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CALL FOR PAPERS: ‘Close Encounters of the Nonhumankind: In the U.S. and Beyond’ New Voices in Postcolonialism Network are hosting a one day in-person conference at the University of Westminster on Thursday 2nd July 2026. We are looking for abstracts within the field of arts/humanities which thematically deal with the nonhuman.
Black Heritage Voices is a conference dedicated to uniting professionals from Black communities working across the heritage sector, including archivists, researchers, audience engagement practitioners, community historians, heritage programmers and those in leadership roles.
The conference for LDIF26 Reimagining Tomorrow: New Work, Afrofuturism and Technology is inspired by the spirit of Sankofa, a reminder to look back and honour the past to build the future.
Black Dance Uncovered: Summer School is a unique dance training programme that brings together leading professional dance practitioners from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora.
Visionary choreographer and MacArthur Fellow Shamel Pitts returns to LDIF with Marks of RED, a powerful Afrofuturistic performance that reimagines memory, embodiment and regeneration through movement, sound and light.
Proposals are welcome for RIAS Vol. 20, Fall-Winter (2/2027), "Digital Americas: Global Perspectives on American Narratives Online". Guest-edited by: Olga Ackroyd and Sara Riccetti Selim Staff Editor: Gabriela Vargas Cetina (Call open until June 30th, 2026)
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