fields of research Italian literature,  Ecocriticism,  Narratology and 2 more
    Created on: 16.09.2022
  6. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 30.09.2022
    The Russian Realist Novel and the World (NeMLA 2023)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    The panel seeks to examine Russian realist novels and their impact on other world literatures of the nineteenth and twentieth century, as well as contemporary authors, and study the possible connections between the Russian realist tradition and...

    Fields of research Eastern European literature (Baltic States, Russia, Ukraine),  Literature and sociology,  Literature and philosophy and 4 more
    Created on: 12.08.2022
  7. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 30.09.2022
    Transgressive Fiction Today (Northeast Modern Language Association)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    In the 1990s, transgressive fiction authors like Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis, and Irvine Welsh shocked, disgusted, and offended audiences with their depictions of terrorizing, murdering, and drug-abusing characters whose bad behavior...

    Fields of research Literature of the 21st century
    Created on: 12.08.2022
  8. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 15.09.2022
    Ursula K. Le Guin's Marvelous Medievalism (International Congress on Medieval Studies)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    The Call for Papers for the 58th International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (May 11–May 13, 2023) is now open. Proposals of papers and contributions to roundtables are due Sept. 15, 2022. The Centre for Fantasy and...

    Fields of research Literature of the Middle Ages (6th-13th century),  Literature of the 20th century,  Literature of the 21st century
    Created on: 12.08.2022
  9. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 14.03.2022
    Multimedia Medeas: Ethnic Difference and Adaptation (GSA 2022, Houston)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    In this seminar, the mythological figure of Medea will be used to explore adaptation, form/medium, and representations of ethnic difference. Medea, known for helping Jason and his Argonauts capture the Golden Fleece and later for killing her...

    Fields of research Literary theory,  Literature and sociology,  Literature and cultural studies and 6 more
    Created on: 14.03.2022
  10. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 15.03.2022
    Approches théoriques de l'adaptation cinématographique (revue Transcr(é)ation)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    (english version below) Transcr(é)ation est une revue spécialisée consacrée à la transmédialité et aux dialogues texte – film, sans hiérarchisation de l’un sur l’autre. Nous accueillons des travaux théoriques ou analytiques ainsi que des...

    Fields of research Literary theory,  Media studies,  Narratology and 3 more
    Created on: 07.01.2022
  11. Category: Fellowships, stipends, scholarships etc.
    Application deadline: 15.01.2022
    Ph.D. Fellowships in German Studies at Rutgers University
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    Call for Applications: Ph.D. Fellowships in German Studies Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA The Department of Germanic, Russian, and East European Languages and Literatures at Rutgers University is currently inviting applications...

    Fields of research Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland,  Literary historiography,  Literary theory and 7 more
    Created on: 22.11.2021
  12. Category: Academic positions
    Application deadline: 20.12.2021
    Assistant Professor in Contemporary European Literature and Thought, Department of Comparative Literature, Binghamton University
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    Institution Type: College / University Location: New York, United States Position: Assistant Professor The Department of Comparative Literature seeks an Assistant...

    Fields of research Literary historiography,  Literary theory,  Literature and philosophy and 2 more
    Created on: 29.10.2021
  13. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 22.10.2021
    NeMLA 2022: Forgotten Genocides- Panel (NeMLA 53rd Annual Convention, Baltimore)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    The tern Genocide was coined by Raphael Lemkin in 1944, in a context heavily influenced by the events of the Jewish Holocaust. The parameters of Genocide, and its legal consequences were gathered in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of...

    Fields of research Literary theory,  Postcolonial studies,  Themes, motifs, thematology and 2 more
    Created on: 04.10.2021
  14. Category: Professorships
    Application deadline: 08.11.2021
    Assistant Professor in (Late) Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century German Studies, University of Texas, Austin
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    The Department of Germanic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin seeks applicants for a tenure track position specializing in (Late) Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century German Studies, to begin Fall semester, academic year 2022-23. The...

    Fields of research Literature from Germany, Austria, Switzerland,  Literature and cultural studies,  Literature and philosophy and 2 more
    Created on: 01.10.2021
  15. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 30.09.2021
    Hidden Truths and Uncovered Secrets in French and Francophone Fiction (NeMLA 2022, Baltimore)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    Nobody keeps a secret better than authors writing in French! From hidden crypts, family or government secrets, buried bodies, and memories to a lack of transparency and truths resurfacing unexpectedly, French and Francophone fiction abounds in acts...

    Fields of research French literature,  Literary theory,  Themes, motifs, thematology and 2 more
    Created on: 09.08.2021