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  1. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 24.06.2024
    From Ritual to Rebellion: The Rise of the Esoteric Avant-Garde (SAMLA 96: Seen/Unseen)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    This panel proposes an exploration of how the early 20th-century avant-garde movements, renowned for their radical innovations, drew profound inspiration from esoteric practices such as theosophy, occultism, spiritualism, mysticism, and Kabbalah. The...

    Fields of research Literary historiography,  Literature and other forms of art,  Literature and theology/study of religions and 3 more
    Created on: 17.06.2024
  2. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 15.07.2024
    Seeing the Unseen or Unseeing the Seen in 20th and 21st Century Central American Texts (SAMLA)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    This panel seeks to explore intentional acts aimed at seeing the unseen or unseeing the seen in 20th and 21st century Central America texts. By July 15th, please send a 200-word abstract, a brief biography, and any A/V requests in Spanish or English...

    Fields of research Ibero-American literature (incl. Caribbean)
    Created on: 10.06.2024
  3. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 15.06.2024
    The Seen and Unseen in Asian / Asian American Literature and Studies (roundtable) (SAMLA 96)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    In the U.S., immigrants of Asian origin have historically fallen victim to both extreme violent legal measures and racist stereotype labels—such as the infamous “Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882” and/or other major laws against the naturalization of...

    Fields of research Literature from North America,  East Asian literature,  South Asian literature and 1 more
    Created on: 22.04.2024
  4. Category: CfP/CfA events
    Abstract submission deadline: 21.07.2020
    BLACK GIRL BANNED: REBELLION AND RADICAL BLACK GIRLHOOD IN LITERATURE (SAMLA 2020)
    Submitted by: Redaktion avldigital.de

    The novels of Black women like Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Jamaica Kincaid, and Angie Thomas have been challenged and banned in a host of educational settings. While the “appropriateness” of the content is questioned, these Black women novelists...

    Fields of research Gender Studies/Queer Studies,  Literature and cultural studies
    Created on: 13.07.2020